Everyday Systems

Very interesting mods! One of them I was thinking about too: no snacking on weekends too. If I’m getting three physically & psychologically (diet-induced food obsession 😢) satisfying meals, I’m happy to let go of all snacking weekday or weekends. But of course I can’t be too rigid with this...

oolala53 wrote:you don't need to lose weight, you need to lose overeating

Funny but true! This will be my new weigh loss mantra from now on especially when I get tempted to restrict/obsessively diet or obsessively check my weight.
Thanks for sharing!

So today I let myself have a cup of tea with milk while feeding my kids dinner. That helped me to control nibbling on their food and I ate a normal (okay, a large one!) at night. But I wasn’t cooking today. Let’s see how things go on nights that I cook too.

Centrino - is it food you need or a bit of time to have a break and relax? If it's the latter and you give yourself permission to do this, it may help with the urge to dive into the food. Coming from a long history of dieting and bingeing, honestly I sometimes cannot differentiate between a need to...

Soprano wrote:
Be patient you do learn to live with the hunger

Jx

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I do get impatient quickly. I understand it takes time for the body to get adjusted to a whole new way of eating, rather “regular eatingâ€. It’s gotten used to restriction, bingeing, dieting, bingeing, rinse and repeat.

Hi. I’m still experimenting with the best lunch meal (I tend to eat same thing at breakfast and lunch most days to decrease food-related stress). I wanted to find a lunch that would take me 4-5 hours till the family dinner without having a sugar crash or craving (I have some degree of insulin resi...