What are your struggles with weight loss?

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RainbowNtheWaterfall
RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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I was wondering what some of your struggles with weight loss are...a few of mine are...sometimes I feel like I need a partner to lose weight, I want instant gratification, I'm an emotional eater, I just feel tired at times, weakness when it comes to certain foods...and sometimes I just don't want to exercise...

what are your struggles with weight loss?
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  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    I was wondering what some of your struggles with weight loss are...a few of mine are...sometimes I feel like I need a partner to lose weight, I want instant gratification, I'm an emotional eater, I just feel tired at times, weakness when it comes to certain foods...and sometimes I just don't want to exercise...

    what are your struggles with weight loss?
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
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    Mine are:

    Emotional Eater... Unconsious eater, instant gratification, if I'm not losing weight or not enough I tend to lose motivation, I'm sick alot and therefore, don't eat or exercise consitantly, I LOVE FOOD to me food is love... in my family everything revolves around food.
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    I'd seemed to have gotten the emotional eating under control a couple years ago, but I was an unconscious eater. Finishing the kids plates, popping random cookies in my mouth while serving the kids, noshing while I cooked dinner-- and then always joining in on the "social" eating of a busy house. The Friday night pizzas, movie popcorn, brownies-- if kids were eating, Mom joined in--

    I'd resolve to start fresh every Monday, and by the end of Monday breakfast I'd realize I'd already popped enough calories into my face out of habit than I should have had up until dinner.

    So, conquering the mindless eating, and taking every morsel captive by logging it has been king--
  • bonnykate
    bonnykate Posts: 123
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    Definitely the emotional eating -- I tend to eat when I'm bored or lonely. . . I also tend to slack off on exercising when I get stressed. However, keeping lots of low calorie foods around the house help me avoid consuming too many calories if I do "binge," and making a set schedule for when I exercise helps make me go to the gym.

    And, of course, it frustrates me to be the only girl at the party on a diet.
  • iftcheiaf
    iftcheiaf Posts: 960 Member
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    NOT LOSING ANY!!!
  • itzcool4me
    itzcool4me Posts: 43
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    I'm a small person (5'), but like to eat LARGE portions. Unfortunately, the smaller you are the fewer calories you're supposed to consume. :sad: I used to always eat way more than my ex and wonder why he was thin and I had a tummy. So, I just try to eat a lot of lower calorie things so I can still have a lot. Sometimes it's really hard!

    Candy and sweets kills me too. I'm addicted to the sweet stuff. :blushing:
  • dewpearl
    dewpearl Posts: 561 Member
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    Having a desk job or studying. Which is what I've been doing mostly so far. There were times when I associated reading a book with eating (fruit, crackers...- but it all sums up ). I'd like to have this job which puts you always on the move - had some part-time job this summer which was like that for a couple of weeks. Lovely!

    Being lazy. Just sitting there, surfing the web or chatting - glues me to the chair and though I wanna go to the aerobic class, I find reasons not to (the wind, the cold, the distance). And then there comes the guilt...

    Late night snacks. I used to start with an apple. Which made me hungrier. As soon as I hit the carbs or as soon as I know I'm over limit, I don't care anymore and think that tomorrow will be another day.

    The mood swings - once I lose optimism, I lose the will and the motivation. And once I break my own rules, I feel guilty and discouraged. Oh, how I hate mood swings.:ohwell:

    OK, I bored you enough :embarassed: . This was a good exercise, though!. Once, for acknowledging where things go wrong and secondly, for realizing that in fact, giving all the above, I've been doing pretty well lately, hehe :wink:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    not wanting to cook. kids are all grown and just me and hubby right now (checked the doors and they are still bolted so none of them can get in.....~)

    The 1st week I ate normal, wrote everything down. Then I came on here and logged the food. WOW what an eyeopener. It really helped to have that visual when I was driving by Boston Market....which I aways thought of as the good choice, until I logged the food and had around 1200 cals from one meal and 30-40 grams of fat!!

