Uhh... self sabotaged.. HELP pls?!?!?
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I do my best to eat healthy and stay under calories each day. If I go over every now and then, I don't stress over it.
To help myself, I keep some things out of the house (mostly soda & chocolate)0 -
I don't take a bite of it until I log it and see where it puts me calorie-wise.
It helps keeps me in check!
Me too. I have been known to take something off my plate if it causes an overage. lol0 -
you must accept that you stalled fat loss for an entire day. Next time you get that craving ask yourself if its worth stalling progress for an entire day.. I say its not most of the time.0
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I enjoy treats along the way...on other days I remind myself that nothing tastes as good as kicking butt feels...and then I go be awesome!! :-) It's pretty motivating when you are able to withstand temptation!! :-)0
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Wouldn't worry about it. No one can eat perfectly each day. Workout extra tomorrow if you can't tonight. Even if you eat over your desired calorie level, so long as it isn't 500 over, you are still in a deficit (Myfitnesspal for most of us is at a 500 calorie deficit, possibly more).
I've been eating lots more fruits and veggies, and believe it or not, it's making the other food seem really gross to me now. I also am using this product called Dia-slim (it's Chinese medicine - herbal) that cuts your sugar cravings. It is actually helping me, and nothing used to stop me from craving chocolate. I mean, NOTHING!
If you know you love chips, Whole Foods has some baked chips. I buy soy sour cream or lite sour cream and just have a little mixed with Lipton French Onion dip. I drink it a lime seltzer water instead of crappy aspartame diet soda or sugar soda.0 -
Ok so I totally just had a Dr Pepper and some chips.. totally unplanned and threw me off my diet.
How did it throw off your diet?
Answer : it didn't.
This is why diet's fail. You do one thing wrong and it's ruined. This is not the case. To be successful in losing weight and then keeping it off, you need to realize that you're never going to be perfect. Get over it, move on and continue eating the best you can.
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Don't buy the chips and soda. Remove all temptations so when the craving hits you won't have anything to eat that is not good for you. Also replace all the unhealthy snack with healthy snacks like pita chips and seltzer water.0
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I try not to keep unhealthy stuff I really like in the house, just ever so often.0
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hey girl - how about tomorrow just balancing it out??? so you screw up today, thats okay! Its not about just today - its about your lifestyle!!! balance the foods, etc out. if you do terrible today, do 100% better tomorrow. dont get upset with your pleasures of enjoying a darn DR P and what nots......
Yesterday i plowed through two servings of Flaming hot Cheetos. so what did i do today? i balanced it out with MORE exercise and less calories!!! Its o...K to live a little!
Its all about balance and living to learn with it!0 -
Lozze I loved your reply. Just wanted to let you know.0
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Reflect on the choice you made. Remember how it made you feel next time you crave something. Always try to analyze what you are putting into your body AKA: temple.
It is ok to have some of those foods such as chips and soda as long as it is not frequent. Some will say that as long as it is in your calories for the day you are fine but there is a larger picture of healthy nutrition to take into consideration.
Good luck and to answer your question about fighting cravings I usually drink a crap ton of water. If I am still having the craving I eat what I was craving but about a forth of what I would consider a portion to be to kick the craving. But I encourage you to ask yourself WHO is in control?0 -
After ice cream and candy, I'm right there with you. Lets do better starting now!
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Why are you on a diet tho? Today I had a chocolate croissant and chocolate and other crap like that because I'm not on a diet. Whatever, I know I'll snap back to it over the next few days. You need to have this attitude to be successful with long-term weight loss, in my opinion. Just make sure your regular habit is eating at your calorie goal, and not 'throwing off your diet'Ok so I totally just had a Dr Pepper and some chips.. totally unplanned and threw me off my diet.
Here are the 4 levels of options when it comes to cravings:How do you guys fight the cravings??
1. ignore cravings 'til they go away
2. eat something similar but more nutritionally sound.
3. give in and have a small amount so that it fits into your daily caloric intake.
4. give in and eat the whole damn serving, whether it fits your daily intake or not. You don't want to reach level 4 often, but sometimes it might happen, and then you move on.
Move. Quickly, if possible :flowerforyou:Do you know of anything I can do to burn some of those cals fast???
