Rckc's Journal, 14 January 2016

Good morning, rckc! I'm the same way. I'm a total carb/sugar addict. If you figure out how to break the addiction other than completely obtaining, please let me know...lol. Hope you have a great day! 

We're only human after all! Needed the quote this morning. Thanks for sharing  

I have a tendency to go overboard with the wrong foods at times, particularly social situations, get togethers, celebrations, etc. The times I have done best are when I've gone into the eating situation with a positive and strict mindset ahead of time, then stuck to it. But once I give into temptation it can be a slippery slope! So changing mindset and the way we think about it, understanding what the triggers are and dealing with/avoiding those things are keys to success but not an easy thing. Good job getting back to your plan. The feeling of being on the right track and lack of negative effects from the wrong foods is so much better than the temporary satisfaction of eating them. 

I am pretty much staying with the abstinence method cause I'm afraid if I fall off the wagon I will go SPLAT!! That said I did lick the beaters when I made frosting and licked the spatula when I made peanut butter fudge. To stop myself from eating more I told myself the flavor would not stay in my mouth any longer after a whole piece than it did after a small dab. It worked for me. "A moment on the lips...forever on the hips". Stay strong my buddy!  

After chatting to another lady in the office(she is on some really restrictive diet) I had an epiphany: whereas she was complaining that she couldn't have this that or the other, I just thought I don't eat this that or the other because of how it makes me feel. So a simple change in attitude can help. Don't say I can't, do say you just don't :) 

schmetterlinge34 is right about the attitude. Don't have a pity party because you feel deprived, but rather remember all the delicious things you can have! Love me some nuts, and a good steak is hard to beat. Go Us!! 

I am right there with you. I have to stay away from foods I can't eat all together. One bite is the kiss of death for me, I just can't stop. Yes, some people can, but unfortunately there are the rest of us who just aren't able to.  

LOVE your inspirational quote! I have been struggling lately and this is so true! 

I guess it takes practice; I have done better at portion control in the last year - not perfect but better. It is hard. I tend to to take small pieces of whatever nad work at limiting it - or hide the rest - like out of sight, out of stomach. 

It's amazing to me you have enough control for a fat fast. Lol that doesn't sound right. What I mean is that I do not have that control. So maybe apply some of that to other things? I have been sick for weeks. At the worst of it I only wanted ice cream. I gave up and ate the ice cream and nothing else for three days straight. I knew I was feeling better when I again went for it and felt worse for eating it.