Should I have one last bad day...?
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Log it and stay under your calories.0
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When I crave pizza, I'll order Little Ceasar's (250/slice) and eat two. Just wrap the rest up and freeze it immediately. The key is to really savor it and don't be ravenous when you dig in.
Edit: I also agree with the above suggestion of pizza by the slice, especially if you think you'll have trouble with enforcing the portions.
^^^ Totally agree with these two points. I find when I really slow down to enjoy my food and taste all the flavors, I eat less and enjoy it more.0 -
The real issue here is the demonizing of food, the idea that you can't have delicious food because it's bad, or that such food is a reward or a last indulgent treat before deprivation. All BS. It's just food, it's all good. LOG EVERYTHING you eat and make sure you stay under your calorie goals. I eat pizza, fried chicken, and I have chocolate EVERY day...and I'm always under goal. Always.0
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I sort-of did. I had some "unhealthy" things left in my pantry and fridge. On top of that I had a food function to attend on a Friday night. So I told myself I was going to start the new journey on Saturday. Basically, I used those few days to clean out the pantry as to not waste food. The pantry wasn't really that full, so It's not like I spent those days baking cakes and cookies and then stuffing myself. I didn't hit up all the fast food joints for one last hurrah. I just finished up the last few cookies and other random stuff.
We shop weekly, so on that Saturday I went to the store and bought tons of vegetables, fruit, lean meats and other healthier stuff (but nothing labeled diet). Basically re-stocking the pantry/fridge with better choices. After 3-4 weeks I started reintroducing stuff like a cookies or grabbing fast food once in a while. I found those 3-4 weeks really helped me lose my cravings for those type of things. At one point a box of Oreos would last about 2 days. Now they can last a week or more. Mostly because I crave eating fruit or nuts more. I only get fast food once a month or so.
Except for those first 3-4 weeks i haven't eliminated any food items from my diet. I just learned how to do them in moderation.0 -
Nope I didn't
Basically I tend to analyze stuff . .why loose weight. . . Consider if being healthy, energetic, even more attractive etc etc. is better than the taste of a pizza.
The more i consider .. the list of advantages of eating healthy and loosing weight just keeps getting longer.
Suddanly. A 1500-2500 kcal. pizza seems really stupid and I don't even want it.
Lets hope it lasts :-)0 -
Actually, once you let the one last bad day go...you won't be in a hurry to return to the habits you created. We have the ability to build in the things that we like, but you will begin to crave the salads, the veggies...the fruits and believe it or not you will crave movement as well. Three jobs is a lot, it probably causes stress, which releases a lot of cortisol and we get exhausted and tired from that, the food fakes us out thinking that we are feeling better, even if it is momentarily. Take care and you can do it...life is all about YOLO! Don't wait 20 additional years like I continuing with the last bad day...you'll set aside some of the best years for adventure!
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one last day turns into one last week one last month and then you are further behind then when you could of started ...look at this way ..if you start today and lose 1pd per week, you will be down four pounds at the end of the month, rather than looking back and wondering why you did not start a month ago...0
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I used to say the same thing just one more day. and then something would come up like a party and oh its ok just one more day.... Truth is everyone of us can make and excuse for one more day.... I work 50+ hour and go to school so i understand what you mean but wanting to just have one more day.... But your taking the wrong mind set of this. It's not a diet its a life change and sometimes you will want pizza hell i had some last night but i made sure it was only two slices and that it would fit in my daily intake. You prob want to lose the weight and know you need to for health reason, but you see it as a huge effort. the first two weeks will be hard. Just stick with it. A saying from Dave Ramsey about finances has stuck with me in my financial area of life and weight. "if you life like no one else, you will live like no one else" It means if you put the hard work in today it will last you the rest of your life. Just remember that.0
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I am shocking at moderation too trust me thats why I was the size I was. Maybe if you buy a pizza eat 3 slices and wrap the rest up and put them in the freezer that way if you want more you have to defrost them and heat it up. Your not waisting it just savinv it:p just try with your portions to eat a little less each time and eventually you feel fuller quicker. Always have a glass of water while eating makes you feel fuller
This ^^^^ moderation is something that can be learned and improved and takes practice. It's not something you're born with or not born with. Some people learn it in childhood, others have to learn it in adulthood. But it's totally worth learning unless you want to spend your life swinging from torturous self-deprivation to health damaging excess.
This is a great thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1042954-moderation-is-a-basic-life-skill
Also, if you screw up to begin with, don't give up, keep working on it. If a baby is learning to walk and falls over, no-one says "this kid's just not cut out for walking"... they let them keep on practicing and falling over until they get it...0 -
Probably not the best way to start out. I would say work out and eat good this week and then see if you still want to eat the pizza. I had a relapse a few days ago but instead of eating 30 chicken wings and a 6 pack of beer, I had ten wings and two beers. After you work hard the entire week you will not want to mess it all up with too much bad food. Good luck0
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What I have learned from this thread is that, while people have lots of different thinking and approaches to their lifestyles, almost everyone loves pizza.
