why does losing weight have to be so hard???
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Focus on driving the car. Filling up at the gas station isn't the high point.
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Try focusing on eating healthy and not on losing weight. For most merely eating better results in weight loss. Make small changes each week. Aim for reduced calories but don't obsess if you go over the alloted amount.
IF you find you are not losing weight after 6wks (6-10lbs) than revamp.0 -
One thing I try to do, when I start feeling the pangs of snack cravings: drink water. Half the time, we are actually thirsty as opposed to hungry, but we're so used to reaching for food we fail to recognize what our body actually wants. I get the 1L bottles of clear, sugar free caffeine free sodas (like Clear American at Walmart) to help me fill up (I think the carbonation makes you feel fuller). It also helps to munch on healthy things: peanuts and raisins, celery, pistachios . . . low carb and tasty! Get mini sandwich flat rounds and make your own pizza. Then you have the taste of that wonderful pizza you're craving, but a healthier, far smaller version of it. Don't completely deprive yourself. Make it a reward. Allow yourself one meal a week to "cheat."0
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Focus on driving the car. Filling up at the gas station isn't the high point.
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The first week is hard, trust me it was hard for me to so you are not alone. What I did I stop eating rice bread and pasta as a start to cutting back on my starches. I eat fruit and cereal which are still starches. That helped a lot for me. I actually dropped 4 pounds in one week when I did that. Now its been 3 weeks I don't crave the bread rice and pastas. The less you have of the carbs the less you crave them. Stay focused and you have lots of people to encourage you on this site.....Good Luck.0
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Try keeping a bit less of a deficit so you arent starving.
Try eating better foods so that you can eat more & feel full without racking up calories (lots of veggies & lean meats, toss in a few nuts)0 -
Focus on driving the car. Filling up at the gas station isn't the high point.
Actually, for me, driving the car is boring...filling up at the gas station means I get to pee and grab something to drink and snack on, so it really is the high point for me.0 -
Bottom line..because it is..end of story. That's why very few are successful at it. The majority of folks don't want to do anything that requires effort and work. They're looking for that magic solution where they can just sit on their *kitten* and lose weight. Why do I know this? Because I was there. I was one of those lazy people. It's not about just losing the weight, you have to change EVERYTHING. The way you eat, you need to start working out, and most of all you have to change your mindset..that's where everyone gets stuck. It's not just about watching what you eat and working, it is a complete lifestyle change. It's so hard to get rid of those negative and defeating thoughts. I battled those demons for 2 years. But now that I have changed my lifestyle and lost 35 lbs since March, and it's not so hard anymore. Yes, I still eat pizza, but now I've learned how to plan ahead and plan my meals especially when I know there is a special event coming up where I may not be eating so healthy. I haven't gained one pound back and I have 50 to go. But I know I'll do it !!0
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I have been a yo-yo for years with my weight never seeing the reults I wanted to see in the first week. If I watch what I eat and work out I should have something to show for it. But I never did.
But this time seems different...What seems to have helpled me is sticking to the plan MFP set up for me. Working out, and most of all starting to understand how all the math works. What my BMR, TDEE, Net calories and calorie deficit are. Understanding these and implamenting a spread sheet some one else posted has really clicked for me.
I hope you stick with it. Give it some time.0 -
You shouldn't always be hungry. If you are, you need more protein.
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Although I love carby stuff too, I find eating protein stops me feeling hungry.
And a whole pizza would make me ridiculously uncomfortable, gassy and bloaty (although that hasn't stopped me in the past).0 -
In my humble opinion, losing weight is not the hard part. The hard part is finally coming to the realization that losing weight is not a goal, it's a result. It's a result of making the necessary decisions to BE more healthy. Eating better, eating less, exercising. These aren't short term steps with a defined finish line. THERE IS NO FINISH LINE! Too many people start down this path and feel that if they get to their goal weight, then they've accomplished what they set out to do and can stop. That's how the yo-yo happens. There is no stop.
Until you realize that weight loss is nothing more than a by-product of long term choices... choices that we must all make in perpetuity, then you'll never truly develop the resolve and self-motivation to get there. It's why so many people talk about it being a lifestyle change. That means permanent. If you don't intend to maintain the healthy choices permanently, then you'll put the weight back on, and it will all be for nothing.
