Fatty!

reichweinj

Well hello there! I just started a diet today and it's been hell. I wanted to eat ice cream, pizza and a cheeseburger. I ate turkey, cottage cheese, a banana and apple sauce. I'm about two seconds away from chewing through a locked pantry to crush a box of twinkles and some cup cakes.

It's currently snowing here in Iowa, supposed to get about a half a foot. I may run outside with a pint of chocolate sauce eat the damn snow.

myheartsabattleground

Your title is offensive, and ableist.

kcerrillo

Lol don't do it!

serasv

Drink some water, distract yourself until the cravings pass. Read a book, leave the room where you normally eat and find something to do.

At first, tcravings are hell. But they are like waves. They hit, rise, and crest. If you can learn to surf just under, you'll stand a much better chance of surviving them and the more you survive the less effect they have on you.

Be strong, be determined, you can do it.

jpburcham

It's hard to start making new and hopefully better lifestyle choices . . . .
It's hard . . . . But if it were easy . . . . everyone could do it !!!!
(but a funny post !!! )

mdwestcott

Hahaha love this post!

bonnie65738

I love your post and I understand what you mean.I like to eat when I am bored. Today is my first day of my diet and it's hard. Good thing I'm not in Iowa with you because I know how to make snow ice cream...add me as friend if you like. I like people with a sence of humor.

Nellynelle01

This is a priceless post!

lawlifehanna

I see from your profile pic that you have a kid. When a craving hits, go play with your kid for 30 minutes. If at 30 minutes you still keep watching your clock and thinking about the craving, go ahead and have a piece. Most likely you've forgotten the craving in that 30 minutes, and you've done something nice for yourself. If your kid is elsewhere when the craving hits, do something else: watch an episode of your favorite tv show, go vacuum clean the bedroom, fix that thing in your house that you've been meaning to fix for a long time (we all have one of those), whatever it is that keeps your mind elsewhere.

Another trick: go brush your teeth. You know everything is going to taste like toothpaste and/or generally horrible right after, so you'll have to wait (and hopefully forget) the craving.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

You can still eat the foods you love. You just need to find ways to work them into your calorie and macro goals, either by lightening them up or by eating smaller portions (or a combination thereof).

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819925/the-basics-dont-complicate-it/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/817188/iifym/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/925464/fitting-it-in-giggity/p1

neveragain84

ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »

You can still eat the foods you love. You just need to find ways to work them into your calorie and macro goals, either by lightening them up or by eating smaller portions (or a combination thereof).

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819925/the-basics-dont-complicate-it/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/817188/iifym/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/925464/fitting-it-in-giggity/p1

Yep. This. Otherwise you'll go into a ravenous fit like you already described and will devour all the Twinkies. Don't deny or punish yourself.

reichweinj

Lol, thanks for the support. I made it through the day with calories to spare. Always a little hard to get back in the good eating habits.

Tedebearduff

reichweinj wrote: »

Well hello there! I just started a diet today and it's been hell. I wanted to eat ice cream, pizza and a cheeseburger. I ate turkey, cottage cheese, a banana and apple sauce. I'm about two seconds away from chewing through a locked pantry to crush a box of twinkles and some cup cakes.

It's currently snowing here in Iowa, supposed to get about a half a foot. I may run outside with a pint of chocolate sauce eat the damn snow.

Look forward to your "I'm back" post

FattyFatsoMcTubby

I thought this post was going to be about me. Moving on.

Sinistrous

I have good news for you.

EAT IT!!!

Eat what you WANT. But learn to control the portions. Don't just "Do it" all in one go, you have to teach yourself to do it. You learn to walk, you learn to ride a bike, you learn to swim. Take measurements and don't just focus on the scale.

Weights are your friends :)

Welcome to mfp!!!

obscuremusicreference

If you need to step down to your calorie goal, it's okay. I did that at first. It's hard going straight from overeating to a big deficit.

And I second eating the foods you love in moderation. If you want a Twinkie, budget for a Twinkie!

BTW, it might help to see calories as a weekly instead of a daily thing, and budget for a calorie-dense meal by "banking" your calories.

thisistheyearforme

Oh, ha ha ha, I thought you were insulting someone with that title. Ha ha ha! I see you meant you now.

FitOldMomma

Lol, instead of a full pint, how about just 1/2 cup?

swwass130

I am also finishing my first day on MFP, again. At least I am back, some good motivational advice here. I am glad I read this. I can usually track my food for about two weeks, at the time I start missing days, then miss exercise, then it all falls apart. I need to stay strong