Curbing a Binge.. Share your methodology.

[Bananas]

Dieting is hard. we all know that. But do you guys ever end up at the point where your thoughts become illogical, and you find yourself driving around trying to find the "safest" cheat meal, or eating large quantity of food as if your mind has no control over your hand and what food it places in your mouth.

I was there last evening, driving around the city, part of my brain saying you weak human being fight the craving, while other part of my brain saying dont let your will power stop you. have some good food.

Overall the damage was not too bad.

1. one bean burrito from tacobell, one soft shredded chicken taco
2. 4 - fiberone 90 calorie bars.
3. home made fat free cheese pizza on a large Boboli base.

Probably total around 350 carbs and maybe 50 g fat. But i could have kept going. I forced myself to go to bed.


Now i am ashamed to even admit, it cause it shows that my will power failed me, which is a weakness, and i am not looking to justify it, by telling myself everyone else has those moments while dieting.

What I would like is some helpful tips, if you guys have figured out on how to conquer it, when you feel it coming along. (both behavioral modifications, and or pharmacological interventions tips)

I am trying to think and identify the triggers, and one of the trigger for me is not sticking to the schedule. I was supposed to go workout my lower body yesterday but an injury was nagging me so instead i went and got a deep tissue massage. Well it allwent down hill from there.

 

[mrhtbd]

Been there done that! Years ago, when zero carbs were in vogue, I found myself craving cake, cupcakes, etc. Only problem was that I didn't like those things, ever. So in order to understand I did some research. I discovered the brain was one of the major consumers of carbs in the body. This made sense, almost as if my brain was trying to convince me of having cake. But why? Then I realized the detriment to carb-starving. It may have served the body, but the brain was starved. What to do? Always seeking for balance, I chose a compromise. I noticed the average time for the surge in desire, for random carbs, happened after depleting myself of carbs for at least 3 days, also that the maximum time for long chain sugar release of complex carbs was also about 3 days, so, every 3 days I consumed a complex carb meal comprised of bread (sub), pasta, rice or potato. It worked. It removed the cravings and at the same time provided my brain with the necessary glucose in my bloodstream; for normal function. Later that season I got a submersible body fat test done and tested at 4%. The best though was, in the meantime I didn't crave any quick sugar fix. Case closed!

 

[Bananas]

Well every third day my 6 meals include 30 g oatmeal (20g carbs). Then 2 days of 0 carbs. Then back to a oatmeal carb day

 

[mrhtbd]

Oatmeal , as much as I love it (especially raw downing it with water before it absorbs it) is way too lean as a complex carb source. Raw oatmeal with water is actually what I used to diet down to 215 (of which I maintained for 2 years). At the same time, make sure your carb source has the highest nutritional value. For instance: a baguette will turn to stone by dawn (because of its high bioavailability). This is desirable to sliced bread. Brown unhulled rice supersedes white, etc. Whole grained multi-vegetable pasta beats white. Lastly, a baked sweet potato is light years ahead of a starchy white potato, and tastes twice as good with just some cinnamon and a small tab of butter. These are foods your body will love; embrace them. True fuel!