There is no finish line; there's only a neverending race. The weight loss is simply a result that happens because you choose to participate in the race.0 -
I'm only on week one and feel like I should give up already!
Gaining weight is easy for me half the time I don't even know I'm gaining but losing is hard!! I'm always hungry. Grouchy cus I always want something carbolicious. I just need some tips or something cus by this time next week I may just order me a whole pizza and eat all of it at the rate I'm going!
Your weight didn't come on overnight, and it won't come off overnight either. If you want the weight loss you've got to work for it, and work hard. You've got to REALLY want it and you've got to be determined. Yes it's hard, but lot's of things in life is hard, and this is one of them. Gaining is normally easy because you don't watch what you eat, and don't think about how much your eating when your not tracking or aware of it. Take it one step at a time, and it may be easier to deal with. Take the stairs, when you go somewhere park way out in the middle of nowhere in the parking lot. Start adding exercise in and start making healthier choices.0 -
One thing that has really helped me was reading about junk food. Reading The Omnivore's Dilemma made it hard for me to picture "yummy" foods the same way. Now, just the idea of eating a cheeseburger and french fries makes me sick.0
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Focus on driving the car. Filling up at the gas station isn't the high point.
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Remember:
Weight (whether too little or too much) is only a symptom of something else.0 -
my guess you did your math wrong, if you want it to be redone, then ask me and i will tell you how to do it, or check some other threads where i answered this question
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819189-new-here-am-i-doing-it-right0 -
Don't give up! You can do it! I love carbs and salt and i finally found for me i have trouble giving up the good foods so i exercise to earn them. In that i have found as i exercise and drink more water my cravings are dwindling away which makes it easier to eat salads, fruits and veggies and still have more room left for the good things.
Part of my issue is that I don't exercise. I need to I admit0 -
The first week is usually the hardest... I was hungry all the time, grouchy, and really just wanted to give up and keep eating what I love and what makes me happy.
This is about a life change, though... you're going to have to sacrifice at first. It does get much easier to eat healthier after week 1... your stomach shrinks and you start finding foods you love that are low calorie OR low cal versions of the food you love.
Also, you HAVE TO exercise as well. Eating right on it's own won't help you lose the weight or feel as fantastic NEARLY as fast as you'll lose if you add some work outs in your daily routine!! Start small... walking the dog. Walking around your work building on your lunch break, then work it up to jogging or joining your local YMCA. Honestly, the guilt of PAYING for the gym and not going is what gets me there lately.
GOOD LUCK and we're here to support ya!
Great advice I will use. Thanks!!!0 -
for a lot of people, the more refined carbs (sugar, flour, etc) you eat, the more you want. I would suggest trying really hard for a couple of weeks not to eat much of that stuff and eventually you won't crave it so much.
Notice I didn't say NOT to eat it, just focus on trading those things for fruit (still carbs, but more filling), vegetables, and lean proteins.
I'm going to give it a try!!! thanks for the tip0 -
the key is to replace bad habits with good ones. It is hard but if you don't make serious changes you will yoyo your whole life. Make this time your last 0
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This is about a life change, though... you're going to have to sacrifice at first. It does get much easier to eat healthier after week 1... your stomach shrinks and you start finding foods you love that are low calorie OR low cal versions of the food you love.
Ditto.
Also, you are threatening to order a pizza and eat the whole thing. Guess what? Pizza IS NOT off limits. Eating an entire pizza is. It really is all about moderation. You can make 3 pieces of pizza fit into your calories for the day. An entire pizza, not so much.
The good news is, the beginning is the hardest. This will get easier and easier and the weeks and months go on. It will become second nature to eat in a more healthful manner, you just have to be willing to put in the work. Nothing that is worth it comes easy. Rely on the message boards here for support...you can lose the weight so long as you want that end result bad enough!
You know what, thanks you are right. I should be able to eat what I want without depriving myself. It's just the portion conrol I'm having a hard time with0 -
Here's your homework:
Write this 100 x's on the chalk board until you never forget it:
SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE0 -
It gets better! I promise! One of the things I did was to cut my pizza up into tiny bites and eat each bite very slowly..you than realize how filling it is and o ly eat about 1/4 of the amount. You can do this!
