What are your strengths and weaknesses?

blackcoffeeandcherrypie

I realised the other day that my husband has much better self-control when it comes to food. If there is cake in the house, I will eat it. It will literally obsess my mind until it is gone. Whereas my husband can buy chocolate and then simply ignore it for days, weeks, months, etc...

However, if I am on a day off, I will eventually think 'I really should go out and exercise' whereas my husband will sit in his computer chair hour after hour with not the slightest inclination to do anything.

So my question is - what are your strengths and weaknesses? Are you great at ignoring cake, but can't walk past a piece of chocolate? Can you run for miles, but consume an entire large pizza in one sitting? Are you great at dieting, but the thought of exercising makes you want to cry? Or are you just all round brilliant at everything? I'm curious!

sophzhr

Working out is the best part of my day - if I had the time, I'd want to spend so much more than 1 hr a day doing it...I know that for many people that kind of drive to workout isn't there, so I guess that's my strength My weakness though is like yours - if the food is there, I WANT IT. And I want it BAD. Oddly though, I can do amazingly at never feeling the urge to buy it in the shop. I rarely buy bad food myself, but can't stop myself from eating it once IT'S LOOKING RIGHT AT ME

Arduinna4

I read your post and it was like reading about me and my boyfriend! I have almost zero tolerance to food temptations but i will force myself to exercise even if i'm bored to death. I think its because i have a weight problem (and he doesnt) so he is not pressed by the need to lose weight. Sometimes of course seeing me exercise may lift him off the computer.
My greatest strength is that i'm very enthusiastic and eager to try lots of different things but my biggest weakness is that i lose interest easily so i have to constantly find/invent new things to fuel my mental energy. (sorry if my english is wrong.)

Velum_cado

Strengths:

Very motivated when it comes to exercise. I commute an hour each way to work. I joined a gym in the city where I work and get up at 5am every day, Monday to Friday, so I can be there at 6:30am when they open. At least one day a week (sometimes as many as 3) I do pole classes after work, and at least one day a week (sometimes twice), I hit the gym after work. If I'm off work for a week, I make a point to go to the gym at least three times during that week, even though I wouldn't otherwise be making that commute. (The fact that I'm paying for the membership does factor into this!)

Fairly disciplined in regards to diet. I think I have a good idea of what I can eat to maintain my weight and can work treats into that relatively easily. I don't really find myself losing control or giving in to certain foods when I don't want to.


"Weaknesses": (I don't really see these as weaknesses. They might be things to improve upon. Or not. Whatever.)

On the flip side of the exercise thing, I'm actually kind of lazy. Stairs can get effed, I'll use the lift, thanks.

Due to work and exercise schedule, I don't get enough sleep. Bad times.

And on the flip side of the diet stuff, I tend to feel a lot of guilt over eating certain things. This is tied to my past with disordered eating, I think. I can generally reason my way through it, but it does cause a fair bit of unhappiness at times.

kristinegift

Strengths: I am great at getting myself to work out. Especially now that I'm back on a training schedule. If I don't get the workouts in, it will show on race day!

Weaknesses: Food of the sweet and the salty varities. I know I could just NOT buy it, but... it's nice to have around? I have an off switch when it comes to, say, chocolate, but chips/salty things? No way. I only buy the 1-2 serving bags anymore and plan to eat them on long run days. I can't have them around any other time or else I'd never lose any weight!

ana3067

Strengths: deadlifts
Weaknesses: Shoulder press and bench press. At least with the barbell.

I don't consider my eating habits or exercise preferences/routine to be strengths or weaknesses. Me eating 5 slices of pizza on Feb 13 within my calories wasn't a weakness, it was just me fitting life into my caloric needs. For me to want to not move all day is also not a weakness, but simply me needing time to relax.

riffraff2112

My strength is that when I put my mind to something, it becomes all consuming. Unfortunately I usually can only be fanatical about one thing at a time so I tend to regress back and forth in my fitness goals as other interests/demands move up and down my cue/

QueerAbuela

my strength is absolutely working out. The gym has become a second home to me now and I always look forward to my work out!

my weakness is just like some of the things already said. I cannot resist chocolate. I started eating it in much smaller portions than I was before cause I think I would go crazy without it! Oh, and taco bell. taco bell is such an important part of my life so I had to just find the lowest calorie options when I can't resist a trip haha

Liftng4Lis

My strength is getting things done. When I set my mind to something, I do it until it's complete. My weakness is on the other side of the same coin, I can set my mind to sitting on my butt!

therealklane

Cake is my weakness..as you can see from my diary last week. Graduated with my Master's degree and my mom got me a cake. I had to eat it until it was gone..otherwise I was going to lose my entire mind. Devil's food deliciousness. I don't feel that way about any other food..I really don't even feel that way about any other type of cake..only Devil's food.

