Diario de s0phie__, 20 ago. 24

Sometimes eating is more about comfort than fuel.  

have found that I can eat certainly meals that help me line out. Usually low carb meals. You may have to eat more fiber and protein.  

I too have those days where I graze constantly and find myself in the refrigerator, cupboards and pantry searching for something to eat. I am a confessed sugar addict. 

I fall down that slippery slope often, and wonder how did I get here again, how have I gone from eating well, to binge eating everything in sight. just now I bought this Little Debbie Brownie with no thoughts at all to my diet, and I just ate it, with no thoughts too, like something just switches in the head. Honestly, I get so tired of it, it is like my mind aint my own when it comes to junk food. Feeling the guilt, and the icky tum right now, my only advice is be stronger than it, which I clearly suck at right now.  

definitely. i'm at a point, after being good for 16 years on sites like this, where i am just tired of tracking.  

Hang in there sis. In the past I have found that when I restrict too much that at some point I snap and no food in the house is safe from me, lol. What’s been working for me lately is to eat whatever I want (if it’s really worth it to me) but to stick to one serving or less and to eat a ton of fiber & protein along with it so that I’m satisfied. I also look for lower calorie items that are similar to the higher calorie version and if it’s at least 80% as delicious as the original, that’s enough, even if I have to make it myself. Also, if I eat less throughout the day or if it’s an omad situation, I save those times for indulgences so I don’t ever feel deprived. I hope these ideas help! 

It’s a tough situation to be in. For me, what helps is making sure that the foods I like to binge on are not easily accessible. For example, I really, really, really enjoy bread, chips, and candy. If I make sure not to buy that stuff, then that means that when I’m in those moods where I’m craving it, I would have to go all the way to the store in order to buy it, and usually I’m able to stop myself from doing that. One night, I was almost at the point of wanting it so hard that I was going to drive to the store, when I remembered, I have some Nutella in the house. I drizzled a little bit on a banana, and my cravings were satisfied. Insure, it’s all about creating habits, convenience, and regularly, remembering why you want to lose weight. 

You have described me. I start my day out with healthy choices. By noon, there's a mishap. Then by 3:00 I am in full blown binge. My husband, a guy that can eat anything and not gain, works from home and does our grocery shopping. I do not have control of what comes into the house.  

Focus on consuming protein in every meal. I’m a big snacker. But I have noticed that when I ramp up my protein consumption I don’t even crave snacks. Large breakfast with high protein and I am full for hours. At the end of the day I’m stuffed and in a calorie deficit. 

I’m starting over & trying to figure things out again 😝 Today we had a quarterly meeting & it was stressful getting everything ready. Before the meeting I headed over to the ladies room. On the way I thought, I want something to eat. I asked myself, are you really hungry? The answer was no! During the meeting I did have a healthy snack & was happy about that 😊 I usually want to snack when I’m bored 😑 but since I’m eating planned low carb meals I just don’t. At work, in our dept, we have a constant stream of snacks in our area. Right now there are too many sweets & savories available. There is one item I think I can eat right now, wasabi almonds. Did I high jack your post? 😂 

I UP my meat 🥩 🍗 intake (I’m animal based WOE). And I increase my FATS. avocado 🥑 is a really good one. I eat 1/2 of one almost daily, at least every other day. Eggs are great protein and fat source. Also satiating. High protein, moderate fat intake will keep you fuller longer and help keep you satisfied. Don’t really feel the need for snacking when I’m full. If I feel like I need something sweet, I make high protein desserts or high fat desserts Ex. w organic coconut oil, stevia, and unsweetened cocoa powder maybe add some 🥜 or walnuts. OR…eat about 100g of fruit with my meat. 

I am fighting that right now too. I've been prepping healthy snacks to grab when I'm hungry and that has helped! 

Thanks for the comments and advice everyone! It was really interesting to read. And to realize that I am not the only one suffering from this problem. I think this kind of support will help me🤍 

I deal with this a lot: start the day off great and as it gets later I just start grazing around the kitchen and find myself just going back and forth between salty and sweet. I agree with StormsGirl - the more protein I get (particularly at lunch), the less I have these episodes. Good luck! 

No, I have never allowed that to become an issue. 

Evening grazing was once my biggest downfall. Make your breakfast really filling, at least 500-600 calories (maybe you’re not eating enough? Full of protein and fiber, as others have recommended, too). For lunch, eat a similar amount, too, but have some limit you’re willing to enforce in terms of amount and size of what you’re eating—for me it’s the rule that I eat only one piece of bread in my open-faced lunch sandwich. It’s a a big piece of very heavy, dense bread (whole wheat rye with seeds, etc), topped with various things, meat, eggs, vegetable, etc. This pattern helped me a lot with controlling less predictable dinner eating, and I try not to eat anything afterwards, after 7 pm. Another thing is try to be out of the kitchen outside your meal times and have a plan B for walking into the kitchen looking for snacks, such as setting up some healthy stuff to reach for and snack on. Right now, I have apples and a bowl of grape tomatoes out on the counter for such quick grabs.