The Hungry

I've made it about two weeks into my diet.  Things were going really well until The Hungry struck. 
 The Hungry can strike at any time and when it happens I can throw my diet out the window.  How can you tell The Hungry from regular food cravings?  Scenario number 1: I'm sitting on the couch and I want some chocolate.  I eat a piece of chocolate, and the craving goes away.  Scenario number 2:  I'm sitting on the couch and I want some chocolate.  I eat a piece of chocolate and the craving doesn't go away.  I eat something really good for me and I still feel like there is a pit in my stomach.  I try fruit, lean protein, veggies, fiber, all the things that should kill a craving, but nothing helps.  I finally give in and eat 25 hot wings, chocolate cake, almonds, a jar of nutella (you get the idea).  I feel satisfied.  Then an hour or two later The Hungry hits again.

The Hungry is not appeased by one binge eating session or even by eating the food The Hungry craves most.  When it strikes I feel the urge to eat EVERYTHING.  I could go to Wild Wings and seriously eat 25 wings by myself and then ask what is for desert, only to get home and immediately start snacking on something.  The Hungry is a force to be reckoned with and to this day I don't know how to make it go away.  I can try to ignore it, but it makes for a miserable week.  I usually just give in and binge for a few days until it goes away.  It does eventually go away, but I guess I just don't have the will power to ride it out.  I read articles on food cravings: how to stop them, what they really mean, what foods to eat instead and nothing helps. 

This is about the exact amount of food it requires to satisfy The Hungry

Prior to this week and The Hungry striking I had last 1/2 a pound, but I don't even want to hop on the scale this week because I'm certain due to my massive amount of over eating I gained it back.  All I can do now is move forward and keep at it.  I think what's really important to take from this is to keep trying.  Everyone is going to have set backs when you are trying to get fit, but you can't give up.  You just have to keep going. 

Weekly goals update:  I am still on track for my exercises!  At least I have that part down.  I tracked for about half the week and then after a few days of being way over on calories I stopped and just gave in to The Hungry. 

For this upcoming week 20 July I will set my goals as

1. Completing 4 sets of leg exercises
2. Completing 1 additional form of exercise
3. Tracking Lose It! for 6 days.  (It gets frustrating never meeting your goal, so I thought I would lower it by a day.  If I start hitting this goal I will re up it 7)