    I still struggle with wanting to cook, but not with passing up the fast food chains!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    Being lazy. Just sitting there, surfing the web or chatting - glues me to the chair and though I wanna go to the aerobic class, I find reasons not to (the wind, the cold, the distance). And then there comes the guilt...

    Ok Dew, so we will see ya AFTER the class....right???
  • dewpearl
    dewpearl Posts: 561 Member
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    Being lazy. Just sitting there, surfing the web or chatting - glues me to the chair and though I wanna go to the aerobic class, I find reasons not to (the wind, the cold, the distance). And then there comes the guilt...

    Ok Dew, so we will see ya AFTER the class....right???

    I'm meant in general :laugh: .Today they don't provide any, so I'll get on the stationary bike :wink: . Thanks for the kick :happy:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    Being lazy. Just sitting there, surfing the web or chatting - glues me to the chair and though I wanna go to the aerobic class, I find reasons not to (the wind, the cold, the distance). And then there comes the guilt...

    Ok Dew, so we will see ya AFTER the class....right???

    I'm meant in general :laugh: .Today they don't provide any, so I'll get on the stationary bike :wink: . Thanks for the kick :happy:

    no problem, always there to help. Problem is I wasnt goign to exercise today and now feel I must cuz I told you to!!:wink:
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    wow!...I think I can add mindless eating to my list too....never thought about it quite like that...so you log everything?


    For Marla.....
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    wow!...I think I can add mindless eating to my list too....never thought about it quite like that...so you log everything?


    For Marla.....

    EVERY MORSEL!! I ate 200 cals one day in bits and pieces!
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    thanks for sharing...I eat more than I'm supposed to too...I thinking I need to start journaling...
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    thanks for sharing...I eat more than I'm supposed to too...I thinking I need to start journaling...

    Oh my heavens, yes-- journaling is crucial.

    God bless--
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    keep up the the good work dewpearl...i do feel guilty when i overstep my own rules too....but maybe i'm thinking at the time, I'm the rule maker, therefore the rules can be adjusted to my liking....:grumble: ...........then I suffer the consequences if the new rule doesn't include anything productive:sad: ......I think it's about getting up and starting over if I fall...

    Thanks for your input girl:wink:
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    thanks for sharing...I eat more than I'm supposed to too...I thinking I need to start journaling...

    Oh my heavens, yes-- journaling is crucial.

    God bless--

    thanks for the tips...I'll start today....:bigsmile:
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    wow!...I think I can add mindless eating to my list too....never thought about it quite like that...so you log everything?


    For Marla.....

    EVERY MORSEL!! I ate 200 cals one day in bits and pieces!

    No telling how many I ate:sad: ...that's what I get for not journaling....O.K.! time for a change!...journaling starts today!
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
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    I'd seemed to have gotten the emotional eating under control a couple years ago, but I was an unconscious eater. Finishing the kids plates, popping random cookies in my mouth while serving the kids, noshing while I cooked dinner-- and then always joining in on the "social" eating of a busy house. The Friday night pizzas, movie popcorn, brownies-- if kids were eating, Mom joined in--

    I'd resolve to start fresh every Monday, and by the end of Monday breakfast I'd realize I'd already popped enough calories into my face out of habit than I should have had up until dinner.

    So, conquering the mindless eating, and taking every morsel captive by logging it has been king--

    How did you get the emotional eating under control?
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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    wow!...I think I can add mindless eating to my list too....never thought about it quite like that...so you log everything?


    For Marla.....

    Whoops-- didn't see this-- yes, I'm with Jeannie-- every morsel. I measure everything and log everything-- right down to the cream in my coffee. I'd polish off 200-300 calories just absentmindedly finishing my kids sandwich crusts, or the last bites of their waffles.

    This website has been KEY in getting that under control. If I eat anything, I march right to my computer and log it. My family gets a kick out of it. 'Oh, there mom goes to tell her fitness pals what she just ate." But, the accountability is so helpful.

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