This weekend was a huge bust! Feel like I can't do this
livinbb
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I looked back on my diary and noticed that I am eating WAAAAY too many sugary treats. Some days they fit into my cals/macros and on others (this weekend) they absolutely did not. Need to figure out a way to get the sugar cravings under control. Having a hard time not slipping back into old habits. Need to remind myself why I am here. I think a lot of the problem is that its just not coming off as fast as I wanted it to. I wanted to be down 15-20 lbs by Christmas (I started in August) and 30-40 by our trip to Disney in March. The way things are going I don't see it happening, and now I just want to GIVE UP 
HELP MFPers. What should I change? Any suggestions??????
HELP MFPers. What should I change? Any suggestions??????
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You didn't gain it super fast, you won't lose it any faster. This is going to take time, determination and will power. Just keep at it and cut back on the certain sugary foods you are intaking.0
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you have re adjust your thinking. When i started just over a year ago, i had a goal of 10 lbs in 2 months. well i only lost 5. i was bummed and wanted to quit! especially since i had made major changes in my life. I was exercising daily, watching my cals, and eliminated pop, chips etc and was eating in general the best i ever had. so when only 5 came off i was bummed. it took me a year to lose 20 lbs. i still haven't reached my goal but i know tat i am 100% better off now then if i woudl of quit! take it slow and be happy for any change that you get, it's n your way to being the best you can be!
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you need to find something in your live that satiates you as a replacement for sugar, though what I would say is that slipping back on your calorie limit once or twice a week isnt the way to get to where you need to be.
PATIENCE, the weight will come off if you give it a chance you just need to focus on being strict with yourself. As bad as cravings can get think how much worse you will feel after eating them, then reach for something that fits your macros. My personal cravings buster are Mini Babybels and I get through atleast 3 a day as a way to stop me going and eating something I know I shouldn't
Sooner or later the cravings stop and you start to realise that this has become a lifestyle rather than a diet, unfortunately until that point dieting isn't fun, but its the road to the life you want.
keep at it
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I'm in the same boat. I find that starting something new, exercise or eating plan helps to get me jump started. I also find that if I go cold turkey off of sugar it helps. If you are anything like me, one bite of sugar gets me started and I can't stop. Thus, cold turkey is the only way. Of course, now with the holidays upon us, it's going to be tough. Best of luck!0
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Last weekend was lame this week will be awesome.0
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First of all - Relaaaaaaax~!
You are going to have days where you go over your calories. Relax - keep an eye on them again for the rest of the following days until you treat yourself again (I do so once every 2-3 weeks with sushi buffets or lovely steak dinners).
As for weight loss, keep under your calories, exercise (lift a couple of dumb bells please) and enjoy your improved lifestyle. The weight will move~
If you are serious about wanting to eliminate sugar or severely reduce (i am an advocate for no refined sugar - stick to fruits, honey, dark chocolate, etc for my 'sweet' fix) then know and accept it will take time. Indulge but take note of the amount you are eating. Restrict them to special events (I don't want to say no to my own birthday cake!). Eventually, you will get used to enjoying them as the treat they are meant to be once a month (or longer if you really prefer other foods to top up your daily calories).
Dont worry about the scale honey~ Nothing is worse than feeling crappy because you aren't enjoying life (and food and exercise are a part of life! Enjoy it!). You are beautiful regardless of what the scale says. In any case, I would say you have a goos chance of losing 5-10lbs by christmas if you stick to eating right and exercising. That will be a great accomplishment 0 -
I've seen a lot of folks on the forums suggest that eating sugar causes sugar cravings. Based on my own experience I'm willing to believe it. It may be beneficial to you in the short term to try cutting refined sugar out of your diet completely for a few weeks and see if that helps. It should not only stop the cravings (once you get over the withdrawal) but should also kick start the weight loss. Once you have the cravings under control you can consider adding them back into your diet slowly and finding a good balance.0
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Try logging it before you eat it...Once I see how much it is going to cost me I make my decision to eat of not to eat...0
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First of all don't beat yourself up and don't put a lot of pressure on yourself. Baby steps, we are all here for support. I do know that when you give up the sugar stuff for me I switched to Stevia it is tough. I started in Aug and now I can't even look at that junk. Lifestyle change does take time and each of us are different. What works for me may not work for someone else. Just keep on track and it will sort itself out. Add me if you like. I log everyday and my diary is open.0
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I've bought some expensive dark chocolate for sugar cravings. It's satisfying in small quantities and I'm aware of how much it cost, so it appeals to a different sort of guilt.
Hang in there! I think it's valuable to have some kind of treat for yourself -- it reduces the feeling of deprivation. It hasn't been hard to budget for 28 calories and 2 grams of sugar when I have a piece from my chocolate stash.0 -
I noticed in your exercise diary the walking. Walking is excellent.
