Posts by emma2008

First of all, don't beat yourself up about it!  I had a terrible weekend, food-wise, but I climbed right back on the horse on Monday and feel heaps better already. 

Like you, I have a sweet tooth and there's no way I'd be able to give up sweet foods completely.  But you can try to get your sugar fix in other, healthier ways...

Over the last few weeks my favourite treat has been a big bowl of raspberries with a pot of low fat probiotic yoghurt poured over the top.  It's yummy, counts as one of your 5 a day AND has calcium, which is especially important for girls.  The other option is to go for whatever treat you like, but just eat less of it - I think one of the best ways to stick to this is to cut a small slice of cake then take time carefully wrapping the cake up and putting it away so that it would be difficult to cut another piece (I can be quite lazy so this works a treat for me!).  Some people also say that brushing your teeth after eating can help stop you going for more - but just be careful with what you've eaten because if it's at all acidic you could be damaging the enamel on your teeth doing this.

Have you been eating lots of heavily processed foods?  That could be what has made you feel bloaty, because 2000kcal isn't overeating particularly.  If you haven't already, try switching white bread/pasta/rice for wholegrain alternatives, eat plenty of vegetables and drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.  That works for me on my good days!

Good luck!