Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I think if you keep a food journal, that include your feelings both before and after meals as well as what you ate and when; that will give you a good start. I also include exercises in it. You can look for patterns in your binges, and find o9ut what your triggers are. Two caveats: First, dont judge yourself for what you eat. That leads to guilt which I think is the great diet buster. Second, dont judge yourself if you skip a meal or a day or two in the journal. See above. On Jan 14, 2008 12:34 PM, Yianacopolus wrote: > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to > sabotage your efforts? > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to weigh. But it > seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How do I find out > what my problem is? > Any ideas? > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Hi Randy made some great points. The food and emotional journal are great ideas. I would like to add also that the numbers on the scale do not define you either. It's ok to have a bad moment and don't beat yourself up over it. We are human. I find that I over eat whether I'm happy, sad, mad, frustrated, etc. I find when I'm having an emotional day, it helps to walk. Clears my mind. made a good point in one of her podcasts, before you grab something to eat, evaluate how hungry you are. Maybe you are thirsty. Good Luck to you! Re: Self Sabatage I think if you keep a food journal, that include your feelings both before and after meals as well as what you ate and when; that will give you a good start. I also include exercises in it. You can look for patterns in your binges, and find o9ut what your triggers are. Two caveats: First, dont judge yourself for what you eat. That leads to guilt which I think is the great diet buster. Second, dont judge yourself if you skip a meal or a day or two in the journal. See above. On Jan 14, 2008 12:34 PM, Yianacopolus <d.yianacopolus@ yahoo.com> wrote: > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to > sabotage your efforts? > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to weigh. But it > seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How do I find out > what my problem is? > Any ideas? > > > > ------------ --------- --------- --- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Great advice, Randy. Yolanda, sometimes I eat way too much in one day and it seems like I've lost control. This happens about once every other week for me, and oftentimes, it is accompanied by a feeling of deprivation, a longing to eat " normally " , and impatience to finally get to my goal weight. I have been far enough along in my weight loss (about 40 pounds to date with 7 more pounds to go) that I try not to get down on myself too much about it but at the same time, I make it a goal to do " damage control " by the end of the day. I also remind myself that I'm eating healthier now, so the way I eat now is NOT deprivation. I remind myself that my idea of " normal eating " is skewed: I think of " normal eating " as going out to eat every night and being one of those thin women with a voracious appetite (ever notice how thin women are considered to have healthy appetites while fat women are gluttonous; how thin women are anorexic while fat women are finally getting their act together?), but this is obviously not a healthy lifestyle, though it may very well be mainstream. And finally, my impatience: I've come so far and I'm so close that I can't wait to live out my new, thin life. To address this point, I remind myself that my new, thin life has already been going on for some time; it started when I made the choice to eat healthier and lose weight. That said, I haven't been able to come up with a deeper answer for why I over-eat sometimes. I think the part of me that doesn't want to lose weight isn't really trying to sabotage my weight loss in so much as it's just me being really tired of working so hard and wondering whether the weight loss will really solve my image issues in the end. Kat > > > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to > > sabotage your efforts? > > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to weigh. But it > > seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How do I find out > > what my problem is? > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > > now. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I LOVE the idea of journaling instead of (or maybe at least before) giving in to that " compulsion to eat " . I love that phrase too as it really descibes how I can be having a great day food and emotion wise and then suddenly something happens(not always an obvious something either) and I feel a real compulsion to eat. Often I'm not hungry or only mildly so but it really feels like a complusion! I am going to journal during those moments. The best part is that journaling is something I can do most times of day. EVen jotting few notes while at stop lights is doable. > > > > > > > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to > > > > sabotage your efforts? > > > > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to weigh. > > But it > > > > seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How do I > > find out > > > > what my problem is? > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Journaling is a great way to figure out whether you're really hungry or if you're eating of of emotion. During the week, I'm on the computer all day and keep my journal open. At times that I used to snack, I write what about how I'm feeling physically and emotionally at that moment and sometimes journal away from eating or realize that my last meal was insufficient. For years, I've heard journaling is a great tool for losing weight but it's always been writing in what you ate which I absolutely hated. Now that I'm writing what I feel it just comes natural that I want to write it down. I'm looking forward to reading my journal after a few more months and hope to see a pattern of progress! > > > > > > > > > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally > trying to > > > > > sabotage your efforts? > > > > > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to > weigh. > > > But it > > > > > seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How > do I > > > find out > > > > > what my problem is? > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 , I know I need to explore this a little more than what I'm presenting here, but yes, I know what you mean. There are a lot of reasons I've put on weight, the weight has, in many ways, lots of protective meanings, for me and so even though, I want to let go of it, I have to acknowledge what those past actions by past s were trying to do for me. I have to be ready to accept those " gifts " from myself, parts of myself or past selves - however, you want to frame it. Then, I accept them, really listening and understanding, and then let it go, reassuring myself it is time to " graduate " and move on. This is part of the inner alignment tool brought up in the first few podcasts. > > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to sabotage your efforts? > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to weigh. But it seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How do I find out what my problem is? > Any ideas? > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi . talks about this in some of the first podcasts (the first 2 or 3). That REALLY helped me learn why I self-sabotaged and I have stopped. > > > > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to > sabotage your efforts? > > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to > weigh. But it seems the closer I get I always manage to end up > binging. How do I find out what my problem is? > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. > Try it now. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 What i have learned over the past couple of months is that I have to be really focused on my thoughts at all times. I have to be aware of every thing I think because thoughts turn into actions. It is when I let my negative thoughts creep back in they take right over. And those negative thoughts are the ones that make me do the things that keep me from reaching my goals. Its so easy to slip back in the unaware mindset of denial. Staying in the present moment at all times helps me alot. ehwiener wrote: , I know I need to explore this a little more than what I'm presenting here, but yes, I know what you mean. There are a lot of reasons I've put on weight, the weight has, in many ways, lots of protective meanings, for me and so even though, I want to let go of it, I have to acknowledge what those past actions by past s were trying to do for me. I have to be ready to accept those " gifts " from myself, parts of myself or past selves - however, you want to frame it. Then, I accept them, really listening and understanding, and then let it go, reassuring myself it is time to " graduate " and move on. This is part of the inner alignment tool brought up in the first few podcasts. > > Does any one else feel like you are somehow intentionally trying to sabotage your efforts? > I keep telling myself how I want to look and what I want to weigh. But it seems the closer I get I always manage to end up binging. How do I find out what my problem is? > Any ideas? > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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