Re: MmmCarb's Good Food Journal
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:49 pm
I'm beginning to wonder how much of the craving thing is psychological, and how much is physiological. I know that sometimes in the afternoon I have a restless, snacky feeling that isn't quite hunger (if it was hunger, I'd eat some oatmeal or salad). But I don't think it's entirely psychological, either. It just feels like it comes from a deeper place -- like my lizard brain, you know? It just wants me to Eat The Food. ALL THE FOOD!
Yes, I can relate to that. I've been nervous and filing up to soothe myself. I am trying to make it as low calorie-dense as I can since I haven't figured how to detract myself from the poor habit of thinking food is comfort when there are other things missing. To show how nervous I've been I threw-out my back today. I hope this is only a bulging disc and not a herniated disc. This only happened in the past when things were very emotionally upsetting. I've come to see that the body tenses-up during extremely turbulent times because my back goes out just to prove it. There's no fooling your body. Now I will be forced to do next to nothing and not run to get a bite at first sign of feeling over-whelmed, too. Tough times but I'm sticking to whole foods, plant based and hoping I'll figure out the other challenges eventually.