OK girls, I'm taking charge......

of my weight. I'm sick of feeling fat and unhappy, and I figured out what I am going to do. I spent the last few days paying attention to the things I was eating and how I felt afterwards, and I realized that I don't even know it sometimes until AFTER I eat something, that I shouldn't have eaten it. And then I find myself feeling crappy because I ate something I wasn't supposed to. So what I started to do was carry a notebook with me and not necessarily keep a diary of what I ate, but keep a diary of when I am craving foods, what they are, how I am feeling, etc. I just don't want to live my life on a diet, and I think that if I can figure out why I eat too much or why I eat things I shouldn't, then I can gain control. I have a hard time thinking about living on a diet for the rest of my life, and I just want to be normal, and hopefully this will help. Wish me luck!

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Good for you!!! You sound so determined and that's the way to do it.

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Good luck! You'll do fine!

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awwe good luck and good for you!

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That's a great way to approach it. Losing weight is such a mental process! If you can mentally gain control over your cravings and why you crave them, you'll have no problem taking control of your weight.

Good luck!!!!!

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Good luck!! You should read the article in the June Glamour or Marie Claire. It was very similar to what you did, keep a notebook, figure out what you are craving,etc. They let the women eat whatever/whenever they wanted and by the end of the month each had lost some weight and was much happier then when they were on their diets.