@Sassy1, I struggle with the reward side of eating too. Im a terror for eating on the couch so I stopped watching tv and take the tablet to bed to go on the internet, or read an ebook. Then I started with the cuppa in bed, which I ended up munching bickies (cookies) or chrisps (patato chips). It was purely my evening eating that was putting on my weight. So, I used similar tactics to Peebles. It worked for a while. When I started to waver again I started to reward myself for resisting junk instead. I got a point everytime I resisted and 20 points earned me a girlie mag, home spa time (face pack, hair mask nails etc), a day off housework etc. Sometimes hubby even obliged with a massage or he would take the kids for an afternoon. For a while i was adding €5 to a jar each Friday that I lost weight and the money went towards a weekend with my sister. I dont have much money to go off shopping for clothes etc each time I needed a reward so I had to really think about what would be free and still motivate me.
Its a whole other question about why I use food as a reward and how do I just stop this need for self nurturing! Any phycologist or NPL people here?!
Its a whole other question about why I use food as a reward and how do I just stop this need for self nurturing! Any phycologist or NPL people here?!