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Originally Posted by IrisBloom
If you have noticed reducing or cutting out sugar makes you feel better then it is probably a good thing to do. Have you been checked for diabetes?
I think many people need a reward for self discipline. I know I do. I'm on a diet to lose weight but one day a week I allow myself to have something I can't have on my diet. It gives me something to look forward to and satisfies my craving. If all you do is deny yourself it sets you up for failure in my opinion.
Get checked by a MD if you can.  |
It helps, but only briefly. I haven't been checked, no.
I have, however, been living almost exclusively on junk food and sweets for the past month, largely due to transience.
Though, this whole thing about losing one's taste for sugar - I've heard of that happening and I wondered if it's true? If so how long does it take, and is it just a matter of cutting out sweets, or all sugar and carbs?
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Originally Posted by sophiesmom
Is it fear that is stopping you? Or does the depression make you not care? Either way, I understand.
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Both.
I find the whole "not caring" thing is getting worse, actually. My life is empty, so if I take away pleasurable things like tasty food, or just restrict my diet somehow...what's the point? Now I have even fewer things in my life. I find it harder these last few weeks to care much for anything: why get healthy? Why take on a goal I'm just going to fail, and it's totally meaningless anyway? Why fix brain fog, so I can just ruminate more?
I definitely fear recovering psychologically - then there will be nothing going on in my head, if I'm not constantly ruminating, thinking, worrying. Goals? I can't pursue goals. I'm stupid and have no discipline, working towards anything is an empty waste of time, even succeeding probably won't satisfy me since there's always someone better! Plus I'll fail! Or at least that's how I think...
So I really just kind of spend my time messing around online. I only look for work since I need that to survive.
Food is just the latest issue, probably due to my extremely poor diet these last few weeks.
(Whoa that got long)