I hate eating healthy with a passion

Deipneus

That is just really rude and not helpful!! You are obviously here because you needed to lose weight too so I find it deplorable that you would be so judgmental toward someone asking for help!

Oh, so you are entitled to an opinion and mine is "rude and unhelpbul"? It's meant to be a cold glass of water to the face. If I said I hated studying and it was a sickness, would you encourage me to attend university?

jec285

I really hate healthy eating. Most people tell me just to substitute the junk with a healthier version. Believe me I have tried. I just am too addicted to burger king, fast food, chips, candy etc. As a kid my mother never told me no to food. Never said "1 slice of cake is enough" I could be eating 5 bags of chips in front of her and she would not say a thing. I think I have fallen in too deep to get back out. Food is literally a drug for me. What should I do? Its a sickness.

I recommend you quit right now. This is obviously not for you.

That is just really rude and not helpful!! You are obviously here because you needed to lose weight too so I find it deplorable that you would be so judgmental toward someone asking for help!

He was rude but you and I both know it's nearly a certainty that someone with that attitude (self-pity, blames parents, thinks they're unique) is going to fail miserably.

msbeeblebrox

I hate your attitude with a passion. Firstly, you've already read countless times that there's no need to eat fruits and vegetables (if that's what you hate - not sure how you define healthy eating) to lose weight. Just lose at a deficit. Secondly, I'd like to say that your tastes adjust over time. So, if you want to enjoy food you currently hate, you just have to eat it regularly. Your palate will adjust.

Myhaloslipped

That is just really rude and not helpful!! You are obviously here because you needed to lose weight too so I find it deplorable that you would be so judgmental toward someone asking for help!

Oh, so you are entitled to an opinion and mine is "rude and unhelpbul"? It's meant to be a cold glass of water to the face. If I said I hated studying and it was a sickness, would you encourage me to attend university?

^This. I didn't really see his statement as rude. I saw it more like a much needed kick in the pants. I must admit that I needed that when I first started. Being coddled did not help me at all.

hush404

Attitude and small steps. Don't jump into it thinking you NEED to cut everything out and live with it. Just start slowly and start replacing some of that junk with better stuff and work on increasing that amount.

gymkoala

We are not talking only about fat loss we are talking about healthy living, i don't like the caloric deficit, i like good food choices

you saing i HATE eating healthy, the answer is in the question: the brain seems complicated but it's really simple, if you want to do something you have to think differently, if you want to eat good food you have to LIKE it, you have to found every small good reason to like it ad build it up like all good habits, and at the same time you have to find the flaws in the junk food, not only logically but emotionally you have to connect thought and passion on your goals, junk food should make you sick and healthy food should make you happy!!

it's all a conscious choice that you can make, you have to rewire your brain and you can do it!

study how you think analyze it comprehend it and then change it , it is possible and it is is in your power .

all the frases you use are empowering you or disempowering you, you should not say anymore that you hate eating healthy, you should say to yourself that you love eating healthy, little things like this seems to no importance but they make the difference !

catyak886

I totally know where you are coming from. I have however gotten on the program that Marie Osmond/Dan Marino plugs and I gotta say it's working and fitness pal logs it all in. I don't feel deprived because you get dessert and snacks every day. It's a bit costly because you have to buy a month at a time & you have to add your own food but I still spend less per week than I did eating out all the time. Some of it is yummy while only one or two things is a bit hard to choke down but you can get creative and add the chili to a salad and you have a taco salad. Peanut butter with a banana wow. Sautee some veggies and put on top your meal. Just use the fitness pal to make sure you are on track with your cheats. I've lost 37 lbs even with all the cheating and can't believe how easy it is to stay on track. Mainly the whole thing has taught me portion control and along with fitness pal, I make much better choices on my days off the program. I went out and had a burger with coworkers the other day.....and then logged it all. Next day went back on the program. The key is to not give up and weigh yourself everyday so that the lbs don't sneak up on you.. So you have a bad day.....get back on track the next day.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

Well.. I have to say, learning to cook is a pretty essential part of food tasting good.

This is so true. Learning to cook will also help you determine which ingredients can be cut or switched without compromising the flavor. For example, in about 75% of the recipes I cook, you really don't need anywhere near as much oil as the recipe says you do. However, swapping out margarine for butter often doesn't work at all.

CoderGal

Well.. I have to say, learning to cook is a pretty essential part of food tasting good.

I'd say! Cooking can make things delicious! Just check out these threads
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1238804-what-do-your-meals-look-like-show-me-pictures?page=10#posts-19733125
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1263547-iifym-post-your-food-p0rn?page=3#posts-19733022

Look for acg's posts...I would kill for some of his food lol.

