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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Caleb Murdock" data-source="post: 228481" data-attributes="member: 37907">I haven't said anything yet because I really have very little self-control.  I do have some suggestions, though.- Don't try to be perfect; if you are following a diet that is too stringent, then you are setting yourself up for failure.- Your first and most important goal is to keep your blood-sugar under control; losing weight is secondary.  If you have to eat, say, 50 carbs a day to lose weight, but you can't do it without slipping, then increase your carbs.  It is better to eat 100 carbs a day than to completely lose control and eat 200 every day.  In other words, don't bite off more than you can chew.  It's very hard for a food addict to deny himself or herself entirely, but moderation is an attainable goal.- If you can't live without sweets, then fit them into your diet -- but try to keep them to reasonable amounts.  Having put them in your diet intentionally, you should then enjoy them without guilt.- It's essential that you not allow yourself to become hungry.  Don't try to eliminate both carbs and fat from your diet.  Fat makes a diet more tasty, and it fills you up.  Always have high-protein/high-fat foods available to snack on.  Also, the less processed your food is, the more satisfying you will find it.- Try to be inventive with your food.  Look for ways to eat fewer carbs in areas which don't matter to you.  Change brands of bread, yogurt, salad dressing, etc.- Join a diabetes support group, if there is one in your area.- Try meditation, prayer, affirmations, or any other spiritual practice that you think may help.I can give you an example of being inventive with the food.  Sushi is made fresh at my local supermarket every day, and I adore sushi.  I was picking up a small tray of it every day that had 40-45 grams of carbs in it.  I finally realized that what I really wanted was the taste of something fresh in my mouth, so I am now getting salads from the salad bar instead (15-20 carbs).  One of the reasons I hadn't been going to the salad bar was that I didn't like the non-recyclable clam-shell containers they use; but then I realized that I didn't have to use those containers.  I now use recyclable produce bags for my salad.  I bring it home, dump it into a large bowl, and add my own low-carb dressing.  I then turn the bag inside out, rinse it, let it dry, and then recycle it with the recyclable shopping bags.  So I am getting a salad every day without harming the environment (something which matters to me), and I am eating fewer carbs.Good luck to you.</blockquote>

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