I'm having issues

I'll brush my teeth after each meal (carefully planned), I even list EVERYTHING in my food diary at the start of the day, so there's no room for even a little something...

I don't even lick my fingers when I'm in the kitchen...

You can do this...breathe and keep busy.

I have a pedometer I wear every minute of my day...love those clicks. They remind me where I'm going.

Try and resist buying the junk foods when you go shopping - having a big meal before your trip to the supermarket should help :-)
And then when you want to eat something you will find no junk food in your fridge / cupboards only fruit - healthy snacks - yoghurts etc that you bought
Half the reason we eat junk is because it's there and it's handy
Good luck
Rach x x

I eat way too much of the wrong thing all the time!!!!!!!! I am always eating junk....... please give me tips!!!!!! I want to be healthy, skinny, and happy!

Plan, plan, plan! Really sit down and plan your meals. I used to eat junk all the time and I still do on occasion, but have cut back tremendously. In fact, I still have have some days where I just binge but that's another story :-).

I make sure my eating is 80% clean, and healthy and the 20% when I do indulge, I don't feel so bad. Do what works for you, but most importantly try incorporating some good stuff into your eating first. When I first started, I just focused on adding more good stuff, slowly but surely, it has now become a habit and I've noticed I'm eating less and less junk.

Also, don't have it in the house. Make it a treat to go out once a week for that 'junk'.

Clean out your house... if the junk food isn't around, you won't eat it. Have healthy snacks available, apples, grapes, etc. Also, use chewing gum to keep chomping without the calories.

Embrace the hunger. You should get hungry every day at some stage. Listen to your body. Eat all the calories you are allocated every day, but no more. For the beginning only eat food you can acurately determine the calories of. The results will spur you on. Leave yourself enough calorioes to eat sociably with your family at night. Good luck.

I went organic! I buy everything fresh (no preservatives). If I really want food then I make it myself. No pre-packaged anything. If it can sit on a shelf for a year and be "ok" imagine what it does to your body. ewww.

There aren't any easy solutions if you're just not there mentally yet, but I recommend putting everything you eat in your food diary. Something about seeing those calories adding up in black and white helps me stay on track. And if you can't say no to the fattening food, cut your portions in half to lessen the damage

I see you have gotten alot of advice. What truely helps me is 6 small meals a day spread three hourse apart. With every meal or snack I make sure I have a fruit or vegetable. I dont drink anything but water (sometimes with a lemon) and I try to have 2 cups of green tea. I dont use any artifical sweetners considering 1 teaspoon of sugar has only 15 calories. As for calories thats all I count I dont even look at the fat. i dont eat anything that I dont know what it is or has in it. I hardly exercise but I do walk my daughter around the neighborhood. Do this and weight will literally FALL off I cant stop losing weight. Sometimes I acutally can control my hunger but the next day I start over and dont punish myself for it. Good luck

When you go to the supermarket grab a basket and hit the fruit and veg first. Grab everything that looks interesting and then then there isn't much space for the rest This is my latest ploy and it works well! I choose pineapple rather than biscuits - I now have my supermarket route planned exactly. Plus I walk back with the shopping for extra fitness points

I plan my whole day of eating at breakfast and I budget everyday for ice cream - 1 serving - at night. If I crave something that goes beyond my budget (like granola a few days ago), I make myself earn it with exercise before I can eat it. I soon realized that while I didn't mind walking for a 1/2 hour to earn 1/4 cup of granola, I sure as hell was not going to walk 2 hours to eat a whole cup. It's a mental balancing act for me.

I am just a guy with no real knowledge in the nutrition/diet area. Please keep that in mind.

This is just my personal approach - As the saying goes: 'Different strokes for different folks'.

First - Record everything you eat. Don't cheat on yourself, if the food isn't listed in the DB go find it and record it as accurately as possible for everything you put in your mouth.

Second - Look at every calorie you consume before you eat it. Make the determination if that food is in your best interest to your long term goal and make a short term goal to PUT IT DOWN if it's not part of your plan.

Third - Plan your meals for the day (and the week ahead). Once you have foods you have decided to use in your 'new life' it will be fun (I find) to plan your meals, set out the calories. Make a list of these foods and shop them after a week or two you will have a good grouping of the foods you should have and will be able to mix and match and create enjoyable meals that you will feel good about eating. I recommend staying away from high sugar fruits. Meats for me are Fish (all kinds oh yeah), lean beef, turkey, chicken. All manner of veggies (raw, steamed, grilled, broiled). Salads with salmon, turkey, or chicken on them with your favorite low cal dressing (yum).

Fourth- (This really is just for me maybe not for you; you decide) - I cut out all grains, no breads, muffins, cerals, corns, (no taters either). I like it alot.

Fifth - Snacking is acceptable but find the right snack in the right proportions. And record them accurately.

Sixth - I have seen where some folks have a blow out on MFP, tell their story and pick themselves up, an move on. Just keep moving forward.

Seventh - plan some 'get up and move around' activities away from the house (or at least away from the kitchen).

Seventh- DON"T PANIC--- You can do this, take the first step (away from the junk).

P.S. - Drink your water.

Try and resist buying the junk foods when you go shopping - having a big meal before your trip to the supermarket should help :-)
And then when you want to eat something you will find no junk food in your fridge / cupboards only fruit - healthy snacks - yoghurts etc that you bought
Half the reason we eat junk is because it's there and it's handy
Good luck
Rach x x

I couldn't have said it better myself! I quit buying a lot of my temptation foods altogether, and thank God my hubby likes stuff that I don't At first it can be hard, but you will get used to it. If you have certain things that you just CAN'T live without, try to find an alternative to it. Have you checked out Hungry Girl? Lots of different swaps that won't leave you feeling guilty and ruin your day.

Good Luck girl! :flowerforyou:

Try and remember that by eating foods full of salt, sugar and additives that you will get a high from that food then you will crash. You will then want more sugar and more junk to get that feeling back again, it is a bit like a drug! If you get into this cycle it is difficult to break out of. Go cold turkey on processed foods and you will no longer crave them as your body will be wanting healthy and nutritious foods.

It is much easier then to have these foods once in a while as a treat, as long as you don't get sucked in to this cycle.

Good luck. xxx

Thank you, that's really helpful! I didn't know that!