I had no intention of typing an entry tonight, but as I sit here perusing my Buddies' (and others') journals and one in particular caught my eye. I also have no intention of hijacking
my buddies entry.The question at hand was, is loss of willpower against cravings directly related to degree of tiredness? As the father of a 6 month old (as well as a near-4 y.o.), I'll be the first to answer absolutely yes, but then I went on typing on my own tangent.
Basically my thought is, if it's not in the house, it's more difficult to eat. On the other hand, the craving goes unsatisfied. I think a better way to cope is to figure out a way to work our cravings into our diet plan?
For instance, I've found that I cannot stick to a life strategy that forbids or restricts certain foods that I've eaten my entire life. I'm 1/2 Italian so you do the math. I've actually followed a low carb strategy in the past and it worked...except I could not stick with it and I gained the 35 lbs. back. Nothing whatsoever vs. the LCHF strategy and especially not vs. those who follow it. If it works for you, all the power to you. I'm jealous, truth be told, but will absolutely support your journey.
A fact of the matter is that (disregarding consequences) I could eat pizza for every meal and a lot of it. Obviously I am 260 (at the moment) for a reason. On the other hand, 2 slices in a week and/or in the same sitting is not the end of the world, as long as my calories are otherwise budgeted. Same goes for pasta.
I guess I was blessed, so to speak, in that I don't crave calorically dense sweets. My perfect desert is more entree. Another reason, among other things, I am 260...lack of portion control.
That said, I am at the whim of one of two strategies. 1) Substitution (which I think we can all agree that the sub never tastes or satiates quite like the original); or 2) Work it in.
By the way, there is nothing in the books that says I can't do both and it seems to be working for the moment. The key is to track intake and watch macros.