Day 2 - Dying

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  • Howdoyoufeeltoday
    Howdoyoufeeltoday Posts: 481 Member
    You can go and have some Chinese food, just make sure it fits into your calories. have a smaller portion and have it with a side of vegetables. you can enjoy it and still be social.

    Ps peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are amazing and I would love one right now. ahh the sweet salty goodness. :love:
  • Shalaurise
    Shalaurise Posts: 707 Member
    You don't need to stop eating the foods you love, you just need to eat less of them.

    I hear you on the BM thing though. The healthier I eat the more difficult that becomes. I break down and eat junk food, aka the food I have loved for so long, and it clears me out. :)
  • CrusherKun
    CrusherKun Posts: 353 Member
    CONGRATS - you have taken the first steps in change.

    A lot of good advice already given here...but I will leave you with one thought - It took you up to this point to get to where you are, so it stands to reason it will take some time to retrain your Body, Mind, and Soul to be who you want to be!
  • love8383
    love8383 Posts: 169
    the first couple of weeks are the hardest.
  • mthr2
    mthr2 Posts: 158 Member
    Awww....it will be ok. Hopefully those rotten co-workers of yours don't get Chinese food all the time. That would kill me too. Day 3 and 4 and 5 will get easier....and don't forget, the occasional Chinese food lunch will NOT ruin your progress. If you're in it for the long haul, you have to be able to live your life. This is not an all or nothing kind of lifestyle change.

    My personal recommendation is to get several days of good behavior under your belt, then have a generous cheat meal, then get right back up on the horse. The most dangerous mentality IMO for newbies is the idea of a "derail". You can't let one step back turn into a quit. The occasional cheat meal/day/weekend/vacation will actually increase your discipline and your faith in yourself that you will indeed go back to "dieting" tomorrow.
  • hariharannarayanan
    hariharannarayanan Posts: 16 Member
    It's like running for some people. It never gets easy. You just get more tolerant of the pain and learn to push through it. For me, its smoking and drinking. Its been three years since I did either, but I want to get back to it every single day. It has never got easier. I have just gotten better at managing my frustration. I think it all comes down to will. Even though all the information is out there and with a little bit of effort and research one can sift through the junk, there are people who do it and people who do not. You have to make your choice. Good luck to you.
  • MegE_N
    MegE_N Posts: 245 Member
    Eat and drink whatever you want - just do so in moderation. Want chinese for lunch? Maybe have a lighter dinner so your calories balance out. Like soda? Maybe switch to skim milk for your morning cereal. Balance and moderation.
  • Dina1965
    Dina1965 Posts: 1 Member
    What I did when I was on a diet was eat little snacks throughout the day so you're not craving or really hungry. I eat protein bars that taste pretty good and fill me up so I'm not tempted. Get good flavors like cheescake and oreo. Also have rootbeer but have 1/2 and sip slowly learning to savor the flavor. Go slow and slowly get into the habit of diet and exercise. I don't call it diet I call it eating healthy. Good luck
  • vmekash
    vmekash Posts: 422 Member
    I always give up in a day or two, when I go extreme. So much easier to eat whatever I want (I don't eat clean!), and balance my calories. I don't condone eating crapola, but I have had days where dinner was a delicious shake from Cold Stone Creamery, because I WANTED it. I didn't have it in addition to dinner; I had it for dinner. I've done this plenty of times, and it keeps me from eating everything in sight -- which is what happens when I try to avoid that BAD FOR ME thing. Several months of balancing my calories (that is, netting approx. 1200), and I lost from 0.6 to 3.0 lbs. each week. THAT is my success story. I still eat whatever I want. I just have to keep track of calories in and calories out. No need to suffer. (BTW, it is not as easy as it sounds the first couple of weeks, but then becomes quite routine).

    Good luck.
  • ncjsquared
    ncjsquared Posts: 3 Member
    I'm just starting, too. Tried so many things. My issue isn't root beer, it's BEER beer! Oh, and I know you're from the Midwest - POP! We'll all get through it!
  • xmichaelyx
    xmichaelyx Posts: 883 Member

    I have tried diet root beer and didn't like it at all. Had a horrible after taste too lol I have been taking it slow at the gym these first few days too.

    I didn't like diet soda when I first tried it. But then I realized that I like being fat even less, so I switched to Coke Zero. Now regular Coke makes me gag.

    You need to do 2 things:

    1) decide what matters to you more: eating everything you want or losing weight (assuming weight loss is your goal)
    2) learn what foods to eat and what to avoid.

    I don't mind peanut butter, but I don't eat jelly or bread because eating that much carbs makes me want to eat MORE carbs. And there are different types of Chinese food: There's veggie stir fry (which I enjoy) and there's piles of noodles and rice (which I avoid).
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Why can't you eat chinese? Steamed veggies, one protein dish, pack the rest to take home....
    Assuming that's the kind of chinese they ordered...yes, very doable.

    Yeah I hear you. I invest in what I want now that my health is my priority. I would order my own, or initiate the idea to offer other people a healthy alternative. I love beef terriaki, so I would order that with steamed broccoli. There's ALWAYS a healthy choice in every situation. You just have to set your mind to be a conscious eater.
    Ditto. I make sure I know what the healthy options are and order those. There's always something yummy to be had. Even at Panda. :-)
  • Kelven23
    Kelven23 Posts: 51
    Getting started is the hardest part, it will get easier once you get in a routine.


    Agreed! Take a walk at lunch time.

    This
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    Thanks for all of the comments all!

    I have tried moderation and cutting down and it just DOES NOT WORK for me. It seems that these never last at all and I just go with the "just one more" or "just a little more" type thing and I just end up giving up. So i'm trying to just abstain from drinking pop and eating terribly unhealthy food for right now.

