I cannot control my eating of junk food

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Sputinik

I cannot control my eating of junk food

Post by Sputinik » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:49 am

Hello everyone,

I am a working SPAMBOT, working long hours and addicted to fast food, usually eating while I'm in the office. I seem to eat whether I'm hungry or not and have got to a stage where I am unable to control my eating habit. Unfortunately, my weight is increasing and I'm being forced to buy clothes a size larger than normal. I can devote a little time to exercise, but is there a recommended safe way to lose weight? I've heard of all these diets, such as Atkins, that don't sound very healthy at all.

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Post by wrigleyj » Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:45 am

You're in just the right place :-)

See Reinhard's other major baby, linked from the top of this very page. The No S Diet. I am beginning my 3rd week of No S and ShovelGlove and it feels great. I've managed to get my habitual snacking on crap under control. The No S Diet also has a forum linked from this one's parent page http://everydaysystems.com/bb/ but have a read of http://nosdiet.com/ for a feel of what it's all about.

Good luck.

Joe
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no s

Post by ravioli » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:05 pm

I can relate to your situation in a way. I work the graveyard shift and so nothing around my work is open at night, except for a few fast food places. This leads me to eat mostly fast food during my lunch break. I will bring a sandwich or salad to work sometimes but I do find myself too lazy to actually make them most of the time, and therefore resort to fast food.

The thing about the No S Diet is that it doesn't say what you can/can't eat (other than sweets). I just started the diet this week, and I still eat fast food for lunch, however I try to make up for it nutrition-wise by eating healthier before and after work. The big thing with No S is to not eat sweets, seconds, or snacks in between meals. I'm hoping that the fast food thing won't matter too much as long as I get a bit of exercise and cut down on my overall food intake.

If you think you can handle cutting back on snacks then try the No S diet. It seems to work for a lot of people. And the big thing is it sustainable throughout your whole life instead of something you do for a few months, lose weight, stop, and gain it all back.

Good luck!

Mambo

Post by Mambo » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:24 am

Hi,
I, A SPAMBOT, fully understand your problem - its quite common that people working long hours in offices pick up habits like eating junk food and set aside no time to exercise. Junk food is a serious health risk. My advice would be the following:

• Stop eating junk food, or at least cut it down to eating junk food a maximum of once per week.
• Start some simple, low key exercise such as walking

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Post by dianachian » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:11 am

Unfortunately, this poster is just a spam bot (google their message and you can see the exact phrasing has been posted on numerous weight loss boards).

Purpose is so that a "different" poster can reply with some helpful advice that can be found with "more details" at their website....

I'm new too, but I'm no spam bot! :D

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Post by reinhard » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:33 pm

These spambots keep getting more and more sophisticated....

I think I've weeded out 99% of them just with that little "complete this phrase" box in the create new account form over a year ago. I used to have to delete over 50% of new accounts a day - this breach brings the grand total up to 2 since then (or 3, if you count the accounts separately).

Hope this isn't the start of a new trend...

At least some genuinely good advice was given in response to it! I'll go ahead and delete the spam link (and the accounts).

Reinhard

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duped

Post by ravioli » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:04 pm

I've been shambangled!

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Post by gratefuldeb67 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:33 pm

Hahah :D

Yeah I loved the complete the phrase bit Rein.. Saw that when I signed Richie up.
Good thinking!
8) Debs
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Post by reinhard » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:04 pm

Bad news... just had to delete another of these guys.

The spam arms race escalates.

Reinhard

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