Re: That dieting mentality is very sneaky!

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I have a lot of the old sneaky ideas and am becoming more aware of them often.  Without the awareness I would not be able to change.  So awareness is good.  I still find that while I am eating a meal I am already thinking about what I will have for dessert.  I have done that for a long time, and am feeling guilty for wanting some " bad " dessert instead of a " good " one like fruit instead of pie. For now at least I will learn to enjoy the pie or chose the fruit if I want it.  Yesterday I went out and bought a larger size pair of shorts and did not feel bad about it.  Felt so good actually to be comfortable and able to breathe. Thanks for you imput. Sandy

 

I've become aware of that diet mentality sneaking up on me in the most innocuous-seeming way (but NOT innocuous) lately.  It's been going on for a while, but I've only just realized it this past week.

It happens every Monday through Friday at the same time--on my way home from work at around 5:30pm.  I'm usually not yet hungry for dinner because I tend to eat a late lunch.  Seemingly out of the blue, I will start thinking about what to have for dinner with my husband, and immediately the question arises-- " Hmmm....what did I eat today already? "   I then start to tally up a list of what I've eaten during the work day--to determine if I've eaten too much.

It suddenly dawns on me what I'm doing--and that it has nothing to do with hunger--that I'm trying to figure out if I should " watch " what I eat for the rest of the day/evening. In other words, should I watch my diet (four letter word!) for the rest of the night.

It's crazy!!!  I am so trying to get away from dieting and go to IE--but the dieting mentality sneaks in.I appreciate that I at least am becoming aware of this crazy way of thinking sneaking in--but am pissed off at how cunning this " mind control " can be!  I'm certain that my husband, for example, who has no food issues, does not think this on his way home.  In fact, I know that he's happily thinking.... " Hmmm--what shall we have for dinner? "

Do any of you have these sneaky intrusions of diet thoughts?  This is the only one that I'm aware of at the moment--but I have a feeling that they're occurring at other times that I'm not aware of. 

Very frustrating--I KNOW these thoughts have some subliminal affect on how I handle food.Thanks for listening!