I don't know if I actually do deal with it...I just sort of set goals for myself with "bad" foods...I know that doesn't seem healthy, but I find that if I just don't eat potato chips at all or fries at all then I feel better b/c I have that control. I mean, don't necessarily take my advice ( I *have* had a problem with an eating disorder in the past, and am still struggling) but I mean, maybe the underlying message is there--if you can slowly give yourself the control over the food then you can stop the addiction.
I had to give up coffee and chocolate because of IBS, that was so hard to do. And for awhile I just told myself, oh one cup of coffee won't hurt me (I've been a 3 cup a day person since I was 14), and to tell you the truth, it didn't. but soon I was up to 3 cups again, and in serious pain! I guess that's truly my motivation for giving up coffee, chocolate on the other hand I sometimes let myself get away with when I bake cookies. I can't eat bar chocolate though b/c I really feel ill afterwards.
I guess my point is just that you have to see what you're about to put in your mouth and say, "Do I even want this, or do I just want to munch something that tastes good?" Truth be told, I always just have the munchies for something good....I can't just grab up crackers b/c I still want those chips afterwards! I end up eating more b/c I eat both the crackers and the chips. I just stop eating them, like just stop. I don't even tell myself "Oh I gave them up", I just don't recognize their existence. I guess that's what gets me through the day.
And obviously just be careful, b/c you don't want to end up sick. That's what I did...I said that I didn't want anything inside me instead of just the bad things. So be careful, be healthy, and keep trying. It's never to late to say to yourself, "I can give that up" even if you already ate it that day.
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