Coming from someone who has lost a lot of weight, I will take your advice! Thanks for the needed encouragement0 -
EAT CLEAN!
UP YOUR PROTEIN!
READ THIS: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12
It's not that hard! You just have to educate, calculate and dedicate! 0 -
If you are always hungry then your calorie limit is probably too low. It's best if you can lose weight slowly, so you can become used to eating reasonable portions all the time. Then you will have an easier time maintaining your goal weight when you get to it. I Set my calories to roughly the same as my BMR. I'm losing weight really slowly, but am definitely losing all the time. I eat chocolate and pizza and french fries, but in measured portions and along with a lot of other, healthier food to balance it out. I am rarely hungry after I have eaten my allotment of calories for the day. Try setting your calorie goal to your BMR, if you haven't already, and see if that helps.0
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Being overweight is so friggin' depressing! Did I say overweight, I mean obese. I guess I better come to terms with that word, because that is the reality. I want to give up food like a bad habit. Trying of crying about it, tired of seeing pictures of myself that I just can't believe are me. I need to try harder!0
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This is about a life change, though... you're going to have to sacrifice at first. It does get much easier to eat healthier after week 1... your stomach shrinks and you start finding foods you love that are low calorie OR low cal versions of the food you love.
Ditto.
Also, you are threatening to order a pizza and eat the whole thing. Guess what? Pizza IS NOT off limits. Eating an entire pizza is. It really is all about moderation. You can make 3 pieces of pizza fit into your calories for the day. An entire pizza, not so much.
The good news is, the beginning is the hardest. This will get easier and easier and the weeks and months go on. It will become second nature to eat in a more healthful manner, you just have to be willing to put in the work. Nothing that is worth it comes easy. Rely on the message boards here for support...you can lose the weight so long as you want that end result bad enough!
You know what, thanks you are right. I should be able to eat what I want without depriving myself. It's just the portion conrol I'm having a hard time with
That part does get easier. Youll come to a point when the bag says 15 chips and it WILL be enough. A fellow MFP member told me to eat out of a bowl because it makes you think youre eating more. Ya know what? It works!0 -
This is about a life change, though... you're going to have to sacrifice at first. It does get much easier to eat healthier after week 1... your stomach shrinks and you start finding foods you love that are low calorie OR low cal versions of the food you love.
Ditto.
Also, you are threatening to order a pizza and eat the whole thing. Guess what? Pizza IS NOT off limits. Eating an entire pizza is. It really is all about moderation. You can make 3 pieces of pizza fit into your calories for the day. An entire pizza, not so much.
The good news is, the beginning is the hardest. This will get easier and easier and the weeks and months go on. It will become second nature to eat in a more healthful manner, you just have to be willing to put in the work. Nothing that is worth it comes easy. Rely on the message boards here for support...you can lose the weight so long as you want that end result bad enough!
You know what, thanks you are right. I should be able to eat what I want without depriving myself. It's just the portion conrol I'm having a hard time with
That part does get easier. Youll come to a point when the bag says 15 chips and it WILL be enough. A fellow MFP member told me to eat out of a bowl because it makes you think youre eating more. Ya know what? It works!
Looks like I'm taking a trip to the store for new bowls! thanks0 -
I'm only on week one and feel like I should give up already!
Gaining weight is easy for me half the time I don't even know I'm gaining but losing is hard!! I'm always hungry. Grouchy cus I always want something carbolicious. I just need some tips or something cus by this time next week I may just order me a whole pizza and eat all of it at the rate I'm going!
Secret for ya: it's not hard. If you commit to it and really want it, you will design a new lifestyle for yourself. It's actually easier and feels better to live healthily.
Steer clear of weird fads and temporary crash diets. Make good choices day after day, and next thing you know, you'll be winning.0 -
You're worth the effort!
One thing I did early on that helped was to eat just the white of boiled eggs when I was hungry. It filled me up and they only have 17 cals for one large egg white. After about 2 wks of doing that I was fine.
Good luck, you can do this!0
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