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Retraining my food thoughts

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Bigdreams · 23/02/2019 16:33

My diet is awful and I've come to realise how disordered my food thoughts are. I rarely eat fruit and veg (I do take multi vits but it's not the same thing).

I mainly live off takeaways, toast, ready meals and oven foods. This is so bad for me and I'm overweight because of it.

Last night I went for a meal and realised that I feel 'short changed' if I don't have chips when I go out to eat. Ridiculous! So i ordered an extra side of fries with a meal that already had rice and lentils in it (carb tasting!) None of my friends ordered extra sides.

Then none of them wanted a desert. I really wanted one despite eating extra fries. I didn't order one but could easily have eaten one.

How do I retrain this kind of disordered thinking? I've tried slimming world and weight watchers a few times in the past with no success.

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Bigdreams · 23/02/2019 17:13

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wildthingsinthenight · 23/02/2019 17:17

I hear you...
I just seem to always want more.
I think with me it's years of dieting that has caused me to think about food differently to others. As if I need to "fill up" and "make the most of it" because I'll be back to dieting soon.
I'm trying to do intuitive eating which is up and down. Think I'm still adjusting to having free reign.

Bigdreams · 23/02/2019 17:22

What is intuitive writing?

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Bigdreams · 23/02/2019 17:22

*eating

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wildthingsinthenight · 23/02/2019 17:25

Have a look here

www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/

I have a good book on it too. It makes sense but takes some getting used to!

wildthingsinthenight · 23/02/2019 17:30

Intuitive Eating www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1250004047/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IlyCCbZY09NQA?tag=mumsnetforum-21

HumptyNumptyNooNoo · 23/02/2019 17:33

I'm trying to be good but DH keeps buying tasty crap and it's jolly tricky to avoid it. I'm now trying will power alone. ( not have much luck ) a friend has bought a vape with some sugary mix ( no nicotine) and says she vapes ( ha autocorrect changed that to cakes !!) to avoid eating something sweet . I might try that .

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