Eating crap. So annoyed.

[Draconis]

Why do I eat junk food when I know it's crap, makes me feel lethargic and is just rubbish?
I adore healthy food, soups and salads, fruit and veg yet I'll still eat lots of toast, crisps and chocolate.
When I quit the crap, I feel so, so, so much better. I have more energy, I'm bursting with motivation for work and housework and being active yet I let myself down again by eating the wrong food.
Now I'm in a slump again.
Stupid really. Yet, I know I'm not the only one. Why do we do this?

Change your mindset. You eat these things because you like them. Give yourself permission to eat some of these things within your calories and macros/as part of a varied diet. A bit every now and then isn't going to do you harm providing the bulk of what you're eating is healthy.

I'm just the same and I wish I knew the answer !

I can manage during the day but evenings are the worst. When it gets dark my willpower goes to sleep !

I know I need to stop seeing junk as treats and see it for the crap it is. Following for ideas.

It's sugar with me, a hint of chocolate then I am all in, and can eat a frankly obscene amount of chocolate.

Me too 😞

I cannot have it in the house and cannot go near a shop/cafe/petrol station so I'm not tempted to buy it. If I have one bag of crisps in the house I'll start the day aiming for save them and by mid morning I've eaten them, telling myself that it's better not to have them around. And repeat with every other possible 'bad' food I can find.

I have to chew gum or suck sugar free sweets, which isn't the answer but stops me eating crap