Hey!! According to Caloriecount.com I'm finally just plain vanilla overweight--no longer Obese (hate that word!). My BMI is probably right around 29---still high, but not obese. The calorie count website gets a big thumbs up from me. I find it MUCH more motivating than the ww site. They always have stories from real people and those people have had success in lots of different ways--not just counting calories. I like seeing the variety---some are very strict, others not, some had a lot to lose some not so much. Real people also submit real questions and get real responses, I often find these helpful. Something from calorie count arrives in my inbox daily and I read it almost as faithfully as Sean's blog. Today's topic was on comfort food and emotional eating. I love what the expert had to say:
Before you crack open the Ben & Jerry�s, though, do what Dr. May calls the "Four-Really Test": Ask yourself if you really, really, really, really want it. "Reach for something you don�t really want, and you�re likely to eat more of it because it isn�t satisfying," she says.
That�s the danger of answering a craving with a lighter version of what you want or with something else altogether. Not only does it defeat the purpose of giving yourself a gooey treat, but it sets you up for a pig-out. "If I�m not hungry, but I need a little pleasure in my life, isn�t it ridiculous to eat a rice cake?" Dr. May asks. "Not only do I not need that fuel, but it�s not even going to give me the pleasure."
BRAVO!!!! I figured out long ago that I can never really "substitute" food. I can and do eat things like rice cakes and apples and light versions of things but it's always with the idea that I'm enjoying what I'm eating for what it is--never that I'm trying to be satisfied with jello when I really want chocolate cake.
Speaking of which---I'm debating on whether to try another Snickers bar today. I have the points. Hmmmmm.
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