Cheating

audsworld14

i find myself goingg for handfuls of granola or a little finger swipe of peanut butter sometimes how do I stop cheating? I think that is my biggest problem

lemurcat12

Don't think of it as "cheating." And force yourself to log it.

Liftng4Lis

Are you over restricting yourself? Are you getting enough fats and protein?

Mycophilia

Either find a way to make it work with your calorie goal, or hunker down and develop some discipline.

arditarose

Tell yourself you have to log everything you put in your mouth. You'll watch it add up and maybe stop. I've been doing this lately (not so much when I first started).

Camo_xxx

My place or yours ?

Sabine_Stroehm

I would imagine if you logged every bite for a while and really looked at the calories the handful and the swipe have you'd get a handle on it.

malibu927

Increase your calories if you're eating too low and add these things into your diet in moderation. And log them.

atypicalsmith

A finger swipe of peanut butter is sort of hard to measure, so get a butter knife, take a swipe of peanut butter with it, scrape it clean in a small dish (so that you can't lick the remainder), then weigh and log it. Then swoop it up with your finger. Same thing with granola. You might try planning a meal using peanut butter and granola (such as a peanut butter, banana, honey, and granola sandwich with whole wheat bread) once a day and feel sated with that. Just log in every single calorie!

FatGirlSlimzz

I lost a lot of weight previously [112 lbs] while being this restrictive to myself to 'not allow' for things like a swipe of peanut butter- but I gained it all back and then some. I would highly recommend not viewing this as 'cheating' but a part of your new lifestyle. You're going to want to have a treat sometimes and it's okay. If you want it, have it in moderation and log it. In the end, it won't ruin your whole day calorically- and it will make for a lifestyle change that is sustainable and that you can live with. This has helped me a great deal on my journey- I'm down 71 lbs but I have no doubt I will be able to keep it off this time. Good luck- and be kind to yourself!

atypicalsmith

FatGirlSlimzz wrote: »

I lost a lot of weight previously [112 lbs] while being this restrictive to myself to 'not allow' for things like a swipe of peanut butter- but I gained it all back and then some. I would highly recommend not viewing this as 'cheating' but a part of your new lifestyle. You're going to want to have a treat sometimes and it's okay. If you want it, have it in moderation and log it. In the end, it won't ruin your whole day calorically- and it will make for a lifestyle change that is sustainable and that you can live with. This has helped me a great deal on my journey- I'm down 71 lbs but I have no doubt I will be able to keep it off this time. Good luck- and be kind to yourself!

Yes!

Machka9

audsworld14 wrote: »

i find myself goingg for handfuls of granola or a little finger swipe of peanut butter sometimes how do I stop cheating? I think that is my biggest problem

It's not cheating if it is within your calorie goal.

Nowhere does it say that we have to eat bland and boring food all the time.

autumnblade75

atypicalsmith wrote: »

A finger swipe of peanut butter is sort of hard to measure, so get a butter knife, take a swipe of peanut butter with it, scrape it clean in a small dish (so that you can't lick the remainder), then weigh and log it. Then swoop it up with your finger. Same thing with granola. You might try planning a meal using peanut butter and granola (such as a peanut butter, banana, honey, and granola sandwich with whole wheat bread) once a day and feel sated with that. Just log in every single calorie!

I know the extra dirty knife and dirty dish for every time I did that would stop me. Here's a better way to weigh your swipes of peanut butter:

Put the jar on the scale and hit the tare button. Swipe peanut butter from jar. See how many grams of peanut butter the scale is registering. Log that.

WaterBunnie

Or calculate what's in a typical 'cheat' and reduce your daily goal by that amount, say 50 cals, so you can do it once a day without hurting your progress? Or if you do it you have 10 flights of stairs to do to pay for it or some other similar trade-off? It might be an unconscious need to break free of logging that's making you do it rather than actually wanting the food?

999tigger

It would be good if you can log it all as suggested as you need to know whether its a big problem or not. Ideally your log is accurate so you cna rely on it. As insurance I always make sure I do a bit of extra exercise.

Check as suggested above you arent over restrictive as that way lies misery, binging and other places you dont wnat to go.

Also agree that if its within your allowance then its not cheating at all and its just the way you are choosing to eat.

RoxieDawn

Is there enough to share? I'll log mine if you log yours.

lauracups

Force yourself to log it, when you see it in calculated form you can determine was it worth it. Then based on that, find a way to make it fit in your totals in the future.

mfermo

I agree with the log advise, in my case the most effective way of not eating a specific food is by avoiding to buy it, if it's not there no way I can take it