Doirin
Positivity is the key
My son has just asked for some crisps and I opened a packet of cheese and onion for him. I stuck my face into the bag and soaked up the smell of them, in fairness now they do smell rather wonderful. Did I cheat? Hell no, just wanted to smell them. He wasn't too impressed though and kept trying to take them off me, I gave them back after a minute.
But it got me thinking. They say if we learn to listen to our bodies it will tell us everything we need to know, what we are lacking, how much food we need, when we are just thirsty and not hungry. I am hoping that at the end of this journey I will start to understand more about how my body works.
The thing I realise on this diet is when I have a shake it totally fills me, I feel full. I have never felt that full before after a meal. Part of this is due to the ammount of water I drink on this diet and also I hope that my stomach is shrinking because I am not shovelling food not needed into it.
Also there is no emotional eating on this diet, when I feel upset I come on here and give or get support and that seems to work. There are also none of the highs and lows normally experienced by eating sugar, which also helps with the mood.
These are just some ramblings but hopefully it's me getting my head in gear to be ready when I do come off this diet, it's not too early to start preparing as it has taken me over 20 years to get to this stage, it won't all be rectified in the 8-10 months it takes me to get to goal.
Sorry if this is long winded but need to get it out sometimes so the ideas become concereted in the brain.
Take care
Doirin
But it got me thinking. They say if we learn to listen to our bodies it will tell us everything we need to know, what we are lacking, how much food we need, when we are just thirsty and not hungry. I am hoping that at the end of this journey I will start to understand more about how my body works.
The thing I realise on this diet is when I have a shake it totally fills me, I feel full. I have never felt that full before after a meal. Part of this is due to the ammount of water I drink on this diet and also I hope that my stomach is shrinking because I am not shovelling food not needed into it.
Also there is no emotional eating on this diet, when I feel upset I come on here and give or get support and that seems to work. There are also none of the highs and lows normally experienced by eating sugar, which also helps with the mood.
These are just some ramblings but hopefully it's me getting my head in gear to be ready when I do come off this diet, it's not too early to start preparing as it has taken me over 20 years to get to this stage, it won't all be rectified in the 8-10 months it takes me to get to goal.
Sorry if this is long winded but need to get it out sometimes so the ideas become concereted in the brain.
Take care
Doirin