Need to stop 'treating' myself with food

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I havent read all the replies but what i have done recently to try and eat better during pregnancy is when i do my shopping i avoid the junk food aisles and i stock up on oranges (loving valencia ones right now) apples (jonagold mmmm) grapes, bananas, watermelon and rockmelon. And when im feeling peckish i either grab an apple or an orange. Or what i did the other day was made this huge fruit salad and it had me tied over from 1pm to dinner time. Replace all the foods you usually sit down in front of the telly with some nuts or fruit. If im wanting something sweet an orange or apple fixes that for me.

HTH

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I think it has to do with the satiety centre in the brain. If you're not getting enough sleep, sex, meaningful interpersonal contact, whatever, then it creates a gnawing hole in your biochemistry. Food -esp things like sugar & chocolate & alcohol - actually press that biochemical button and give you a feeling of fulfillment. It's chemical. AH I know how sad that sounds...I feel fulfilled by my chocolate. But that's really what's happening. So it's helpful to think in these terms and work out what else you could be using to press that biochemical button - more sleep? Exercise in the sunshine? Sex? Time doing a hobby? Apparently meditation practice can help with this, and this is the angle I'm trying to work on at the moment. I know i'm yearning for something meaningful in my life - no amount of chocolate is ever going to fill that void.

That is awesome explanation!! When I feel more fulfilled I definitely eat less junk. Now I am unhappy with new work, not really anyone to talk to and wanting junk more and more often. I always wonder how I can know what I need to do and want it so badly but the compulsion for junk always overrides.

PS. I am on the 40kg to lose ship as well.

[feeb]

I hear you as soon as DS1 goes to sleep in arvo I eat chips or choc or biscuits as a treat!!! At night when he goes to bed it is choc, ice cream, choc pudding etc!!!!!

Marydean such an awesome explanation and so very true!!

I need to loose wg but too tired to exercise!!!!! so what do I do sit on couch eating junk watching tv and surfing BB!!! LOL hmm not good

[Arimeh]

Yeah I got about 40 to lose too *sigh*

Sterla - every time we get together we should go for a walk - cos at least it gets me out of the house away from biscuits!!!

I have to do something - I look and feel absolutely disgusting..

[Sterla]

I'm in Mel You got a park out your way? We could walk there, take the kids?

[Arimeh]

I'm in Mel You got a park out your way? We could walk there, take the kids?

Only the gravelly beach one that we went to at easter?

[anney]

Hi Sterla,
I can really relate to this:

I feel like I 'deserve' a treat.

DD was a shocker to get to bed when she was little and I would always have a block of chocolate in the house and as soon as I got her to sleep I would have a few squares of chocolate and a cup of coffee and a few minutes doing nothing!! I realise it is easy for me to say this as I don't have a weight problem but maybe just try to limit yourself to a small amount. I think trying to stop it altogether would be too difficult.
I don't know what it was that got me to stop this as DD is still not good at going to sleep but something else must have kicked in. good luck with it. I know it is difficult when you feel that some parts of being a mum are hard.