Re: That dieting mentality is very sneaky!

[Guest guest]

Yes, yes, yes! Sneaky intrusions of diet-think, oh my yes!

Let myself have strawberry Greek yogurt, which was wonderful, (when I dieted I only allowed myself to have unsweetened yogurt) and after I ate one I was still hungry and thought about having another. Well, I caught myself reading the label to see how many calories it had to determine whether it was okay to have more. Sneaky. Had to remind myself that the cues come from inside, not from out.

I know there are others and now that you've raised this I'll be on the alert for more of them. Thanks!

April M.

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!

[Guest guest]

Great catch!abby

 

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!

[Guest guest]

Yay, Sandy!maybe you should try having dessert first? get it " out of the way " so that you are free to focus on and enjoy your entree?not something to do every day, perhaps... i usually want something more substantial before sweets... but it might be fun to experiment with it, to prove to yourself that you ARE going to have that scrumptious dessert you want, but are scared that you will deny yourself?

sometimes it's even liberating to have that pie when you are not sure you want it, so you can eat it and say, " wow, i was ALLOWED to eat this... and found that what I actually wanted was fruit. "  

I think we have to show ourselves, many times over, that we REALLY CAN have whatever we want! once we get that through our nervous heads, things get a lot easier. abby

 

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!

[Guest guest]

reputkow wrote:

> Do any of you have these sneaky intrusions of diet thoughts?

All the time!

I do the same you do and I started also to tally up calories I might

have burnt while exercising. However, I'm not sure how to stop. The

thoughts sneak in all the time.

As I wrote in another mail, I feel I should go back to square one with a

few things and start all over again with the books.

I painfully realised that I STILL turn big time to disordered eating in

rough times (and the times are indeed a bit rough right now for various

reasons).

Best wishes

s.

[Guest guest]

Having just read all the replies, it occurred to me that these sneaky diet thoughts might always intrude on my space.I suddenly had a flash of the movie, "A Beautiful Mind," the true story of that schizophrenic genius from Princeton (played by Russel Crowe). He has these hallucinations for years, not realizing that they're hallucinations. By the end of the movie, with the help of medication, he still sees the hallucinations but knows them for what they are--figments of his imagination--and he no longer needs to pay them any attention or listen to them. He just notices them.I can relate!!! I might not be schizophrenic, and there's no medication for sneaky, intrusive diet thoughts that I'm aware of--but I think I can begin to see them for what THEY really are--just figments of my diet mentality.Maybe that's enough--the awareness-- followed then by saying, "Stop it!" to myself, and moving on.Ugh--what a ball-buster!!!!> > > Do any of you have these sneaky intrusions of diet thoughts? > > All the time!> > I do the same you do and I started also to tally up calories I might> have burnt while exercising. However, I'm not sure how to stop. The> thoughts sneak in all the time.> > As I wrote in another mail, I feel I should go back to square one with a> few things and start all over again with the books.> > I painfully realised that I STILL turn big time to disordered eating in> rough times (and the times are indeed a bit rough right now for various> reasons).> > Best wishes> s.>