Worst eating habits

GAlexanderL

Hi, new to the forum and this is one of my first posts (May have already posted about this subject before, not 100% sure)

Anyways...

I've been a user of MFP for a few years on and off but have decided to get back on it and start to use it full time. I don't ever really have a problem exercising, my main problem is the eating.

I have some of the worst eating habits I know off, just so people understand my typical day goes something like...

Brekkie: Toast/Milk
After brekkie & before lunch, juice, packet of crips and chocolate bar.
Lunch: Sandwich normally just one thing on it, cheese, chicken ham. Also packet of crisp, sweet, juice again, maybe apple.
Dinner: Chips, with chicken or steak mostly.

As I've said before, I have very bad eating habits, problem is I don't know how to break away from it, it is so much of a routine it's hard to break, it also doesn't help that I'm very, very fussy.

Any help/advice would be great.

Thanks in adavance!

queenliz99

I did not see the bad habit, which is it? Food is food! Too much food is the problem for some. Do you log your meals in your diary?

Lounmoun

Weight loss is about calories not type of food. You can eat what you like as long as it fits your calorie goal.
Nutrition and satiety is another matter.
What I would suggest if you want to change what you eat is that you start making sure you get enough protein and then add in more vegetables and fruits. Gradually reduce the low nutrition foods you eat to a smaller part of your alloted calories.
Try vegetables prepared different ways. Eat more fruit if you like it.
I choose to drink mostly water or unsweetened teas and save my calories for food. You could switch some of that juice out for more filling food.

astrampe

Although I agree that weightloss is about calories, you are setting yourself up for failure if you spend so many calories on stuff that wont provide much nutrition and that won't keep you satisfied and full for long....

Eat more protein - toast and milk for breakfast is very close to toddler food and you are an adult....Add some eggs and meat and you won't feel the need for both the chocolate and the crisps....Just have one of them.

Add more protein for lunch too and replace the juice with water and an actual apple.... Drop the second packet of crisps...
Change dinner to steak or chicken with chips - in other words, a larger amount of chicken and a smaller SIDE of chips. Add vegetables.....

pomegranatecloud

Snack: Fruit and/or nuts. Water or tea instead of juice.
Lunch: Water or tea instead of juice. Add some lettuce to your sandwich. Have a side salad or side of vegetables with your sandwich.
Dinner: Add vegetables. Skip the chips.

You don't eat any vegetables? Why don't you try some new recipes for lunch and dinner?

onefortyone

I would ditch all the juice and replace it with water, ditch the chocolate bar and replace it with a banana or apple, or heck, both would still be less calories than the choccie!

Find veggies you like raw - for me this is baby carrots, they're pre-peeled and ready to go. They can replace the crisps at lunch and you can pretty much eat an unlimited amount. I sometimes have hummus to dip them in which I love, some people use salad cream or ranch dressing or whatever, serve up 2tlbls and go to town on those carrots.

For dinner, 1/2 the serving of chips and stick sweet potato wedges, or carrots, or broccoli or asparagus on the baking sheet instead. Roasted veggies taste WAY better than boiled or steamed, and so many less calories you can still feel full while you lose weight.

cwolfman13

where are the veggies?

danibabii11

Maybe try slowly watering down the juice... so eventually you can cut out one whole juice at a time..... try a crunchy fruit to helo with the crunchie munchie attack

RodaRose

Reduce the juice.

Eat more of your other foods. Eat bigger sandwiches. Bake a potato or make pasta or rice with the meat for dinner.
-> Consider making bigger dinner meals so that you can have some leftovers for lunch the next day.

KiwiAlexP

Why not try a set diet plan for a week. I've been seriously off track for the last few weeks/months and saw a week of dinners as a Buzzfeed article - since the menu didn't include any foods I dislike and was reasonably low cal I'm giving it a go (5 dinners means 5 lunches of leftovers). I've pre planned and logged my entire week to get myself to try something new

the_new_mark_2017

Have eggs for breakfast and you wont need your snacks before lunch.

tracykreczmer

I was a carb person too..but I replaced it with eggs and turkey bacon..low sodium..but I have been eating like yuck lately so all this advice was a kick in my butt..I do like special k bfast sandwiche's but eating processed is so bad. Juice too..replace with fruit. .it has fiber. .better to put a bit like they said and mix in water..you got this. Great advice here!

85Cardinals

I defiantly put my elbows on the table!