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Before I started losing weight I had like a week of unimaginable gluttony and it was glorious.
With that said, don't think you cannot have foods you enjoy when you are losing weight. There is a sign up at a local gym that I like a lot. It reads "yesterday you said tomorrow."
Get started on working towards the body and life you want.0 -
Or you could just keep putting it off. Further and further. Until one day you wake up, look in the mirror and wonder: "HOW IN THE HELL DID i GET TO BE 57 YEARS OLD?"
Or you could do the work now. Sure it may not be easy for a bit. But then you might get to enjoy the hell out of the rest of your life. Instead of sitting here at this end of your life, wondering "what if ..." "What could i have done that I would have loved to have tried if I was in better shape then"?.
A day becomes a week becomes a month becomes a year becomes 38 years. Take the first step as soon as you can. Then enjoy as much as you can for as long as you can. It may be only one meal. Just don't let it become the excuse for the next bad meal. And then the next.0 -
I don't like that idea, myself.
I still eat the junk I've liked in the past. Just far less often and less of it. My weekend included 2 salads, a healthy Korean dish, green tea, tons of roasted veggies, seafood, quinoa, more veggies...and a frozen custard concrete with Oreo in it.
For me, if I felt the need to gorge myself on bad food then I'd think it just was not the right time for me to get serious about losing weight. I'm not saying that is true for you. Just saying that is how I'd feel and I have been there in the past.
I would go ahead and start now and maybe share that pizza with 2-3 other people.0 -
Hey!I think that you should NOT have a last bad day.Instead, you should have a last bad MEAL.And I think it should be the lunch, althought it is known that the calories from the foods that we eat at breakfast are burnt through the day.After a sleep of about 8-9 hours or so, the metabolism is a little bit slow and food like pizza or drinks like soda won't be really good for you.Also,you should NOT have that meal at dinner because, when you eat things like pizza or drink soda that are hard to digest, you may encounter difficulties at sleeping.
However, you should not TOTALLY remove the food and drinks that you like from your diet.You can eat and drink less from that stuff and you can find a healthier version of it.For example, Cassey Ho from blogilates came up with a ton of different recipes that are healthy and low on calories compared to their unhealthy bros and sis . She made a recipe for pizza with cauliflower dough and full of nutritous veggies but you can always add some chicken or turkey ham (I ,personally,love turkey ham it's really delicious).Just search blogilates on youtube.She has also some really good workouts that I love.
One thing I want to say about soda is that you should never choose the diet/0 calorie one.Choose the normal one that has ACTUALL SUGAR,not fake sugar.Look at this:
"What is Aspartame (FAKE SUGAR)?
Aspartame is, by far, the most dangerous substance on the market that is added to foods.
What is it made of?
Aspartic acid. Excess free excitatory amino acids such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid in our food supply are causing serious chronic neurological disorders and a ton of other symptoms.
What are the dangers of consuming aspartame?
These include: cancer, multiple sclerosis, ALS, memory loss, hormonal problems, hearing loss, epilepsy, alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, hypoglycemia, dementia, brain lesions, neuroendocrine disorders, and many more diseases.
Acute reactions include:
Headaches/migraines
Weight gain
Nausea
Abdominal pains
Fatigue (blocks sufficient glucose entry into brain)
Sleep problems
Vision problems
Anxiety attacks
Depression
Asthma/chest tightness.
What products are aspartame found in?
Aspartame is an artificial sweetener, so the majority of products that it is found in are labeled light/diet/fat free/sugar. These include products such as:
Soda/Diet soda
Sugar free Jello
Ice cream
Jams/jellies
Yogurt
Juice/vegetable drinks
Nutritional bars
Pudding
Candy
The best way to avoid aspartame is to avoid any foods labeled ‘diet.’ This usually means a ton of chemicals but reduced/no calories.
There is a lot of controversy over the use of aspartame. It is in no way beneficial to your health, you should avoid this chemical at all costs."
(source: http://eatcleanmakechanges.tumblr.com/Sugar )
Also,try to switch for the healtier version, as I said before.Instead of milk chocolate choose dark chocolate but choose a good one that has at leat 70% cocoa in it. The best I could find in my country has 85% cocoa which is great!Take a look at this:
http://thinspocean.tumblr.com/post/59120038363/for-the-choco-holics-like-myself-xd
And here's the link for blogilates' channel : http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJwWYOfsCfz6PjxbONYXSg
And if you find it hard or boring to workout, incorporate exercises into your routine.Do squats while you are brushing your teeth, dance while you wait for your food to heat , walk to work etc.
