What is your weakness and how do you fight it
MelodyBri
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Sometimes it is good to get this out in the open. Try to figure out what are some of your stop gaps or hurdles to your fitness goal are and come up with something to help you clear them. Or if you are having a tough time, talking to other people to help you figure out a plan. So one of my food weaknesses is bread, I can usually ignore most other food offers. But bread... Gahhhh, somebody brought in a literal basket of baked goods from the cafe her daughter works at yesterday and they are still here. But, I have two tricks I am working on to avoid a bread or limit my bread. The first is every time I want bread and see myself getting up, I get a drink of water instead, which prevents me from walking back with a baked good.
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Junk food is always my biggest weakness. The way to fight it is to keep it out of the house. I can have some chips at a party, but it's when i sit at home and eat a days worth of calories in my pajamas on the couch that really ruins me.5
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Mine is chips. I can avoid them but if I have one chip I will eat the entire bag. Abstinence is easier than perfect moderation - I found this quote somewhere and it's so true when it comes to dieting. So when I feel tempted to "just have one" I remind myself of it.
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Chocolate. For sure. More than that though is I eat when I'm bored. I've stopped stocking the candy stash at work because we have enough downtime that I would eat at least as much candy when I was bored as real food at mealtime. Now I'm trying to fulfill the boredom cravings by drinking water and walking around my office if I need something to do.2
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For me, it's junk food. Salt, sugar, fat. The only thing I can do is to keep it out of the house, or buy it in very small quantities, very occasionally. Ice cream calls me later in the evening, so I go to bed early and relisten to SYSK episodes.2
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Mine isn't a particular type of food but a tendency to spend too much time zoning out in front of netflix. When I do that it is inevitable that I'll end up over-eating. Even if I do well all day by midnight if I'm still sitting there binge watching game of thrones suddenly popcorn seems like a really really good idea. So for me I need to stay active and not fall prey to old habits.3
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For me? Ice cream. Even when I tell myself I don't want it, I do. I live with a host family here in Tokyo and we've decided that sweets are not relegated to the weekend and the weekend only. Now I'm trying to hold off, knowing that if I have ice cream RIGHT NOW I won't get to eat whatever special fancy dessert my host mom is going to bring home on Saturday.1
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I don't know if this is at all helpful but if you take frozen pineapple and berries and blend it you get a nice ice cream-like treat with less fat and calories. Also you get fiber for the win.neadanyelle wrote: »For me? Ice cream. Even when I tell myself I don't want it, I do.
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Bread and soda are my weakness but I am kicking butt when it comes to those. I have been soda free for 1 month as of today and I have had one piece of bread in that same time frame. I am not against bread entirely as there are good, nutritious breads out there but I typically go for the Italian and white breads which are not so good for you.
I recently read an article on MFP about types of breads that are better and will shop for those as I want to start having sandwiches again.
I am against soda as it has no nutritional benefit to it.
Chocolate used to be one of my weaknesses but I get my fix with the protein bars I eat.
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My biggest weakness is carbs. Bread, chips, cookies, pastries... I can resist most sweets but wave a croissant in my face and I'm done. I can't say I've found a way to completely manage my cravings, but not having those things in the house really helps. I also try to have good, healthy alternatives on hand so I can feel like I satisfied the craving without actually doing so. I'm also getting better about meal prep and bringing my lunch to work every day because I know I'm considerably more likely to make questionable food choices when bored and surrounded by restaurants.3
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Sugar, I have my wife and friends / work folks help me avoid them. I try benders without or count out a daily supply as a challenge.1
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Cigarettes are my weakness
I try to go as long as I can without smoking and by the end of the night lately I'm barely on my third cigarette
From a pack and 1/2 to a couple a day
I think that's pretty good
I do the same for food
Sorta intermediate fasting
I just have coffee or a soylent shake or protien till lunch
And by the end of the night I'm struggling to meet calories5 -
I'm sorry I hate restricting
I eat what I love and just make calories1 -
Wine. And beer.
And bread with real butter.2 -
I'm completely fine with junk food and pop (aka Soda) and the usual culprits. For me, it's wine and beer - usually mixed with a bowl of popcorn late at night on a weekend. I see it as my treat at the end of the week and I usually don't (can't) just have one glass. I think that's what sabotages me as the combo of empty and late night (re: stored) calories keeps me from reaching my goals.
