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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Well good. That actually helps. I was wondering why the hell I am hungry ALL THE TIME. I know an alcoholic says that they go day by day, fighting each day, thinking each day about wanting to have a drink. And that's how I feel about food. The hard part is that I have to have SOME food in the house.... but every time I pass the kitchen area I have to fight like hell with myself not to grab a snack.
As it says you have to be absolutely neurotic about it. If the cravings are getting too bad, I'll go to a movie theatre. And if there is one force in me stronger than my compulsion to eat, it's my OCD not to pay theatre prices for food.  If I have had a particularly bad week, I'll visit friends in Toronto where on the Greyhound bus there I have no access to food.
We've been told that they are letting 1/3rd of us go at work. My biggest fear? Not not having a job. But if I am unemployed, I'll be at home all day and I'll pass the kitchen more often. And I won't be able to afford going to the movies, taking trips away from home, etc.. so there will be no escape.
One thing I do have going for me is that i can exercise A LOT. I ran 30km on Sunday, 21 on Wednesday and 21 again this morning. I just did 30 minutes on the elliptical and am going down to do 40 on the bike. Yet despite that, my weight has been creeping up. My doctor set my goal weight at 170. I got down to 162. And in the last 6 months I've gained a pound per month, so I'm now at 168, quite close to what my doctor set for me... but the worry is that if I'm gaining 1 pound per month, I'm heading back the wrong road.
But at least, by reading that article, I am comforted to know that it's not just me that is struggling THIS MUCH... and that it's not just me being weak, but my body fighting back against the weight loss. |
Jesus. Good luck DA! Sounds like torture.
Do you eat extremely well? Seems like a lot of exercise to be gaining weight still.
Maybe switch up running for swimming or trail runs. Or start doing some interval training. Changing up what you're doing is often key. Given the distances you're likely quite used to running now. You probably know all that - but it's worth mentioning. Swimming is sometimes incredibly good for keeping off the weight if you're new to it. Basically your upper body doesn't have aerobic capacity like your legs. It's not used to, or designed for aerobic activity. So if you're not used to it it'll burn a ton of calories and exhaust you quite a bit. That said, I GOBBLE up food everytime after I swim, especailly if I havent been swimming a lot. Nothing seems to fill you up. So that might not help.
Interval training - start working some pacework into your running. Get your heart rate way up for stretches at a time. Do 1km or 2km intervals at a race pace. Do something like 6x1km or 8x1km and the next week 4x2km or 5x2km sets at a hard pace.
Again, you might already do that
Also lift weights (might already do that).
Join crossfit. That'll change your routine a ton (granted I'm not big on crossfit, just know it's a drastic change from what a lot of people do).
Try p90x or insanity.
Good luck! Don't worry to much about the tough times. Most people have them.