Everyday Systems: nosdiet: message 343 of 3212

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Great progress on 2 of 3 and poco a poco (bit by bit) on the third. 
For me, a life-long binger and that is over 50 years of it, changing 
my thinking comes before changing my behavior. I can get hungry 
(ravenous in fact, obsessed in fact) if I slip back into thinking I 
can never have this particular food again, usually sweets or 
carbohydrates. That was old diet thinking and old diet splitting of 
foods into good food/bad food lists. I would compound the whole 
process by not eating enough for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and then 
still being hungry at night (not a good thing) or by not eating 
during the day and binging at night (again not a good thing). For 
me, this is a process and I am always tacking back to the target. I 
am grateful the holidays are over and this is Monday and back to 
regular eating. Try eating more at mealtimes, especially protein and 
vegetables with some whole grains like brown rice or even starchier 
vegetables like yams to keep your blood sugar level and maybe snack 
on a salad or fruit like the boss says until you can go without, and 
then remember the weekend cometh to quench the sugar and snack food 
hungers. Best of luck. It sounds like you are on your way to a new 
way of life.