Thursday, November 5, 2009

Why do I do it?

Last week I decided that it was time to watch what I eat for a few weeks, before the holidays get here. Skip dessert, eat yogurt, be healthier. Some of my pants and shirts are fitting a little too tightly and I want them to be more comfortable this winter. I don't want to have to buy new clothes.

So I have been depriving myself throughout the day. Low-calorie breakfast. Hot tea (I've given up coffee with all the cream and sugar). Simple lunch with yogurt, granola bar, grapes and pretzels. Healthy.


Then I get home from school and I start to crave salt. I scarf down piles of kettle-cooked chips followed by mounds of chocolate-I-need-something-sweet-to-follow-the salt Halloween candy.


I just can't fight the hunger from 11:00 lunch to 6 or 7 p.m. dinner...I have to eat SOMETHING at 4ish. I should be going for a walk. The weather has been gorgeous lately but all I want to do is rest. Sit around. NOT exercise. I should be eating fruit or carrot sticks. Ew.


I try to eat a sensible dinner, but carbs are everywhere: rice, pasta, bread. And on the weekends its much worse...I have no self control at all...I eat everything in sight and I usually gout out to eat so there is tons of friend food and other junk.

Generally, I love myself...but every now and then I take a look in the mirror or a squeeze into a pair of pants and think...if only I had a little bit more self control..



These are all the pictures of food from my computer over the past couple of months...
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 5, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    This really made me LOL! I recognise my own intentions here...and my weaknesses! Lovely post. Good luck with the healthy eating!

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  2. Karen WilsonNovember 5, 2009 at 4:23 PM

    I hear ya...oh me, do I ever. I have a little self control, once in awhile, but one thing I have learned is NOT to stop eating what you love. When I stopped eating junk food and went on this fruit/veggie kick, I did great! Lost 5 lbs in a week. By the end of that week, I was waking in the middle of the night and tearing the cupboards apart looking for anything that contained chocolate, sugar...you name it! So, now I don't deprive myself, but I try to control. Note that I did say TRY...LOL!

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  4. sharyncarlsonNovember 5, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    Oh LOL!! I have asked myself these very same questions :) My trick is to eat something small between meals - helps me control the french fry cravings!

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  5. CheriNovember 6, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    I could have written this post myself.

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  6. Maria OntiverosNovember 7, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    Oh many, those loaded chips look sooo good! When I was being good about eating, I found that a piece of whole wheat bread, spread with peanut butter and half a banana cut up really satisfied my cravings without being too off the charts.
    Rinda

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  7. libbyNovember 7, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    Thanks for such an honest post. And something most us can relate too. It's always good to know we're not alone with our food struggles.

    Libby

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  8. JocelynNovember 7, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    This is a post I can really identify with. I have been there many times and I sympathise.

    Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  9. KarenSNovember 8, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    I could have written this post myself. In fact I think have written something very similar :-)

    Good luck to you!

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  10. AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    That was me last year. Very tight jeans, and struggling to keep the weight off. Stopping eating the food I like never works for me though.

    What does work - only eating if I'm actually hungry and stopping eating when I'm starting to feel full. Not clearing my plate for the sake of it.

    And - lots of exercise.

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