Re: Those little demons?

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Tilley,

Yes! I usually take a snack and lunch, often with a couple of options. It

really does help when I'm in such a place where my food choices are limited.

A couple of days ago I went to school without enough food. I actually was

starved and knew I needed some carbs, something substantial and nutritious. But

it wasn't there. So I ended up eating the only thing I could find, part of a

bowl of leftover caramel dip for fruit. It tasted good, but was not what my body

was asking for. This is where making the effort to take care of myself, in ways

such as making the effort to get the food together, makes a difference.

I'm currently very frustrated because I can't seem to strike a balance between

taking care of myself and my work, which is teaching. Seems it takes up all my

time, and then, while I want to go to the gym, by the time I finish getting my

room together after school, I'm too doggone tired. While this has nothing to do

with eating, it does.

Sara

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> > Hi folks,

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> > I have been thinking about the on-going discussion about those little

demons--the M & Ms, or the wrapped mints, or, for me, the Christmas Hersheys

kisses that are white with little bits of crushed candy canes in them. I took a

whole bunch of them to work yesterday, thinking I needed some kind of treat, and

surely that would be enough, but I ate them ALL, and would have eaten more if I

had had them..... And someone has been leaving yogurt (ie sugar) covered raisins

and cranberries in the office, and I have been eating a ton of those too, even

though they aren't all that great.....

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> > But I was thinking about all this discussion about legalizing, and

eventually getting over this compulsion, but I wasn't feeling the compulsion

earlier, when I had my pecan pie in the freezer, and I started wondering if I

was eating the kisses as a kind of compensation. Since I don't have what I

REALLY want, I still want a treat, and this is the only thing that is there.

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> > So to test my theory, I bought ingredients for and made a German chocolate

cake last night, complete with coconut pecan frosting. The MOMENT I even made

that decision, I had no desire for the kisses. I didn't have any need to sample

the batter (though I did lick a little off the beaters, and taste the frosting

once), or even to have a piece of the cake last night when it was finished.

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> > This morning I had a piece of cake for breakfast (it was incredibly yummy)

and took my oatmeal to school to eat later in case I got hungry, which I did,

but only had time to eat a few bites between classes. I also have a big chunk

of cake with me here, but I don't have any inclination to eat anything sweet

right now.

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> > So.....what I am proposing (for myself anyway) is that it's not the kisses

that I need to get over, but that I need to figure out what it is that I really

truly want, and have THAT available, so that I don't go seeking lesser things as

compensation. Does this strike any bells with any of you?

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> > Tilley

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