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I don't know if you wanna be called Casper or Mary, but either way, I think that's excellent, excellent advice.
I can only speak form my own experience, and for me, if I feel like I'm forever denying myself every eating pleasure, it isn't long before I get pissed off and decide the whole Idea is stupid anyway, and eat a bag of nachos. Or spend $12 at McDonalds drive-thru. So I do like Casper does, and after almost every dinner, I eat a little something sweet. Maybe one caramel. Or a small handful of M&Ms. (sometime a big handful.) Or a candy cane. (only 50 calories!) Just something so I feel like I'm not stuck eating twigs and berries forever.
Another thing I'm finding is working for me, and this will depend if you like spicy food - but I'm putting a lot more peperoncini or crushed chili pepper on things. Or just regular old pepper. Somehow I feel more full if the food I'm eating is spicier.
But like Mary said, you're gonna have bad days. Forgive yourself for those, because they're gonna keep happening. Wipe it out of your head and start again today. Or start again at your next meal.
Oh - one other little trick I just discovered myself - I'm an on-again, off-again coffee drinker, and right now it's on again. And I like my coffee sweet. But cinnamon is good for your heart. And it flavors the coffee pretty nicely. I still put sugar in there, but a lot less, and make up the rest with zero calorie cinnamon.
Mary was also right about diminishing cravings. Somehow when you've been in "the groove" for awhile, the really bad-for-you foods hold a lot less appeal. A big, juicy apple or pear starts sounding way better than a greasy hamburger, sitting at the bottom of your stomach like a pound of lead.
I'm sorry to hear about the domestic situation - that never makes anything easier. Just try to remember that yesterday was yesterday. Ok?
jeff
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