How do you resist your cravings?

Living at home can makle it more difficult but I would suggest buying your own food ot keep on hand, if possible. Outside of that, make smaller portions and drink more water to help curb the appetite. If you can't purchase your own foods for thepantry then minimally request that your parents consider your wishes and keep more frozen veggies and fruits on hand for you to have available.

Eat slow and drink alot of water. I get small helpings and most of the time the other food is eaten when im done eating slowly

when temptations arise I like to look at other peoples success pictures on here, sure is a motivator. I also continue to log everything no matter how brutal it may be. I know that when people put temptations in my face I wont be able to fight it so I usually avoid it if at all possible. Or sometimes I only eat one bite and then drink about a gallon of water lol

Make you a big nice salad, with full flavor dressing. After eating the salad (with plenty of water) cut a slice of pizza in half, and get one spoon of each pasta. Try to fill up on the salad as much as possible. Soon you'll find the salad to be not only as filling but as tasty as other foods. Try adding different healty toppings to your salad like low fat cheese, sunflower seeds and avocado (MUFA's) dried cranberries, etc... Don't be scared to taste and experiment.

Moderation is the name of my game. I also try to eat smaller portions. I will still eat the pizza but only 1 slice or get the 5 piece wing instead of the 10 piece and substitute grilled for fried when I can. It took awhile but I am back to eating portions like I did before I gained the weight and not trying to change my natural tendency. I have embraced my grazing nature and now I "graze" on healthy snacks like granola bars, protein bars or shakes, fresh fruits, peanut butter (in moderation!), yogurt, etc. Hope this helps you find what works for you.

I definitely agree with most of the comments. Make sure you eat slow because if you eat too quickly you're not giving your body enough time to tell you that it's full. Also which really helps me out a lot, if I want a little something sweet at the end of the day I make sure I do some sort of exercise. It'll motivate you to exercise more because it adds on calories to how much you can eat. And you don't need to go to the gym to get exercise in. There's a good fitness app (if you have a smartphone) called Workout Trainer. Most of the workouts are free to do, mostly within 15-20 of exercise all with different difficulty levels. Although even if I exercise I still don't use all my calories. You just have to remember you have a goal. Do NOT deprive yourself of the foods you want. If you want a fast food meal make it only one meal on the weekend as your splurge. If you completely cut yourself off you'll be less motivated to keep going. Also maybe with the slice of pizza instead of the pasta make yourself a hearty spinach salad or have a piece of fruit with it. Fruit and vegetables have a lot of fiber and few calories which will make you feel full. Stick in there! Enjoy and work hard for that healthy lifestyle :-)

Pizza is my biggest temptation! No way will I give it up! Lol

I plan for it in advance, make sure I do some exercise before hand, and only indulge once per week. If you plan things correctly, you can have your pie (or pizza) and eat it! :bigsmile:

Keeping the food diary really helps. Knowing that whatever you eat, you have to log, and stare the calories in the face (when you resist, try to feel virtuous! Everyone else is in diet hell, but not you!). Also drink a lot of water, hot tea, iced tea, coffee, low calorie sports drinks (without adding sugar, of course). Keep those raw fruits and vegetables on hand and eat them FIRST before reaching for the evil foods. In between meals, chew gum.

My boyfriend eats anything and everything under the sun. When I see him go for a bag of chips, I reach for fresh fruit. When he has a large meal I eat a small salad before I start eating my smaller portions. It helps. Good luck!

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