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How did YOU go from wanted to loose weight and eating healthy to actually doing it? What was your stratagy?
I do so well for breakfast, for lunch, I workout daily.... then i get home. All day I have planned to eat healthy foods and when I get home all I want is junk.... I have cut out most of it by not bringing it home but SOMEHOW someway I still find a way to eat it. I have a 4-7 PM breakdown. Anyone have advise on how to break the streak?
I had no real strategy. My doctor telling me Id be an insulin dependent diabetic in a year was enough.
Planning is key. I still want my junkie foods too. Ive found healthier alternatives. I LOVE my chips. Now I buy baked chips and eat those. I LOVE my cookies. Now..I make my own high fiber cookies and have 1.0 -
Well, I know I don't have to steer you toward baked chips, because I saw you already had those on one of your diary entries (by the way, how do you already have lunch logged? lol). Maybe you should buy some of the, ahem. "healthier" snacks that come in the pre-portioned containers, like pringles. Nobody can stop you from opening a second container, but it takes more to do that than just reaching in for a handful from another bag. I also second the recommendation on laughing cow cheese spreads.
I will have to try the laughing cow cheese Yes I only eat baked chips or sometimes corn chips. I hardly ever eat the regular kind. I cut that out a couple of years ago. I may have ot try the pre-portioned containers but they cost so much more!0 -
Looking at your normal day, I think your blood sugar is probably crashing about the time you get home, so you're not hungry, your're HUNGRY.
I would take the orange you're eating for a snack, and try swapping it out for something with less sugar, OR pair it with something that has some protien (Nuts, string cheese, yogurt....)
I have a snack about the same time each day, but I have an apple with some peanut butter. The apple has slightly less (not by much...lol) sugar than an orange has, and the protein in the pb helps my body SLOW DOWN on digestion, stops the sudden "dump all of this sugar into your system at once" problem, and keeps me satisfied longer.
hmm this is interesting! I may have to try switching it up because this may be what is happening.0 -
Thanks for the ideas everyone. I think I may try to add some nuts or trail mix to my fruit snacks during the day to see if it can keep me full! I know that this is what is keeping me from loosing weight and I know at some point I am just going to have to make the decision to change me eating habits but its sad because the rest of the day I am awesome... I just have a tough time in those three hours. Some of these ideas may really help! Thanks0
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To answer your original question... how did I go from wanting to lose weight and eating healthy and actually doing it? I started one day at a time and one healthy improvement at a time. This was the only thing that "made sense" to me - I wasn't hungry and I felt so much better! I started by cutting out soda, then counting calories, then watching my sodium, then adding in more veggies, then cutting out processed foods... the more changes I made, the better I felt.
I plan my dinner in the morning. That's the one meal that my whole family eats and I need to make sure that it's "enough" for a 6'3 grown man and a growing 12 year old athletic boy. Once I've planned dinner, I know what I have left for the rest of the day. I always plan a snack for about an hour before dinner... some favorites are a granny smith apple with a tablespoon of natural peanut butter or some carrot sticks, celery sticks and broccoli with a some hummus. I'm usually snacking while preparing dinner... it helps to keep my appetite in check and keeps me from going overboard at dinner.
It sounds to me like you're seeking "comfort food" after a long day of teaching (who could blame you?). Maybe you could find a favorite herbal tea or iced tea to relax with? Take your tea, a piece of fruit and your planner and papers to a nice, quiet space to unwind.... that's what I use my back patio for around this time of year... (I'm a homeschooling mom and homemaker - lots of planning).
As far as keeping some junk in the house... I do too... again - a grown man and a 12 year old... I only buy junk food in individual serving bags... and they are kept in our basement. That way I don't "happen" across an open bag, if I want junk food I have to make the decision to actually walk down and get it and if I do happen to somehow convince myself that it will be ok - it's a single serving... not 6!
Find what works for you and do it!0 -
I will have to try the laughing cow cheese Yes I only eat baked chips or sometimes corn chips. I hardly ever eat the regular kind. I cut that out a couple of years ago. I may have ot try the pre-portioned containers but they cost so much more!
Make your own pre-portioned containers. I do that. I buy the large bags of chips and portion them out in Ziploc baggies and then I have my supply for the week. Failing that, I WILL eat the whole bag. Sometimes I buy the single serve size in cases from a shop called Mr. Case here in Toronto. Less expensive than at the grocery stores.0 -
I chew alot of gum inbetween meals and snacks and at night to keep my mouth moving and my mind off of food. Doesn't always work, but it helps0
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I tried cutting my diet to 1000 and then read so much about not eating enough so I went back to 1200. I sit at work and have started riding my road bike after work (12 - 16 mph- depending on the day-approx 400 - 500 burned). It's so scientific to each of our bodies. I hope I start to see the difference before Memorial Day.
This website has been a great motivator !
Also, drinking the 64 oz + water a day fills me up!0 -
For me, it's setting my mind to sticking to what I say Im going to do! I log in my food in the am, and I try really hard not to change it. I also work out around 4pm... that way Im keeping myself busy. I come home eat dinner and then usually have a cup of sleepy time tea before bed. Planning a snack in the afternoon is key for me. Helps curbs my appetite! WATER is also a big curb! Good luck!0
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Try a scheduled snack around 3 - 3.30
so your not "starving" when you get home, also be aware of the fact that is when the advertising hits the telly / radio as well, its desgined to get you thinking of junk when your at your hungriest so being aware of what is happening may help you resist the suggestions
funny you mention this because i now change the channel when a fast food commercial comes on.. I have been doing this for a couple of weeks.. and what do you know!! i havent had fast food in a couple of weeks..0 -
Hey, I have gained about 30 pounds just from eating unhealthy in 4 years all together. One day I just decided I wanted my cute body back, so I started all kinds of things and NEVER lost a pound, if anything i gained more weight. I finally chose to take a aerobics class for exercise and in the class she tells us about foods. When I started learning about the foods I was eating I dropped 8 pounds in a month, so maybe if you take a class on nutrition or something and you learn what you are putting in your mouth, hopefully you will not eat it. That way when you go on your hunger strike you can still eat but eat healthy! Good Luck!0
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thanks for the suggestions. I don't love peanuts but there are a few kinds that I do like so maybe I will try to get some to add with my snacks.
almonds, cashews, or pistachios are really good. much more than peanuts. if you can find almonds in raw state they are great because of the trace good things in them that are killed in the roasting process. the rawer the food the better. remember the calories in them are higher but they hold what your body needs moreso than a fat free chemical filled food. it is more than just calories we should be concerned with when choosing what we eat.0
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