Why can't I do this???

jofjltncb6

I THINK YOU STOLE MY STORY!!!

But once I get off sugars, including bread and pasta I do excellent.
I don't push or promote diets but to get off the "crack" or sugar it seems easy to follow a South Beach or The Sugar Solution life style.

I know from experience that sugar is addictive and its not just candy and cookies.

Hope you find your way and add me if you'd like.
Include a message, thanks and good luck!

Alternatively, many find success in eating a diet including those foods but at a reasonable deficit. Some even find this success after multiple failed attempts at these kinds of elimination diets.

rickster2663

I like soda also in fact I still drink it daily. you can still get your soda rush without sugared sodas. I drink zero calorie cola's and after awhile I began to like them better than high calorie types. is this as good as water? probably not but it is a substitute I choose to make. regarding chocolate there is no reason to give it up completely just limit intake and add it to your daily log. I have lost over 100 lbs multiple times prohibiting myself from eating things I enjoyed eating. This time around I am not depriving myself, and I am having better success without the insane cravings. Good luck to you.

VelvetMorning

Before you are about to binge out on coke and chocolate that you don't have calories for/aren't hungry/etc, go into your bathroom, take off all of your clothes and look at your body in the mirror. Tell yourself that with the coke and chocolate it'll be like that forever (when you're over calories). Without, you'll be how you were before.

Personally I think this is a horrible idea. Seriously, using you're body as some kind of punishment?! What happened to being accepting and compassionate towards oneself.

OP just try coke zero, or fit it into your Marcos and exercise portion control.

It's positive reinforcement as to why we're all doing what we're doing. Most of us have come *so* far, and looking in the mirror can be a wonderful reminder that we CAN keep doing it, and part of WHY we're doing it. Everyone wants to look good; it's not a "punishment" to remind you of what is more important to you (and I'm assuming her aesthetics are more important or she wouldn't be posting a topic looking for mere suggestions of what others do). You should always love yourself, obviously. But looking at your tummy in the mirror can be one of the most motivational things in the world because of how hard you've worked, come, and dedicated to it. Her feeling defeated over chocolates and soda is a much worse punishment and feeling than looking at yourself as a morale booster to your dietary goals. I also feel as if you're presuming everyone looks in the mirror at their body with deep disappointment; not the case, see the above. I consider myself to be in impeccable shape and practice very good dietary patterns that allow me both freedom and health yet I too have weak moments where I want to just drive to Taco Bell and eat 3,000 calories in junk. I pull my shirt up, my pants down, and go, "I love what I've done. Taco Bell isn't worth it." and I fail to see how that is punishment. To each their own, of course, but perhaps it was just a misunderstanding of purpose of getting naked and its effectiveness. When my weight starts to go upwards, I do the same, and it's not a punishment to see my chubby little belly, it's a mile marker. "I'm a little curvier than I'd like now, let me cut back so I can be back to where I'm more comfortable; chocolate and coke isn't worth it as much as being /more/ comfortable in my own skin." I certainly wasn't implying that she should look in the mirror and start crying and squeezing her excess skin like a scene out of White Chicks. lol I hope that clears it up!

Kestrel45

Zevia. Zevia. Zevia.

It's naturally-sweetened soda.

Helps me more than ever.

Nana_Booboo

I THINK YOU STOLE MY STORY!!!

But once I get off sugars, including bread and pasta I do excellent.
I don't push or promote diets but to get off the "crack" or sugar it seems easy to follow a South Beach or The Sugar Solution life style.

I know from experience that sugar is addictive and its not just candy and cookies.

Hope you find your way and add me if you'd like.
Include a message, thanks and good luck!

Alternatively, many find success in eating a diet including those foods but at a reasonable deficit. Some even find this success after multiple failed attempts at these kinds of elimination diets.

As I said, I don't push these diets, I believe in eating clean and healthy and have lost over 65lbs doing so, and only by starting an elimination diet then reintroduction. HOWEVER if there is an addictive hold than I suggest to get away from it all until you can control it. Clearly you don't have that type of addiction.

jofjltncb6

I THINK YOU STOLE MY STORY!!!

But once I get off sugars, including bread and pasta I do excellent.
I don't push or promote diets but to get off the "crack" or sugar it seems easy to follow a South Beach or The Sugar Solution life style.

I know from experience that sugar is addictive and its not just candy and cookies.

Hope you find your way and add me if you'd like.
Include a message, thanks and good luck!

Alternatively, many find success in eating a diet including those foods but at a reasonable deficit. Some even find this success after multiple failed attempts at these kinds of elimination diets.

As I said, I don't push these diets, I believe in eating clean and healthy and have lost over 65lbs doing so, and only by starting an elimination diet then reintroduction. HOWEVER if there is an addictive hold than I suggest to get away from it all until you can control it. Clearly you don't have that type of addiction.

This wasn't about me.

harlanJEN

You CAN
of course you CAN

Questions to ask yourself :

do you want to?
Are you READY ?

If you truly have goals you want to meet and you TRULY are Ready and want to do it ... You WILL.

If not .... You won't .

floridagirl7264

More great ideas! Thanks so much. I didn't realize how addicting this stuff really is. I do have an addictive personality. When I quit smoking, I went cold turkey. I had a problem with alcohol and stopped it completely with some help. For some reason, with me, it's all or nothing. I have to start teaching myself that it doesn't have to be this way. But I do have to break the addiction first. I may not have the ability to eat just one little piece of chocolate without starting a binge. Some are saying that you really have to want to lose the weight, and yes you do. But I came here just to get some ideas to help me along the way. I'm so glad I did!

brower47

Maybe you're just not ready.

I wasn't ready from the age of 12-30.

Good luck finding your time.

bleumuffin

I feel ya, OP. I really do. That's why I finally started using MFP again. I've got a pretty addictive personality too, don't even get me started on how I'm going to stop drinking Dr. Pepper. But I've found that as long as I stay strong enough, I can get through it. Just persevering through it helps me so much.

Obstinant

Hi, i can relate to the urge to fall back. i too am a coca cola lover but hv comitted to the task of losing sum pds. YOU are the only person that knows why you are relapsing:) But Ican certainly wish youa BIGGOODLUCK