Need help weaning myself off of sweets

sleepyjean · April 2, 2006

I'm a Cookies and cakes kind of girl. Little Debbie cakes are my nemesis. In the past, I've been able to give up that kind of stuff and have found that if I can last 3-4 days without it, then the craving for it lessens. But this time I'm having trouble. I'm not hungry, but I just have this urge to eat something cakey like a brownie or something. It's that urge to put something in my mouth which I guess is how I got this big in the first place. Anyone have any tips to help me get through this week? If I can last a week, I can beat this, I think. And I have to beat it or I'll be really screwed after I get banded.

Thanks all

CatherineinWA · April 2, 2006

Hi

I have the same issue. This is my theory on it. I use food, especially sugar for emotional reasons. It doesn't matter if I am hungry or not... I also have a physiologial addiction to any sugar or refind carbs. I had the band to help with the physical side of overeating, but that does not stop me from eating sugar or refind carbs. I am working on the emotional part of that and to help.

I have to totally elimiate all sugar and refind carbs or else the physiological cravings are there... there really is no weaning off that crap. Even when I am not eatting any of it... the emotional cravings for comfort foods or to over eat still come up.. and that is something totally different that is hard as hell to work on, but I need to do it to try and get myself in order I would recommend some kind of counseling to help guide you to those issues and work on them. I kinda like the body/mind integration counseling (you can do some research on the net)

I have also found that ..yes.. exercising does help. I was never an exerciser before. I took a class here called Yoga for round bodies. It was great. It really got me into a space where I felt good after exercising,and I continued to exercise after the class. I now have joined a gym and do cardio - bike or walk, some weights, and .. I get in a freaking bathing suit (YYKKESS..but I do!!) and swim. To top it off I hit the steam room after and I feel like a million bucks. It is amazing actually. I would not recommend a regular yoga class to start. I took one and injured myself b/c I was not ready for that yet.

Anyway.. email me if you need to

Good luck!!

Catherine

gentlespirit · April 2, 2006

I agree with Catherine that you can't really wean yourself off sweets...any at all just make you crave more. I did Atkins for a couple of years and the most amazing thing w as walking by the candy aisle in the grocery store and not feeling the urge to get and eat some. I am having the same problem now, though, since I stopped the Atkins program and started allowing myself some sweets...some keeps increasing!

I am iong to HAVE to cut them out all together or it will just get worse. Good luck with this!

Emily