Well the thing is I've never been a healthy eater.. it's always been 'junk food' or meat. lol So I'm trying to eat better.. and then the weight loss is a plus.. I'm trying to eat healthier cause my son gets whatever I put into my body... I'm highly addicted to Dr Pepper. I'm not pregnant.. lol I'm breastfeeding and I account for that in my calorie goal for the day. I still ate under the calories set for me... but I feel like any time I have something like that then I'm gonna lapse and keep giving in. I didn't eat the entire bag of chips... I had one of the big bags. I only ate maybe the equivalent to a snack size bag. But the whole canned Dr Pepper. I'm really trying cause my son has been sick with pneumonia and he's having a hard time with it and I feel like he needs the better nutrients... I did have a salad today though... still taking vitamins.. I really don't want to put him on formula. He's 5 months old and has never had formula.. and only tiny tastes of solids here and there. I have 3 kids so exercising is kinda difficult to fit into the day... I have my 5 month old in my arms as I'm typing this. I'd love to be able to go for a run every day... but I have no one to keep the kids.0 -
I agree with Jenilla's post 'it's about a long and steady lifestyle change'. Look at some of the foods that are good for you, and see if you can add them to your diet, calorie counting is fine if you are eating sugars and processed foods, most fruit nuts and veg are the stuff your body burns easily anyway and give you the nutrition your body needs when you reach for the sugared beverages to fight a craving,. Have a slice of advocado, capsicum, almonds on hand or even a few boiled eggs. Maybe try squeezing la few drops of lemon in your water. Turn on the music and dance! Try - Aretha Franklin - Respect0
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One Dr. Pepper and a few chips?
No offense, but...so what?
You don't have to completely deprive yourself. The decision to eat those things is not what is important. It is the decisions you make after you eat them. Just don't let yourself go down a binge path, and you're fine. And even if you do eat way too much. Shrug it off, and reduce your daily calories for the rest of the week appropriately. Or go out for an extra walk or two.
Log it into your food log, and work the rest of your meals for the day around it.
I've lost 56 pounds in the last 6 months, and during that time I have eaten, pizza, beer, chips, soda, candy bars, ice cream, cookies, cake, hamburgers, fries, taco bell, etc. etc. etc. Just in smaller quantities and less frequently than I did before.
But log everything. And if you go over your calories today, go under them tomorrow. No big deal. THAT'S how you stick with a proper diet; by eating healthy MOST of the time. Not eating healthy ALL the time. You can still enjoy the bad stuff once in a while.
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I am doing the same thing today. I have eaten way more junk than usual but I look at the past week and I'm still at an appropriate deficit. I don't log my daily activity unless I break a sweat so I figure I'm actually ok to go over most days.
Don't sweat the small stuff. Tomorrow is a new day, and maybe you can make up for it later in the week. Or next month, or whenever you want to, really.0 -
Why are you on a diet tho? Today I had a chocolate croissant and chocolate and other crap like that because I'm not on a diet. Whatever, I know I'll snap back to it over the next few days. You need to have this attitude to be successful with long-term weight loss, in my opinion. Just make sure your regular habit is eating at your calorie goal, and not 'throwing off your diet'Ok so I totally just had a Dr Pepper and some chips.. totally unplanned and threw me off my diet.
Here are the 4 levels of options when it comes to cravings:How do you guys fight the cravings??
1. ignore cravings 'til they go away
2. eat something similar but more nutritionally sound.
3. give in and have a small amount so that it fits into your daily caloric intake.
4. give in and eat the whole damn serving, whether it fits your daily intake or not. You don't want to reach level 4 often, but sometimes it might happen, and then you move on.
Move. Quickly, if possible :flowerforyou:Do you know of anything I can do to burn some of those cals fast???
Well the thing is I've never been a healthy eater.. it's always been 'junk food' or meat. lol So I'm trying to eat better.. and then the weight loss is a plus.. I'm trying to eat healthier cause my son gets whatever I put into my body... I'm highly addicted to Dr Pepper. I'm not pregnant.. lol I'm breastfeeding and I account for that in my calorie goal for the day. I still ate under the calories set for me... but I feel like any time I have something like that then I'm gonna lapse and keep giving in. I didn't eat the entire bag of chips... I had one of the big bags. I only ate maybe the equivalent to a snack size bag. But the whole canned Dr Pepper. I'm really trying cause my son has been sick with pneumonia and he's having a hard time with it and I feel like he needs the better nutrients... I did have a salad today though... still taking vitamins.. I really don't want to put him on formula. He's 5 months old and has never had formula.. and only tiny tastes of solids here and there. I have 3 kids so exercising is kinda difficult to fit into the day... I have my 5 month old in my arms as I'm typing this. I'd love to be able to go for a run every day... but I have no one to keep the kids.
You are more likely to lapse and keep giving in if you are attempting to never give in. If you allow yourself these treats once in a while, you are less likely to have binge sessions.
