CDCs or longtimers: one meal a week?

I'll be blatantly honest, I went on SS+ to eat, because I wasn't coping on SS on its own. Now I could say it was for other reasons, eg energy, exercise, eating with husband etc but nope, plain and simple on SS I was fine until I got to that miserable picky/binge stage and it was either eating within the confines of the plan or looking for excuses off it.

I feel that I've made the right decision. Lost 3.5lbs this week and feel much happier because I feel more in control. I decided that I could either much about on SS derailing, bingeing, back on track and losing minimal amounts (the 2 weeks I did this I lost 0.75lbs and then put on 1.5) or I could move up a plan, perhaps lose slower but still lose.

I have no doubt that I still have food demons to tackle, but I don't feel CD is going to do that for me. Yes it promotes a good bit of naval gazing, but these are food issues that have taken years to build up and cement in my psyche, I don't think 13 weeks on CD is going to fix them. Even LL with its CBT I don't think would be right for me.

Not having a go at anyone with this btw, just a flip side of the coin argument.
 
Well done Lexi. really pleased you've had a good week since moving up and you're feeling more in control. You are probably right about CD not fixing our bad habbits however it will certainly make us appreciate the food we'll be eating again and show's us we don't have to eat constantly to sort out whatever is going on in our lives :) Also with all our high's and lows while on CD, if we can get through CD through all this we're certainly on our way to sorting old habbits out.

Def a good idea to read a book tho on why we eat so much and how to kick the habbit perhaps while we're still on CD.

Good to hear you're doing well xxx
 
I know what you mean about food demons Lexie. I didn't feel that I got rid of any last time on CD.
This time round I do feel different. When I went onto SS+ I didn't enjoy it, didn't enjoy the taste of the food really and just wanted my shake.
I have found I feel more inclined to cheat on SS+ though for some reason, which is why I think some people might struggle on it.
I think introducing food could have easily sparked a binge in me, as I've had problems with that in the past.
 
I understand where you are coming from re the inclination to cheat. I've found that old habits really do die hard, as now after my SS+ meal the craving to have something sweet to "round off the meal" is still there. So far though its been manageable as I've been rationalising that I don't need it, If I wait until say 6pm then I can have my 3rd shake, and that will be something sweet then. Sometimes when I get to 6pm I change my mind and have a soup. For me it seems to be about habit breaking and training.

I really look forward to my SS+ meal though, I have to be honest.

I'm also fairly enamoured with Quorn pieces now and looking forward to continuing to use them after CD.
 
Cd is such a personal thing & I think you have to do what will get you through it.
I have been on it since Sept last year & have only JUST got to goal.... I peed about for a couple of months & tried other diets, but have come back to cd to get my last bit off.
Anyway, I have had every sat off since I started Cd.... I really looked forward to it & thought about all the good stuff I wanted to eat..... I got straight back on it the next day without a problem....
I only had trouble getting the last 10lb off as I felt great, but still had to get those last few lbs off....
BUT it will take you longer to lose the weight, that is a definate!
Also, some people find it extremely difficult to get back onto cd after a day off & need to be completely abstinant to keep them on track.
Everybody who does this diet are different. I NEEDED those saturdays off to get me through the week on cd, even at the cost of me spending more money on it & it taking longer....

xx
 
Thanks for that ZoBo. I think that's what I might need to do. My mood is a million times better today since I had that wee lunch. The cravings are gone too for now (the first time since been on CD)
 
It's funny you say about wanting something sweet after the meal because I am the same Lexie.
I've never been one for puddings, so not sure why I crave something - it's certainly not habit.
However, whenever I've eaten something sweet I've then craved savoury - grass is always greener.

So I always have a shake after my meal :) I find it too hard to wait.
 
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