timsdanni
control in eating
Oct 26, 2009
I posted this this morning in answer to a post on controlling eating - after I reread it it struck me as so very true and so I copyed it here - to reread when I need ittake your mesurements - is the growth in your arms and thighs - muscle or is in your gut- fat? you don't have to tell me or goerge (unless he is your accountablity person) or the board in general but YOU MUST BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF!!!!
then you have to decide what your limits are - I am stress eating right now - my limits are that I have to have my protien shakes and have to fix the kids at least one healthy meal - and I can not eat till I am sick - ok not much of limits but they are keeping me pretty well in check
chocolate, cheese burgers and cheetos are not in and of themselves "bad" or "evil" foods - they are poor choices for a reg diet but not for an ocasional treat - can you do the 80% rule? 80% of the time you eat right and you aren't allowed to beat yourself up for the other 20% of eating
can you have that control? the control of SELF that says yes today I feel like crap and I am going to eat crappy food but next meal I will eat better OR yes I want chocolate and that dark choc over there is wonderful tasting, I can have it as soon as I drink this choc protien shake b/c no freaking way am I eating good choc and FOLLOWING it with a protien shake
can you "treat" yourself to better quailty or more expensive protien treats? is there a cheese you love but is $10 a pound? can you satify your self with a few onces of that instead of the chocolate? how about GOOD shrimp instead of cheetos?
sometimes for me it is about eating what "I want/deserve" and my old mindset kicks in and I am eating crap but would be just as happy or happyer with the nicer things that are good for me that i don't get b/c I shop frugally
remember a HUGE part of this weight loss journey is mental - my doc used to tell everyone (probably still does just haven't seen him in years now LOL) "I fix your guts - you fix your head"
hope my ramblings help somehow
peace my friend
Danni
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Ft Stewart, GA
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03/13/2006
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Jun 22, 2005
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