START TODAY!Yesterday is past, you can't change it. And tomorrow is not certain.SO START TODAY! Hope this helped you and excuse my grammar/spelling mistakes . English is not ym native language.0 -
I didn't have one last bad day — I had one last bad week! Did it affect my weight loss? Look at my ticker...
As long as you truly commit yourself to changing your habits and getting healthy, one last day won't make a difference in the long run.0 -
What I have learned from this thread is that, while people have lots of different thinking and approaches to their lifestyles, almost everyone loves pizza.
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Nope. If you're going to make the lifestyle change "man up" and do it. If you keep putting off until tomorrow what you can do today you're never going to make the change. Though I do love me some pizza...hand tossed sausage with mushrooms (cut up small) and EXTRA Cheddar cheese.0
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why not have a thin crust pizza loaded with veggies light on the sauce and cheese and have water and incorporate it into your calories? with a nice salad?0
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Before I started my diet I ate everything but later I gained the weight because I didn't make eating habits as a lifestyle change. Now, I eat healthy once in a while I have comfort food. I try to go out to eat order healthy foods that way I feel I am not missing anything. I think you have to look at this journey as a lifestyle change not a diet. I am pretty sure you not going on a diet to lose weight and gain the weight back. Therefore, you need to learn how to eat in moderation....Have a slice a pizza and coke soda but in moderation. Remember everything in moderation....
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You do need to learn moderation or you will not be successful long-term. You will be imperfect at it while you are learning. Accept that.
And I would not be assigning moral values ("good", "bad") to things that can't be measured on a moral scale (food).
And I wouldn't do it if I were you. Pick up where you are, imperfections and all. If you wait until the time is right, it will never happen. A month from now you'll wish you had started today.0 -
Oh, Jesus, just buy a slice of pizza at a time, that's what I do. It's not hard to find a place that sells by the slice.
I only get pizza from two places and they don't sell it by the slice. If I am gonna eat a ton of extra calories from junk food I better enjoy it.0 -
Oh, Jesus, just buy a slice of pizza at a time, that's what I do. It's not hard to find a place that sells by the slice.
I've lived in quite a few cities and states. Finding a place that just sells a slice is much easier in some places. for example New York City, than others places like a small town in Indiana.0 -
I have days like this, but when you start I think perseverance is the most important. I think the best days are when all you want is to cheat & you dont!0
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Bad days always lead to more bad days for me. I can only handle a bad meal - not a bad day.0
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one last day turns into one last week one last month and then you are further behind then when you could of started ...look at this way ..if you start today and lose 1pd per week, you will be down four pounds at the end of the month, rather than looking back and wondering why you did not start a month ago...
This a thousand times. I spent years waiting for another day or week (the whole one last weekend deal). Just start, and realize it won't be perfect.0 -
I quit cold turkey!! .. If I talked to myself into saying good bye I Would still be saying goodbye.. I quit sodas completely .. thats where most of my sugar intake came from.. .. add me I love making new friends who are looking for weightloss goals similar to mine:)
Cheers Ash!!0 -
Sure, if you want to. Just pay attention to how you feel afterwards.
What you shouldn't do is go into it with the mindset that you can never again have pizza or get pleasure from food. If you want pizza next week, no reason not to have it. You can eat what you want while still holding yourself accountable and meeting your calorie goal. Going into it thinking that you are going to be "missing out" on anything will make it much harder to stick with it.0 -
Don't give up anything. Just moderate. A slice or two of pizza at dinner? Fine. A slice for breakfast? Fine.
An entire pizza at one meal? Likely not fine.
Moderate, don't give up. Don't give up ANYthing you love to eat, or you'll last about 4 days and quit. Just have smaller amounts, a bit less often. . . or work it into your alotted calories.
A friend of mine LOVES english muffins. So every day he has ONE, at breakfast. And he builds the rest of his day around that, you know? Because if he couldn't have it, he knows he wouldn't last on this change of lifestyle. So, he's figured that out-- and it works for him.
You have to figure out what you MUST HAVE . . . and what are options. Whatever you MUST HAVE . . . figure out a portion size that works, and build your daily calories around that.
But don't cut out of your diet things you can't manage without. You need joy with your calories, y'know? So figure out how to fit the joy in there.0 -
You can be naughty every day. What are you going to do, give up your "naughty" foods forever? Basic recipe for weight regain.I work 70+ hrs a week every week between my 3 jobs and I really want to change my habits... But I feel like I just one more day to be naughty... to get myself a pizza tomorrow and sit back with a cold pepsi and gorge myself... seems so relaxing... but idk. I always hear people say if you put it off you'll never do it.. so for people who have been successfully losing weight did you have a last day where you said goodbye to those yummy delicious things you know you shouldn't have been eating in the first place?
Learn how to moderate. Then you can be naughty and not worry about craving and caving.
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