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 se...
This blog has evolved over a long period of time. I have decided to use it as a way to try and raise awareness about mental health. As this blog continues more of the posts will center around mental health and breaking the stigma associated with it. Some of the earlier posts are my own struggle with Bipolar Disorder, but I have decided to leave them. They are strange to say the least.