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I've tried moderation plenty of times. I'll tough it out for 4 or 5 days and try to introduce cheese slowly back into my diet and it just all falls apart. Once I take one bite, I'm hooked and I want more, after that I start eating pizza, ice cream, mac & cheese, fast food ect and I'm back right where I started.
Any advice?
Dont give up trying to turn that lifestyle around.
I've led an undisciplined life when it comes to diet, basically eat anything in any amount at any time.The consequences for such a lifestyle mount over time,at 68 yrs old i have major type 2 diabetes, 100lbs overweight,high blood pressure,high cholesterol,mobility issues,bladder control issues,major edema in the legs,and among other things i'm now starting to lose my vision.
I'm basically you 45 years from now. I never figured out how to shake the food addiction,i hope you do...
Dont give up trying to turn that lifestyle around.
I've led an undisciplined life when it comes to diet, basically eat anything in any amount at any time.The consequences for such a lifestyle mount over time,at 68 yrs old i have major type 2 diabetes, 100lbs overweight,high blood pressure,high cholesterol,mobility issues,bladder control issues,major edema in the legs,and among other things i'm now starting to lose my vision.
I'm basically you 45 years from now. I never figured out how to shake the food addiction,i hope you do...
That's scary...I'm sorry to hear that. It's defiantly a wake up call
It's never too late to turn it around! Keep trying!
In the last couple of years i've at least woken up to a bad diet leading to my poor health so although i'm still eating too much its better quality food,i also spend an hour at the gymn everyday followed with an hour at the local pool , unfortunately much damage has already been done.
Hey Jame22, binge eating robs so much of your wellbeing and happiness. I hope you are able to find what works for you in your life right now. I would start slow with your issues.
It sounds like your toughest problem is sugar, aided by dairy and gluten. Try taking a solid month or more without sugar and then remove dairy and gluten when you're ready if you feel it's necessary. It's important to continually take stock of where your at and what is working best for you. The problem with plans is they rarely acknowledge that this is a process not perfection.
I also have a problem with sugar and find that dairy and gluten aggravate it severely! Having sugar in my diet creates binge eating that I go into debt with purchasing food. It also depresses and damages so many areas of my life. I find that getting back on track for me involves first getting rid of sugar (I rely on maple syrup or honey for a bit of sweetness when needed). And because the sugar in dairy triggers cravings for me and also causes other health issues (asthma, stomach cramps) I most often remove that at the same time as well. But, I seem to fail if I take on too much at once (no sugar/dairy/gluten) So I experiment with eliminating gluten and fruit for a bit if I start overeating those items or have a binge episode. For me, anything that I overeat or have the potential to binge on is not permitted in my home.
Best of luck to you and please let us know how you're doing.
So to start off, I was paleo-ish (I still ate beans, rice and potatoes) for two years back in college and loved it. I felt great, had tons of energy, lifted a lot of weights, enjoyed sprinting, rowed on a crew team, and was in amazing physical condition. I was around 190 pounds and had pretty low body fat. I'm 25 now and I want to get back to there but food has taken over my life.
After college, I took a job that required a lot of travel. I'd be posted up in hotels for months at a time and a lot of them did not have kitchens. I had a gas grill and I used it sometimes but overall it was way too much work. If I wasn't on the first floor of the hotel, I'd have to get in the elevator and lug all of my cooking supplies out to the parking lot every day, and on top of that, the cleanup was very difficult. I had one fridge that kept freezing my veggies no matter what setting I put it on. Needless to say, paleo didn't last long. I fell off the wagon and I fell hard. My favorite foods are pizza, mac&cheese and ice cream. I love eating dairy and wheat. I've had times where I have gone out at 8pm on a Saturday night just to grab some ice cream and a block of cheese...even when I have a full selection of healthy food in my fridge. I feel like I'm an addict. I pretty much am. I've been telling myself that I'm going to stop tomorrow for about the past year but I just keep tumbling down the hill. I haven't been working out because I feel like crap. I'm now approaching 230lbs so I'm 40 pounds overweight!
It's really sad because I know exactly what I need to do and I just can't for some reason.
I thought about getting in contact with a cognitive behavioral therapist but I'm a little apprehensive about it. I think they'd discourage me from going on any elimination diets which I believe is exactly what I need.
I've tried moderation plenty of times. I'll tough it out for 4 or 5 days and try to introduce cheese slowly back into my diet and it just all falls apart. Once I take one bite, I'm hooked and I want more, after that I start eating pizza, ice cream, mac & cheese, fast food ect and I'm back right where I started.
Any advice?
start working out, drink lots of water,,
get some protein powder ..mix with water
just make better choices of food,,,,you need to replace the mindgame of filling up on pizza to something else..
try to go back to high protein/low carbs
I loooove sweets.... but most of the time I choose not to buy them//avoid them
take an unflattering picture of yourself in the mirror and use that for motivation
take an unflattering picture of yourself in the mirror and use that for motivation
ooo I should do this. And I was wondering how to take a picture of myself in my skivvies but not have it on my phone. I could take it, get it printed, then delete from phone.
It sounds like your toughest problem is sugar, aided by dairy and gluten. Try taking a solid month or more without sugar and then remove dairy and gluten when you're ready if you feel it's necessary. It's important to continually take stock of where your at and what is working best for you. The problem with plans is they rarely acknowledge that this is a process not perfection.
Honestly, I think dairy is my biggest problem. Right now, I'm going to start small and cut out wheat products. Next week I'm going to eat as much cheese and dairy as I want and then go from there. I also forgot to mention that I've developed a problem with energy drinks. Binge eating is exhausting and I've been using energy drinks to function the morning. I'm going to let myself keep drinking them for a couple weeks. The only catch is that I have to go to the gym 4 times next week. In 2 or 3 weeks, when the gluten is out of my system, I'll try to stop eating dairy products and then hopefully with that I won't feel the need for energy drinks anymore. So in a nutshell, all I'm going to worry about right now is quitting wheat and working out. So far I'm doing well.
I just had my first workout in months and it was great! I feel much better and my cravings are way down. Today almost ended in a disaster with a trip to Ci Ci's pizza, but I held it off and went to the gym instead.
OP, all these feel good sayings don't do much for helping you with action.
You literally take this one meal at a time.
When you deny yourself of something, (this is a general "you"), that seems to be the only thing that you want. If you have something that especially triggers that, don't say that you can't have it, just say you won't have it right now.
Some out there will tell you to eat only to fuel, but I disagree with that. If food were just for fuel, we wouldn't have all of these restaurants and family gatherings all situated around food. Eating is a social activity, and the sooner that we acknowledge that, the sooner we can get on with how to engage in that social activity while still eating better food. For some people, that social activity can be fulfilled just by watching people eat on a television show...that's how deep that runs. Heck, the Koreans are buzzing about videos watching other people eat. Yes, really. That's all the person does - they eat a meal on video, and people flock to it. It's crazy, but it really is that much of a social activity. A lot of people want to deny it, but it's reality.
You said yourself, it's a lifestyle. It's easy to sit here and say, "Well then do it because you want this more than that", but when you're the one sitting there with a cheese pizza staring you in the face, that line of reasoning goes right out the window. So, again, you have to take this one meal at a time.
I would tell myself, "I'm not saying I can never have Chinese food again, I'm simply saying I will not have it tonight", back when I did the low carb thing some years ago. "I'm not saying I can't have a bowl of ice cream ever again, I'm saying I will not have one right now." "I'm not saying that pizza is forever off of my list, I'm saying I will not eat pizza today."
The stuff that is put in to food is addicting. Several studies have been done that prove that the stuff that is put in to food is addicting. If you try to conquer this all at once, despite what some claim on here, you do have a chance at failure. While Just A Guy said "diet", he wasn't wrong when he said that too many people have an "all or nothing" mindset. If you feel that you are getting addicted, or now are addicted to certain foods, you probably are, and you take it one step at a time.
I long ago changed my words from, "I can't have this" to "I won't have this", always telling myself that I never said I could not have it ever again, I'm just choosing not to have it right this second.
Wise words. Not " I can't but "I won't". I'm going to try that to break my chips and dip addiction! Forget Valium . . the minute I've had a stressful day - my first inclination is to eat junk food; it's so calming !
my first inclination is to eat junk food; it's so calming !
I feel you 100%
Food should not be calming..it should just be food. I think we're all being drugged when we eat junk food. The only drugs I've ever done are caffeine, alcohol, weed and the occasional prescription drugs/painkillers mostly when I was a kid. I feel like a big bowl of warm, creamy, Mac & Cheese after a long day is better than any 'real' drug I've ever done. I'm very fortunate that I don't have issues with anything serious but junk food is my vice.
Like people have been saying...I can eat as much Mac & Cheese as I want to, Just not now, just not tonight. Maybe next week. Maybe a year from now. That way of thinking makes me feel a lot better. I'm not sure why, but I feel like I have control of myself for the first time in a long time.
Hey Jame22. As a sufferer of EDs myself I'd like to chat if you'd be interested. I've been battling EDs since I was a child actually and have recently (within this year) feel I have more of a firm hold on getting better and overcoming my disorders. I also love to exercise more now
Message me whenever you like. (I just feel that sometimes its better to talk about these things one on one without the chance of someone being rude/judgemental and commenting on something they really have no clue about)
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