This weekend was a huge bust! Feel like I can't do this

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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    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 have had the worst sweet tooth most of my life, but I used a couple tricks to get it under control. I've replaced things like brownies and cookies and candy (whch I do still have in moderations sometimes) with healthy alternatives that trick my mind.

    I haven't been having this lately, but for a long time I ended my evening with "dessert" every night, which was a fruit smoothie:

    1 banana
    1 cup blueberries
    1/2 cup raspberries
    1/2 cup blackberries
    1 T Peanut Butter & Co. Dark Chocolate Dreams
    Ice
    Top with LIGHT whipped cream

    Also, I buy Green & Black's 85% cocoa dark chocolate and eat six squares a day with peanut butter. It's chocolate, but it's a healthy chocolate and quite filling and rich enough that a little bit goes a long way. And I am NOT a dark chocolate fan, but this stuff is incredible.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Something that might help with having them in the house - have your Hubs pick a high cupboard in the kitchen where he keeps his treats. Make an agreement with him that these are his and you will stay away from them. And make sure you have something in the house that will satisfy you when you have your own cravings so that will guarantee that you'll stay away. Pick one favorite snack bar or even pick a nice dark chocolate you adore and let yourself have one serving per day and that's it. It's my belief that if you completely limit yourself, you will eventually give in and it will be bad - been there done that! Better to keep those kinds of things in your day to day but limit the portions so that they don't really impact your calorie goal.
  • tigerlily8045
    tigerlily8045 Posts: 402 Member
    I had to go cold turkey with the sweets, candy, soda (even diet) for about 3 weeks. After that it wasn't an automatic response. I was able to then evaluate if I really wanted it or not. Now I can have a reese cup, not 4. But I had to just shut it out for a bit.

    If you are able, get a heart rate monitor. I found one for $28 on amazon that works just fine, nothing fancy. I then try not to eat back all of my calories in case that I forgot something.

    Keep working at it, It will happen if you just give it a chance. Setting a timeline I think backfires because you feel too much stress and when you have a bad week, it throws you off.
  • livinbb
    livinbb Posts: 84 Member
    OT.
    I thought this thread was about huge boobies...

    Oh my goodness! I laughed so hard when I realized what I had done. Sorry for the misleading title! It wasn't intentional :laugh:
  • livinbb
    livinbb Posts: 84 Member
    Thank you for all of your suggestions. After reading all of your comments I have changed my calorie goal to my BMR. I have also changed my diary so it tracks sugars and I've upped my fiber intake. Hoping these small changes will help me stay on track and away from the sugars.
  • drusilla126
    drusilla126 Posts: 478 Member
    Well giving up definitely won't get it done so you're best to keep going. I personally eat a boatload of sugary treats not because I crave them but because I want them and I don't feel bad about it. I've lost 60 pounds even with the treats so something tells me that might not be where the problem lies. Perhaps you're overestimating exercise calories? Not eating exercise calories back?
  • RetiredAndLovingIt
    RetiredAndLovingIt Posts: 1,395 Member
    I decided I wanted to stop drinking soda (only been drinking diet for a long time, but wanted to stop that also), so I started drinking only water. I found I wasn't craving sweets & it was really easy to avoid them also. Have started drinking a diet soda "only when eating out" lol, and I want more sweets again. It also helps to eat a fair amount of fruit, and if I want something sweet beside that, I try to have mini candy bars or kisses or nuggets on hand. They don't add a lot of calories (if you only have one) and can usually satisfy that sweet urge. Individual chocolate pudding cups are great for dessert, makes you feel really indulgent, and not horrible on calories, either.
  • CrazyCatLadylovescats
    CrazyCatLadylovescats Posts: 107 Member
    Weekends are hard. It is much easier to stick to schedule during the week.

    I found for me, that along with cutting sugar, (I only have it in my tea in the morning) that cutting out grains helped me overcome the cravings the most. It took a few days for my body to adjust to not eating the grains, but after that I have felt much fuller and do not feel the need to reach for snacks. If cutting sugars does not help, you may want to try cutting the grains. (The two do tend to go together a lot of the time.)
  • livinbb
    livinbb Posts: 84 Member
    Weekends are hard. It is much easier to stick to schedule during the week.

    I found for me, that along with cutting sugar, (I only have it in my tea in the morning) that cutting out grains helped me overcome the cravings the most. It took a few days for my body to adjust to not eating the grains, but after that I have felt much fuller and do not feel the need to reach for snacks. If cutting sugars does not help, you may want to try cutting the grains. (The two do tend to go together a lot of the time.)

    Thanks for the advice. I did cut out grains back around Lent ( I did it to support my brother), and I must admit that I don't remember having many sugar cravings. That being said once lent was over I obviously went back to eating grains again. I have changed my diary to start tracking sugar. Prior to watching my intake I was always a salty snacker. I could have done without sweets. Then I started tracking my sodium, and now I'm eating more sugary snacks. So I am hoping by tracking both sodium and sugar I will begin to make better choices.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    You should change the part where you feel like one weekend is enough to derail ALL your plans. Its one weekend, this is your new life. Not your new calendar.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    You should change the part where you feel like one weekend is enough to derail ALL your plans. Its one weekend, this is your new life. Not your new calendar.

    Ths, too.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    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 should stop eating too many sugary treats. Not trying to be snarky, but it really is that simple.

    If you can't eat sugary treats without overeating them, then you might try giving them up altogether for a while. This works for some. Cold turkey, no added sugars, no cookies, no ice cream, not candy, nothing for a while. Hopefully after a while you can eat these things occasionally without needing to pig out on them.

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