User name/name: Okiemute/BellaLucia

Email: kiemute~hotmail.com

Age: 27

Birthday: Remember, Remember the 9th of July

MARITAL STATUS: In love with Michael J. Rowland

Children/ages: Nope

TOP WEIGHT: 330

CURRENT WEIGHT: 323.8

GOAL WEIGHT: 154

HEIGHT: 5' 6"

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: black

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading, watching movies, videogames

PETS: None

OCCUPATION: Soon to be student

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: MD

FAVORITE COLOR: Blue

FAVORITE FOODS: Plantain, Rice, Pizza, steak, etc

FAVORITE EXERCISE: Walking

FAVORITE BOOK(S): Romance and english lit.

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): Drama, Romance

FAVORITE MUSIC: Rock n Roll

PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Emotional/boredom nonstop eating.

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
I am at a great risk of losing my life if I continue gorging on fatty foods!

Have you read the South Beach Diet book yet?

I have read it and have a copy of the book.

Then you should know that its not only gorging on fatty foods that is a problem.
On SBD, we learn about good fats and good carbs.
What do you gorge on that you want to stop?

Sweets is a big problem for me.

OK, thats a good start as sweets have a lot of sugar. If you gorge yourself on sweets, its not fatty food.
I'm trying to understand what you consider to be "fatty food" as you said.

This is also why its important for you to not eat foods that contain any added sugars(oatmeal squares). It will help you to not revert back to eating sweets.

Thanks J.! How are you doing? I'm planning my trip to NY/NJ around my b-day next summer!

Trying to change the subject, Bella?
You still haven't told me what you consider to be the "fatty foods" that your gorge on.

Lol dear. Fish sticks, mac and cheese, etc

OK, lets look at these so that you know what it is about these foods that makes you overeat them.

Fish sticks are coated with bread crumbs, right?
Would you still overeat them if they were not coated in bread?
Last time I looked, fish sticks are not a fatty food.

Mac and cheese, the ole stand by "comfort food". Its the white flour from grain as in white highly refined wheat flour that gets you to over eat this comfort food.
I was a white flour addict, still am, and I steer clear of it now!!

This is what is explained in the book, thats why I asked if you had read it.

I get the feeling that you'd like to connect with others here more personally? I suggest that you post more to your journal, read other's journals and pop in to say Hi to others that you feel you have things in common with.

Thanks for the tips Judy!