Comments | squeakywheel: Today is the first day of my thin life.

squeakywheel

Today is the first day of my thin life.

Apr 14, 2005 13:26

Lately I have had the appetite of a woolly mammoth. And my eating habits are getting worse and worse.

Most days, I'll have something to drink and eat some fake meat for breakfast. Once I'm at work, I'll usually caffeinate myself and see how long I can go before I have to grab some sort of granola or breakfast bar from my purse ( Read more... )

food, fat, weight loss

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etoilepb April 14 2005, 21:28:57 UTC

The snacking is perfectly fine, in terms of how often is is. What about swapping carrot sticks and grapes for granola bars, though? Granola bars and breakfast bars are surprisingly high-calorie.

Also, maybe you should snack earlier -- the hungrier you let yourself get, the less effectively you actually eat.

squeakywheel April 14 2005, 22:42:58 UTC

Thanks for the advice. I should definitely switch to something healthier, but raw veggie snacks totally turn me off. Maybe if I had no other options, I'd be more willing to change. I just wish that healthy (and easy to prepare) foods tasted good.

etoilepb April 14 2005, 22:45:19 UTC

God, I hear you there. This Weight Watchers thing is giving me fits, because I either hate or can't eat most of their suggestions, and after three weeks I'm incredibly sick of what few options I have. If I have to eat another salad this week I'm going to go Godzilla on my local supermarket.

What's even worse is trying to get Dan to come along with it. He's gained a lot of weight and wants to eat better but he's like a two-year-old: only likes about three things and one of them is pizza. *sigh*

squeakywheel April 14 2005, 22:59:45 UTC

I know that weight watchers is a point system, so, couldn't you, in theory, eat most anything? Or is the problem that most things you want are too many points?

I think I'd like to try Jenny Craig because they provide the food. Then I'd just eat what was in my little frozen dinner and that'd be it. Surely they'd make snacks.

God, I'm hungry again. :(

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peachick April 14 2005, 21:35:08 UTC

I e-mailed him an article from a study that proved that some people have stronger triggers in their brain when they're around food. (Duh, right?) But it showed that it isn't as easy for some people to control their eating. I worry that my eating is sometimes compulsive, and Leon even expressed his desire for this to be so--then it could be treatable.that is how I feel also. I eat cause there is food, not cause I am hungry, or because I like it (sometimes). But because it's there. my grandma went on the adkins (sp) diet, and that was the only way she could lose weight. but she was WAY seriously overweight. whereas you and I would wager are close to the same in size ( ... )

squeakywheel April 14 2005, 22:49:46 UTC

Atkins intrigues me more and more. So many people say that it isn't healthy but I'm beginning to not care about that. Unfortunately, I don't know if I could ever get started on Atkins because I *love* carbs. I love starches and pastas and potatoes. Cutting these out of my diet makes me way too grumpy.

Also, thanks for the support, Melissa. :)

peachick April 15 2005, 02:18:44 UTC

See here is my deal about Atkins. They say that it isn't healthy. But look at the choices, stay fat or lose the weight. Which is MORE healthy? A lot of those people that don't like atkins (in my opinion) just see it as the meats, they don't take into consideration the fruits and veggies. And now there are SO many other foods that are low in carbs for people on the diet.

No problem yo!

squeakywheel April 15 2005, 17:03:45 UTC

My biology professor called the Atkins diet "a recipe for a heart attack," and, well, I believed him because he's a smart, smart man. And I think that if you eat foods that are high in fat, then he's probably pretty accurate. But you're right, people that have those opinions aren't, in general, taking into account fruits and vegetables. So, it isn't a completely informed opinion.

Also, what you say about the end justifying the means makes a lot of sense to me, and I tend to agree. That's why diet pills are always so tempting to me. But I know that Leon would be pretty fuming if I ever did anything drastic like take an ephedra drug. So, I guess what I'm saying is that I agree with you but I'm also a skeptic, if that makes sense.

wickedeyes April 14 2005, 23:50:00 UTC

Seriously, I don't think anything is as greatly tied to my sense of happiness than my body image.YES. I am very content about who I am as a person, my personality, my accomplishments, where I am in life... but when body image is wagered in there, all of those things that I am proud about somehow have no effect on my happiness and my body is the only thing I constantly try and work on ( ... )

squeakywheel April 15 2005, 00:11:59 UTC

you should reevaluate if you're actually hungry or if you just want that granola bar because it tastes good

You are so right. I know that when I'm hungry, I'll eat just about anything, so I really shouldn't be as picky as I seem to think.

I'm so glad that I posted this because you gals are really making me think about some of my food habits. I shouldn't give up on healthy snacks just because I think, "Oh, that's icky!"

And I am so guilty of eating when I'm bored. I have trouble doing just one thing at a time and when I spend long periods of time in front of the tv or computer, I need *something else*. I know I've mentioned to Leon that I need a hobby--something to do with my hands, so I'm not using them to shovel food into my mouth.