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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2386644" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Gosh, this is a hard one and a lot depends on the type of person you know yourself to be. All I would say is that when you think of these carby foods as 'treats' or something to go for to 'cheer yourself up', or an item that you cannot ordinarily eat because you deserve punishment (ok that's going a bit far I know), then you will NEVER be rid of their allure. It definitely is a habit as opposed to anything else I reckon. I think all of us at the start go through the same thing, I loved a big old slice of sourdough bread so literally banned it from the house. Then I realised that making everybody else avoid it too or seething when they ate a doughnut (which I never even ate before!!!) was ridiculous and showed I was allowing OTHERS to control me, I think it was actual jealousy! In the end YOU have to make the choice not to eat food groups that you are addicted to or just want whether you have easy access to them or not. Once you get into that 'new' habit it becomes so much easier to think, 'Well if I want something then I can have it but I choose not to'. Don't think of low/lower carb etc, as a 'diet' (who ever sticks to a 'diet'), but as normal food to be enjoyed NOT a second best. It's almost like going into a self destruct mode isn't it, you're feeling down so 'who cares anyway' kicks in. Words are cheap of course and the reality is much harder but I tend to go for a run or walk if I've had a row!! x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2386644, member: 451727"] Gosh, this is a hard one and a lot depends on the type of person you know yourself to be. All I would say is that when you think of these carby foods as 'treats' or something to go for to 'cheer yourself up', or an item that you cannot ordinarily eat because you deserve punishment (ok that's going a bit far I know), then you will NEVER be rid of their allure. It definitely is a habit as opposed to anything else I reckon. I think all of us at the start go through the same thing, I loved a big old slice of sourdough bread so literally banned it from the house. Then I realised that making everybody else avoid it too or seething when they ate a doughnut (which I never even ate before!!!) was ridiculous and showed I was allowing OTHERS to control me, I think it was actual jealousy! In the end YOU have to make the choice not to eat food groups that you are addicted to or just want whether you have easy access to them or not. Once you get into that 'new' habit it becomes so much easier to think, 'Well if I want something then I can have it but I choose not to'. Don't think of low/lower carb etc, as a 'diet' (who ever sticks to a 'diet'), but as normal food to be enjoyed NOT a second best. It's almost like going into a self destruct mode isn't it, you're feeling down so 'who cares anyway' kicks in. Words are cheap of course and the reality is much harder but I tend to go for a run or walk if I've had a row!! x [/QUOTE]
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