Well I gained... again.. how do you guys do it?

DirrtyH

I'm throwing my hat in the "plan ahead" ring. I know exactly what I'm going to eat every day. I don't have to make choices on -the-spot, I don't find myself starving and reaching for whatever because I didn't eat. Pre-plan your food. I eat the same thing for breakfast every day, I make my lunch the night before, I have a yogurt every afternoon, then I go straight to the gym after work. Plan ahead.

Machka9

whereslisa wrote: »

So my question being, how do you guys do it? I imagine a lot of you have jobs and some have pretty busy lifestyles, where do you find the time? My biggest issue is I:m hungry, and not at my house, and there:s a thousand places to get junk food, so I get it because I hadn:t eaten all day, but when I get home at night I:m exhausted and starving and so I grab whatever food is available, eat it and pass out. Ugh..

I'm on a mission to lose as much weight a I can on a NET 1250 cal/day diet by mid-June. Therefore, I'm focused. I also know that weight loss isn't linear. It happens in fits and starts. Some days I lose, some days I gain a little, some days I stay the same. But overall for the past 11 weeks ... I have lost weight. You've just got to stick with it.

Also ... I'm not sure what you mean when you ask, "where do you find the time?" The time to do what, exactly?

I work full-time and attend university part-time. But I still have time to eat and log and get some exercise.

Sophiasmomma

for me, its a game. a game that I have to eat my magic number of calories. I workout 99.9% of the time at 10pm when most people are sleeping. but its the only time I have for me...
I am not always planning ahead however I love candy and chocolate so I always keep protein bars with me. (always 200 cals or less) and when Im starving or wanting junk I eat one.
I just hit being consistant for 70 days on here and its the only thing Ive ever stuck to for more than a week since having my first child 11 years ago.
you can do this if you really want it. For me I hated the way I looked and now am enjoying my weekly progress and how working out is really making big changes in my body.... Good luck u got this!!!!

maillemaker

More protein or drugs?

OP could also try eating a bit more fat (depending on what she eats now), eating higher volume foods, or adding more fiber to the diet. Given that we don't know if she has tried those, saying she only has two options left is premature.

Yup, ok, fat too. Three options.

kpodaru

1) make time to exercise. i have a family (kids/husband/mom) so the only time i can workout is at 5am which actually works well for me since everyone else is still sleeping and i'm not rushed!

2) food prep. i prep ALL my food on sunday. that way i can grab and go and not have to worry or rush around trying to figure out what to eat. the lunch box i bring to work is unreal but it has everything i need. i haven't bought any food at work since 2012.

you just need to find the time to prep and workout....simple as that. if you know you're going to be beat by 5pm and not workout, then do it first thing in the morning or during lunch. just know that there will have to be some "sacrifices" ie. if you workout at 5am, then an early bed time is important. you'll also have to spend time preparing your meals so that will take a few hours over the weekend (or whenever you choose to meal prep).

louisedbatchelor1983

I have a stressful job & 2 children aged 5 & 2....over a year ago I was saying 'when do I have time'
Truth is I always had the time, I just didn't put that time into me!
I am 70lbs down in 15 months, absolutely loving my body getting smaller, more toned and being able to shop for clothes that I like and not just 'oh that looks like it'll fit me'
I plan my meals when I order the shopping, I eat lean full 4 days a week (Breakfast,Lunch,dinner, snacks) sticking to 1200 & exercise pretty hard for 4 days, then the other 3 days I loosen off my diet and eat a bit more freely and have at least 1 takeaway a week...I've done this the whole time and still lost weight!
Because this was not a quick fix for me, this was a lifestyle change, I didn't want to cut everything out and crave it like crazy!
I started hitting the gym cardio blasting lost a tonne of my weight 3 stone, but was bored!
Started looking for classes, and now I only set foot in the actual gym once a week as the rest of time I am at cross-fit, bootcamp and boxing classes, and it's now fun!
I have friends who dabble in shakes and drinking their calories and while it may work short-term they gain it back when they start eating again. So it's about the calories but it has to be about changing the way you think about food.
I've realised it's the little things that count... walking the stairs instead of the lift...cleaning!... while in work I take 2 x 15 min breaks and go for a walk...while my daughter has her 30 min swim class I walk round the town...
Simple things like that make a big difference.
The biggest change was not telling myself I'm on a diet, but telling myself that this is what I should eat because this is what is healthy.

Sued0nim

LOG

that's it

LOG IT

LeslieB042812

louisedbatchelor1983 wrote: »

I have a stressful job & 2 children aged 5 & 2....over a year ago I was saying 'when do I have time'
Truth is I always had the time, I just didn't put that time into me!
I am 70lbs down in 15 months, absolutely loving my body getting smaller, more toned and being able to shop for clothes that I like and not just 'oh that looks like it'll fit me'
I plan my meals when I order the shopping, I eat lean full 4 days a week (Breakfast,Lunch,dinner, snacks) sticking to 1200 & exercise pretty hard for 4 days, then the other 3 days I loosen off my diet and eat a bit more freely and have at least 1 takeaway a week...I've done this the whole time and still lost weight!
Because this was not a quick fix for me, this was a lifestyle change, I didn't want to cut everything out and crave it like crazy!
I started hitting the gym cardio blasting lost a tonne of my weight 3 stone, but was bored!
Started looking for classes, and now I only set foot in the actual gym once a week as the rest of time I am at cross-fit, bootcamp and boxing classes, and it's now fun!
I have friends who dabble in shakes and drinking their calories and while it may work short-term they gain it back when they start eating again. So it's about the calories but it has to be about changing the way you think about food.
I've realised it's the little things that count... walking the stairs instead of the lift...cleaning!... while in work I take 2 x 15 min breaks and go for a walk...while my daughter has her 30 min swim class I walk round the town...
Simple things like that make a big difference.
The biggest change was not telling myself I'm on a diet, but telling myself that this is what I should eat because this is what is healthy.

Yes! Everything you've said is so true (especially the part about always having had the time, time is like money, finite but you have enough for what you make a priority). I'd like to add on that for me, your method of 4 intense days and 3 less intense days actually ends up being maintenance (and my preferred way to maintain). Each person needs to find what works for him or her and then stick with that and what works will be different for each person.