What’s your secrete to “NO”?

TakeMyTai

My secret to saying no to my favorite foods is;

If I eat this slice of cheesecake, how many Skinny Cow Carmel Truffles could I have had. 3? Well, I'll have one bar and if I'm still hungrey, I'll have another and still save 100 - 150 calories.

I look at something I want that's high in calories and unhealthy, and then look at foods I like that are far lower in calories.

stacyevans33

Here is what I do, if I see something that looks just too good to pass up, i will take just one bite. T:flowerforyou: hat is usually all I need and if I just take a second and really taste what it is, I usually decide it isn't worth all the exercise I have done. A lot of chocolate really doesn't taste all that good if you stop and really taste it. Sometimes it is just waxy or not all that flavorful. But sometimes it is really delicious and I will have another bite then toss the rest before I have time to think about wanting more. Try it . It might work for you.

ratherbeskiing

... it comes in time... make little steps like no to half... or yes to one cookie but not the brownie... soon as you limit these items you will not crave them anymore (or much less can't help you on your TOM)

... or at least that's my experience

ninerbuff

My biggest problem is saying no to yummy foods (especially sweets). I’m currently looking into books about emotional eating and how to overcome it (I suspect that that is the root of my evil here) But I’d love to know from those of you out there… what motivates you to just say no to unhealthy foods?:flowerforyou:

The secret is I don't. There isn't any reason that you can't have the sweets you like and still be in deficit. As long as you meet your daily essentials, exercise, get rest and eat fairly well, you can enjoy foods you like.
Restricting favorites is why many people fail on diets in the long run. Once you then cave in to your favorites, you eat like there's no tomorrow because you think you'll never have the chance again. Learn how to do it. That's the secret.

A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

JennieAL

I eat them. I just don't eat the whole box.

simpledelights93

It's true about the body not recognizing hunger with thirst. So try quenching your thirst ... well first ha-ha! if you still feel hungry! Drink more water keep drinking until you feel like you're going to burst .. I guarantee you won't feel hungry after ... more nauseous.

10acity

I also have a sweet tooth with a vengeance! One thing that REALLY helps me is working out in the morning. This way, everything I consider eating I see as "undoing" (in a way) what I worked so hard at that morning. When I work out in the evenings instead (as I'm forced to do for now), I find it difficult to avoid an "I'll just work it off later" attitude, which makes things permissible that would not be otherwise. Make sense? : )

SusanMcAvoy

I do different things. One is to pour water on the food and throw it in the trash. That's when I'm having a real hard time of it. Or I'll have my housemates hide their junk food. If I don't see it I usually don't have a problem. Most of the time I tell myself it isn't worth it and am able to stay in control. It's real important to me that I succeed on this program. That's not to say I don't eat junk once in a while. One of my coping mechanisms is to eat junk of lessor calories. For example, if I'm craving eggplant parm I'll have 2 slices of veggie pizza. I still get the satisfaction of eating junk but not the one with the most calories. You can bet the next day I'll workout extra hard to help rid myself of the "bad" calories. And I drink tons of water thinking I'm flushing the "bad" food out.

My grand-daughter is currently selling girlscout cookies from my house. There are 13 cases in the other room. I opened one box of trefoils and ate a sleeve of cookies. It was 560 calories. That was enough to satisfy my cravings. Now I can ignore them knowing I had some. It just isn't worth it to totally sabotage my new lifestyle. I love the phrase "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" because it's true. Stay strong. If I can do this, anyone can. :flowerforyou:

addy_rodriguez

My secret to saying NO to yummy foods is to think about tomorrow. Tomorrow, that food won't even be on my mind. Sounds kind of lame but it works for me!

I love this

merzback

My biggest problem is saying no to yummy foods (especially sweets). I’m currently looking into books about emotional eating and how to overcome it (I suspect that that is the root of my evil here) But I’d love to know from those of you out there… what motivates you to just say no to unhealthy foods?:flowerforyou:

The secret is I don't. There isn't any reason that you can't have the sweets you like and still be in deficit. As long as you meet your daily essentials, exercise, get rest and eat fairly well, you can enjoy foods you like.
Restricting favorites is why many people fail on diets in the long run. Once you then cave in to your favorites, you eat like there's no tomorrow because you think you'll never have the chance again. Learn how to do it. That's the secret.

