Eating right

mbyers1920
mbyers1920 Posts: 13 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
why is so hard to eat the right foods. I will do it for a good week maybe 2 then it's like I stop

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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Might be helpful to stop thinking about "right" and "wrong" foods. It can be overly constraining and it's not necessary.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    Not in my experience. What is your definition of "the right foods"?
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    What exactly are the "right" foods? Food is food.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    Just eat what you normally eat ....but just eat smaller portions so that you can stay at your calorie goal.
  • mich19025
    mich19025 Posts: 55 Member
    Don't eat foods that you don't like or enjoy. You have to make this work for you in a manner that makes you be consistent. So many folk over complicate things for themselves. For example. No one has to eat chicken, brown rice and an abundance of vegetables if they don't like it or want it. It's all about choices and being sensible. Substitute some things with others and make it fit your calorie requirements.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    Well, I have some good news: there are no "right" or "wrong" foods. All food is just energy.

    If you can't stick with what you're doing for a week or 2, you'll never be able to stick with it for life. The best thing you can do is to figure out a way you can eat for the long term and follow that.

    Put your stats into MFP, set your weight loss/week amount, then eat the calorie goal it gives you. You can eat pretty much whatever you want, taking into consideration that you want to hit your macro (protein, fat, and carbs) goals. This is called "If It Fits Your Macros." With this way of eating, there is no right or wrong foods, just food.
  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    I think it comes down to making a commitment of selecting to fill you diet with the foods that you have deemed that are "right" for you. IMO you don't have to entirely give up the foods that you feel are "wrong" for you. Just limit them and enjoy occasionally.

    There truly are no "right" or "wrong" foods...just foods that each of us feels gives us a means to reach our goals.

    Part of that goal...at least for me...is enjoying the foods that I eat along with improving my health.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Do some reading on cognitive distortion, specifically all or nothing thinking.

    http://cogbtherapy.com/cbt-blog/cognitive-distortions-all-or-nothing-thinking

    If you reframe your food choices as better most of the time, you can be more successful.

    I mean, how realistic is it to give up say, French fries for the rest of your life? If you try to, you might just treat your next ten trips to McDonalds as your Last Meal.

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