JustAnotherOneOfThoseGirls

breakfast is pretty good, don't have toast or milk, have toast and a glass of milk, maybe have some eggs and tomatoes with your toast to have a little more variety and make it more nutritious. Snacks, swap the crisps for crackers and dip, such as salsa or hummus, and swap the juice for veggies or fruit - you could make veggie sticks (cucumber, pepper, carrot etc.) and dip them into dips as well to make it more satisfying. If you must have a chocolate fix, cut down the portion - instead of having a chocolate bar, have a funsized or mini variety (for example the size you'd get in a box of celebrations). Lunch, I'd suggest using low fat cheese and real chicken breast in your sandwich, not the processed sliced stuff. Take out the juice and have that apple or another bit of fruit to ease sugar cravings. Chicken/steak and chips sounds good as a treat meal, maybe once a week, but maybe introduce a little variety, try fish and other meats, and maybe have boiled potatoes, new potatoes, jacket potatoes, etc. also try and have a portion of veggies or salad with it.

These are all just suggestions, if you start making little changes, you'll know what works for you, your body and your lifestyle, best of luck to you

rsleighty

Only one suggestion, log EVERYTHING for a couple weeks and look at your nutrition stats. Then begin making substitutions/changes one at a time. Don't "diet". Change your habits a little at a time. Weight will come off and your tastes will gradually change. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

Need2Exerc1se

If you aren't going to eat many vegetables I'd suggest taking a multivitamin.

MelissaPhippsFeagins

You are a grown up. Stop being "very, very fussy" and start choosing to do what I good for you. Change out crisps for cucumbers - crunchy and you can add a little salt to them. Buy Dove chocolates, eat two instead of a whole serving. Eat the fruit, instead of drinking the juice. Find nutritious substitutes and eventually you may even learn to like them.
This doesn't mean never eating good food. It means eating a variety of foods. I treat myself to a waffle with Greek yogurt and fruit for breakfast once or twice a month. It really satisfies both my sweet tooth and my nutrition needs.

zyxst

MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »

You are a grown up. Stop being "very, very fussy" and start choosing to do what I good for you. Change out crisps for cucumbers - crunchy and you can add a little salt to them. Buy Dove chocolates, eat two instead of a whole serving. Eat the fruit, instead of drinking the juice. Find nutritious substitutes and eventually you may even learn to like them.
This doesn't mean never eating good food. It means eating a variety of foods. I treat myself to a waffle with Greek yogurt and fruit for breakfast once or twice a month. It really satisfies both my sweet tooth and my nutrition needs.

Do you eat foods you don't like because they're "good" for you? Kale's "good" for me and I sure as hells don't eat it. It's hard enough starting out with weight loss and the deluge of information that a person has to sort through.

OP, there's nothing wrong with what you're eating/drinking. You don't have to change everything at once. Weigh and measure it. Log it. Go from there. Baby steps.

zyxst

astrampe wrote: »

Eat more protein - toast and milk for breakfast is very close to toddler food and you are an adult....Add some eggs and meat and you won't feel the need for both the chocolate and the crisps....Just have one of them.

What's wrong with milk and toast for breakfast? You'd probably stand me in a corner for my breakfast.

astrampe

zyxst wrote: »

MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »

You are a grown up. Stop being "very, very fussy" and start choosing to do what I good for you. Change out crisps for cucumbers - crunchy and you can add a little salt to them. Buy Dove chocolates, eat two instead of a whole serving. Eat the fruit, instead of drinking the juice. Find nutritious substitutes and eventually you may even learn to like them.
This doesn't mean never eating good food. It means eating a variety of foods. I treat myself to a waffle with Greek yogurt and fruit for breakfast once or twice a month. It really satisfies both my sweet tooth and my nutrition needs.

Do you eat foods you don't like because they're "good" for you? Kale's "good" for me and I sure as hells don't eat it. It's hard enough starting out with weight loss and the deluge of information that a person has to sort through.

OP, there's nothing wrong with what you're eating/drinking. You don't have to change everything at once. Weigh and measure it. Log it. Go from there. Baby steps.

Nothing "wrong" maybe, just that with a few little tweaks, the OP will get a much more satisfying and nutritionally better day for the same amount of calories....Eating two packets of crisps and a chocolate bar per day is NOT the easiest or best way to lose weight.... Cutting down a little on the "yummy" stuff and replacing it with other, also yummy but with more nutrition, makes a lot more sense...
Not everything in life is always easy or what you like......

astrampe

zyxst wrote: »

astrampe wrote: »

Eat more protein - toast and milk for breakfast is very close to toddler food and you are an adult....Add some eggs and meat and you won't feel the need for both the chocolate and the crisps....Just have one of them.

What's wrong with milk and toast for breakfast? You'd probably stand me in a corner for my breakfast.

Very little nutrition, will mess with most people's blood sugar and thus cause cravings or feelings of hunger soon afterwards.... You can get the same calories and better nutrition just by having one slice of toast, one egg, tomato and milk....
And I really don't care enough about your diet to put you in a corner - the OP asked for advise.....

ninerbuff

Too many calories is the "bad habit" for anyone who's overweight. Reduce your portions and you'll be on your way.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

KassiesJourney

Calories in calories out. If you can fit all of that within a calorie limit. You are good to go.