I need to lose 160lb, I’m 2 weeks into clean eating, seeing good results and feeling better every day. After the first few days of struggle and withdrawals, things have been relatively smooth sailing. That was until this afternoon, when I decided to spend Sunday afternoon watching a film.
While watching said film, I had my first genuine, major struggle with cravings in the entirety of the past 2 weeks. Cravings which I thought I had mostly bested. And once they started, there was no stopping that scratching inside my brain.
I caved. Demolishing a Papa Johns XXL pizza, ice cream and bags of chocolate/sweets over the course of the following 3 hours. All washed down with 4 cans of Pepsi Max.
Feeling equal parts disgust and disappointment, it was the in the aftermath of this feast of failure, that I began to take stock and try to identify what just happened. I’d felt in complete control for the past two weeks, on multiple occasions turned down offers of junk food and drink from others. So what caused me to fall of the wagon and lose my self control in such spectacular fashion?
In retrospect, it made sense. I quickly realised that the times I would binge, it would almost always be whenever I watched a film or TV show. Digging a little deeper, I realised it’s so bad, that I’m actually not really interested in watching a film/TV show unless I have a mountain of junk food and tubs of ice cream to go with it.
Since I cut out the junk food the past fortnight, without realising it I haven’t watched any films/TV shows. Instead I’ve been reading for hours at a time, walking the dogs more & rediscovering my joy of drawing.
It wasn’t until todays disaster that I recognised the habit/ritual of binge eating while watching TV/Movies, and how that was a trigger for my cravings. Not to mention how much power those cravings still have over me.
That said, if you’re struggling, try and see if there’s a relationship between your cravings and the activity you’re doing while experiencing them. That way you’ll know to avoid those activities for now, and you’ll be better equipped to navigate the rest of your weight loss journey by filling your time with other things. For me, it’s something that has to occupy my hands and mind, reading, gaming, art etc are all good options (for me).
Anyway, I feel pretty terrible physically & mentally right now, but tomorrow is another day and I’ll get back on the horse. But I just wanted to share this insight with others in case it helps anyone.
TLDR: If you’re suffering from food cravings, pay attention to what your doing when the cravings occur, there might be a habitual link which triggers the cravings e.g. watching movies/TV
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