The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Sheri]

Hi - I am also new to this. And today I came to a stunning realization.
I am awaiting my first shipment so have been doing lo carb while I wait and today is day #3. And what I realize is how addicted I am to the habit of eating - perhaps more so then the food itself. A box of ritz crackers serves as a comfort when I hurt, a reward when I am tired.
So I feel like I am mourning a loss. Does any of this make sense?
I am also very tired. I believe this might be normal due to the sugar - or lack thereof.

Thanks!
Sheri

[Jeanette]

Makes perfect sense, Shari. Food has always been my everything--and now it is my enemy (at least for now). I have to learn how to look at food in a whole different way before I go on maintentance in a few months.

It will take awhile to master it, but I believe I will be able to do so.

[Nancy]

I KNOW that you will be able to look at food differently.
You definitely have the right idea. It takes time to retrain the brain but it is possible to do so. It will be a lifetime of choices that we will face. We are able to NOT rob banks, NOT harm others and we are able to NOT eat stuff that momentarily brushes our lips and then lives forever on our hips!

Read my Newsletters. Food is merely fuel it is NOT our comfort, our peace, our joy. Food unbridled brings heartache and heart attacks. It brings flappy thighs and jowls...not a pretty picture, eh?

Hey, read the book, Life is Hard, Food is Easy by Linda Spangle, RN it deals with the emotional aspects of scarfing...

[Jims Chick]

Shari,
The day that I started is the day I became aware of how much nibbling and snacking I was doing. I was constantly in the kitchen looking for stuff and I wasn't even hungry. This is day 11 for me and I'm amazed at how easily I adapted to this program. I rarely even think about snacking. Good luck!!
Julie

[susan]

hi sherri.
I just finished reading the book( LIFE IS HARD FOOD IS EASY) READ IT LIKE NANCY RECOMMEND IT WILL HELP YOU ALOT .IT MAKES A LOT OF SENCE.
susan

[Indigo]

I found the book at my library, and started reading it- it seems to be a VERY good book. . . but she talks about food so much at the beginning, I got really hungry!!!LOL
Maybe @ Week 2, I'll go back to reading it.