But, I notice you are using MFP's estimates for the calories burned while walking.
If you are eating back all your exercise calories, please be aware that MFP's estimates for exercise calories are almost all absurdly too high.
keep walking but dont eat back all those exercise calories0 -
Don't give up!!!! So you had a bad weekend, IT HAPPENS! You just have to try to do better and keep going.
As a tip (since I have a major sweet tooth), try looking for 100 calorie snacks with chocolate. My favorites are the Hostess mini chocolate cakes since they always cure my craving, but they also have pudding cups, granola bars, cookies.... really anything for 100 calories if you search the snack aisle. For me, I can easily fit one or two of those snacks in each day and still feel satisfied. Also, look for bags of mini candy. You can eat three or four of those throughout the day since the ones I like (3 Muskateers) are only about 25 calories a piece.0 -
Hey sweetie,
You can do this, but its not a quick fix. These things take time an a huge amount of effort. Having a weekend of sugary things is not a bust its a little bump in a road that is never going to be smooth. You need to know that even if you make a mistake you have to put it behind you and move on. If you don't you'll make the same mistakes and one weekend will turn into two and three. Not what you want. It's not easy losing weight but it can be done. We're all hear for you. You can do this.
Good luck on your journey you can do this.
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I peaked at your diary, and I was doing the same thing..Eating alot of processed foods,but still staying under. Maybe you could add more fruits and veggies to your day. Also like others have said, you didn't gain it overnight,nor will you lose it overnight. I log everything I eat good or bad, and I hold myself accountable. It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change. Keep hanging on. It WILL happen for you!0
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I looked back on my diary and noticed that I am eating WAAAAY too many sugary treats. Some days they fit into my cals/macros and on others (this weekend) they absolutely did not. Need to figure out a way to get the sugar cravings under control. Having a hard time not slipping back into old habits. Need to remind myself why I am here. I think a lot of the problem is that its just not coming off as fast as I wanted it to. I wanted to be down 15-20 lbs by Christmas (I started in August) and 30-40 by our trip to Disney in March. The way things are going I don't see it happening, and now I just want to GIVE UP
HELP MFPers. What should I change? Any suggestions??????
you can do this
i would aim for 1-2 lb per week - this is a healthy loss and doable
in terms of sugar - try having savory snacks ( oatcakes and cream cheese, hummus, guacamole etc ) morning afternoon etc planned and try and make homemade versions of things so you avoid any added sugars that are added to bulk up flavors
plan fruit/ yoghurt (- greek not no added sugar)/ mint tea ( liquorice and mint is a lovely naturally sweet tea) this way you have an antidote to sugar cravings0 -
I've seen a lot of folks on the forums suggest that eating sugar causes sugar cravings. Based on my own experience I'm willing to believe it. It may be beneficial to you in the short term to try cutting refined sugar out of your diet completely for a few weeks and see if that helps. It should not only stop the cravings (once you get over the withdrawal) but should also kick start the weight loss. Once you have the cravings under control you can consider adding them back into your diet slowly and finding a good balance.
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This and quit using exercise calories to supplement eating junk foods. Cookies, granola bars, pie could all be replaced with fresh fruits and veggies. You eat a lot of carbs, breaded foods, and wasted calories which are just making your crave more of that junk.0 -
Thanks for all the replies! WOW! I really needed the pep talk this morning. I think my game plan for the next couple of weeks is to do what many of you have suggested and cut out refined sugars. I will stock my fridge with more fruits to satisfy the sugar cravings with I would love to get the refined ones out of the house however, that might prove difficult when hubbs is a self confessed chocoholic and sugar junkie (he doesn't have a weight problem, so he NEVER limits his sugar intake...sigh). Anyway, just because he is eating it doesn't mean I have to!
Any suggestions on what calorie intake should be? I upped my cals to just under my BMR according to the TDEE calculations. My BMR is 1589. I typically don't eat all my exercise cals back. Walking and circuit training (lifting 5 lbs) are my exercises of choice, only because I had to cut out all running because of heel pain 0 -
I'm going through a rough week too. Stayed under my calories, worked out almost every day for at least 60 minutes and the scale this AM shows 1.5 pound weight gain...So frustrating...I wil admit to being over in salt intake a couple of days but still all my hard work last week and 1.5 weight gain....So I totally feel your pain. I so HATE the scale.... 0
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Ok, that was this weekend, what are your goals for today?0
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I'm bummed with myself this morning, too. I think the best we can do is put mistakes behind us and carry on. It's not the occasional indiscretions that will sink us, it's giving up completely.