    That's what your food log is for. Do moderation. Stop when you reach your daily goal.
  • leahraskie
    leahraskie Posts: 260 Member
    Chinese food is really good for you if it isn't fried or noodles, the sodium content isn't so great though lol, it was probably healthier than your pbj sandwich. I'm not sure if they have diet Barg's everywhere but you could look into it. I know diet A&W tastes just like the regular kind. Diet pop shouldn't screw up your diet.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Chinese food is really good for you if it isn't fried or noodles, the sodium content isn't so great though lol, it was probably healthier than your pbj sandwich. I'm not sure if they have diet Barg's everywhere but you could look into it. I know diet A&W tastes just like the regular kind. Diet pop shouldn't screw up your diet.
    I can't imagine we can know if the take out chinese was healthier than the PBJ without knowing what it was or how it was prepared. Same goes for the PBJ. My PBJs are super healthy.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Thanks for all of the comments all!

    I have tried moderation and cutting down and it just DOES NOT WORK for me. It seems that these never last at all and I just go with the "just one more" or "just a little more" type thing and I just end up giving up. So i'm trying to just abstain from drinking pop and eating terribly unhealthy food for right now.

    That's what your food log is for. Do moderation. Stop when you reach your daily goal.
    Easier said than done for some folks, unfortunately, especially in the beginning.
    Different folks get to "moderation" different ways...
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    Every day isn't the effort, every MOMENT is. Like breaking any habit, you have to change routines too. I understand you have ladies at your office that order chinese, can't you take a walk when they do that? Deliver some files?
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I get what you're saying. There are some things that I just can't control myself with, and Chinese food is one of them. Being around it is a serious test of will

    I agree with those who say that you can incorporate the things you love into your day. There are no good or bad foods, just some foods that you need to measure carefully and plan for.

    There of course is always the option to make healthier versions at home. This recipe for example is something I make ALL THE TIME. http://iowagirleats.com/2012/10/22/take-out-fake-out-lighter-sesame-chicken/

    LighterSesameChicken_01_mini.jpg
  • liekewheeless
    liekewheeless Posts: 416 Member
    Moderation is something you'll have to learn. I'm getting there but still have some really bad days (read weeks).

    Not to give you permission to indulge but that PB & J sandwich,.. depending on how you prepared it, will have the same or more calories as a sensible dish at the Chinese place.
  • pythagarus
    pythagarus Posts: 16
    Start slowly and give yourself time to start feeling better. Once you start to see and feel results, it's a lot easier to jump into it with both feet.
    If you need any extra incentive to lay off the soda....that stuff can just plain kill you.

    " Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.

    ''People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk -- or nearly twice the risk -- of pancreatic cancer compared to individuals consuming no soft drinks," says study lead author Noel T. Mueller, MPH, a research associate at the Cancer Control Program at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. The study is published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research"
  • BowHunter1967
    BowHunter1967 Posts: 56 Member
    Start slow, aim for small incremental change.
    Get rid of the junk food in your house or it will get you at 3am!
    Hang in there, you can do this.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Getting started is the hardest part, it will get easier once you get in a routine.

    ^ THIS!!
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I get what you're saying. There are some things that I just can't control myself with, and Chinese food is one of them. Being around it is a serious test of will

    I agree with those who say that you can incorporate the things you love into your day. There are no good or bad foods, just some foods that you need to measure carefully and plan for.

    There of course is always the option to make healthier versions at home. This recipe for example is something I make ALL THE TIME. http://iowagirleats.com/2012/10/22/take-out-fake-out-lighter-sesame-chicken/

    LighterSesameChicken_01_mini.jpg

    Oh now that looks so good. Thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:
  • Ryandecheney314
    Ryandecheney314 Posts: 139 Member
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  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I get what you're saying. There are some things that I just can't control myself with, and Chinese food is one of them. Being around it is a serious test of will

    I agree with those who say that you can incorporate the things you love into your day. There are no good or bad foods, just some foods that you need to measure carefully and plan for.

    There of course is always the option to make healthier versions at home. This recipe for example is something I make ALL THE TIME. http://iowagirleats.com/2012/10/22/take-out-fake-out-lighter-sesame-chicken/

    Oh now that looks so good. Thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:

    No probs! It's flippin amazing. Tastes better than the take out stuff by a mile :drinker:
  • ErikaWhitten
    ErikaWhitten Posts: 10 Member
    I get what you're saying. There are some things that I just can't control myself with, and Chinese food is one of them. Being around it is a serious test of will

    I agree with those who say that you can incorporate the things you love into your day. There are no good or bad foods, just some foods that you need to measure carefully and plan for.

    There of course is always the option to make healthier versions at home. This recipe for example is something I make ALL THE TIME. http://iowagirleats.com/2012/10/22/take-out-fake-out-lighter-sesame-chicken/

    LighterSesameChicken_01_mini.jpg

    Ooooooooo that looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!
  • IHateThinkingOfAUsername
    IHateThinkingOfAUsername Posts: 568 Member
    How was Day 3?
  • ErikaWhitten
    ErikaWhitten Posts: 10 Member
    Was doing great then my boss bought everyone ice cream bars lol
  • IHateThinkingOfAUsername
    IHateThinkingOfAUsername Posts: 568 Member
    Compare what you ate yesterday (day 3) with what you'd have eaten 4 days ago before starting this.... I bet even though you had an ice cream bar (which by the way isn't a bad thing) you still ate considerably less than you used to. So be proud of yourself. Small steps towards a 'better' future :)

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