A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

PERFECT!

bed2883

If you have something tempting you in your house you can do a few things...pour soap on it, put it in the trash, give to someone else. I mean physically go out and hand it to a homeless person, someone in your house, or take it to a neighbor in need. I personally have to make it gross like pour soap on it. I instantly don't want it.

I do this too.Just this weekend I thew chocolate in the trash can, so I wouldn't eat it.

luvmybaby333

My husband wasn't able to get me a pack of bagel thins for breakfast this morning... so he brought home a bag of Pizza-flavored combos. My favorite. I was seriously tempted to just have them for breakfast. I haven't had them in forever. But then I looked at the nutritional information, saw how tiny a portion was, and realized how much sodium was in a single serving. I'm starving and craving junk, but I'm about to shove this bag into the cabinet and just tell myself "No." I don't suppose there is any secret. I'm just really pleased with the progress I've made so far, and I don't want to do anything to jeopardize that.

Largely, though, I don't say "no". I've been able to continue eating pretty much whatever I want. If I can make room in my calorie budget for it, then I see no need to deprive myself most of the time. The reason why I'm denying my Combos-cravings is because I've noticed how badly excess sodium will make me retain water. I'm really trying to wean myself off of it, so this is one splurge that isn't worth it today. However, last night I had 3 cookies after midnight. I didn't feel bad about it at all. In fact, I still had calories to spare after eating them... But I decided to have another little snack afterward so that I could intentionally go over my calorie limit for the day. (I'm trying to keep my body guessing. )

CindyGrey

A couple things that work for me. Brushing my teeth often...most things don't go well with freshly brushed teeth. Another thing that works is just remembering how something tastes, and then thinking how greasy or sweet or just plain unhealthy that item really is. That's enough for me to make a healthier choice.

mchotiner

Hi - I have a book called Breaking the Food Seduction that has a lot of good information. Some highlights include that eating chocolate, sugar and cheese are foods that stimulate our brain in a way that makes you want to eat more of them - like a drug - so the recommendation is to take these foods out of your diet completely. I've found it helps it's just a challenge to NEVER eat chocolate for me. Hope that is helpful.

randi1213csc

The Food Diary on this site has really helped me say "no" to a lot of sweets. And at times where I'm not strong enough to say "no" I at least read the label on the back and eat the appropriate serving size, instead of eating how much I feel (chocolate is my weakness). However, the food diary has been my best secret because it keeps me accountable and let's me know on a daily basis what my future weight will be if I continue to eat a certain way. I don't like seeing that number go up...and I've seen it go up a few times. I'm just making healthier choices, practicing self control, and keeping the end in mind.

cinasana

I swear by Marianne Williamson's "A Course in Weight Loss". You have to be in the right mind frame to truly take in the book though. As in, you have to be very open minded and try to adapt a spiritual way of thinking. Not a hokey-pokey book, but a very beautiful and touching book that truly makes a lot of sense about why we are unable to overcome our eating habits and inability to say No!

jhissom

I don't I just chhose a small portion of a really good variety of the food if I have a craving.

I love chocolate, and so one day when having a craving I went and got some willy wonkas triple dazzzel carmel filled chocolate peices. I keep them at work, they are 45 calories each but one is enough to destroy my craving because they are intense.

Also when eating anything it helps to be slow and deliberate, I use sensory awareness meditation techniques to heighten my pleasure of the food so that I get fully satiated from it.

addy_rodriguez

Hi - I have a book called Breaking the Food Seduction that has a lot of good information. Some highlights include that eating chocolate, sugar and cheese are foods that stimulate our brain in a way that makes you want to eat more of them - like a drug - so the recommendation is to take these foods out of your diet completely. I've found it helps it's just a challenge to NEVER eat chocolate for me. Hope that is helpful.

Thanks! Ill check it out. I'm trying to do the same thing with soda