Now I'm off to the gym!0 -
Worry about the long term weight loss and not the short term goals. When I started this it seemed like it would take forvever and I'd never make the final goals I had. Now I'm past that and going on to new ones. It is slow. But you do get there. Like Dorie says in Finding Nemo
Keep on swimming, keep on swimming, keep on swimming, swimming, swimming . . .
Every day you stick to your goals is another day you've stuck to your goals.0 -
Any suggestions on what calorie intake should be? I upped my cals to just under my BMR according to the TDEE calculations. My BMR is 1589. I typically don't eat all my exercise cals back. Walking and circuit training (lifting 5 lbs) are my exercises of choice, only because I had to cut out all running because of heel pain
You need to eat over your BMR and under your TDEE. If you want to eat some part of exercise back then set your TDEE to sedentary so you can calculate exercise accurately.0 -
I looked back on my diary and noticed that I am eating WAAAAY too many sugary treats. Some days they fit into my cals/macros and on others (this weekend) they absolutely did not. Need to figure out a way to get the sugar cravings under control. Having a hard time not slipping back into old habits. Need to remind myself why I am here. I think a lot of the problem is that its just not coming off as fast as I wanted it to. I wanted to be down 15-20 lbs by Christmas (I started in August) and 30-40 by our trip to Disney in March. The way things are going I don't see it happening, and now I just want to GIVE UP
HELP MFPers. What should I change? Any suggestions??????
I found eating before I got famished helped with sugar/white starch cravings. I used think I was following the "eat when you're hungry" doctrine, but I was waiting way too long and then only wanted something my body could process fast.0 -
OT.
I thought this thread was about huge boobies...0 -
I've been stuck this month. I have maintained my loss but not lost any more weight. Last time this happened, I reduced my calories from 1800 to 1500. This time I do not want to reduce my intake. I'm like you and have a sugar tooth. Like you, I have to figure out a way to curb it. I know by not eating sugar I don't crave it as much but then carbs and starch cravings kick in so I still get the sugar one way or the other. I know what I need to do. No free days. Watch every day closely. Eat only the calories allowed without using exercise calories. Watch carbs, starches like white potatoes and corn, and the real deal--sugar. Continue to seek and provide encouragement. I agree with others to relax some about this but I know that I am having trouble relaxing too so take action but try not to be too hard on yourself. Hang in there!0
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I've bought some expensive dark chocolate for sugar cravings. It's satisfying in small quantities and I'm aware of how much it cost, so it appeals to a different sort of guilt.
Hang in there! I think it's valuable to have some kind of treat for yourself -- it reduces the feeling of deprivation. It hasn't been hard to budget for 28 calories and 2 grams of sugar when I have a piece from my chocolate stash.
This worked for me too. I'm not much of a dark chocolate fan, but I keep a bag of Hershey kisses in the freezer and some thawed out in a dish on the counter. I have one almost every morning with my vitamins (maybe another after dinner) and then for the rest of the day I can tell myself I've already had my treat and I'm not depriving myself of anything. Seeing them doesn't make me want them, but it lets me know that they are available to me and that it's something I'm still allowed to eat, albeit in tiny quantities. (If having them out makes you crave them, keep them in the freezer -- at least it takes slightly longer to eat when frozen.)
Also, whoever suggested logging your food first.... I totally agree with that as well and there are plenty of days it's the only reason I make decent choices.0 -
Like Dorie says in Finding Nemo
Keep on swimming, keep on swimming, keep on swimming, swimming, swimming . . .
Every day you stick to your goals is another day you've stuck to your goals.
YES! You have no idea how often I say that to myself -- because it's so very true.
To the OP (and anyone else having an off day):
You really can do this. If I -- the person who would be perfectly happy to eat pancakes three meals a day at the while telling myself for the last 10 years that I need to lose weight -- can do this, so can you, sugar/carb cravings and all.0 -
I did not read all the posts, so forgive me if I am being repetitive. I eliminated all sugary snacks from my home.. it was tough for the first week, but once that passed, I found myself not craving them so much.
Also if you put everything in your calorie counter before you eat it, you will invariably find yourself not wanting to "waste" the calories.
It takes time and perserverence..... I have lost fifty pounds since February because I never eat first then log.. I always log before I eat.. I allow myself to have whatever I want as long as it fits into my calories.. if I want a foamy rich coffee, I either have to give something else up, or work out first and earn the calories....
If you want this.. and I think you do, or you would not be here.. then you have to work at making it work for you!! Not against you!0 -
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I thought this thread was about huge boobies...
She's got huge tracts of ... land.
OP - maybe don't cut out the sweets but cut the portions in half. If you normally eat 3 cookies, eat one, etc...0 -
I too crave sweets.I figured out that if I deprive myself I end up eating something that I don't need.My solution was getting things like the Jello Temptations or something simliar and they satisfy that craving .The lemon merengue is pretty good.0
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