How do I not eat the junk if it's in the house?
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The best way is to keep it out of sight.. u get cravings cuz of a spike in sugar level..and once u have something sugary...ur sugar levels will drop and then rise up again, which will start cravings all over again...so it will be very hard to control your self after that "one bite"
Just request ur folks to keep them somewhere out of your sight..if u cant see them... ur brain wont force u to have some..
But never be rude to your parents..let them get whatever they want ...just hide them somewhere...0 -
Wow some great ideas here - wish I had read this before I ate that piece of chocolate cake ... - hope no-one minds but I have collated responses:
Ideas to not eat junk
Make sure you are never hungry
keep a stash of healthy snacks
eating it in small portions
Pain therapy: eat something really spicy or pinch your arm when you want to eat junk
allow yourself one treat a day
Ask yourself whether it helps you reach your goals or not
Think about everything u put in your mouth consciously
once you say no the first time, you get this relief and then it gets easier. You can still have a little, but just practice saying "no thank you!"
If you want chocolate, very dark chocolate is lower is sugar, and actually good for you
single serve packets
drinking water
go run... keep running until you don't have the urge any more
wait for 15 minutes. Almost 90% of the time, you will forget about it
Count out your serving, place them away from view, walk away, enter calories and then eat
Turn your language around.
Instead of saying "I have no willpower" or "I can't control myself," say, "I'm going to beat this thing."
when you get the junk food urge, leave the room. Go do something else instead.
Some great ideas, thank you all
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Have one serving every now and again as a treat so that it's not forbidden and you don't break and binge on it, and then just stop. You're making the choice. Once you own it rather than making excuses for it, you'll have better control.
Agree 100%. Those are your choices! Practice moderation and fill with tasty and delicious healthier snacks! Choose those you REALLY like!0 -
Getting it out of the house is pointless. There will always be junk food available so the best thing to learn is self control, and it's one of those things that you can only learn through practice.0
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He is the head of the house, he says buy it, I buy it.
there's your problem
This. Are you married to a caveman?
Adding my incredulity to this. Sounds like your marriage issues are far greater than your food issues.0 -
I want it all too and I struggle. I ask myself every time I grab something to eat- is it going to be worth it tomorrow?0
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I buy the snacks for my kids and I have found that thinking how long you have to work out after you eat it works wonders because spending 30 minutes in the gym and then ruining it on 30 seconds of crappy food is not worth it to me. It will take some time getting used to not eating it, but your body will get used to it eventually.(3 weeks at the beginning for me) Also, ask yourself "Will this get me to my goal if I eat it?" If it is "NO" then choose something that will get you there.0
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In a family there is always to a certain extent going to be junk food around, whether its kids ordering a home delivery of domino pizza or people who want to sabotage your diet by bringing you home all the things you used to eat such as bottles of wine or cream cakes. My husband sits on the couch every night eating bag after bag of crips (his choice) although as he works outdoors as a greenkeeper he is still skinny as a rake and fit as a fiddle, (although I dont suppose he is on the inside) my 3 kids come home at the weekend with bags of sweets and they nibble all night long, hot buttery toast , bacon sandwiches<gnashes teeth and wails>. Theyre at the young teenager/young adult stage where they can eat what they like as theyre all so active, the point is I try and hide everything out of sight but if i cant and theyre all eating it in front of me deliberately or innocently , then im afraid i take myself off somewhere else for 20 minutes even if its just for a bath or go upstairs with a book. I dotn want my fat body anymore and nothing is getting past my lips I havent accounted for , so if I really really want to chew on something i buy sugar free chewing gum and chew that until my jaw aches, thats my solution anyway0
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Either quickly find Willpower or buy a lower calorie substitute to the junk you like - so say you are into potato chips. Buy your own Light or Fat Free Pringles, or pretzel flats or something else salty and crunchy. Having something else in the house to eat other than the high cal/high fat option helps. Like my BF loves ice cream and we always have high cal/fat ice cream in the house, so I buy my own "Turkey Hill Light" ice cream so if he's eating some and I want it to I have a little bit of mine. If you are into chocolate, buy his, plus buy 90 calorie chocolate snacks for yourself (my fav, Aldi Chocolately Pretzel Bars).
For the OP - I know living with your folk is hard, but if you can financially, I'd try and buy your own food and leave theirs be.0 -
I just tell myself that the junk food is poison and it is responsible for me being in the situation that I'm in today .... obese, pre-diabetic, and hypertensive. Suddenly, I really don't want it anymore.0
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You could try a couple of things!
