by Franchesca_S. » Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:29 am
There is some great writing in this room.
I’ve read the messages in this room several times because the problem is so familiar. I’ve been a binge eater and years ago when I’d completely given up on losing weight I was just afraid of being unhealthy. In those unenlightened days I had never heard the name McDougall and was eating low fat dairy, chicken and fish. I read an article in Vegetarian Times about the benefits of a very low fat diet and decided to try it. I can’t remember if the article recommended it or I just decided, but my target was to get below 15 grams of fat a day and I tracked and logged every gram. It didn’t take long to find that I couldn’t make the target because all the fat was in that dairy, chicken and fish so I gradually stopped eating them.
The overeating was still a problem and my solution was to sequence the foods: the huge salad first, followed by the huge plate of vegetables. By then I was stuffed but I would still eat the large bowl of starch (rice, couscous, etc). I would simply be too full to eat the non-compliant foods. To my amazement the weight started coming off. I knew that overeating was still a problem but I decided that I would deal with one problem at a time.
Now it’s 20 years later and I follow McDougall and for some reason I can’t explain the binging got better though I can always feel it lurking nearby. When I get home at night I make sure to have the huge plate of broccoli or carrots right away. I carry food with me, bring my lunch to work and always have something on hand. Eating out I check out the website menu and plan what to order so I won’t be tempted by last minute decisions.
One problem at a time.