Random Thoughts

[Dogbert199]

Anyone ever wonder if they fall off their diet because they're constantly thinking about food -- BECAUSE they're trying so hard to eat the right things?

[j13]

Anyone ever wonder if they fall off their diet because they're constantly thinking about food -- BECAUSE they're trying so hard to eat the right things?

I used to think this. Now I don't. I think people constantly think about food for deeper psychological reasons (particularly when in ketosis, which should suppress your appetite and therefore remove the physiological root for the thoughts). Using the diet as a pretense for a preoccupation with eating is superficial - it wasn't the diet that made me get to 445+ pounds in the first place, and it wasn't the diet that was giving me obtrusive thoughts after the fact. Imo, it is/was food addiction and deeper psychological issues, like depression, anxiety and control-issues.

-j.

[LiveWell]

I wondered that at one time too. But I think its really the mindless eating that we do that really puts the weight on us. The planning and reading recipes and such might make us get hungry...but at least we arent walking zombishly into the kitchen and opening up the cabinets when we arent even hungry.

It was a ritual for me at one time to just walk in .. open the cabinets to see what I could eat, EVEN when I KNEW there wasnt anything in there for me to get (cuz I ate it all already) just because it was mindless... auto eat.

I think people cheat because they DONT plan more often than because they are planning. Quick and Easy has sabataged our society.

[Annie1gi]

I totally agree with Livewell, if I plan for the day what I am going to eat, I always do so much better. You can look in my journal now and see that I have planned for my day! Helps me stay focused. I have fallen off the wagon recently and I know how to be successful....PLAN!!!!! Good luck to you...Welcome to the forum!

[MicheleK]

I fall off my diet, because I get this "I can lose tomorrow" mindset. It's really stupid...for instance, I cheated over the weekend (more like binged). I didn't even realize I was cheat eating until I was sick to my stomach. The whole time I'm thinking...I'll start Monday!

I have fought my food addiction for years...this WOE has come the closest for me to deal with it, w/o going insane. I know on low cal I would literally DREAM about food...now I just think about carbs during the day sometimes...when the old cravings come back.

[Dogbert199]

I know when I plan ahead, it's VERY easy to follow.

And for the last week or so I've been following principles more than ingredients, and it's been VERY easy.

And I had to wonder, well, why the hell wasn't it this easy before?

I know one thing, in my case. . . being able to move again, after four months of not being able to even tie my shoes without pain, has gotten me so motivated to exercise and eat right. . .

[joesfolks]

. I know on low cal I would literally DREAM about food...now I just think about carbs during the day sometimes...when the old cravings come back.

This cracked me up. When I first started SBD I kept dreaming about eating crackers. Man, now I can't remember the last time I ate one and it's just no biggie any more.

[fatnfedup]

Me too Joe, but it's cereal. I didn't even consider myself a big cereal eater! Now if I start wanting it I know I've probably slipped into some sugar or something to make me crave.

[Donna I.]

I've had dreams of pigging out and blowing my diet, I think that it is just because I go through periods of being preoccupied with food. I also go through phases of search for and trying new recipes and cooking alot, mostly because I get bored with the same old things. I think that I need to plan ahead and spend time cooking because when I take the easy way out, I eat the same foods over and over. And then I get sick of them. Take eggs for instance, I can barely stand them now because I ate so many eggs, every single day, for months at a time. I need to think about food so that I can keep my diet varied and appealing.

[joylorene]

[QUOTE=MicheleK]I fall off my diet, because I get this "I can lose tomorrow" mindset. It's really stupid...for instance, I cheated over the weekend (more like binged). I didn't even realize I was cheat eating until I was sick to my stomach. The whole time I'm thinking...I'll start Monday!

Boy is this ME!!! Yes I do think that sometimes or when I cheat it is because I'm sick of having to plan what I'm going to eat and when I go out to have to make sure they have items that I can eat when my friends just eat what ever. It is hard work but you know then I tell myself that I'm different and I can't just eat like them (they are all thin) so this is what I need to do to achieve a healthier and better looking body. So I guess nothing is ever easy if it's worth something.