Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 In a message dated 10/15/2003 7:35:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, kkibby@... writes: > I have to admit it.... I am totally hooked on sweets. > Not that I am eating them all the time, it is just > that I MUST have something after dinner every > night. I know I need to give this up... I am just > having trouble convincing my self to do it. Why do you have to give it up? There's nothing wrong with something sweet after dinner. Just try and pick something low in sugar and carbs. Judy Lap Proximal RNY 7/23/02 Drs. and Rabkin/SF 54/5'3 " - 257/140 size 22/XXL - 6-8/S bmi 46/24 -66 inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Kathy, I work at silencing that voice in my head that keeps telling me that I can " never eat that again " because, for me, that message seems to be a trigger; the next thing you know that particular " can't eat that ever again " food is in my thoughts constantly. The risk of a binge in my future becomes more real by the minute. For me - and I know that EACH OF US IS DIFFERENT - moderation rather than complete avoidance is usually more liveable and more workable. Chocolate is a weakness for me so I buy the best quality chocolate I can find and I either buy it in small quantities or give away MOST of what I buy. Then, when I eat my chocolate, I make a real effort to eat it slowly and really savor it. If I'm wanting potato chips I buy one small individual serving bag at a time and again, eat them slowly. Often I am satisfied before I finish the serving and am able to happily leave some on the plate. I don't want to make it sound like I am always on track. The last few weeks I've found myself eating more often and larger quantities. So this week I'm focusing on using the bag of tricks that I've learned from reading this group's posts. I've upped my protein (target a minimum of 6 protein drinks a day), being more careful with my vitamins, cutting out the Nutrasweet drinks in favor of more herbal tea with Splenda, writing down every bite that goes into my mouth so that I have an accurate picture of what I'm doing, stocked the house with more protein snacks, fresh fruit, and veggies, increased my exercise walking from twice a week to three or four times a week. One of the most important things I've learned is that you have to figure out what works for you. If you aren't losing and you want to, but you feel like you have to have the sweets, consider smaller portions and better quality. If the sweets have control of you consider doing a protein fast. If you are just snacking out of habit then change your activities or substitute a lower calorie alternative (my wonderful hot green tea instead of potato chips might not sound great to you, but I love the tea and feel satisfied rather than deprived). Hope that helps. Thanks for asking - funny how trying to form an answer helps me focus. Amy RNY 12/7/2000 size 22/24/26 to size 6/8/10 -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * nosophist1@... * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I'm Hooked, > > I have to admit it.... I am totally hooked on sweets. > Not that I am eating them all the time, it is just > that I MUST have something after dinner every > night. I know I need to give this up... I am just > having trouble convincing my self to do it. > > Any thoughts? > > kathy > > ******************************************* > The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, > But I have promises to keep, > And miles to go before I sleep, > And miles to go before I sleep. > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 I certainly understand the desire to have something sweet after dinner. There are 2 things I generally do. One is I will make a protein shake about 8 pm. Sometimes I will do a vanilla with some berries in it. Sometimes I will do chocolate. Not only does it satisfy the desire for sweets but I also get in some protein. The other thing I do is tell myself that I will not have any sweets for 24 hours. If in 24 hours I still want some I will try for another 24 hours. If after 3 days of doing this, I will indulge in a little bit of sweets. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 07:35:18 -0400 " " writes: > I'm Hooked, > > I have to admit it.... I am totally hooked on sweets. > Not that I am eating them all the time, it is just > that I MUST have something after dinner every > night. I know I need to give this up... I am just > having trouble convincing my self to do it. > > Any thoughts? > > kathy > > ******************************************* > The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, > But I have promises to keep, > And miles to go before I sleep, > And miles to go before I sleep. > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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