Please will you help me?
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I'm still struggling with my weakness for chocolate. I have eaten some today and I feel so horrible that I've failed AGAIN! So today is a new day and I am promising myself and you, I will not eat chocolate, sweets, junk food , ice cream or any other crap again until I have reached a healthy weight.
Some of you won't agree with me cutting it out completely as you believe in all things in moderation. I do understand why you say that but this doesn't work for me, so I have to cut it all out. The problem is I'm weak "a little bit won't hurt" does hurt, I eat too much then. So I make this promise today. Ice cream I can swap for sorbet or fruit juice lollies which I can do in moderation.
The problem is I don't really have anyone to answer too, if I eat chocolate in my mind "it doesn't matter I can have a little and start again tomorrow" So can I ask a really BIG favour please. Would someone please ask me every day for the next few weeks if I have kept my promise, ask me if I have abstained from chocolate. I know it will keep me in the straight and narrow if I have someone questioning me and nudging me to stay focused. If 10 of you do this every day for a few week I know it will get me few the first month or so and after that I can do it myself. I just need a little help.
I'd really appreciate your help with this, it will give me the strength to break free from chocolate and sweet cravings.
Thank you x
Some of you won't agree with me cutting it out completely as you believe in all things in moderation. I do understand why you say that but this doesn't work for me, so I have to cut it all out. The problem is I'm weak "a little bit won't hurt" does hurt, I eat too much then. So I make this promise today. Ice cream I can swap for sorbet or fruit juice lollies which I can do in moderation.
The problem is I don't really have anyone to answer too, if I eat chocolate in my mind "it doesn't matter I can have a little and start again tomorrow" So can I ask a really BIG favour please. Would someone please ask me every day for the next few weeks if I have kept my promise, ask me if I have abstained from chocolate. I know it will keep me in the straight and narrow if I have someone questioning me and nudging me to stay focused. If 10 of you do this every day for a few week I know it will get me few the first month or so and after that I can do it myself. I just need a little help.
I'd really appreciate your help with this, it will give me the strength to break free from chocolate and sweet cravings.
Thank you x
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Dont deprive yourself of your favorite food. it is torture and it will lead to bingeing. I trY to incorporate my favorite foods in moderation. one or two squares of dark chocolate... 85 percent cocoa or more each day should satisfy your craving. it sounds really simple but it works.0
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I know this is definitely not what you want to here but You really need to tackle this from a total mindset adjustment... Are you really going to give up chocolate and/or sweets, junk food for the rest of your life?? Highly unlikely so what you need to do is work on sustainable habits you can live with... You can enjoy the foods you like and still lose weight and or maintain your weight and live guilt free. You just have to put in the time to make it work for you, measure out portions and put them in separate containers and label them for each day. Instead of practicing complete abstinence, practice portion control and learn to have the things you like only in moderation. In the long run you will be alot better off...... Best of Luck0
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I know this is definitely not what you want to here but You really need to tackle this from a total mindset adjustment... Are you really going to give up chocolate and/or sweets, junk food for the rest of your life?? Highly unlikely so what you need to do is work on sustainable habits you can live with... You can enjoy the foods you like and still lose weight and or maintain your weight and live guilt free. You just have to put in the time to make it work for you, measure out portions and put them in separate containers and label them for each day. Instead of practicing complete abstinence, practice portion control and learn to have the things you like only in moderation. In the long run you will be alot better off...... Best of Luck
^^ Listen to Ed
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I know this is definitely not what you want to here but You really need to tackle this from a total mindset adjustment... Are you really going to give up chocolate and/or sweets, junk food for the rest of your life?? Highly unlikely so what you need to do is work on sustainable habits you can live with... You can enjoy the foods you like and still lose weight and or maintain your weight and live guilt free. You just have to put in the time to make it work for you, measure out portions and put them in separate containers and label them for each day. Instead of practicing complete abstinence, practice portion control and learn to have the things you like only in moderation. In the long run you will be alot better off...... Best of Luck
^^^THIS!!! Practice, practice, practice. Practice til you get it.0 -
How about making a better choice to satisfy your craving for chocolate. Not sure where you are, but Emerald makes a cocoa covered almond that works for me. More protein, not as much sugar, and it saves tons of calories. Don't beat yourself up for eating chocolate. That will lead to failure and lower self esteem. This is a journey, and not a sprint. Good luck to you.0
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I like having a 120 calorie hot chocolate in the evening... sipping it slowly. Mmmmm...