Talk to your parents and see if they could either hide the junk from you or buy lesser or switch to other alternatives? I also like to think of it as 'if I didn't buy it I can't eat it' and so if you eat one piece/item, put a dollar (or the cost of the food) in a jar and see how much that would cost you! Taking care of your finances might be of some motivation haha.
Log your food first, look at the calories and fat and sodium you're eating and see if you still want it.
If possible, eat everything healthy first and see if you still want the junk. (I do fruits, carrots, cucumbers, yoghurt etc)
Buy your own healthier alternatives! Things that still feel like treats but are healthier/lower-caloried? So you don't feel deprived.
Stick pieces of motivation on the junk cupboard door. It can be a picture of bodies that inspire you, words to remind you of your goal/to stay strong etc! So you'll see that first before you reach for those treats!
But if you can practice moderation, just have one/a few and make sure that you allow room for that in your caloric goal! There is no no need to go cold turkey on any foods if you can practice moderation!
And also the usual: the less sugar you have, the less you crave it. It is hard but to get through the first few days but when you get there you feel better!!
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I live at home as well and my mum always buys crips, chocolate sweets etc its hard but I DO NOT deprive my self of it if I fancy a choccie bar then i have one and work it into my daily goal but I do try to eat something else instead like fruit so its sweet just not chocolate lol or I also ask my mum to buy certain chocolate (low calories i.e. in UK 1 mini/ fun size milkybar is 69cal) and health snack like ryvita (cripbreads) and so on. There is always a way round these things its just learning how to do it.
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I have found the healthy choice frozen greek yogurt is really good. The whole container is 100 calories. But I trick my brain and only eat half a day so I still feel like I got a treat. Just an idea from a serious sweet tooth dieter. I hope things get easier for you on the junk food front.
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Walk away from it. I have the same problem... Keep yourself occupied, once you get your head into something else you'll forget about the junkfood. Work on putting treats into your meal plan; if it's one a day or 3 a day. Start out small and have one one day it won't hurt. The more you are around said food the more you will tend to crave it if you don't eat it to get your mind off the thought of "I have to have it." And it's ok to tell your parents "buy this instead because.." Let them understand how to buy better food and why, you will ALL be better for it.0
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^^this
Ask yourself if it is worth eating. If your answer is yes, go for it otherwise continue to the goal, and kudos for resisting.0 -
First, I see you live with your parents. So they buy the food. Maybe you could ask if they could put all the junk food in one place. Then you stay out of it until you can control the portion size. I also have a hard time if it's in the house I will eat it. I even do the portion control thing but I still overeat. For me not having it in the house is a big help.
But I would talk with mom and ask how you both can come up with a solution for you. I wish you the best and hopefully you can come up with a good plan. When you want to eat the junk..........so walk............exercise ...........anything to take your mind off of it.
Work on taking just the serving size...........and then workout...........to help ........just a suggestion.
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self control. you might want to look into purchasing or downloading a book about self control/moderation and then try to use the tools in the book to control yourself.0
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I don't eat ANYTHING unless I log it FIRST! So, if I really want junk food, I pull out one portion, log it and then decide if it's really worth it. If it is, I eat it. If I decide it''s not, I delete it and I feel really good about myself :happy:0
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Find said junk
Take out one serving
Walk away
Eat said serving
All about self control... if you can learn that, then you are good.0 -
Wow, loads of people have ignored the fact that you live with other people and can't just throw away their food...
I have the same sort of issue. My boyfriend likes to have crisps, pork pies, scotch eggs, ice cream and things like that in the house for when he fancies a snack. And I find it very hard to resist.
I've found the best thing to do is allow myself to have those things. Not loads, but maybe half a pork pie or something, and track all the calories. So I don't feel like I'm missing out or denying myself. Deprivation is not my thing!
Also, this has worked a little for me, if you can go shopping with whoever actually buys the food, maybe you can convince them to pick up smaller or lower calorie versions of things. Last week, instead of ice cream, we bought sorbet. Still tasty, and I feel like I'm not missing out, but way fewer calories than ice cream.0 -
Willpower is a completely over rated concept. Human being don't generally deal well with feelings of deprivation.
The key is to set your diet up so your blood sugar is regulated and your body therefore doesn't crave the sugar rush. That is quite a personal thing but usually involves: finding a meal frequency that suits you, eating sufficient quantities of high quality protein and fat sources, plenty of fresh veg and servings of fruit and carbs that suit your individual tolerance.
