The Monthly Period
For those men who follow this, I apologize, but this is a HUGE struggle I deal with for a few too many days a month that really make food life very difficult for me. And for me, in particular, all the sweets are ten times more attractive. Dude, there are so many temptations our there that look (and I know) are absolutely delicious. Dunkin Donuts is all over the place. Even Starbucks has a case full of goodies and in every Starbucks, they sometimes offer slightly different goodies. Oh, yes, I notice all of this. I don’t like the fact that I do … but I do.
How do I help myself in this situation? First of all, I sometimes have to take things a minute at a time and say “not for now.” If I keep myself busy, I can distract myself from these food thoughts. Last night, I felt so good when I arrived to my four hour acting class at 6pm. I knew that after the class was over, most of the food shops would be closed and I could get home faster with less temptations. I was right. It was great just going home, having some tea, and then letting myself go into a nice, relaxing sleep.
Another thing that helps me - I imagine myself giving in and engorging myself with the food. I play out the “what if” factor in my head and make sure I live through to how I feel after I eat. That really helps. How do I feel after I give into the food? Like crap, of course! Living that definitely helps.
For a short period (pun intended) every month, I have to deal with this and it is not always easy. For now, I feel like a survivor and it feels good to only let the good nutritious, and portioned food into my body.
Oh, and G-d. I must not forget my higher power. Without him, I would be super-stressed.
February 13th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Listen Jeanna - you don’t need to loose weight - it’s a number and it doesn’t matter. You look beautiful and healthy. It is VERY unhealthy to loose weight at the rate you are reporting. It is impossible to loose more than 2 lbs a week. If you are loosing more than this then you’re loosing water and muscle. Please stop hurting yourself. Last week was eating disorders awareness week, it breaks my heart to see that you’re so focused on food rather than on your beauty (both as a person and your physical beauty).