Withdrawal Symptoms

So lately I've been drinking tons of hot tea, so decided to have ho****er instead. Started yesterday and boy did I have a headache, and what's more I hit the junk food like a crazy woman, So on the one hand I'm being much more healthy, but on the other.... It's also been a VERY stressful week - why can't I retrain my body to crave other stuff when I'm stressed rather than reaching into the store cupboard? I know the answers, I know you haven't got a magic wand to help me ~ I'm just sounding off. It doesn't help that my weight hasn't shifted downwards (other than after it's gone upwards first!) since May. grrrrr.......so when I'm fed up with my weight I think what the heck I may as well eat what I want, my desires haven't changed like other peoples have, I still want to eat all the old favourites, and have to make concious choices for the wise choices. I so admire those of you who have completely turned your lives around, I wish I could be as motivated. Ooops, this turned into a moan post - I didn't intend it to be. Sorry and thanks for listening. I'll get back on target, I'll pick myself up, dust myself off and look for the gold in the day/week -

tomorrow is another day.... I struggle with healthy choices and don't always make them... I have to say my stress this week has been very high... (hubby fighting) and I went out and got a cheese burger happy meal with a diet coke... I ate almost the entire thing... but the next day I made better choices and I hope do make good choices today...I NEVER want to be mooed at again!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I guess what I am saying is I understand!!!!!!!!!

I wish i had some answers for us because I'm in the same boat you and jean are in! My desire to eat nonsense has only diminished slightly and I find I can usually busy myself away from making too poor choices. I buy nuts because they are a healthier snack....how much of the package can you eat so that's it is no longer a healthy choice? One step at a time, baby steps will still get us going in the right direction. I forgot my vitamins this morning and I feel like my tuchas is dragging something fierce and tonight is a late night for us with chaperoning and shepherding the children around. Thank G*D that tomorrow is another day and a new opportunity and truth be told making better choices at the next meal will work well too. ANDI

Hi Ruth! I can totally relate! My problems lately are diet pepsi and cookies. We have this grocery store that sells cookies individually in the bakery and they are so yummy! I find myself going in there and buying a cookie and it's becoming a more and more frequent habit. Yes, I only buy ONE cookie ... but this is a bad, bad habit I don't want to get back into! And the other problem ... diet pepsi. It started with taking a sip here and there from my husband's can of soda. Well the other day I opened my own can and drank half of it. I have never been in sooooooooo much pain in my entire life! My stomach was rock hard and I had gas like you have never experienced. My stomach was in so much pain! But, did it stop me from taking another sip the next day? No! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! What is wrong with me??? Anyway, I can relate ... we are all human!!! Deanna

I'm joining in too...I can relate to what everyone has said. I still want to eat and do eat lots of stuff I should not. The desire is there. Today it's candy...are you kidding me, candy!