Once your diet is set up solidly you will find your cravings will generally subside (and therefore your consumption of junk moderates itself.) That is unless the the cravings are strongly psychologically rooted (if that is the case you may need to ask your parents to hide the junk!)0 -
i have a 2 bite rule, i take 2 bites and stopIf it's there I can't control myself. I have to grab it and devour it.
How do I gain self-control?
(I live with my parents. They buy what they want for those of you saying throw it out. Lol. That's a no can doosey.)0 -
Ask your parents if they would be willing to not have it in the house for just 1 month. During that time you could offer to do the shopping for healthier treats. Once you have done it for a month it is easier to say no. I did this for me and my husband and it worked. We used to always have small treat sized chocolate bars and packets of crisps (potato chips) in. For 1 month I bought absolutely none. My husbands has already lost weight and whilst he is happy not to have the chocolate in the house he did miss the potato chips. After a month we started buying big bags of them but he just has a few and we then put a food clip on the bag to keep them fresh. About once or twice a week I will have 10g worth and that is usually enough for me. I used to think I couldn't have it in the house as well but as long as you have lots of other things to snack on you don't miss them as much. I have had a tub of ice cream in the fridge for about 4 weeks. I have a bowl about once a fortnight. Before I would have eaten the whole tub in one night. The thing you have to do is change your mind set and just say I control what food I put in my body. It does not control me!0
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My son is a collegiate swimmer with 3% or less body fat. He eats nothing but carbs..lol..pizza, muffins all kinds of sweets, but he also can swim it off for 2-3 hours at a time..so because I CAN'T do that I DON'T indulge. It's not the junk food it's your mindset. You gotta change it. I gave up the things damaging my body. Eventually you will have to figure out how to say noooooooooooooooooo!0
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Somebody very important to me recently told me, in fact it was the day I signed up for MFP, that if I don't yet have the self control, I don't want it bad enough.
So the question is, how bad do you want to lose weight? To be healthy?
I always made this excuse. I only left home in September and I ALWAYS blamed my parents for buying junk and keeping it in the house. The simple fact of it, there will always be something healthy for you to choose instead of the junk. There is no set in stone way to gain self control. It has to come from within, it has to come from a burning desire to change.
If you can't find the control, you don't want it enough.0 -
Maybe there can be a designated where they can put their crap - where there isn't stuff you'll need to get (like bread or peanut butter or something) - that way when you open the regular pantry, you won't see any of the cookies, candy or chips.
My husband and I have started sharing info with each other of "things we can't have in the house" - we'll tell each other, "Don't buy any more of ___________ (fill in the blank)." Maybe you could talk to your parents and let them know of the specific things that you have trouble with and they could either refrain from it, or not have it out in plain sight - something. There needs to be some sort of compromise.
One of the things I've done is I have a "snack box" that has baggies of pretzels and protein bars in it. There's also a small dorm fridge for things like yogurt, string cheese, bottled water, etc. upstairs in the laundry room. That way I have my own little place to go to for snacks when I'm hungry and lessens the odds I'll self-sabotage myself by going into the kitchen and grabbing something much less desirable than I should.0 -
My down fall are chips, but my husband and kids still want them. We tend to buy the flavors they like and I don't. Every so often when they want something that I like I do take my portion and then I can leave it alone. If I can't, they have hidden it for me. :noway: I'm hoping that someday I'll get over my demons, but in the meantime, they are supporting me with that.0
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Stop lifting it to your mouth. The sooner you accept you are in control of your actions the easier it will be to resist. I had this problem with my husband . I cleared the top shelf on the pantry and stored the junk there. Then I took responsiblity for my actions. My husband was not lifting the junk to my mouth, I was. The first few times I said no, I was very hard. Just like any other muscle, as I worked my "willpower" muscle it got easier. I also learned, that once I start eating junk I cannot stop (especially sugar). For me, moderation does not work, so do not assume it will work for everyone. It is much easier for me to just say no, than to try to stop once I start.0
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1. Maybe have them put it in a lock box where you can't get to the key.
2. Log it first, then see if it's really worth the calories.
3. Act like you're at work or something, know that it's not yours and don't eat it. It's like working at a bank and handling money all day. It's not yours. . so you can't take it. Same thing. It's all in the mind.
4. Buy a food scale and get exactly 1 portion. No more. Then go on about your business.0
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