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Experimental binge
I have been on low carb diet (high fat, low protein) for more than 90 days now, increased my level of activities and now believe to have more control over my appetite. I have been able to manage my portion size and now conscious of what goes through my mouth (and why). As you know, all these have helped me to achieve some fat loss, dropped 2 dress sizes and begin the positive match towards my goal – healthy life.
Hmmm! What did yours truly decided to do yesterday?! Carry out an impromptu experimental carb binging!! I decided to see how much control I can have over full carb consumption…. (embarrassed face). Oh, dear Lord…. I completely lost it!! I literally had no control over how much and when I could or could not eat. As soon as I started with a bag of crisps, I went for more and began to crave even more carbs especially sugary stuff and must have consumed over 3500 cals of absolutely rubbish food – list: crisps, croissants, white rice, malted drink, burger with white bread, and was craving for even more, including snickers and bounty chocolate - which I was able to resist with all my strength.
At this stage, I was in shock and tearful knowing (remembering) the reality of how much of these foods I could consume in the past without flinching!! I finally drank some milk which later calmed me down for some reason as I didn’t know what else to do to restrain myself.
I woke up this morning exhausted, very jittery and could not stop shaking! I looked back to yesterday and was glad I went through that experience. It helped me to recognise that I have truly gone through a healing process in these 90 days because the food listed above were mainly my diet before I began the healthy living journey.
I now know that I am absolutely sensitive to all ‘unwhole’ carbs and can only consume whole carbs in limitation. I have been doing very well on high fat and low protein with occasional whole food carbs (vegetables, sweet potatoes and limited fruits).
I don’t ever want to experience such binging again!!! Please, Lord!
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I guess you just have to avoid being around simple carbs. I can eat everything in moderation and not go on a binge. Everybody is different. I think when 6 months passes on your new lifestyle you will be so used to it, you won't even miss the junk food. I think you can eat fruits, yellow sweet corn, beans, peas and potatoes and not have to be afraid of them. It's natural food, good for us.
03 Dec 14 by member: snezica
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ok - I guess it is losing control that scares. Like you suggest, I will ease up a bit more after the 6-month mark. thanks for always willing to share with others.
04 Dec 14 by member: Princess Mola
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Sometimes we have to go through these things to know ourselves better. So I think this will have been a good learning curve.
Be careful experimenting with food around TOM as well as at that time we're more likely to succumb to temptation more easily too.
Also one way to train our body's & our minds to accept moderation is to put ourselves in a situation where we can only have a little of what we fancy & then HAVE to stop, for eg: start off with just one mini version of a favourite snack for a couple of weeks. Then buy the bigger / full version & portion it out into the same amount as the mini. And put the rest of the full version somewhere where it would be a pain to have to go get it when the desire to over indulge hits.
Because our old way of thinking may be to keep going until we're too stuffed to move. & without retraining around our trigger foods, that's the pattern we're always highly likely to fall back into.
04 Dec 14 by member: ebivr
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Eat sugar, want more sugar.
05 Dec 14 by member: repsom92
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Princess Mola's Weight History
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