A Ladybug's Journey

I haven't had to attend a mental 'Food AA' meeting in a while.  I don't think about food all the time like I did before.  Planning has helped.  I can't stress the importance of planning, along with tracking, if you are trying to loose weight. On Saturday mornings (if not Thursday/Friday), I plan out dinners for the rest of the week.  From there I build my shopping list for the grocery store.  This has also had the added benefit of saving us money, food isn't getting wasted and we're not going to the store all the time. To help with my planning I've come up with 'theme' nights.  These are loose themes that are just a guide to help me come up with meals: Monday - Mexican Monday, Meatloaf Monday, Meatball Monday, Meatless Monday Tuesday - Takeout Tuesday, Taco Tuesday, Tortellini Tuesday Wednesday - Whatever Wednesday, Wacky Wednesday Thursday - Through the Fire Thursday (grill night) Friday - Fishy Friday, Pizza Friday (I know, Pizza and...

Hello, my name is Alex, and I'm a food addict. That's how I feel. Like there should be a food anonymous or something. Unlike other addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling) there's no way to avoid or quit this addiction cold turkey. We need food to survive, no matter how you look at it. The last few days I'm been trying to notice how often I think of food. It's a lot. I mean, an exhausting amount of time. If it's a meal time (which is a lot more than I'm accustomed to if I'm eating all my WW points), then I'm thinking about what I'm eating. After I eat I'm logging what I eat, both for WW and for my doctor, so double tracking. When I get home I also enter everything from my paper tracker to the computer. When I get home from work I cook dinner and before bed I prepare meals (breakfast/lunch/snacks) for the next day. The next morning I pack up all that I prepared the night before. In between all of that, even while I'm working, part of my m...