RebelMiltonMom

I also hate "healthy" eating. I'm a great cook and I LOVE to eat!! However, I find that a few little substitutions along with portion control have helped immensely. I've also realized that I actually do eat healthier than most people I know because I do cook from scratch and rarely eat out. My biggest issue is with all the bites, licks, and tastes that I do while I'm cooking, I've really already eaten my meal before I sit down to eat. Soooooo, I've learned to delegate the tasting to my kids who can afford the calories or else I just don't fill my own plate.

kelly_e_montana

Ultimately you will have to decide which discomfort you're willing to accept. The discomfort of changing your familiar and beloved eating patterns to tilt toward improved nutrition and health, or not changing your eating habits and instead accommodating the eventual discomfort of unwanted weight gain, sluggishness, aches, etc.

You're grown now. You get to choose.

The same passion with which you design your fitness plans can be channeled into designing your nutrition plans. If you're into fitness, add in some recipes and suggestions from fitness advocates like Jamie Eason. If you're not cooking, you could start by learning a recipe or two.

But if you're not interested in change, and the certain discomfort that accompanies change, there's not going to be any external advice or support that will make a whit of difference for you.

All change involves loss. Dealing with that loss is what makes even positive change uncomfortable.

I love this.

PikaKnight

As a kid my mother never told me no to food. Never said "1 slice of cake is enough" I could be eating 5 bags of chips in front of her and she would not say a thing.

And this has made you incapable of making your own decisions as an adult?

+1

If you love yourself and want to live a longer healthier life, you're going to have to suck it up and learn to eat it in moderation. I've never been able to understand how some people prefer candy over fruit? So good. I personally can't get past the side effects from all the gmo's, unpronounceable chemicals, msg, high fructose corn syrup and heaps of additives in processed, packaged/fast foods. Humans beings aren't meant to consume that stuff. Not to mention.. fast food = violent poops. That on a daily basis would be a terrible existence.

Thanks for the mental image of you having a gigantic dump

hahahaha i don't.. because i eat healthy. and you're welcome :happy: i hope you think of it every time you go for some fast food.

That's kind of messed up that you want someone to think of you taking a dump when they eat. Each their own but realize pushing off a scat fetish on someone is uncool. Just EW.


As for your unpronounceable "chemicals" deal...I can't pronounce most of what makes up food in general, so I guess I'll just starve?

Seriously, it was a light hearted joke to avoid anyone from eating that junk. I don't know why you're taking everything so literally? You know exactly which kind of chemicals i was referring to... the ones made in a lab by man (not fit for consumption imo), not the ones made by nature. Scat? I could've passed on learning that was a thing, but thanks for teaching me so i can prevent my sheltered self from saying anymore innocent, immature jokes. I'm sorry if i offended you.

:laugh:

PikaKnight

Didnt read some of this but this is what i have to say

I've lost a lot of weight, and I eat basically whatever I want. I make sure I try to hit most of my macros, but if I'm over some of them I dont freak out. When I'm working .. which I am a TON right now, I dont have a chance to make my own food so I am destined to eat out on the road a lot.

Still, even with that happening, I just use the mobile app and log what I eat and stay within my deficit. When you have the mindset of losing weight, and are aware of what you are taking into your body it helps a ton on making better choices of what you eat.

Example ... I was at a hotel this day/night and there was a sheetz next door



Last night

Great example of making it work :bigsmile:

writergeek313

You have to give yourself the best chance to succeed, and that means having the right attitude and being willing to keep trying new healthy foods until you find things you do like. If you keep the mindset that you're doing something you hate, eventually you're probably going to give up.

When I was starting out, I stopped eating some junk foods that I had trouble controlling portions of. I gave myself some time to focus on learning portion control/portion sizes and to make sure I understand what hunger really feels like and when I wanted to eat because I was bored. I let myself have treats now when they fit into my calories and macros, but if I feel like I'm going off course, I'll go back to focusing on lean proteins, complex carbs, and fruits and veggies. I agree with others that cooking is a major part of making healthy eating easier.

You don't have to stop eating foods you once enjoyed. But if you're having trouble with how often you're eating those things or the portion size when you do eat them, then it's time to reevaluate your goals and be honest with yourself. If you're not ready to commit to making lifestyle changes, maybe you're not ready yet to try to lose weight .

jasminecoco

I am totally the opposite.
Healthy foods are so delicious I couldn't get enough of them.
It feels good eating them too, eat clean eat without guilt.
The reason you came here to rant is because you feel bad after eating "junk food" and maybe weight problem.

Start with something small, reduce the amount little by little and see if you really can't live without it.
I don't think anyone can't live without a certain food, it's just willpower. You don't want to be a WEAK individual, do you?