My friend sent me home with banana bread and chocolate chip banana bread (2.5 mini loaves) after our coffee date this morning.
In the past, I would have eaten it on the way home, or immediately when I got home, or I would have binged on some other carb-heavy food for the rest of the day, due to cravings for the sweet, ruining the whole day or even spiraling into several days of overeating. Not this time!
I had 2 small pieces at my friends' house, and was not tempted to eat it at home, even though it's easily accessible. This is due to roughly 3 years of small sustainable changes from unhealthy behaviors (bingeing, restricting, repeat) to healthy behaviors and a good relationship with food. Nothing is off limits, I try to eat vegetables with each meal and make produce and a small amount of protein the bulk of the meal, with some fruit, hot cocoa, or a small sweet for dessert. Snacks are often veggies and hummus, or fruit or a protein bar. As a general rule, I try to only eat sweets at social events and not alone, and will say no to items I've eaten a lot of in my life (generic cake, store bought things) and not hesitate to try anything I've never had, or something that is a specialty or unique item. I tend to make hot cocoa my nightly sweet treat. It is chocolatey, lower calorie, and fills me up. Plus, it's hot, so I can't get bingey with it. I generally eat the same things for breakfast (eggs on toast) and lunch (sweet potato; a sandwich or wrap with cut veggies). A big help for me has been an early and consistent bedtime and sleep schedule, since I overeat more at night. I am asleep by 10 each night, typically.
If I know there's a big event coming up, I'll go easy the week before, so I can eat 2500-3000 calories on that day or weekend without feeling stress.
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