Struggling

Another thing I've noticed about eating junk...don't even buy it or keep it in the house. If you are craving it and it's not there, you will either find a healthier alternative or just not eat it and then the craving will go away! It's such a waste of $$ to buy things that will not help you reach the goal you are after. Even when it comes to Jazzercise...I still haven't signed up at a gym because I know that I would come up with excuses not to go and therefore waste a lot of $$ in the process. Good luck and know that it's not just you, a lot of us are struggling also!

I applaud you for admitting the struggle. I think so many of us don't. I was in a struggle for the past few years. But I also wasn't changing my exercise (I wasn't doing any) and I wasn't changing what I was eating. Last year I began the change. I started buying healthier foods and taking processed foods out of the equation and off the grocery list. Gradually I took out all the junk food. My theory was to replace the junk food I was buying with fresh fruit. It doesn't happen overnight so don't expect to wake up one morning and say "I'm going to eat healthy from now on" . I think taking it one thing at a time is excellent advice. I've recently just replaced everything I was drinking during the day (sweet tea, soda, and juice) with water. And since January this year I've steadily increased what I do for exercise. I still have days where I just wanna lie in bed all day and not move but I get over them. And I honestly thought food cravings would never go away but they do. And it's important to allow yourself something that you enjoy just do it in moderation. I like ice cream so about once a month I'll buy a small container and allow myself that treat. But like someone said above....if it's not in the house you can't eat it. Good luck with getting over this hump. You can do it!!!

Another thing I've noticed about eating junk...don't even buy it or keep it in the house. If you are craving it and it's not there, you will either find a healthier alternative or just not eat it and then the craving will go away! It's such a waste of $$ to buy things that will not help you reach the goal you are after. Even when it comes to Jazzercise...I still haven't signed up at a gym because I know that I would come up with excuses not to go and therefore waste a lot of $$ in the process. Good luck and know that it's not just you, a lot of us are struggling also!

Yeah, I'm thinking that once my three month trial period is over, I may just cancel and see how it goes with just walking. And the bad thing with the junk food is that my fiance buys it, and so it sits there in the kitchen, just calling to me. XD I think by the time I drop five pounds or so I'll have developed an insane amount of willpower!

To bad your fiance isn't helping you out by NOT bringing in the junk food. Maybe you can talk him into keeping it OUT of the house! If he really wants something he can eat it away from home, during lunch at work or stopping somewhere to get something on the way home...this way he still gets HIS fix and you aren't tempted!

Taste the food, the junk food tastes like it's called. If you stop and remember what something tasted like AND how you felt the last time you ate it might help. I have started really focusing before I put something in my mouth and decide if it is really going to taste so good that it's worth the fight. I buy "better" quality stuff; expensive dark chocolate for when I need a fix. I still have the junk in the house, I live with people too, but I try and keep a stash of worthy treats.

i got some good advice not to long ago, if you crave something wait thirty minutes and do something like laundry or jumping jacks and thirty minutes later you probably wont want it anymore i do that here at work bc they have alot of junk food in the lounge. so i bring fruit or i eat my fiber one bars.