Diets suck

I've came to the conclusion that I hate all diets.ha  About time eh?hehe  Seriously though, I'm trying something new for myself and I'm only on day three and I feel sick as a dog.  Actually I felt this way yesterday too.  Doesn't take me long to feel ill on changing my eating habits.  What is it with needing that full feeling of starchy carbs and junk food!ARGHH  Give me a BIG Latte and Taco Bell for the day with an occasional ice cream cone and I'm a happy woman.  I have consumed LARGE quantities of fruits and vegetables the past few days that I'm already sick of it.  I hate to give up on something this fast, I'm wondering if there is a way I will overcome this?  Any thoughts?  It's a great way to live, but man....it's tough!  I feel that green goo (green vegs) is going to come out of my ears soon.   Plus I never thought that I would hate the taste of the "sweetness" of fruits!

I'm one that also needs that full feeling.  I think just the idea in our heads that we can't have something, that feeling of deprivation, is one of our problems.  We worry about food way too much.  My husband doesn't think about food as much as I do.  He likes to eat, but does so more when he is hungry than I do.   If we could somehow just cut down and try and eating the foods we crave in moderation and not eat them as often and incorporate at least a little exercise into our daily lives it may go a long way.  It might not play so many head games on us.  They say just by cutting out or limiting these things over a period of a year we should lose weight.  

Keeping busy definitely helps.  If you don't have easy access to food at work can be a god send. What do I know, geez! Brenda

 

Oh yea , I can't be totally  cut off from ANY foods.  In my mind I have to know I'm allowed to have anything if I need it.  That doesn't mean I will eat it daily, but I need to know that if I want it, I can....even in moderation.  That is just a disaster waiting to happen with me knowing I can't have something.   Right now I am allowed anything, but not that much.  I think I'm actually just having a hard time getting in all these fruits and veggies.  I literally feel like gagging just thinking of it atm.  I'm actually dreading lunch.  Sigh, I have a feeling I just spent a few hundred dollars on massive food for nothing.  I don't think I can take it.  I'm just trying to figure out if I'm basically detoxing or ?  I am eating close to a pound of raw and cooked veggies a day, beans, at least four fruit, and no animal product at all, with only a small amount of soy.  I did eat egg substitute last night though.  It's a tough plan!  When I read the book I fell in love with it.  I still do actually, but I have a feeling that I might have to incorporate it into another way of eating either now, or later when I'm at goal.  I just hate giving up again, but this gagging feeling isn't going away and it started last night.

Hol, letting your Inner Child win out all of the time (the bratty one who wants what she wants when she wants it) is selling OUT! Dude, I am starting to think you have serious anxiety issues. Am I being off base here? If my memory serves me, you have told us of bad reactions to many ways of eating.  If you're currently on some kind of anti-anxiety meds, maybe you need a change? Only you can decide how far this has gone for you!  There is NO harm to seeking help for this. I think you need intervention here.

Dear HollyRachel: Why are you consuming such large quantities of anything?  We're meant to eat in moderation, and that may involve some measuring.  I fought measuring my food, too, but I am beginning to realize that I ate so much because I didn't want to feel my feelings inside my stomach.  I have experienced deprivation feelings, also, and I know they're just awful to deal with, unless you have a support system of people doing the same thing you're trying to do to help you when you're feeling them.  I belong to such a support system - it's called Overeaters Anonymous, and it is a spiritual program, not a religious one.  I couldn't make these lifestyle changes without my sponsor, OA, and God helping me to do it. I just noticed today that I've been eating enough canned soup for two people.  I never thought to read the label to see just how much of the can constituted one serving - it's half a can, and I've been eating the whole can of soup!  I'll change that, starting tonight.  I'll be having spaghetti and meatballs tonight, and I will measure out 1 cup of spaghetti, and maybe 1-1/2 cups sauce, plus four small meatballs (actually, they're vegetarian meatballs).  When I'm not "full", I can still feel my feelings in my stomach.  I actually don't need to be full, just satisfied that I've tasted my food enough to satisfy my hunger.  This involves eating my food in thirds (1/3 spaghetti with meatballs, 1/3 soup, 1/3 fruit, then back to the spaghetti.  This makes my meal last longer, so my stomach has a chance to tell my brain that I've had enough food.  If I eat too fast, then I end up feeling deprived, and want to go back for more food, even though I've had my moderate portion, and I end up overeating. Denise Phares/kitties4