It's nice to know there are others out there like me. It isn't nice that we have these problems, but just knowing someone else out there has been there and understands makes the problems less of a burden.
I know what you mean, Chunkybutt, about the stress at work. Stress definitely contributes to my overeating. I start out the day with the best of intentions. My breakfasts have always been within the guidelines of whatever diet I've been following. I have no trouble, and never have, of sticking to my diet at breakfast. After that, it's like playing the lottery. There are times, when at mid-morning the muffins or donuts or pastries circulate through the office, I'm able and willing to ignore them. That doesn't happen too often. Most of the time, it takes all of the willpower I possess to resist, but the longing is still there, and I end up going into the fog later and eating whatever it was I initially resisted. Most of the time, even though every fiber of my being wants to stay on track and fight the cravings, I have zero willpower to resist the mid-morning snacks. I used to eat string cheese to resist the snacks, and it worked. Now that I have to limit the dairy, I'm not sure what to use in its place. Any suggestions?
Sugar is my number one downfall and trigger food. I can't use aspartame because of the damage it's already done to my liver. I can use Splenda and Stevia, but I've found that using too much of even that can be a trigger because it makes me crave sweets.
So far, so good this morning. It's a holiday, so I'm not at work. I cut my carbs down to ten or less for breakfast. The only significant carbs I had was the V8 juice I drink every morning (I use it every morning to mix the medicine I take for my liver). I like eggs and can eat them just about every morning. I also use the Atkins pancake mix, which isn't bad, to make pancakes, so that it doesn't feel like I'm having eggs all of the time. I've never been able to handle the thought of eating chicken or fish or beef (lunch and dinner foods) for breakfast, so my breakfast options are self-limited.
Sorry, but I tend to ramble on sometimes. As a low-carber, I feel very isolated most of the time, partly because society still isn't all that accepting of the low-carb lifestyle. The rest of the feelings of isolation are due to the reasons I need to be a low-carber, which are the problems with my weight and my eating. I have so much I want to share and hear about, in turn.
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