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sarah!

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hello!
i have never written on any form of forum but today im distraught!
i just dont kno wat to do anymore, last year i joined slimming world in january to lose weight for my wedding that was in september 2012, and i felt great on my wedding day! i then put on a stone on my honeymoon, i got half of that off when i got back but since then its been a downwards spiral! christmas i didnt see the point and kept telling myself "ill start after xmas" but every single day i wake up thinking that todays the day i diet and get this weight off, but even today i started out well then sat and ate 8 biscuits crisps, a bar of chocolate and thats after my meals :(
i just dont know how to change my relationship with food, does anyone else do this? do u start the day good and then binge even tho u know its wrong? im not obese,but the rate im going, i will be if i dont stop this. and it makes me so sad everyday :'( i feel awful inside myself! and i guess coming on here has made me feel like i have spoken about it! im fed up of people saying "ohhhhh u dont need to lose weight" ... YES i do!
 
Are you drinking enough water and eating foods full of fiber to help you feel fuller throughout the day? This may help with those later day cravings. I used to get those cravings at night, and then started drinking a lot more water throughout the day and found I wasn't as hungry at night! Do your best!
 
I've been doing intermittent fasting throughout my weight loss efforts. It's great for conquering bad eating habits and burning extra weight. There's a ton of great info on here, but you really have to want to do it for yourself. It sounds like your ready to me.

Also congratulations on your wedding.

Deck :biggrinjester:
 
I write down everything I eat. I record the calories or try to estimate them when they aren't known. Even if you are overeating, write it down. I find it very useful and it keeps me honest to myself. I reduce what I eat and avoid binging when I know it will be in my little notebook forever. I look back over my notes and see what I've done. It allows me cheats too. If I look and it's been a long time since I've had a sweet then maybe I allow myself a treat.

Think of it this way. If I sit in front of the TV and eat a whole bag of doritos, I feel bad and think how I shouldn't have done that. With the book I have to write down that my lovely bag of doritos has 1,750 calories (almost a days worth of food). I won't forget that and I'm less likely to repeat that.

Last night I counted out my chips and had 150 calories because I wanted some junk food. It's not the best nutrition, but I stayed under calories for the day. I'm eating doritos and losing weight and that feels great.
 
Sarah its not easy and I find you need to be in the right frame of mind, you can do it you dont need choc and lollies ect if you are feeling like something sweet maybe try some low fat yogurt, I have had great success with writing down what i'm consuming both in my weight loss diary on here and also writing it down in a diary and also writing quotes to keep me going.

Goodluck
 
Quercus said:
I write down everything I eat. I record the calories or try to estimate them when they aren't known. Even if you are overeating, write it down. I find it very useful and it keeps me honest to myself. I reduce what I eat and avoid binging when I know it will be in my little notebook forever. I look back over my notes and see what I've done. It allows me cheats too. If I look and it's been a long time since I've had a sweet then maybe I allow myself a treat.
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Good point, also there's a great app you can get for smartphones called myfitnesspal, it helps you count calories, track exercise and even calculates your ideal caloric intake for each day based on your age, height, weight and goals.

Deck :ack2:
 
I love eating burgers and all the processed food. I just crave them so badly. You can't simply cut out food all at once, that will only increase the cravings. Try minimizing your intake :) Then slowly taper down how much if a certain food you eat. For example, I say to myself only fast food once a week, and soon I'm going to just do every other week and then once a month etc.

I promise you, the slower you cut foods out of your diet, the easier it is to get rid of the cravings!
 
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