I am about 2.5 stone overweight. In the past my diet has not been good. I love sweet foods and could eat biscuits, chocolate and cakes all day
The only reason I am not more overweight is that I have small DC to run after and I skip meals when I am busy (and grab a chocolate bar or 3 instead).
I am trying to eat more healthily. I feel task one should be to cut down on the naughty food (cutting it out completely feels impossible). My strategy so far has been to allow myself to eat whatever I want as long as its not junk.
I have found it so hard not to eat chocolate etc.. I thought I had good willpower, but my love of bad food is sooooo hard to fight.
I forever feel the need to treat of comfort myself with junk food. However, other than the usual juggling of parenting, PT work and housework life is pretty good TBH, so when I say 'comfort' myself its not as if there is anything major happening that I can use as an excuse.
I find it almost impossible to resist the urge to eat something sweet whenever I manage to get some time to myself, or once DC are in bed, or if something upsets me. Every time the opportunity to treat myself to a cake arises I want to take it. Its like a little voice is saying "go on you deserve it" then afterwards another voice tells me that was stupid and no wonder I am fat if I have no willpower.
I have a constant urge to eat cakes and chocolate even when I am not at all hungry. I guess its a really really strong craving, I love them but I must stop.
Anyway enough of the waffle. Has anyone else experienced this? Or can anyone help me to understand it, or even begin to fix it as my usual strong willpower is getting beaten down!!