Discussion: What is your biggest struggle?
Julie_Donahue
Posts: 394 Member
For me, it's Pepsi. I've been replace it with water.
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I hate vegetables, lol.0
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Sugar junkie! Not sure how I'm going to live without chocolate....:grumble:0
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Pop. Any kind. I want it all.0
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I hate vegetables, lol.
Me to. Working on that tho.
Made some killer green beans tonight!0 -
CARBS!!!!!!!
ALL OF THEM!! :explode:
Pizza
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eating out
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Cokes...I love Cokes. Havent had one since Sat. Been drinking lots of water.0
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I have been okay with removing certain things from my diet. No more sodas or fast food -- I thought those would be hard, but I haven't missed any of it. I think I would miss it more if I had been drinking soda with caffeine, but I would always drink caffeine free, so I don't have any headaches. If I want a treat (like Ice Cream), I let myself have it -- but I make sure to track it, and I don't have it often.
My biggest struggle right now is with sodium! It is hard to cook fresh all the time. I cook dinner every night, but the other two meals are difficult. I had been buying the progresso light soup -- but I never tracked the sodium or even looked at the can. Tonight I noticed one can was half my sodium limit for the day, and I'd usually have 2 during the course of a day. Not anymore. Those cans will be coming out of my pantry and going to charity, as will some other things we have in our pantry that I never paid attention to.
Over the next few days I am going to try to come up with something cheap but healthy not only with calories and carbs, but with sodium as well. I'm thinking I'll make my own soup, and freeze the servings so I can control how much salt goes into it.
And ahhh.... look at those one word/sentence replies, and I write a novel.
TLDR: Sodium!0 -
mine has to be rice! its a staple for me but ive learned portion control with it because I refuse to give it up. everything in moderation right
Ive also been trying to mix things up by using brown rice and quinoa 0 -
My biggest struggle will be at work! They are all very food focused! I work with 8 women, no men. Every Holiday /Birthday is a reason for food day. I have walked past a plate of Peanut clusters for a week! YEAH ME. Also I have kicked 4 a day Diet Pepsi habit.0
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Sweets of any kind.0
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Hot n spicy pork rinds.
Sodium is a really hard one for me. I went over by 1000 g yesterday but was way under on everything else.
& I didn't even it prepared meals. 0 -
I'm on two medications that make me hungry most of the time. A few months ago I was off of them and I could really see the difference. DEB0
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FOOD!!
Seriously...remember that chip commercial that said you couldn't eat just one? That's me....if I start it, I have to finish it, no matter what.....so I guess you could say portion control is my biggest issue at the moment! :ohwell:0 -
Mine is stress snacking. I had an amazing day, then one dumb thing happens and first instinct, go for the snack. Im grateful tonights were Healthy snacks since i have zero junk food in the house, but it was definately and extra 300 cals that I didnt need. Imagine if that was fattening snacks. I wouldve thrown my whole day off. My weakness is "stress" snacking. I let dumb things get to me, and then i lose control. Definately need to find other ways of dealing. Like going for a walk or something. this will be the biggest feat mentally and physically for me. if i can beat the results from stress, id have a clear head and healthier body*0
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Sweets, and not enough excercise is my downfall. At work I sit most of the day, but as soon as the holiday break ends (1.7.13) I'm going to park further away, walk the halls (at school) on my breaks. I'm pumped up about joining Myfitnesspal.
I wish all you members the best of everything. I got your backs!
Judy0 -
preparing meals for work. i work in a residential house and sometimes the meals aren't healthy, and i don't usually have time to prepare a meal before going to work0
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Losing control and total binging on fast food. Like, 3 drive thrus binging. It's terrible. Re-routed my way to work even! And sweet sugary cereals! I'm embarrassed to say I can eat a whole box of Fruity Pebbles in one sitting...0
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Moderating carbs is difficult for me, but important because of my insulin resistance. And I'm trying to pretty much give up a lot of sweets because sugar just wreaks havoc on my system.
Also, being so big is a struggle in itself. It's like I constantly want to do things, but I just physically can't. I need to learn to take it slow 0 -
Exercising0
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Dairy, really any kind, I love cheese, milk, ice cream, cheese cake, and chai tea has milk in it and it is one of my favorite drinks.
Also exercising sucks, I overheat so easily and then feel like I am going to faint.0 -
I'm in a really good place right now but I would say boredom or mindless eating. Eating becuase I'm on a break or have nothing else to do. I have been very mindful of it this week and I'm doing well to stop it.0
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Everything....
Time. Finding the time to plan and prepare foods ahead of time. I eat both breakfast and lunch at work.
Exercising. I just started and was not exercising at all previously so just doing it all is hard. Plus making the time to exericse too.
Sweets. They are my favorite thing to eat and I want to eat them all the time.
Portion Control. I am used to eating large amounts of food and eating often.
Being a picky eater in general. Just makes everything harder.
Energy. I feel like I'm tired all the time and sleep more than I should. But I just can't help falling asleep when I do at night, and waking up in the morning is so hard. I hope that changes as I lose weight and get fitter.0 -
Carbs and salt.....I love bar food! The hardest part of the day for me is between 6 and 10. If I'm going to blow it, that's when it will be....0
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Snacking0
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I don't like exercising. I have a treadmill in the basement I walk on while I watch TV and I actually have a board I put across the arms so I can use my laptop while I walk too.
Sugar-I love candy.
Planning. If I have a meal planned out and ready to go everything is great. If I don't we order pizza or go out.0 -
Not getting discouraged. I want results and I want them now, haha! I have to pace myself and work hard and know they will come.0
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Planning. As long as I plan (meals, groceries etc) I am ok but if we don't have good choices in the house I will say let's go out. Hurting my waistline and my wallet! Going back to work Monday after break will be a challenge because I love going out with the girls for lunch!0
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Ohhh, I am so much the same! I hate to cook and my DH always gives into me and says, let's go out! Hard on the wallet and the waistline, as you said. Also, i work around a bunch of foodies. Every occasion there is food, or someone just brings candy because they feel like it. Hard to ignore, but I am going to try!0
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For those of you trying to kick a Pepsi (soda, pop, coke, whatever you call it!!).... How do you deal with the caffiene issue? I had my last Pepsi on New Years Eve, but yesterday I had a terrible migraine. After taking a Vicadin and sleeping for a while, my head was still hurting. I decided to have a Pepsi so the caffiiene would help. (Opens up the blood vessels). It wasn't until last night that I thought about it and realized the headache could have been the caffiene withdrawls.
I went from a big Pepsi habit (I'd fill up my 64 ounce--mostly ice, but at least half Pepsi--2 or three times a day) to trying to only do one a week. I wonder if I should do a can (12 ounces) every day this week. And then try every other day. Or should I just go cold turkey and put up with the headache?!?0
