erikahollister's Journal, 02 Jan 20

You and me both! What a shock! We can do this. We’ve proven it in the past. 

Life . . . I've got some backtracking to do as well, enjoy your day! 

Thanks for the commiseration Johanne and Dhatura. We'll knuckle down now that the holidays are over and get back on track. 

I’m in the same boat. Lol! We got this! 

Hi D, happy new year! Yes, we got this! 

I overate too, now it's time to pay the piper. Good luck to you on your journey 

Same here. 

Thanks Shirfleur and Tmmullin, and Happy New Year! 

Same here.  

We all know the drill - time to get back on it again. Good Luck to you. 

We all know the drill - time to get back on it again. Good Luck to you. 

I reflected on this (carbs v hunger) a lot the other day - had banana bread for breakfast and a cookie .... I wanted to eat more & more. Most days it never crosses my mind until dinner time. Is it mental or a true physical reaction? 

We had rice pudding in the house; I ate it all day! Like compulsively even though my belly was full. You just don't do that with steak. 

Carbs have the same effect on me, so I can't have them in the house. 

Me too! 

Well Bella this is what happens to me. If I have something sweet like cookies or banana bread or cake in the morning, I get hungry and I don't eat properly all day. If I eat it late at night, I wake up very hungry yet without it I am not hungry when I wake up. My solution is to eat it later in the afternoon or even early after dinner. It seems to work for me. I rarely eat sugary treats or cake but I know that I have to watch when I eat it during the day if I do, I plan it. I don`t care personally why it is happening this way, I only know that I need to plan these treats if I have them.  

BUT with not eating carbs and going to eating a ton some of this will be water. That’ll come off quickly. 

Ireland - I generally drink coffee only all day then dinner around 7pm. IF I have anything sweet I have it right at bedtime and I'm ok (not wanting more or waking hungry). I guess we all have to listen to our bodies and pay attention to what works and what doesn't work. 

Typically I gain about 10-15 pounds over the holidays and spend January and February taking the weight off (if I'm lucky). This year I did okay, playing around with the same 5 pounds. Having 3 gallbladder attacks within 2 weeks of Thanksgiving really kept me from overeating or eating high fat foods for a couple of weeks. Now I'm involved in a 3 week challenge to eat plants for the next 21 days with only water to drink. I think that will help get those 5 pounds off! 

Bella, I read in one of your posts that you were diabetic. Had I known I might have worded my comment differently. I meant to say that I don`t think that it is a mental thing about sugar and reactions. It is good once we know what works for us and not to be influenced by other people.