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Ejeff wrote:Just wanted to chime in. I also love taco chips, I make my own from corn tortillas so there is zero fat. I feel that for myself having compliant treats is very important. Like for example I always have banana oat cookies in the freezer. As for popcorn, I know it sounds super weird, but I never use butter anymore. As I’m eating it I spritz with water and use some salt and I’m quite sure it’s the salt and how the popcorn softens that makes it tasty. It’s my hack to not miss butter.
Perhaps until you reach your goals you cannot have any compliant treats. Thinking that you can never have something that you really miss or enjoy might cause you to give up.
As for butter and eggs, I just think about what these things actually are and I literally feel sick to my stomach. It’s the same with meat, when you really think and visualize what it is why would you want to eat it. This is just a strategy I have used that helps me stay compliant so I mention it to you in the hopes that it might help you in some way too.
I enjoy your journal as you are so honest (and funny), and most importantly you don’t give up!
Erin
squealcat wrote:Reading your last few posts made me remember just what I have been thinking the last few weeks. Can I just eat PLAIN food for the rest of my life? No treats? no snacks? Even while trying to lose weight I feel I want something special once in a while. But when I have a treat I want it to be something that will not tempt me to start eating endlessly into the future ! Sometimes popcorn does the trick (yes, I have spritzed it with water and added salt too !) and I have made muffins with just whole foods (not adding raisins or dried fruit or nuts) and I can just eat one or two and stop. It's tricky for me.
I don't want to get into mindless eating so I have to be careful. I don't know the answer just thinking about all of this.
-squealcat
kirstykay wrote:Have you seen the "eatyourveg challenge" on IG put on by High Carb Hannah and Plantiful Kiki? Its a 50/50 challenge that they host for a week every month. You might enjoy the community.
Sounds like you've learned a lot and have a good plan moving forward.
bunsofaluminum wrote: Life is fighting.
But that octopus just did life, you know? She was just IN life.
deweyswakms wrote:bunsofaluminum wrote: Life is fighting.
But that octopus just did life, you know? She was just IN life.
I enjoyed this post. It took a lot of therapy to 'get it' that trying to fight addictions, whether spiraling thoughts or food or alcohol or whatever, doesn't work. What does help is doing the work to understand WHY we try to numb the pain, anger, boredom, fatigue etc with our drug of choice. In other words, 'the problem isn't the problem'. Overeating (or drinking or whatever) isn't the REAL problem.
I do a lot of writing when something is 'eating' at me, to try to dig out what is really going on.
And yes, that octopus is practicing mindfulness although it may not call it that. Just staying in the moment and going about the tasks it needs to stay alive. Good lesson for me too.
Have a good day. Marsha
The Rice Diet Report author made this point: that once a person gets to their healthy target weight they metabolize food differently. So basically a SAD snack once I get to 120 has a much different effect upon me when I am at my current 206. So my loving suggestion is to know that no SAD snacks for now is a compromise you can work with, knowing that in the future at your healthy weight, you can now and then afford to eat such a treat.
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