tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084955733675073855.post5926170107947657360..comments2014-05-27T06:44:31.612-07:00Comments on Post Pregnancy Press: The Trip...juliagulia10http://www.blogger.com/profile/11040209847772972578noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084955733675073855.post-37167197918229998752011-06-17T09:14:08.040-07:002011-06-17T09:14:08.040-07:00Hey there Jules.
Always love your blogs. As we t...Hey there Jules.<br /><br />Always love your blogs. As we talked about before this is essentially the core of my philosophy. I've tried in the previous 2 weight losses to restrict or eliminate certain foods but over a long term of course that never works. I've also never been comfortable with "lifestyle change" being defined as only eating "healthy" foods and never things like bacon or ice cream. And the way around it is exactly what you said here, and what you and I talked about.<br /><br />Something I hope to vlog about on Saturday's weigh-in (or maybe on a bonus vid) is the subject of "irrational hunger", or hunger that seems to be caused by hormones out of whack. I've now identified this as another demon for me. I think it plays a role in some of my roller-coaster weeks. When these hormones (which is what I'm guessing they are) kick in, I feel a hunger that seems to be insatiable. A couple nights ago this hit me and I did what I normally do these days when I'm hungry -- I ate about 100 calories of some item, then waited about 1 hour. Still hungry. Had another 100-200 calories of something else. Again, waited an hour. Still ravenous! By this time I knew I was well past any normal calorie load for me for my day. Still, I was SO hungry that I had one or two more of these "snacks" till the sensation passed. <br /><br />On weeks where this happens, I don't lose much at all, or I maintain. On weeks where this does NOT happen, I lose 2 lbs or more usually (the 2 weeks I did my "no weigh" experiment, I did not have this craving thing).<br /><br />So, I guess what I'm getting at is when that "thing" kicks in, it becomes extra hard to restrain from the over-indulgence. Sampling the good stuff becomes impossible for me sometimes, I just eat too much. Even with all the tricks I've learned -- eating fruits/vegetables, exercise, whatever -- sometimes NONE of this is enough! And again this seems like a new learning for me. I can of course force myself to NOT eat beyond a certain calorie number, but then I'm back to counting calories, which is something I don't want to do. I may have found the limit to my non-counting ways.<br /><br />I really wish more people could write like you and I do, I find these topics to be so helpful to me. :)<br /><br />BertBerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900612834570172510noreply@blogger.com