And if you need to, avoid buying the big bags if you don't feel like you can stick to one serving. If you feel like a soda, or a bag of chips, stop off at a convenience store, and get a small snack size bag, and a can of soda. Then take it all the way home (don't eat it in the car) and enjoy it there.0 -
I want to thank everyone... especially the one who suggested Respect by Aretha Franklin.. it even entertained my son while I was able to dance. Made me feel lots better!!! Thank you all!! Tomorrow I'll do better... 0
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Well the thing is I've never been a healthy eater.. it's always been 'junk food' or meat. lol So I'm trying to eat better.. and then the weight loss is a plus.. I'm trying to eat healthier cause my son gets whatever I put into my body... I'm highly addicted to Dr Pepper. I'm not pregnant.. lol I'm breastfeeding and I account for that in my calorie goal for the day. I still ate under the calories set for me... but I feel like any time I have something like that then I'm gonna lapse and keep giving in. I didn't eat the entire bag of chips... I had one of the big bags. I only ate maybe the equivalent to a snack size bag. But the whole canned Dr Pepper. I'm really trying cause my son has been sick with pneumonia and he's having a hard time with it and I feel like he needs the better nutrients... I did have a salad today though... still taking vitamins.. I really don't want to put him on formula. He's 5 months old and has never had formula.. and only tiny tastes of solids here and there. I have 3 kids so exercising is kinda difficult to fit into the day... I have my 5 month old in my arms as I'm typing this. I'd love to be able to go for a run every day... but I have no one to keep the kids.
Ok, trying to get healthier with weight loss being a "plus" is a great attitude to have, Good job, A+
If you are trying to get healthier you gotta break that Dr. Pepper addiction and start replacing it with water. I was a Diet Coke addict and I had to cut it out completely for a solid month to not crave it anymore. In my opinion with soda addicitons, you have to go cold turkey to kill them. I will still drink it once in a blue moon, but I don't crave it like I used to.
As far as breastfeeding, I don't know much about it except I do know that it actually burns a lot of calories, I read somewhere it can burn up to 500 calories per day, so make sure you are eating enough as well to account for that. Yes, that means tacking on up to 500 calories extra to the regular calorie intake MFP has figured out for you to eat. Forget exercising for now and focus your efforts on getting your nutrition right, and enough of it for you and your baby. Maybe there is a Breastfeeding group on MFP that you can join for more info and support?0 -
Ok so I totally just had a Dr Pepper and some chips.. totally unplanned and threw me off my diet.
How did it throw off your diet?
Answer : it didn't.
This is why diet's fail. You do one thing wrong and it's ruined. This is not the case. To be successful in losing weight and then keeping it off, you need to realize that you're never going to be perfect. Get over it, move on and continue eating the best you can.
^I agree! 0 -
Well the thing is I've never been a healthy eater.. it's always been 'junk food' or meat. lol So I'm trying to eat better.. and then the weight loss is a plus.. I'm trying to eat healthier cause my son gets whatever I put into my body... I'm highly addicted to Dr Pepper. I'm not pregnant.. lol I'm breastfeeding and I account for that in my calorie goal for the day. I still ate under the calories set for me... but I feel like any time I have something like that then I'm gonna lapse and keep giving in. I didn't eat the entire bag of chips... I had one of the big bags. I only ate maybe the equivalent to a snack size bag. But the whole canned Dr Pepper. I'm really trying cause my son has been sick with pneumonia and he's having a hard time with it and I feel like he needs the better nutrients... I did have a salad today though... still taking vitamins.. I really don't want to put him on formula. He's 5 months old and has never had formula.. and only tiny tastes of solids here and there. I have 3 kids so exercising is kinda difficult to fit into the day... I have my 5 month old in my arms as I'm typing this. I'd love to be able to go for a run every day... but I have no one to keep the kids.
Ok, trying to get healthier with weight loss being a "plus" is a great attitude to have, Good job, A+
If you are trying to get healthier you gotta break that Dr. Pepper addiction and start replacing it with water. I was a Diet Coke addict and I had to cut it out completely for a solid month to not crave it anymore. In my opinion with soda addicitons, you have to go cold turkey to kill them. I will still drink it once in a blue moon, but I don't crave it like I used to.
As far as breastfeeding, I don't know much about it except I do know that it actually burns a lot of calories, I read somewhere it can burn up to 500 calories per day, so make sure you are eating enough as well to account for that. Yes, that means tacking on up to 500 calories extra to the regular calorie intake MFP has figured out for you to eat. Forget exercising for now and focus your efforts on getting your nutrition right, and enough of it for you and your baby. Maybe there is a Breastfeeding group on MFP that you can join for more info and support?
Yeah.. that addiction is rough... I think it's the fizz of the soda I like most.. lol And yeah... I don't know that there are enough Breastfeeding members to start a group idk 0
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