I'm going to say it! The "P" word
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| Mon, 11-20-2006 - 10:55am |
I've just officially started my diet - such as it is. I do rather well from 9-5. When I get home and over the weekends, all hell breaks loose. Yesterday, I felt like a total bottomless pit. I tried drinking water and tea and eating salad. Anything to fill the empty feeling and lay off the birthday cake in the kitchen.
I sat down to just THINK about what I was feeling and decipher what was physical and mental. That didn't stop it. For a while I considered a diet pill. I hate the idea of a diet pill because I'm a mild hyperchondriac who fears side-effects. I also fear the possible weight gain that would happen when I come off of it. However, I don't know what to do to get over this initial hump of creating good habits. It's not about losing weight quickly. I know better. It's about turning off the binge switch for more control.
Is there a safe way to do it or a better way around it?
HELP!!!

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Hi, Mina-
I'm not a fan of the P-word myself, but know they can work well for lots of people.
Be carefull.
I'm with everyone else in that pills scare me and I'm not a big fan.
LOL!
I don't feel like I have enough information to give you suggestions, but I will say stay away from the pills. Anything OTC is basically speed, which will increase your heart rate and possibly cause other problems. Prescription might be different, but you'd have to talk to your doctor anyway.
The reason I said I don't have enough info...you say you're "good all day" from 9-5, but what do you do? Do you eat breakfast? What? Do you have a balanced lunch and drink plent of water? Do you have small snacks to keep hunger in check? Do you come home "starving"?
You could be sabotaging yourself by pushing your calories too low. Of course you will be hungry all the time if you are not meeting your body's nutritional needs. I'm on 1200 calories a day, and I eat every one of them. I feel satisfied (not "full") after eating and I feel healthier by the choices I'm making to eat whole grain breads and pastas, more fruits and veggies and lean meats and cheeses. I personally don't believe in cutting out any one food group, because then that is the food I crave. I can eat anything in moderation; my plan tells me how much carbs, fat and protein I should have, but the choices are up to me. I know some people are successful with extreme diets, but they don't teach you proper eating habits, imo.
Drink plenty of water. As someone else pointed out; often we are thirsty, yet we reach for something to eat instead. Brushing your teeth is a great idea too; I don't like to eat after my mouth feels all clean and minty. Keep trigger foods out of the house; those that tempt you beyond all reason. Everyone's got something...mine is potato chips! You said something about not thinking about the birthday cake in the kitchen; you can freeze it, give it away or throw it away, just don't eat it! Sugar really messes with your insulin activity. I find that I'm less hungry now that I just don't eat it.
One other pet theory of mine: Don't weigh yourself! I was always a slave to the scale and it dictated my mood and actions in the past. If I gained or was not happy with the number, I would eat. Now, I just don't deal with it! I've been on plan for nearly one month and have only "cheated" one day with PMS. It's helped me go back on quickly since I didn't have to weigh and get depressed about any overnight gain. I concentrate on how I feel and how my clothes fit and just doing the things I need to do every day. If I restrict calories and exercise more, the weight will come off. There are so many more interesting things to do and think about than my own weight, so that is how I try to do it.
Good luck to you! We all have times where it seems impossible that we can stick with a plan, but you just need to keep getting back on when you fall off. As long as you're on more than you're off, you'll succeed!
Mary
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