Hi all,
So whilst lying in bed last night I got to thinking about all the years I've been over weight, all the diets I've tried (and failed at), my trigger foods etc.
The lightbulb moment then hit me like a ton of bricks. Although I've thought this way before whilst low carbing a number of years back the realization last night was something much stronger. I have now accepted that I WILL NEVER eat bad carbs again. By bad carbs, I mean refined processed rubbish. Cakes, biscuits, sweets, white bread, white pasta, crisps, pizza and the like. I will, when my weight stabilizes eat only 70% or above dark choc and hopefully only small amounts at that as I do love the stuff..
I have realised through my dieting hell over the last 20 years that I have been a carb addict and as a result have obviously become super sensitive to them.
People could never understand me saying before that if I had even one let's say slice of white bread, one biscuit, one cake that I literally would not be able to stop and it would turn into an entire binge. I used to binge on porridge above all things. Carbs except those in the lovely veg we eat on the Dukan plan (I'm still on cruise and will be till July) are now a distant memory thank God. When I look back on how I felt eating them (at the time, comfort) afterwards (bloated and ill) I'm sooooo glad I decided to give this plan a go. I have no more carb hangovers, no carb cravings to the point where I would jump through fire to get them, no brain fog, no aching stomach and limbs from carb binges, no depressive thoughts after said carb binge "why can't I stick to this diet, what's wrong with me"..the list goes on.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that for the first time in so long, I'm thinking clearly, I have realised there is NOTHING wrong with me mentally, I was simply just addicted to bad, processed carbs. Playing around with weight watchers and other such diets over the last number of years has thought me a valuable lesson - I am one of those people who just can't have "a little bit of everything" as the little bit of everything makes me crave more and more and then I spiral out of control.
Just felt the need to put this down and hope by reading it, it may help someone else out there who was or is constantly thinking and wondering why they can't stick to other diets or eating plans.
Long live Dukan is what I say. It's 100% the best eating plan for me and one I intend to stick to for the rest of my life.
Thanks for reading if you are xx
So whilst lying in bed last night I got to thinking about all the years I've been over weight, all the diets I've tried (and failed at), my trigger foods etc.
The lightbulb moment then hit me like a ton of bricks. Although I've thought this way before whilst low carbing a number of years back the realization last night was something much stronger. I have now accepted that I WILL NEVER eat bad carbs again. By bad carbs, I mean refined processed rubbish. Cakes, biscuits, sweets, white bread, white pasta, crisps, pizza and the like. I will, when my weight stabilizes eat only 70% or above dark choc and hopefully only small amounts at that as I do love the stuff..
I have realised through my dieting hell over the last 20 years that I have been a carb addict and as a result have obviously become super sensitive to them.
People could never understand me saying before that if I had even one let's say slice of white bread, one biscuit, one cake that I literally would not be able to stop and it would turn into an entire binge. I used to binge on porridge above all things. Carbs except those in the lovely veg we eat on the Dukan plan (I'm still on cruise and will be till July) are now a distant memory thank God. When I look back on how I felt eating them (at the time, comfort) afterwards (bloated and ill) I'm sooooo glad I decided to give this plan a go. I have no more carb hangovers, no carb cravings to the point where I would jump through fire to get them, no brain fog, no aching stomach and limbs from carb binges, no depressive thoughts after said carb binge "why can't I stick to this diet, what's wrong with me"..the list goes on.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that for the first time in so long, I'm thinking clearly, I have realised there is NOTHING wrong with me mentally, I was simply just addicted to bad, processed carbs. Playing around with weight watchers and other such diets over the last number of years has thought me a valuable lesson - I am one of those people who just can't have "a little bit of everything" as the little bit of everything makes me crave more and more and then I spiral out of control.
Just felt the need to put this down and hope by reading it, it may help someone else out there who was or is constantly thinking and wondering why they can't stick to other diets or eating plans.
Long live Dukan is what I say. It's 100% the best eating plan for me and one I intend to stick to for the rest of my life.
Thanks for reading if you are xx
