I eat too much.
I know this. I have always had a love for food and an inability to stop when I should. I eat and eat until I feel miserable and then I get more upset for not stopping when I should have!
It's a terrible cycle.
All of this overeating has been the source of my weight gain and the reason my doctor thinks I am someone else. The worst part about it all is the way my clothes are fitting. Or I should say, not fitting.
So recently I started on a journey to lose 40 pounds. So far I am down 5 pounds and am hopeful for a healthy chunk gone this week.
My strategy right now is just tackling portion size and the amount of food I consume.
So that means for me, no more seconds. You must understand that I never EVER had one plate of anything. I have always gone back for a second round, almost as if I am supposed to.
Another thing I had to change was the amount of food. I would go to a fast food joint and instead of having one cheeseburger I would get two. Sure they are the small 99 cent ones but that doesn't mean I NEED two. And you know what, I have found one is plenty.
So these simple changes have already proved helpful in losing weight. Of course they would since I am cutting the calories almost in half easily.
My plan is to continue down this path until I need to really start dieting more. I know if I switch from my current diet to a rigid strict diet I will undoubtedly fail. I must do this in steps. Small steps.
When my plan here stops working, which it will at some point, I know I am going to have to check out the actual portion sizes I am consuming.
Do you eat too much? Check out this link to see actual portion sizes. It's informative and a little depressing.
Heck I don't need to check out the portion sizes.. I love food too and the first time I went to see a CDE and she showed me what a portion of pasta looks like I thought I would die.. How can I survive on that?? I know I need to cut down but I just can't seem to be able to get it right. When I was first "misdiagnosed" as a T2 I had no problem adjusting my diet, cutting carbs etc.. I would do what ever it took to get my BG down. I lost a lot of weight but my BG never responded. Insulin gave me a chance to eat like I did before; now I'm paying for it with an extra 25lbs. I admire you keep up the great work!
I eat too much too, George. Always have. Which explains why I gained back all of the 50 lb. I lost after my last child was born.
Keep up good habits, don't give up,
Throughout each day and year --
That one day you will turn sideways
And almost disappear. :-)
You will eventually get tired of the cycle of negative feedback from overeating. It gets old to gain and lose weight and watch your BG levels go up and down like a rollercoaster...
George-
I am proud of you! Keep up the good work;)
I hear ya... I have actaully diagnosed myself with "binge eating disorder." I wish I had more self control sometimes. It's only after I eat too much that I feel guilty, but then again, maybe its just mood swing caused my by elevating blood sugar. ha. I am on the same journey, George. Hang in there!