Regressing

you dont have to ignore it completely. give it a little bit of what it wants so its satisfied. like, if you want cake, have cake! just a small piece. doing that makes it so that it doesnt all build up into one week of just gorging, like what happened.

you dont have to ignore it completely. give it a little bit of what it wants so its satisfied. like, if you want cake, have cake! just a small piece. doing that makes it so that it doesnt all build up into one week of just gorging, like what happened.

Actually, that's similar to an alcoholic who tries to stop his drinking habits by only having a small drink every now and then. It doesn't work. Self-induced, complete abstinence from your consummatory nemesis is, however, a viable strategy. Cope with your withdrawal and it will eventually become insignificant. Subsequently, you won't find any need to pamper yourself with your problematic source of endorphins even when you are able to.

Personally, I have found that it takes about four months to completely get past my seemingly intrinsic desire for refined sugar.

That's not entirely true. For you it might be effective to just go cold turkey; however, most people that have eating disorders, if they can learn how to use portion control, can benefit from eating in that fashion. It's a very effective tool if you can just slow yourself down and not eat so much.. really.

That's not entirely true. For you it might be effective to just go cold turkey; however, most people that have eating disorders, if they can learn how to use portion control, can benefit from eating in that fashion. It's a very effective tool if you can just slow yourself down and not eat so much.. really.

Needing to "treat" yourself is a sign of lack of willpower. The lack of willpower is ultimately what causes failure.

That may be true. I always figure that if you burn enough calories you can almost eat what you want. Just drink a shit ton of water and cut down on the junk. But true, .. it is a lack of willpower.

It's true. Did anyone else see the piece the news did on Michael Phelps during the Olympics? He would LITERALLY eat over 13,000 calories a day, but because he swam so much, it was basically the minimum amount he needed to function properly and efficiently. And it wasn't even like a "good" 13,000 calories. It was fatty shit, etc. It was really a very interesting segment.

Actually, I was wrong. It's about 12,000 calories per day, and here is the segment about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXRvXtcSu14

Actually, that's similar to an alcoholic who tries to stop his drinking habits by only having a small drink every now and then. It doesn't work. Self-induced, complete abstinence from your consummatory nemesis is, however, a viable strategy. Cope with your withdrawal and it will eventually become insignificant. Subsequently, you won't find any need to pamper yourself with your problematic source of endorphins even when you are able to. Personally, I have found that it takes about four months to completely get past my seemingly intrinsic desire for refined sugar.

It can be hard to maintain my willpower, as my moods change so drastically throughout the day that I can go from an iron willed soldier in the morning to a flaky mess by mid afternoon. There is so much pressure to perform at school that there is a "work hard play harder" mechanism that got out of control. Most people I know here are popping adderall by day and taking whippits, drinking liquor or smoking at night. We are probably burning our candles too quickly.

Abstinence will be my new approach, I'll see how it works out.