when you think about dieting.........

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when you think about dieting.........
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Wed, 06-23-2004 - 4:38pm
do you eat more? lol! i'm having a problem with that. it's like if i concentrate on the idea it soon turns to eating more than i probably would have without thinking about dieting.

yes.....i fell off the wagon. *sniff*

p.s. steffy, i read an earlier post of yours about obsessing and food. i do the same thing. i'm not terribly overweight, but i could certainly stand to learn to eat better and lose some lbs. i think it's not only obsessive, but it probably also indicates that some people are addictive types. i know i'm one. i have plans to quit smoking as well. haven't crossed that bridge yet. BUT, congrats on quitting! how wonderful!

karen

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Wed, 06-23-2004 - 5:02pm
Hi, Karen! I don't necessarily eat more dieting, but I probably gain five pounds or so preparing to diet. The thought of changing my habits makes me want everything bad "just one last time". I really gorge myself that weekend before. I usually do my workouts first thing in the am, and that helps me stay on track for the day. Ya know, I would hate to drag my butt through a workout just to blow the diet portion. And that being said, when I don't workout in the am, the rest of the day seems to follow suit...I find it hard to stay on track.

As for smoking, I am with you. I am terribly afraid if I quit right this second then I will put on the weight I have lost. My mind set right now is one thing at a time. I have picked out my quit date (July 10th) and will probably be moving it back by about a month due to a camping trip I will be taking in July (friends smoking around me, drinking, temptation galore). I am thinking Aug 10th as my new date. I have quit time and time again (prego), but always go back. It really is a hard habit to break.

Steffy, KUDOS to you, my friend. I have stared this ugly beast in the eye and swore never to be here again. Please don't give into any temptation. I used to dream about smoking when I was pregnant and wake up really bummed only to find out that I wasn't misbehaving. I wish I had never started again, or rather at all!!

-Michelle

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Wed, 06-23-2004 - 5:32pm
you remind me of.......me! hee hee. you seem to understand what i'm talking about. i'll plan out what i'll do for a diet and then get freaked out and it gets worse in the planning stage! yes yes yes!

and i'm also afraid of quitting smoking for the same reason.

however, i think that if i can get myself into a serious routine of exercise, quitting smoking will be easier. i too want to exercise in the morning. trouble is i've not been waking up with enough time to do it (kinda ashamed about that part). but i want to get everything about my life in good working order....and quitting smoking is certainly one of those areas.

thanks for the response.

karen :)

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Registered: 05-17-2004
Wed, 06-23-2004 - 11:16pm

I have a thing about dieting...all I think about is food anyway.

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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 7:33am

Hummm

....I guess I do think about food more, but I don't know about eating more. I do find if I really sit down and plan out my menu's it sometimes works against me. I say ok I'll have 'such and such' on Tuesday for lunch- well Tuesday rolls around and what I had planned is the last thing I want, lol- so I end up having something not so great. SO to help myself when I go shopping I buy healthy foods (fruit, veggies, popcorn, crackers, cheese, hummus) to have on hand...and then when it comes to dinners etc...I tend to plan them the day of. I know that this won't work for everyone, especially those with families, but I find it helps me. Plus there is no 'extra' food around the house ;-)

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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 7:51am
hi kerstin,

i agree with you about talking it out. i think the boards are therapeutic too. no harm in doing things in a way that helps you best. it's beneficial when others can help you see different angles in life about problems.

here's something i've thought about. just an idea, mind you. but i have certain role models in mind...you know, people i admire in the way they deal with things. sometimes i think about those people and what they would do in a situation like (fill in the blank). these people i choose as role models are strong healthy people. and at 35, i still think having role models is okay. it does seem to get my mind back on track. i can look at what isn't working with the way i'm doing certain things, as opposed to how things do work for these people i admire. it's encouraging.

also, another thing that might be helpful is mind-stopping techniques. perhaps replacing a negative thought with a positive one. pick a powerful thought that you'd like to use as your "new" thought and use it each time you realize food comes to mind. i read somewhere that if you do something for 21 consecutive days it becomes a habit.

well, hang in there. i've got some definite food issues and i want to eliminate them from my life too. thanks for sharing your story w/me.

karen :)

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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 7:59am
i got on the wagon the other day...and i'll be darned if my husband didn't cook hamburgers and spanish rice for dinner. lol! it's so hard when you have to eat with others.

i did buy some blueberries (since everyone is talking about fruit and i don't eat much fruit). i just hope i don't polish them off with something else. i'm going to try to keep my thoughts positive today. i know deep inside i can really do anything i want. i used to underweight when i went back to college in my late 20s. so i know if i can be too thin, i can somehow be healthy-thin.

i guess it's all about habits......and if you're not used to eating sensibly, it's like you have to learn something new that you're not used to doing. i'm pretty sure you can teach an old dog new tricks. ;) lol!

karen

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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 10:29am

Oh so much to write and so little server space.

~~ Steffy ~~
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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 11:20am

Well ladies, I'm with you all on this one.

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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 12:23pm
i'm glad you rambled. it all made sense to me. :)

it's really bizarre but when i go to buy healthy and dietary foods...the good stuff...i'll eat way too much of it in some nutty extreme excitement that i've done something right. lol! soooo weird! too much of a good thing isn't always good, ya know? i think it's a nervousness about the dieting prospects in part.

"upping your level of exercise is one of the most fantastic quitting methods that there is. So, that actually works out well ~ possibly gain weight from quitting, or possibly lose weight from feeling like more exercise." ........those two statements made me feel all warm inside. i have heard of people losing weight when they quit because they took their frustrations out in the form of exercise. that's what i would have to do. exercise my brains out! i'd love to be addicted to exercising. right now i'm working on some other commitment/goals so i'm not at that bridge yet. will get there. ;)

thanks for your thoughts! when i get to the quit smoking phase i'm going to probably take you up on your offer and ask some questions.

karen

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Thu, 06-24-2004 - 12:28pm
unfortunately, i'm an instant gratification person too. gotta kick that little habit. sometimes what you get immediately isn't so hot is it?

so you quit smoking too? wow! i'm so impressed to hear all you ex-smokers coming out of the woodwork. quitting is one of the hardest things you can do. it's so intensely uncomfortable but when you can just get over that hump of intensity, then you're smooth sailing.

deep breathing....i'm going to make a note of that. that really makes sense!

karen

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