Hardest part about dieting?
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JulesAlloggio
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Mine is portion control! I literally have to MEASURE out everything..and if I don't I freak out =( yes very shameful. I also overcame an eating disorder and actually measuring everything out HAS helped me.
Whats your hardest part about dieting?
Whats your hardest part about dieting?
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Social situations like parties where I feel rude saying no thank you to fattening foods and alcohol.0
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I think portion control is mine too! I mean, I love having a Thin Mint or even some Terra Chips, but once I start, I want to consume the entire box/bag! It is more so a problem when I am hungry or when I want an unhealthy snack/desert.0
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Making sure I have healthy snacks with me at all times so I don't feel "starved" and stuff myself later on!0
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Social situations like parties where I feel rude saying no thank you to fattening foods and alcohol.
What I do before parties and such..I plan it around my regular meals. So lets say there's a party at 1pm. I eat my afternoon meal before I go..THEN I am not hungry while I am there.
Or I find the veggie tray and stick with only THAT0 -
Sticking to the plan. I do well during the day at work, but want a snack in the evening. Weekends are hard.0
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The hardest part for me is the plateau's ....I've lost 56 lbs since January 2012 . Have recently joined this site for additional portion control and tracking too. I'm pretty set in my routine as far as what I eat and when and my exercise consists of walking 2x a day. I am hoping with better tracking that I will be able to finish my journey to 120 lbs ( 22 lbs left to get there )0
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Sticking to the plan. I do well during the day at work, but want a snack in the evening. Weekends are hard.
Try some sort of low fat smoothie.
I usually make a Skim Milk Banana Smoothie at about 9pm. Its my "treat" for being so good during the day.
I hope that helps.0 -
dieting! having to choose and limit myself.
and social situations are a killer0 -
Staying at my 1500 calorie limit on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) when I don't workout. Workouts usually buy me between 600-700 extra calories per day .. so I feel REALLY hungry when I don't have a workout to fall back on.0
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Having my intake limited by something other than calories, in my case it's sodium.0
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its not the dieting itself its the after part - the never ending dieting that I find the hardest; maintenance although its not supposed to feel like dieting it is to me.0
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Not quitting after I have only lost 7 or 8 pounds (when my goal is 30!)
Office parties & family get togethers with every yummy bad thing immaginable
Avoiding alcohol
Weekends
Restaurants that don't have healthy choice menus0 -
College life and prepping the food0
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Patience. lol...0
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Having to say no to myself. I naturally like quite healthy foods so eating veggies etc isn't a problem.... but saying no to nibbles, to the extra portion, to "oh go on then just one bowl of crisps"... is where i really really struggle.0
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Try this if you have huge cravings for sweets and or goodies
make a list of all the sweets you love... write yourself a note that says you promise not to eat those for such and such days..SIGN IT.. tuck it away. I did this for Lent and it really cleaned up my diet. Now I don't have cravings for it.0 -
dieting! having to choose and limit myself.
and social situations are a killer
You could always try IF. That way it makes your diet more flexible in the evening time during most social situations. This way you can eat a lot of food all at once instead of through out the day. In the long it is whatever is the most convenient for you though.0 -
I have the same problem especially with popcorn. It bothers me to open or pop a bag and leave leftovers. I'm not a fan of leftover popcorn nor waisting food so I kinda feel like I have to eat it all.
Plus I'm not good with eyeing measurements so if I don't have a measuring cup nearby I'm screwed.0 -
I have the same problem especially with popcorn. It bothers me to open or pop a bag and leave leftovers. I'm not a fan of leftover popcorn nor waisting food so I kinda feel like I have to eat it all.
Plus I'm not good with eyeing measurements so if I don't have a measuring cup nearby I'm screwed.
What about a bag of popcorn...the one I eat is 150 calories...so I don't even have to think about it.0 -
I don't feel satisfied unless i've had some sort of dessert, no matter which course it is, breakfast, lunch or dinner! And usually it has to be something sweet, like chocolate. I try to control it by waiting for my meal to go down before tucking into dessert, and i try to go for something healthy like fruit...but as i said, the craving is usually for something sweet so i try to have half a chocolate biscuit, or a square or two of dark chocolate or something. And if i don't satisfy that craving, i can turn into a total monster, have a tantrum and am generally a pain in the backside to my poor boyfriend It's the one habit i just haven't been able to kick.0
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