The Noshery
definition. Nosh.
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 Yesterday’s big discovery…I like to nosh. Even when I am not hungry, I like the feel of the textures of food in my mouth. Yes, it is amazing when you slow down and deconstruct your eating habits what you will find out.
I called this “the noshery” because when I was a kid we went to a restaurant by that name. We really liked it. It was very popular for a while but then “the crowd” moved on. We didn’t because it was a great family restaurant…c’est la vie. Rather like loving a certain colour of lipstick only to have it discontinued!
Slimming World seems to be working. If you count the two pounds I gained during the day I signed up (but did not start the diet so figured I should eat everything and anything) I have lost 3 pounds in two days. More than likely two of those pounds were the fake fat I was talking about in an earlier blog, so in reality, I lost one pound in two days. Still not bad. Even more amazing I have stuck to it for two days!
I realize the diet can only guide and I must decide. As I have slowed my eating process down to analyze it, I can now make better food choices. (well, better is a relative term…I prefer chocolate but do not instinctively grab it now…I think about it first). I stop and consider the ramifications of my food choices. I also consider that I am sick and tired of being pudgey and that this weight thing hangs over my head and life constantly. I also consider that I am paying for this diet plan so why waste hard earned cash? Of course, my mind may change from time to time, but I am hoping I can keep this up for the next 6 weeks- before I go off to Europe for a vacation. Being fat in France does not seem pleasant. (Not that being fat in Canada is a barrel of laughs!)
And so I am really taking it one day at a time. I am guessing that this is what recovering drug addicts and alcoholics do. Am I really all that different? I am guessing food addiction is somewhat similar. I dunno, as drugs and alcohol have very little effect on me.
Have a great day!
Shari
Food addiction is actually MUCH harder than alcohol and nicotine. You can stop drinking, you can stop smoking, but you sure as hell can’t stop eating.
I had the worst problem with emotional eating and self-medicating myself with food. Once I realised what I was doing, I am much better about it not, altho I still slip up once in a while.
Glad to hear the diet is working!