Okay...now help me with McDonald's. I know it's hiddeous, and I should be ashamed, but I have this thing for the double cheeseburger....it haunts me...
I think if I could beat fast food and overcome my stress and emotional eating I'd have half the battle won. I'm trying to use this website as my no-eating crutch when I'm stressed and it helps...
Of course, getting off my fat duff and going to walk would help too.....ugh. Sometimes I worry about myself.....
Well, if you were in CA, I'd suggest switching to In-N-Out, as their double cheeseburgers are waaaaay better. But... that defeats the purpose of the diet part.
You know, I don't know if this advice helps, but I'm also a comfort-eater and I find that smaller portions of really flavorful things are just as satisfying for a craving. For instance, I'll have a square of Ghiradelli's Intense Dark when I have a chocolate craving. I can eat a bunch of Hershey's (kisses, mini-bars, etc.), but the richer, higher-quality chocolate seems to hit the craving faster in smaller quantities. I break off a square and put the bar back into the back of the cabinet where I can't see it. If there's fresh fruit, it usually hits a sugar craving just as well as candy. I also do ice cold water with lemon when I'm totally feeling like a soda (Diet Coke with Splenda... fabulous... but no-calories aside, my stomach and teeth will not last if I continue the bad soda habit). I'm not the best at doing these things, but I find that whenever I do it, it helps. Just don't go cold-turkey, because cold turkey + stress = bingeing.
My other stress-coping method was to clean obsessively. I graduated a little over a year ago, but when I was in school, my living space would be spotless during finals. I couldn't study unless it was spotless and I cleaned to take breaks/procrastinate.
Edited for grammar... I have no grasp of anything on Fridays.
