Let's start by taking a look at what you eat. What foods are you addicted to, what are your favorite foods? What foods can you not live without? We all have foods we say we can live without, wouldn't bother us if say brussel sprouts fell off the side of the earth not to be seen again. I use them as an example because I am the only one in my family that likes them, my husband and kids wouldn't mind if they never existed. I happen to love them, now I could live without them, but they aren't one of my favorite foods. I personally love cheese, love, love, love it! Could I LIVE without it? Probably, would I want to? No! Too many of my favorite foods include cheese and so I think it would be hard to live without those foods. OK, in the literal sense yes, I am sure my body could survive, but I don't think I would be too happy in the end.
What about you? What foods would it be hard for you to let go? What foods do you crave? Now that you have those in mind I want you to write them down on a piece of paper. Now that you have them written down I want you to write WHEN you usually eat them. For instance, I crave certain foods now and again and in my mind I believe the reason I crave them is because my body is lacking in a certain vitamin or mineral and so when it comes to the healthier foods I will give myself permission to eat these foods i.e. broccoli, liver, corn etc. There are also those foods that I just crave because they are so yummy; chocolate cake, potato chips, ice cream... These are foods that I also allow myself now and then because I know that if I deny myself I won't be happy and I will eat just about anything trying to satisfy the craving, which would probably lead to ingesting more calories than if I had eaten that cookie in the first place!
What you need to understand is that the more you deny yourself what you want the more you are going to crave it and the more likely you are to abuse the craving in the end. You crave a cookie, have A cookie, or two, but don't have six or seven or ten or the whole bag! Be good to you and you will be a happier person in the end and you can still lose weight believe it or not! I know you are doubting what I am saying but keep reading and you will see where I am going. I am not a doctor or dietitian I don't have a degree nor am I a weight loss counselor. I am just like you, I have tried and failed many times and have found out a few things over the years that actually opened my eyes and to my surprise (or maybe not so much) I started losing weight!
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