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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Outlier" data-source="post: 2666314" data-attributes="member: 550046">I'm lucky that I haven't needed all that much in the way of coping strategies because I know how my attitude works. I was going to say "mind works" but it isn't about intellect, is it? It's about emotion, which is way harder to manage.I really enjoy meat/fish/nuts/allowable veggies, so I concentrate on what I AM "allowed" not what I "shouldn't" have - and the "allowed" and "shouldn't" are weasel words, aren't they, so geared to making us feel deprived. Really we are the fortunate people in the world because we have such a choice of food rather than eat when we can and have what there is. So when others want to chow down on food that will kill me if I give it long enough, that's fine for them but not for me. Same way as extreme sports (and I used to ride fast horses over big fences) don't thrill everybody, and you get to a time of life where you have to quit them anyway.I eat before I go out. Simple and effective way to help with the avoiding food/drink that will do me harm.I bought nice clothes and had others taken in after I lost All That Weight. And I wear them. Nothing is kept "for best". Every day of my life is "best".I make sure there is something nice IF I want to eat/drink it when I come home. Mostly I don't want it, but the fact of it being available helps me to pass on the things that are on offer.</blockquote>

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