I ate 4 Dairy Queen Buster Bars in 5 days...

Incredibly well written post!  Well thought out, well articulated, just well said in general.

 

Thank you for taking the time and effort to put it out there.

 

We all have struggles, we all have our own reasons for going through this, and we all need help sometimes.  

 

It really should be all of us against the disease.

 

Thanks again!  I'll be keeping this one bookmarked!

 

And for those of you telling me not to take an OH holiday, no worries - you know I need you guys too much to stay away!

I do have to call you out on one of your points. OH hell  to  the yes,those of us who are addicted to certain, foods or type of food certainly should and hopefully can,completely wipe them out of our lives,just like alcohol,cigarettes,or recreational drugs. There is no "moderation" for some things that one has to work a 12 step program with. The withdrawal symptoms from carbs are exactly like the withdrawal symptoms of cocaine.

We wouldn't tell an alcoholic,oh one wont hurt. you have to learn moderation" just ain't gonna happen/ One is too many  and 10,1000,1000 1000 is never enough. S you just don't start,or by the grace of God,you quit. That is really all there is for some of us.

I should know as I have 9 months of abstinence from processed carbs,sugar and other grain type carbsd that are addictive to me.

Most of our Drugs of choice are not lean dense protein and non carby vegetable,let's be real here. Have you ever binged on steak and broccoli? Maybe,but did you stop there or go on to the addictive substances that continua to fuel a binge,like funyons and cupcakes.

cause steak n broccoli without the bread and potato and the dessert are unlikely to lead to binging. They don't give us the same feel good as carbs do,they just make us full so why would we bother to binge on them? see my point?

GL and thanks for your honest post. I hope you feel the same way about my reply.

Thank you SO much for this.  My problems have to do with volume as well.  I can't NOT finish food.  I can't make a week's worth of stuff and freeze it.  The volume I used to eat was incredibly shameful, and I am so grateful you shared this here.

If I want to indulge in a craving, then it needs to be something I plan and account for.  I have to be mindful of my choices. 

The moment I stop being mindful of what I eat is the moment it all falls apart. 

Thank you for this post.

OMG! I totally relate.

I slid into the ditch at Month 3 on spring break vacation. What is it about month 3? I had lost 8" in my waist, had lost 22 pounds the first 7 days after surgery (7 of which was swelling, 15 real pounds) I was euphoric. I was losing! Yippee me. I was walking a LOT. I was doing it. Then I decided to try whole wheat pizza and a little gellato ice cream and a small bite of candy bar on vacation. Then got back, talked to my doctor and he said "Oh it's OK, eat small amounts and enjoy life." Then BHAM..4 months later I had only lost another 2 pounds. I got sad, depressed, despondent. I was so upset. I needed someone to tell me to put down the oreos and cheezits and face the truth.

Much like you, I needed the gentle truth...but the truth. I so relate to your post. I can't eat sugar "in moderation." If I eat it, I lose my mind. Simple as that. I'm like a crackhead when it comes to chocolate covered oreos and cheezits and certain other trigger foods.

Why don't people embrace the different opinions and see the best in each other here? Anger and petty malice make you ugly. All this snide commentary against an opinion different from one's own opinion is strange to me. What do people want? "Oh go ahead and eat all the gummy bears you want! Hell, they can repair your intestine once it doesn't digest and rots through. What's another surgery? Big deal. You got this." *smh*

OMG you too, Cheezits???? I CANNOT be within a mile of those things!!!

Yep my kids finally figured that out and stopped asking me to buy them.

I have a "no tolerance" list for myself: Poptarts, cheezits, chocolate covered oreos, vanilla oreos, and chips with salsa/queso. Those are on the "never again" list. Oddly, most deserts at a restaurant don't send me into a twister but usually I have to pass because I'm too full by the time everyone else orders desert.

Dang our list of banned foods are identical, we must be kindred spirits, LOL. Expect I have to add Twizzlers to that list too.  Poptarts, OMG. Now they make these 100 calories "Special K" pastty things. They are crack I tell you. My office is loaded with them - and candy bars and pretzels and all other kinds of crap.  I struggle everyday walking in that place.  Alas, I take it one day at a time and each morning tell myself "I got this" and generally do not dissapoint. 

Thanks for sharing! :)

Yes, during the phase when I was trying to follow the "eat everythign in small amounts" I could knock out 2 packs of the 100 cal pastry things in an hour. Why does the bad **** always fit in my sleeve in larger volumes??!??!? WHY!?!?!? :)

I do eat sugar free pudding now when I get a mind numbing craving that doesn't go away in a few hours. Or if the kids are eating snickers ice cream cake, I'll have some sugar free jello with cool whip on top. If I keep it low carb, I can eat a sweeter tasting item BUT I can't eat a tiny bit of certain foods without morphing like a gremlin. Are there any other women in your office?

Yes, there are a few other women but I work in IT so it's mostly men. I told the office manager to bring some healthier choices in there and she did!  Now we also have fresh fruit and string cheese and nuts. So it's easier for me to succeed - less excuses for certain.

It's totally nuts how 4 bites of steak feels you up like a Thanksgiving meal but a ba of cheetos is a walk in the park. This is why I can't have any of them!  Plus, they are all loaded with processed crap which we don't need anyways. Fuel the body, fuel the brain. :)

Noel, I really enjoy reading your posts! You are articulate, aware and wise and open.. and above all, honest with yourself (that is I think the biggest hurdle we all have to overcome.)