Do you think it can be physically impossible to give up certain foods?
#11
I gave up on soft drinks completely. I love Pepsi and diet Sunkist. It was the carbonation that I loved. Now I drink carbonatd water. I have lost a couple pounds but would lose even more if I could give up my chocolate. LOL!! A baby has more willpower than I do when it comes to chocolate. LOL!!!
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I gave up icecream and cookies for a while and lost 10 pounds with in 4 wks. But I crave my ice cream every night after supper sooooooooo I will not give it up and thats the way it is. However I am not over weight so guess I don't have to worry too much
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just like a hard drug, our bodies can crave carbs and sugars. If you find a food that is like that for you, you must resist! otherwise, it keeps triggering the desire for more. for me, chocolate is one such food. it is also a highly intelligent food--can learn my name in the supermarket aisle, can jump into the cart, then continue to call me at home until I eat it. I've learned to cover my cart in that aisle! I refuse to bring any home.
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Originally Posted by Butterfli19
Do you think that our bodies get used to certain things and they just don't like not having them anymore?
#15
I am addicted to soft drinks! I prefer Coke Zero but will pretty much drink any except Dr. Pepper & Cherry Coke. I have tried to stop drinking it but it's so hard! I quit smoking almost 11 years ago and that was easier to do than to quit drinking soft drinks.
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QuiltE, this is great!
"If hunger is not the question, then food is not the answer"
NYC - I love how you said that choc knows your name - it definitely feels like that!
I'm not overweight either just getting older and don't want to have to be on pills for anything if I can help it. I wonder if it's related more to discipline because everything is emotional anyway. Like, if I'm having a bad moment and I run for a kiss, I'm emotionally dependent on the comfort I think that kiss will bring. But if I have the discipline to not actually eat one, maybe I will have more control over how I react to the situation that made me feel like the kiss would resolve it.
"If hunger is not the question, then food is not the answer"
NYC - I love how you said that choc knows your name - it definitely feels like that!
I'm not overweight either just getting older and don't want to have to be on pills for anything if I can help it. I wonder if it's related more to discipline because everything is emotional anyway. Like, if I'm having a bad moment and I run for a kiss, I'm emotionally dependent on the comfort I think that kiss will bring. But if I have the discipline to not actually eat one, maybe I will have more control over how I react to the situation that made me feel like the kiss would resolve it.
#17
I used to drink soda all the time and now I don’t even like it. The only time I have it is when at a friend’s and they offer it. I drink water all day, after my morning coffee that is. I used to eat lots of chocolate and lots of those lime tortilla chips every day! I don’t buy them so they aren’t there to tempt me. The only time I buy any of this stuff is when friends come over.
#19
No, it is not physically impossible to give up certain foods. It is an emotional thing. We must have our comfort foods. I don't drink anything that has sugar in it, either diet or water. However, I WILL EAT my M&Ms every night when I sit down for the evening!!! It is a matter of choosing the lesser evil, sugar all day or handful of sugar at night. (At least that is the way I look at it!!)
#20
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I think the emotional aspect of addiction takes the longest to get over. I'm thinking it's very similar to quitting smoking. When I did it, it took at least two years before the occasional craving stopped.
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