Tue, Mar-25-14, 06:53
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Senior Member
Posts: 399
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 207/164/145
BF:
Progress: 69%
Location: London, UK
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I’ve never been an emotional eater either. I have friends who turn to chocolate or sweet treats when they’re upset/stressed but I never did. In fact, whenever I’m upset or stressed I find I lose my appetite altogether and I have never had a sweet tooth…I actually really dislike chocolate!
My addiction to carbs was purely because they tasted nice and because carby foods are, unfortunately, the norm these days. I have never been a snacker/grazer, just two meals a day; lunch and dinner. Lunch would have usually been something stodgy from a shop near work (sandwich, pasta, noodles etc) and dinner would probably consist of a meat and rice (rice is my nemesis – I would have it with everything). I wouldn’t get a ‘high’ or a nice feeling after eating, it was just lunch and dinner.
I suppose in that respect, my move to Atkins was pretty easy as I just changed my mindset that food is fuel and nothing more. I didn’t have any emotional ties to cut. I have had a lunch of Chicken, Broccoli, Cauliflower & Asparagus every weekday for the best part of a year. My colleagues keep asking if it’s boring, but that doesn’t come into it for me. I need protein and good carbs from vegetables!
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