how not to obess..please help

if you figure it out let me know

I've been here 4 months now, and the obsession is still here....
I think you've just gotta learn to trust your judgement. I'm working on that.

You just get used to it. Even my coworkers are used to me doing it. If they want to know how many calories are in something they always come to me. i'm like the go to "healthy person" at work, and, i'm ok with that.

One thing that works for me is to plan my whole day out and enter my foods in the morning. Obsession is still a part of it, but by planning my day, I have done most of it in one sitting and then just have to eat what I said I would!

ooops sorry double posted

it may be an obsession, but it's a good one. I still eat some of the things that i love, like pizza. My stomach has shrunk and doesn't require a whole pizza anymore, I'm satisfied with just 2 slices. I have turned so many friends and co workers onto this site and they have all done so well. If you stick with it, it becomes more of a natural thing, and not really considered an obsession anymore. You are more aware of what you are eating and naturally make healthier decisions. There will be days that you have a bad day, but your body needs that sometimes. Just forget about it and start fresh the next day. Good luck to you.

Just take it slow one day at a time....Really i eat anything i want i am just more conscious of what it is.. As the time goes by you just want to start eating better... You start reading labels and what is in what and start making better choices...There is nothing wrong with that.. It's kind of fun everyone starts asking you about how many calories are in certain stuff... Really you are helping others by giving them the information... it's all good...Think of what you are doing for yourself...The support of one another is great..... God Bless and hang in there it well be worth it after all....

This is one thing I believe is OK to obsess about. Being healthy is a good obsession.

I've become a human calorie calculator. When I look at a food I see a number hanging over it that is the caloric content. It's a little scary, but it's worth it.

Once you have been doing this for awhile, you will have the calories memorized and you will be able to relax. You need to remember this is not a diet, it is a change of life experience. You will soon figure out that beef is higher in calories than chicken. Veggies and fruits are the good guys. No desserts for awhile, but vanilla wafers are ok.
' 'give yourself a break make it a learning experience..

its all about getting started the obsessing does go away i was exactly the same and i struggled at first i never thought i could make this happen.i was going to bed and obsessing and waking up and obsessing ..the best advice i can give you and please do this for yourself is to try as hard as you can to eat foods that are fairly healthy at meal times and lerave yourself enough calories for a little junk at night..make sure you eat all your calories do not leave any behind thinking your doing better because you didnt eat all your calories your allowed it doesnt work for many reasons most importantly you have to eat to lose weight permanantly.if you go into starvation mode your body will just start to store fat...eat all your calories try to exercise a little if you can and eat the things you love in smaller amounts..binge once in a while maybe once or twice a month thats what i did and honestly im finding it easy now and ive stopped obsessing completely..its a mindset if you tell yourself you cant have stuff all the time it wont work..i eat snack chips 28 grams a bag almost nightly and a couple of cookies becayuse i have the calories to do it..i oreder pizza ands wings twice a month and go crazy lol..and i dont gain ..you cannot gain weight with a few splurges a month but you might retain some water for a few days that might appear like you have gained weight..it goes though ..you can do this just dont give up it takes a little time and as a life lesson its something you need to learn how to do for many other things in your life...good luck and god speed my friend..go gettem tiger!

humm that is interesting.......i knew about shocking your matab that way is good but didnt think 2 days a week to not worry about it....seems to much. Maybe because i picture myself stuffing my face with a hamburger lmao.....lol o and lemon bars which i dream about all last night and hopefully not tonight. sheesh

I use the Iphone app. I treat it like a game. I don't consider it obsessing as much as a challenge. For me, this has taught me that I was loading up at breakfast. The other thing it taught me is desserts are packed with meaningless calories. If I stay away from anything with refined sugar, pasta, rice or potatoes it really helps with not being hungry. Also, for me, if I can make it 3 days without the previous listed foods, the cravings for them stop.