At this point I try and think ahead - if I want a cheat night, I limit other cheats during the week. If I know I'm going to a party, I commit to myself ahead of time how many drinks I'll order and try to stick to low cal mixes (vodka and Diet Coke, for example).2 -
BEER! Then the beer leads to chips, popcorn, nachos, grilled cheese, and various other carb-fat combos. But the summer sun is shining and a nice cold beer is irresistible really.7
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Ben and jerrys ice cream. Mashed potatoes, bread.... The list goes on. My BIGGEST weakness would most likely have to be the winter time around the holidays. Once the days are shorter and the nights are longer I suddenly don't want to do anything when it's dark as midnight at 6 o clock. Hmmm1
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Beer on the weekends. I love it and refuse to give it up(swear I don't have a problem). I'm going to stick strictly to light beers. I just realized the average calorie count in the sampler pack I bought last weekend was close to twice the calories of my usual busch light(and not as good). I'm also going to go for longer runs on the weekends and really watch the rest of my calories to make sure I can afford my precious beer.1
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My weakness is chocolate. The darker, the better. I don't fight it so much as try to keep it under control. I have access to 90% cacao bars where I work (one of the places I work), and I'll break up a bar into little squares (much smaller than the indicated serving size). When I feel like I could use a boost, or ward off temptation from something far worse (work-from-work Fridays donuts, I'm looking at you), I'll pop one and just let it melt. Haven't had to do that for about three months now.
My other trick is that I keep unsweetened cocoa powder and cacao nibs in my desk at my office. They make great mix-ins for homemade Bircher müsli, or Siggi's plain skyr.1 -
My weakness is chocolate (reeses pieces FTW) lol I think like most people. So I make sure not to have it in the house. I will usually try to drink a tall glass of water if I'm in the mood for chocolates usually makes me forget after a while.0
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Ice cream. I can eat all day, everyday. There's a dairy, Halo Farms, that I particularly love. I fight it by not having any near me, ever. While I love treats, I'm also lazy. Generally, I'm more lazy than hungry. So if I'm willing to go through the effort of buying it, I feel like I deserve it.0
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Craft beer for me. I live in a suburb of Portland, OR. So it's everywhere. Trying to switch to moderate light beer instead of complete abstinence.3
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My weakness/ addiction is roasted almonds. I buy them bulk at our co-op but I might as well be addicted to drugs cuz almonds are like $15 a pound and I can eat a pound in 3 days. I just love the crunch. I have to keep them out of my house. I mostly make all my meals at home so if it's not in the house I won't eat it. Unless I let the almond demon take over my brain and go to the co-op to get some. If I do that I make myself walk there. Self control is hard.2
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If I stopped drinking I bet I could drop like 10lbs in a week hahahaha. I love craft beer and wine. Quitting drinking isn't an option though- I work in the craft beer industry and my boyfriend works in the wine industry. But I've been working on cutting back on my drinking and knowing that if I'm going to have a beer, it means I'm sacrificing something else, like say ice cream or another snack.2
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This thread is teaching me one thing. SYSK listeners are alcoholics.10
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Not all of us! I avoid alcohol, thank goodness! My biggest weakness is overeating after going to the gym. I just get so hungry...
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My weakness is fried foods and sweets, notably fried chicken. Alcohol too. My other weakness is giving in too these weaknesses.
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Carbs and sweets and this idea that I should have something for dessert every night after dinner! Nope1
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After dinner snacking and weekend moderation are my two intermittent struggles. :T
For what it's worth my carb and sugar cravings went WAY down when I started changing up my typical 'calorie deficit' centered diet, which didn't have much variety (grilled chicken, broccoli, sweet potato, repeat). I've been using this site called eatthismuch.com, it asks you a slew of questions based on your age, weight, dietary restrictions, how much time you have to cook, goals, etc. and spits out recipe ideas for your macronutrient and weight loss goals, and even makes you a grocery list and uses the leftover ingredients. I think the best part for me is that you set the parameters of what you want so you really can't go wrong with what it gives you. It's helped take some of the time out of my routine and the variety is refreshing. Some of you may find it helpful.1 -
Starbucks Frapps and I dont. Hence the fatness.
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In all seriousness, I think my attachment to the frapps is a little more mental. I was going through some stuff years ago and when I was feeling down I would treat myself to one. Now, I felt down A LOT. Then I got to a happier time in my life but I couldn't kick the habit. In fact, if I couldn't have one, it would embarrassingly change my mood.
Now, I'm trying to kick them for good but its a struggle.0
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