I conquered my compulsive decisions to eat a few times.

Posted on July 28, 2014

And those few times have felt marvelous. My problem is control, but it's also my strength. I can say no to unhealthy foods, but if I really want something, and it pops into my head, I go ahead and have it. But in a compulsive way. And often when I'm not even hungry. I've mastered the art of eating healthy and reaching for healthy when I AM hungry. But once I'm full, I let myself have a little bit of unhelathy, and it's totally unnecessary. Food is not a reward. Its a duty. A duty to my body.

My mom has cancer and people keep sending food, and SWEETS. My fridge is full of it. :( a chef made her a humongous chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. It's haunting me. But I haven't had it... yet. The frosting is light fluffy and frothy and vanilla and... the chocolate cake itself is moist and... ughhh. I will have ahot cup of black coffee instead...

I'm working out a lot and seeing my hips shrink, shrink, shrink. Who knew love handles could actually go away- without starving, without even cardio? Btw, I quit excessive cardio. Heavy lifting and short bursts of HIIT all the way!

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Maria P.

07/29/2014 3:04PM

I think it is good to acknowledge the "hey, I am not even hungry...why am I eating this/in the kitchen/pantry" and redirect yourself. And I agree that food is not a reward, IMO/IME when I have a craving for something I find it helps me to have a small portion of something (french fries/chips are one of my weaknesses) and then the craving doesn't turn catastrophic (like what a kid size fry would have satisfied is now a super size to satisfy). I can usually take or leave sweets, but there are times I just want something...but I try to define it as much as possible so I am not just grazing on crappy food and still not feeling satiated as well as feeling like pewp because I've overeaten.

idk maybe I'm justifying, but since the vast majority of the time I am making healthful choices that the every once in a while deviation isn't going to do me in.

Great post!

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Laura Kate

07/28/2014 3:17PM

Great job with the times you did resist! It's a start. :) I also struggle to resist eating the bad stuff when I am bored. We just have to keep working at it!

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wildwindfox

07/28/2014 2:32PM

Kudos! I have the same damn problem- I eat when I'm bored. I suppose that the solution is to just not get bored. Which is a lot harder than it sounds. Keep up the good work.

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