My strength is not giving up and not going back to my old habits. There are so many times in the past year where I could've given up, where I've questioned myself and my ability to reach my goal..but the very next thought is that I can't quit, I can't give up. I'm not going to give up. This is hard, but going back to the way things were is even harder.

gothchiq

My weaknesses are sugary foods and fried foods. I stay waaaay away from such things! I have become prediabetic which means that slipping up on sugary things can do me actual harm. My strength is that when I truly set my mind to something, I'll make it happen, even if I have to modify my methods or plans, I will keep going until I make it work.

gymbunny1_xo

My weaknesses Are Mr kipling french fancies! Really have stop buying those... :B

Katerina9408

blackcoffeeandcherrypie wrote: »

I realised the other day that my husband has much better self-control when it comes to food. If there is cake in the house, I will eat it. It will literally obsess my mind until it is gone. Whereas my husband can buy chocolate and then simply ignore it for days, weeks, months, etc...

However, if I am on a day off, I will eventually think 'I really should go out and exercise' whereas my husband will sit in his computer chair hour after hour with not the slightest inclination to do anything.

So my question is - what are your strengths and weaknesses? Are you great at ignoring cake, but can't walk past a piece of chocolate? Can you run for miles, but consume an entire large pizza in one sitting? Are you great at dieting, but the thought of exercising makes you want to cry? Or are you just all round brilliant at everything? I'm curious!

Both exercise and food (especially chips and nuts,also portion control) are weakness for me but MFP helps me a lot to overcome it also my self determination for success helps me.

KrunchyMama

Strength: I like to eat healthy whole foods. I think this helps my motivation a lot. Also, there are some foods that don't tempt me, so if hubby wants a treat, I encourage him to get the things he likes that I don't eat (he is 6'2", 165lbs with clothes on, at night. Guy can't gain weight at all. The other day he came home with three large bags of chips for his treats. Not tempted by them at all!)

Weakness: I have a hard time 'finding time' in my day to exercise, especially because I live in the country, and we've had a lot of extreme cold warnings this winter that limit my time outside. If there is junk in the house, I will (usually) eat it, since getting hubby to do the groceries this has changed though (he goes into town for work, and usually sticks to the list I give him)

yesimpson

Strengths: I really enjoy exercise, and I enjoy a massive variety of 'healthy' foods which makes trying to eat better very easy really.

Weaknesses: I comfort eat when stressed or lonely, and have put away 4000+ calories in a sitting before when I've felt really low.

itsclobberintime

Strengths I am not so sure about.

Weaknesses: I can easily lose motivation to work out. Especially when traveling. And my mood affects my diet pretty drastically. If I am feeling down I will often overeat, or if I'm stressed I'll barely eat at all.

middlehaitch

Strength: I am very healthy
Weakness: I am weak

arditarose

Strengths-Getting into the gym to lift, making dessert fit into my deficit daily
Weaknesses-Can't make up my mind about my fitness goals, getting into the gym for cardio, keeping peanut butter in the house.

AshZie

Strength: I truly do enjoy healthy foods and often times look forward to eating big, tasty salads and such. BUT...

Weakness: If unhealthy snacks, especially chips and chocolate are in the house, I cannot resist. I've gotten pretty good about not even buying them or I will get one single-serving package of whatever I'm craving and be happy with it. I guess that part of it is a strength

Lounmoun

Strengths- I think I have fairly good willpower when it comes to food. I plan and pre-log my meals and snacks consistantly. I am patient and realistic. I am positive about my progress and getting to my goal.
Weakness- I tend to either do too easy of workouts or I overdo it. It would be better if I could be more in the middle with exercise.

MelodyandBarbells

Strength: if there's a class at the gym that I like and it's remotely possible for me to make it, I am so there. I would consider my skill set for using the MFP app to do logging and recipes a strength, too. LOL

Weaknesses: still can't have certain foods in the house, they'll all get eaten. It's nice to have them for a while and then it's back to business: icecream, nuts, yogurt (even plain! I just squeeze honey into it haha), pastries... I also get bored/lazy with some of my meals and don't prepare them as often. Sometimes I get lazy or forget to stock the house nicely with the fruit I love to snack on. That's annoying

Merkavar

blackcoffeeandcherrypie wrote: »

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Was you post to be a strength and weakness for your husband? And yourself. Sounded like two strengths for your husband willpower to not eat chocolate etc and willpower to have a day off.

