Since I began to clean up my act diet-wise in February, pending my not unexpected T2 diagnosis, my high carb food cravings and hunger have reduced. But I'm a comfort eater, especially as a response to high levels of stress. The last few weeks have been very stressful and I have had 2 pretty bad days yesterday and today, and I have fallen very hard from the healthy diabetic diet wagon on numerous occasions over the last few weeks
Yesterday involved almost a whole bar of G&B Maya Gold that I had hidden in the car as emergency rations on a long journey in poor weather (pre-diagnosis) and way too much German rye bread with vegetraian pate. Today involved working late and not having anything to eat after work before going out, so I ate high carb junk when I got to my social event this evening. I have decided that climbing right back on the wagon is probably the best way to go and that testing my blood sugar after meals will probably help my willpower no end, so I'm about to invest in a meter.
On the plus side, I have eaten well during the days - loads of fresh raw veggies and pulses - and I was assured by a colleague earlier today that the weight is still falling off me, even though the stress which has led to comfort eating over the last couple of weeks has not let up, so I'm trying to be kind to myself. I'm trying not to give myself a hard time as I'm generally heading in the right direction.
And my comfort eating has changed, I have changed what I comfort eat to lower GI/carb carbs, but carbs nonetheless :roll: Nairns stem ginger oatcakes, or just plain oatcakes if i don't have the stem ginger ones... This is such hard work.
But I just can't help it... I'm fantasising about hot, evenly toasted golden brown white toast (a nice thick sliced farmhouse loaf) dripping with butter and Marmite, even tho I never really ate much white bread. The other fantasy food option is in the same category as Pot Noodle (and I feel the need to tell you, complete strangers, I don't actually like Pot Noodle) - Smash instant mashed potato...
I have not touched these items since February and I'm probably not going to (not having them in the house helps with this resolution), but that does not stop me thinking about them.
What does it for you and how do you cope? Care to share? The more taboo the fantasy food item the better :twisted:
Yesterday involved almost a whole bar of G&B Maya Gold that I had hidden in the car as emergency rations on a long journey in poor weather (pre-diagnosis) and way too much German rye bread with vegetraian pate. Today involved working late and not having anything to eat after work before going out, so I ate high carb junk when I got to my social event this evening. I have decided that climbing right back on the wagon is probably the best way to go and that testing my blood sugar after meals will probably help my willpower no end, so I'm about to invest in a meter.
On the plus side, I have eaten well during the days - loads of fresh raw veggies and pulses - and I was assured by a colleague earlier today that the weight is still falling off me, even though the stress which has led to comfort eating over the last couple of weeks has not let up, so I'm trying to be kind to myself. I'm trying not to give myself a hard time as I'm generally heading in the right direction.
And my comfort eating has changed, I have changed what I comfort eat to lower GI/carb carbs, but carbs nonetheless :roll: Nairns stem ginger oatcakes, or just plain oatcakes if i don't have the stem ginger ones... This is such hard work.
But I just can't help it... I'm fantasising about hot, evenly toasted golden brown white toast (a nice thick sliced farmhouse loaf) dripping with butter and Marmite, even tho I never really ate much white bread. The other fantasy food option is in the same category as Pot Noodle (and I feel the need to tell you, complete strangers, I don't actually like Pot Noodle) - Smash instant mashed potato...
I have not touched these items since February and I'm probably not going to (not having them in the house helps with this resolution), but that does not stop me thinking about them.
What does it for you and how do you cope? Care to share? The more taboo the fantasy food item the better :twisted: