What's the biggest thing you struggle with as a dieter?
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my sweet tooth gets the best of me sometimes-chocolate that is, and I'm not talking about cheap hershey type, I'm talking about the creamy, velvety rich chocolate-major fat/calorie content. I could eat a whole bag of those little Lindt balls. Other than that I'm good.
Ghiradelli Peppermint Bark!
Enstroms Almond Toffee over the holidays...if you're a toffee kinda person DO NOT google it, don't order it, don't look at it. Everyone I've gifted it to became addicted. I will throttle anyone who gifts it to me next year.0 -
First of all, I don't think you are using a term that really even belongs here. The word "diet" is often associated with the fad type of food changes. I honestly don't struggle with anything, I love to cook I create interesting but healthy meals. If you think eating healthy is dieting, you have something wrong with you.
Eating healthy most of the time isn't "dieting" it's just being healthy but eating healthy all the time? That's a different story. It's hard to consistently watch everyone else eating pizza when you're eating tuna and salad with oil and vinegar. It sucks but we do it and that's why we call it dieting. I wouldn't go so far as to say that there's something wrong with anyone for viewing it that way. I view it that way and I'm a high level competitive athlete (powerlifting now, before was judo, wrestling and football).0 -
Chocolate candy... donuts... cake... cookies... chips... pop. LOL not that these things are constantly around my house, but sometimes they are and I have a terrible time trying to resist them. And often times, I can't. Last week was my "birthday week" and it was so bad I was eating almost 2000 calories a day! But I was working out hard, so I hope I haven't gained much!0
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social situations are not hard, I am a closet eater (dont want others to know how much I am eating,lol) so I guess when I am home alone.
Also, dear hubby just ask me all the time do you want this to eat? at least I give him half and he eats it!
Eating out is hard for me but I try to limit maybe once or twice a month.0 -
my sweet tooth gets the best of me sometimes-chocolate that is, and I'm not talking about cheap hershey type, I'm talking about the creamy, velvety rich chocolate-major fat/calorie content. I could eat a whole bag of those little Lindt balls. Other than that I'm good.
Ghiradelli Peppermint Bark!
Enstroms Almond Toffee over the holidays...if you're a toffee kinda person DO NOT google it, don't order it, don't look at it. Everyone I've gifted it to became addicted. I will throttle anyone who gifts it to me next year.
That sounds sinful. But thanks for the warning! LOL0 -
Definitely sugary foods. I can binge on anything that has a high sugar content ... cake, candy, chocolate, ice cream, etc. I cannot have even a little because that will start a binge that lasts at least a day... usually takes me at least 3 days to pull myse4lf out of it. I know there are some who would argue whether or not sugar is an addictive substance but regardless... for me it is.0
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We did not know how much of our social life went around food!
Major adjustment had to be made
side bonus more money in our pockets due to not eating out all the time0 -
Making the time to workout. Seems on the weeks I don't workout, I don't lose any weight even though I stayed at my calorie goal.0
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late night sweet tooth
drinking alcohol0 -
Mean people who don't support my journey and sabotage me ALL. THE. TIME.0
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I don't consider myself a dieter but I know what you meant. Anyway, chocolate is a biggy for me. As far non food, its people on here with their absolutes!0
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Portion control
Identifying "hunger" rather than boredom
Those times in the calendar when the only thing that will stop homicidal impulses is a pile of chocolate....
A few things...!0 -
Having people think I'm borderline eating disordered simply because I want to get in shape (I'm a healthy weight and only have a few pounds to lose - mainly for the summer to look hot in a bikini!).
I'm not "obsessed" but disciplined (well, trying to be!)0 -
Managing my food cravings and trying not to graze like crazy when I'm at social events.0
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That I love to cook and...well eat. I have to ask myself before eating something..."can I eat that?" The answer is usually no.
This is mine, though I'm finding ways of saying "yes" to my style of cooking--I just have to watch the portions, and I weigh ingredients obsessively. Some recipes are pretty easy to modify without sacrificing flavor and texture. For example, last week I made Cuban black bean soup. The original recipe called for 2/3 c. of Spanish olive oil (to saute the sofrito). I managed with 1/4 c.--not too bad spread over 6 servings. I feel sad, though, when I see a recipe that I really can't modify without destroying the dish.
And I agree with an earlier poster: I don't consider myself a dieter.0 -
Time, time, time. I never have enough time...0
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my sweet tooth gets the best of me sometimes-chocolate that is, and I'm not talking about cheap hershey type, I'm talking about the creamy, velvety rich chocolate-major fat/calorie content. I could eat a whole bag of those little Lindt balls. Other than that I'm good.
Thats it? lol0 -
Becoming bored
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Not always being able to see the weightloss as much as others can.
Becoming different to those around me, they are supportive but see me as someone completely different to them - having a different focus or much higher priority than them for diet and fitness. It's worse when they complain about their weight/fitness and claim I am an inspiration, but don't do it. It is hugely frustrating as they're seeing me as doing something they can't do, whereas I think if I can do it anyone can.
No longer being invisible, though I am getting better at that and having lost enough that some people don't recognise me does make up for it a bit.0 -
Right now the biggest thing i'm struggling with is to know how many calories i should be eating with all this argument everyone is having over too few calories vs too many calories. Who is able to eat a zillion calories and who is able to eat less than 1200 calories. My head is spinning this morning.
check out the "in place of a road map" thread, it contains instructions for how to calculate the right amount of calories for you to lose weight the healthy way0 -
Shopping. Luckily my husband does most of it as I work Saturdays but when I have to call into the shop on the way home from work for some little thing I still find myself being drawn to the bakery counter. Pastries, cupcakes - even freshly baked bread just sing to me! I've used my willpower to the max over the past few weeks just to avoid Krispy Kremes when all i went in for was some bottled water.
Also, being on my own. I used to eat quite a lot and 'not mention it' which anyone knows means you didn't really eat it! I find I'm still getting cravings for 'more' when I'm home alone - thankfully that's only one day a week but sometimes it's tough but i'm hoping it will get easier with time.0 -
I agree wholeheartedly. Sugar is definitely my nemesis, and flour and grains are right there with them. When I stopped eating them, I no longer even cared about eating them. But let me eat one piece of bread, or worse, one piece of cake made with flour and/or sugar, and I'm going to eat the whole cake. Bingeing for days. So now I bake with nut flours, and no sugar, and I can enjoy one piece, and forget about the rest of it. Sugar and grains are my addictions, and I choose not to include them in my way of eating.Definitely sugary foods. I can binge on anything that has a high sugar content ... cake, candy, chocolate, ice cream, etc. I cannot have even a little because that will start a binge that lasts at least a day... usually takes me at least 3 days to pull myse4lf out of it. I know there are some who would argue whether or not sugar is an addictive substance but regardless... for me it is.0 -
what I struggle with most is that last rep during strength training, i.e. trying to make that rep and not fail especially trying to beat my previous highest number of reps at that weight
including that last inch of the last rep on pendlay rows
which is a fun kind of a struggle0 -
Knowing that I have to keep this healthy diet up for life not just for a week lol0
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wow. glad you were able to reduce butter consumption, def not good for your cholesterol or heart health! congrats
Utter nonsense!0 -
Without a doubt the only big struggle is with eating out.
If it's at someone's house, they will ALWAYS try to make me eat something off-plan, saying that "a little bit won't hurt me". But I know that it will, because I have major issues with trigger foods.
If it's at a restaurant, the temptations are almost impossible to bear. Friday night I ate at an Indian restaurant. I saw the menu online and decided exactly what I was going to have. Sounds easy? Problem was, the waiter brought all kinds of complimentary items that we had not ordered, and stuck them RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE.
I managed to say no to the orange slices.
I managed to say no to the individually-wrapped chocolates.
But when he put a glass of Bailey's topped with cream in front of me, on the house, I cracked and drank it!
And now, predictably, I am craving Baileys in my every waking moment!
I now feel that I should hand the waiter a rules sheet when I arrive at a restaurant, stating that I want no sugar in my food, AND no free sugary things offered to me, either!0 -
My biggest struggle is being overly disappointed when I don't see the results I expect. I eat pretty clean and have been working out HARD, and have body image issues, so I rely on the scale more than I should to reflect "how I'm doing". So when I feel like I've been working hard and then nothing happens, it is really hard for me to see the point.
(I do know that that point is to be healthy, and that the scale is not the best way to measure progress, and all the rest, but my true inner mind doesn't "get it" yet.)0 -
Being patient and accepting that I wasted a lot of time at the beginning of my efforts to get fit because I didn't know what I was doing (cardio, cardio, cardio, light weights, 1200cals, meh), wishing I could go back in time and start over, knowing what I know now!
Also, resisting temptation when I'm tired. I have kick-*kitten* willpower and determination when I'm awake, even if I'm having a terrible day, but if I get sleepy and fall asleep on the couch, it's really hard to resist swinging through the kitchen on the way to bed and grabbing a couple of the chocolates and cookies that I keep in the freezer as a treat. Or stuffing my face with peanut butter /drool
ETA: Feeling like my head is on someone elses' body... that's a weird freakin feeling. I was looking in the mirror the other day, getting changed to go work out, and I flexed to see how my arms/shoulders are coming along, and I had this sudden feeling of revulsion because I felt like I looked like a bobblehead. My face was familiar, but none of the rest of it was. Don't get me wrong, I love that I'm developing muscles, but I've never looked this way before and it's taking my brain some time to catch up.0 -
Emotional eating....grrrrr!!! Board, stressed, sad, mad, happy... I am eathing through all of them.0
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KIDS! :noway:
Yes really.... i am perfect 99% of the time and the kids start(most of the time) and i eat sweet cr@p! just cant help it,i hate weekends and school holidays for that reason! :sad:
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Well, It looks like you've done pretty good! Congrats on your loss!!0
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