Anyway.

My strengths hmmm... I guess I can generally not eat junk, there has been chocolate in the house for months. I could have had 10 prices a day? No one would know, but at most I would have one piece every other day.

Sticking to a routine. Gym and kick boxing, the gym I could skip and no one would know except for me.

A weakness, eating an entire pizza when I planned on eating half. Hawaiian chicken pizza is too good

apfei

My strengths are that i can resist sweet things with ease and that i like working out, tho i am just a beginner. My weakness is salty, fried things like potato chips. I am also an emotional eater and narrowly escaped binging last Wednesday evening after a disappointing day. I was 90% of the way there to cooking up a big batch of homemade popcorn which i drench in real butter. I even went to the cupboard to check and see how many kernels i had left. But i managed to resist and the next morning my heart was light. Victory!

KrisAZ000

Strengths: I am very good at sticking to my deficit goals. Pretty much obsessively good. Even if I do make a mistake and go over, like when I was home sick and boredom ate, I will make up for it in the following days so that my week always ends exactly as it should. I've also recently gotten really good about exercising. I hit the gym 5-6 times a week.

Weaknesses: I love processed convenience foods and have an insatiable sweet tooth. Even though my calories are always on point, my macros are a mess. I get the MFP pop-up-of-shame every day when I'm logging my food, letting me know that I've eaten more carbs and sugar than I was supposed to. I don't really care either. I'm just happy that I've learned how to balance my calories to include sweets without ruining my deficit.

srmeyers3

Strengths: I genuinely enjoy lifting weights, love to cook healthy meals, and eat a balanced diet with fruits, veg and protein. I am generally good at sticking to the low-carb diet recommended by my doctor due to my PCOS. I am also generally good at planning what I will eat ahead of time and familiarizing myself with restaurant nutrition info, in order to not accidentally ingest wheat (to which I have an allergy). I love cooking for myself and rarely eat fast food, though I do not demonize any foods. For instance, I eat pizza in moderation regularly.

Weaknesses: I don't enjoy working out if I don't have a partner to hold me accountable/keep me company and have no interest in cardio. I have plantar fasciitis which makes standing or walking for extended periods of time very painful, so I am much more sedentary than I would like to be. My real weakness is free food. I am a broke college student, and will eat almost anything that is free... sometimes even if it has wheat in it, and I know it will make me sick. My other weakness is having food in the house - if I have it, I will eat it. Thus, I shop almost daily in order to avoid over-eating.

volleygirl1980

Strengths: Love to experiment with new vegetables and really enjoy cooking. Also love exercising and challenging myself.

Weakness: In every previous attempt to lose weight I banned certain foods (i.e. didn't beleive CICO). I changed that this time and am losing weight at a good pace while not feeling deprived - hopefully it'll stick because my big weakness is binging.

seltzermint555

Strengths: I am a MAJOR perfectionist and having any kind of rule or guideline I will stick to it pretty much exactly (such as my daily calories and macros). I'm very hyper and high energy so I move around a lot (even if it's just stuff like cleaning and walking, jumping, and/or dancing around). I like a lot of healthy foods.

Weaknesses: I adore sweets and must have something every single day like chocolate or ice cream. I really hate exercising unless it does not feel like exercise (i.e., hiking, long walks, casual swimming). I practically have a gym phobia and haven't ever gone. I only exercise outdoors if the weather is nice (no ice/snow, between about 35 and 85 F)

sardelsa

Strengths: I am very determined and focused, complete most goals I set my mind to
Weaknesses: ^Because of the above, I can become very one track minded, obsessive and a perfectionist

uvi5

Salty snack treats, nuts, Chips and salsa, potato chips, popcorn...

blackcoffeeandcherrypie

It was really fascinating to hear all your strengths and weaknesses! I never would have guessed some of them, so it's really interesting to read :-)

poohpoohpeapod

I can ignore chips, meat and potatos forever. I do activity gym almost everyday for 4 years. I cannot have quest bars in the house or I will eat 2-3 per day. I have trouble with sweets in the house as well. I have food limiting issues, and am not a great planner.