Fat

[madrun]

As I said in the last post, I've gained 20 pounds since I quit smoking. I have a very good diet. We eat tons of vegetables, healthy meat, and almost all of our treats are homemade and loaded with good fats, fruit, and whole grains. I just eat too much. My "full" sensation seems to be broken. I overeat to the point of discomfort at almost every meal

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[happygoth]

The overeating thing is admittedly not something I have had to deal with a lot in my life, but when it does come around (because it does, pretty much for everyone), I try very hard to do two things:

1. Drink lots of water. It's good for you, and will fill you up a little without making you overfull.
2. Push through it. I know this sounds dumb, but it's a matter of eating smaller portions and working through the hunger pains until you get to the point where your trigger has fixed itself. It will fix itself. Your body is really resilient.

And as far as sugars go, I've never had much of a sweet tooth. This is due less to genetics than it is to a mother who very carefully rationed our sweets as kids, preferring to give us a piece of fruit instead of something with refined sugar in it. As an adult, I find that I neither crave sweets nor do I eat them in excess (notwithstanding the occasional gummy bear binge). I think if you try hard to replace your sugar snacks with a snack that is more naturally sweet, you can calm the craving but still be healthy.

Barring that, small meals more frequently seems to help, although I haven't managed to figure out how to keep myself to that.

You're on the right track, though! Yay for exercise. It does a lot.

[bunnyjadwiga]

Have you had any luck with something like South Beach? I'm considering going back on it this fall.