Haunted Dreams

[HoosierMommy]

Does anyone else have cheat-filled dreams? I wake up feeling sooooooo guilty...and I didn't even really do it!!! Last night (in my dream) I ate at McDonalds and had a Lg fry. I realized what I was doing and spit the fries in my mouth out. (Like that would have really helped) and THEN I had those little Debbie Mini-muffins for dessert!!!!! Sheeesh! In real life I don't even crave that kind of stuff anymore. Evil Evil dreams, must be the boogie-carb-man. Anyone else have these kind of dreams? Please share what yours are about!!!

[Outback Jess]

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Bad dreams, bad dreams, go-away!
I love what you said, "I don't even crave those things anymore" Jamie look how far you have come...girl, hang in there this weekend and be strong...Hold on to all that you have gained...don't give it up for NOTHING!!

[RachelnLa]

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Oh yah! I dreamed I ate wedding cake. A huge corner piece and I could feel the creamy icing on my tongue and the roof of my mouth and the smell.. oh the smell! The icing was at that firm/hard stage where the outside is a thin layer of hard but once you crack that the inside was soft and sugary and creamy..

Let me tell you.. it took a good while after I woke up to realize that WAS just a dream. I figured it was so darn good in the dream that I had already had the best parts of the icing without the sugar, carbs or calories LOL

Since then, I really don't dream about food.

[stickin2it]

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Hi Jamie,


I have not had any cheat dreams this time around...yet. I did have one where I was trying to get to the store before they closed to get a roast to make a legal pot roast... if I told you the things I did to get there LOL Last time I was on this woe, I did have a "cheat" dream... I ate Mom's mac n cheese and brownies and when I woke up, I was SO depressed!!!

Hope I do not have any more of those...they are horrible!

Hang in there...they should go away

Have a great weekend!

[Babs]

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Yes, So I'm not the only one. I've had several since my restart of Atkins. I don't remember them exactly as far as the foods go, but I am always thinner and either have eaten the wrong foods and wished I hadn't, or am telling myself not to eat it, but the food it is placed before me. These dreams leave me with a guilty feeling when I wake from them.

[julirama723]

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I have those dreams like 3 nights a week, and I don't even want the food I'm eating in the dream! Very similar to your experience...I'll be eating dinner with my boyfriend and not paying attention to what I'm eating, when suddenly I look down and I've been eating french fries or spaghettie or an ice cream sundae. Except in my dreams I start bawling, I mean crying my eyes out!

I woke my boyfriend up one night because I was actually crying in my sleep--he thought I was kind of nuts when he asked me what was wrong--I sobbed "I was eating a potato!"

Everyone keeps saying they'll go away, and here I am, 9 weeks in, and I STILL have them! Maybe I'm a late bloomer? Either way, hang in there kid, I know how you feel!

[dizzygal1668]

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Thank Goodness I Dont Remember My Dreams

[Sashie]

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It's so funny that you mentioned this. I had many of them while trying to reach my goal weight and I have to admit they were pretty bad. The thing is.. It wasnt really about me wanting to eat an item, but more of a fear for me of loosing control/power of what I put into my body. I'm not sure if that makes any sense, but I would wake up and feel like I failed myself.

I am the type of person who when puts her mind to do something, I do it cold turkey. I try to prove to myself that I have the control and faith in myself to make it happen. Now that I have reached my goal, those dreams have stopped.

[RachelnLa]

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Shashie,

Congrats on reaching goal. I hope your dreams and goals don't stop now. It's so important to always have goals and dreams. Make some new ones.. more time reading, more time in prayer, learning a new craft or taking on a new hobby, less time in front of tv.. .. etc.

Goal.. how does that feel to have reached that goal??

[Sashie]

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RachelnLa,

Thanks for the gratz. Goal feels nice, it gives me a feel of self worth, the feeling that I have control over my body and what goes into it. During this WOE I have learned so many things, it wasn't just about loosing the weight. It was about taking/making time for myself, to be who I feel I deserve to be. Happy if you will, instead of worrying about everyone but me for a change. I find myself to be more girly now, taking time to put on my make up before going out the door, putting on a nice clothes without hiding myself or putting myself down because of how my clothes fit. I am still struggling with a few issues, as I look at my body I see the same me sometimes +40 lbs ago, but I know that is a mental picture and it gives me drive to maintain my weight. I am trying to work more on muscle tone and such now. My goals have not ended, as you stated they are an ongoing thing, its about making new ones.

I wish you all the best of luck in reaching goal, you are all certainly worthy of it. Keep up the good work and believe in yourself !

[RachelnLa]

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Shashie,

Ahh, you said lots of what I am experiencing this time around with a self-discovery of me and paying more attention to ME The total package - mind, body and soul!

Your photos are wonderful! A beautiful you and a beautiful family. Continued success my friend.