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OP, perhaps it would be better to log what you eat. I looked and your diary is open but you aren't logging. On days when you have a bit of chocolate that goes overboard put the circumstances down in Notes. Look for patterns in days when you go berserk. You're in this for the long haul, right? Eventually chocolate will be in your life, best to learn to live with it in a healthy way. 0
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I know what you mean, my boss lost a lot of weight and is really fit now but she has no self control if she eats one piece she eats 20. I would go with substituting where you can. I won't give up ice cream so I keep the individual containers of skinny cow browine and peanut butter chocolate ice cream or skinny cow fudge bars in my freezer and allow myself one when I really want ice cream at night. As I am not a huge fan of dark chocolate I keep minatures of that around and I can then stop at 2 at the most. It is all about figuring out what you can substitute to cure that craving.0
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I noticed you're not logging in your food diary. Are you doing that elsewhere? Are you keeping track at all?
If you are keeping track then please disregard this.
If you're not, perhaps you'd see that you really could fit in treats here and there without guilt and that they'd fit in your food plan.
You have your calorie limit set at 1500 which is a nice amount of food if you plan it right.0 -
It's cool that you are here and that you are looking for support. You've already come this far by getting started and trying to do something about it. You should be applauded for that.
I subscribe to the "everything in moderation" theory. If you can work chocolate or other snacks into you food goals, do so but don't go overboard with it. Also, when you know you are going to screw up with food, ask yourself a simple question. Is this short term fix worth the long term consequences?0 -
Boy, can I relate! You are having sugar cravings, which means your body's insulin spikes and plummets throughout the day. Probably you don't have a lot of energy, either--- that goes along with the insulin plummeting.
Here's my recommendation: instead of FOCUSING on what you CANNOT have, focus on what your body needs to stay healthy and even. I found that if I get enough protein at meals, I do not have massive sugar cravings. When I do have sugar cravings, it is probably the result of stress or emotions. I rely on Zone Perfect bars to keep me from feeling deprived-- to me they taste like candy bars, but they have enough protein that I don't feel hungry afterwards and I don't crave sweets afterwards. There's no reason for me to fall off my diet when I'm not depriving myself of what I love!
Some healthy high-protein snacks: lowfat string cheese, hard-boiled eggs, chicken deli meat or grilled chicken, peanut butter (but you really have to measure and stick to a small amount because it is high in calories). Good luck, do not beat yourself up for mistakes but learn from them and move on!0 -
I know this is definitely not what you want to here but You really need to tackle this from a total mindset adjustment... Are you really going to give up chocolate and/or sweets, junk food for the rest of your life?? Highly unlikely so what you need to do is work on sustainable habits you can live with... You can enjoy the foods you like and still lose weight and or maintain your weight and live guilt free. You just have to put in the time to make it work for you, measure out portions and put them in separate containers and label them for each day. Instead of practicing complete abstinence, practice portion control and learn to have the things you like only in moderation. In the long run you will be alot better off...... Best of Luck
This x 1,000,000.
Don't do anything to lose weight that you're not willing to do the rest of your life.0 -
Everyone has great thoughts and points in here. Way to go everyone!0
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darker chocolate will help. stick it in the freezer and just break a small piece off so that you do not deprive yourself. that is when you over indulge. you will get there but it takes alot of hard work. i am still trying to get off some of mine0
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I have sweets every day....and I have diabetes. Just a little....I can't deprive myself...I'd go crazy.
Everyone is right. Indulge a little and don't feel guilty. You can STILL lose. I have.
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You're setting yourself up to fail, it's difficult to just go cold turkey.
I dealt with the issue of sweet by getting chocolate calcium chews and gummy vitamins. I get two gummies and a chocolate chew everyday but know even though I want more I can't sit there and eat 5000% of my daily calcium/vitamin A/magnesium so it really helps with restraining me from eating an entire bag.0 -
Have you tired organic cacao nibs - they are pure, unprocessed raw chocolate…absolutely no sugar, amazingly good for you! I am also a chocoholic (serious issues) and when I get the itch, I have about a tbsp with almonds and a few cranberries. Like you, one regular chocolate or anything chocolatey leads to a major binge. This options satisfies my craving and doesn't lead me down the slippery slop. If your diary is open, add me as a friend and I'll try to help as much as I can.0
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EAT DARK CHOCOLATE IN MODERATION! :noway:0
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Eat the chocolate and COUNT the calories...if you count the calories you will soon not want to so carelessly give them up to chocolate
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I miss milk chocolate.0
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I know this is definitely not what you want to here but You really need to tackle this from a total mindset adjustment... Are you really going to give up chocolate and/or sweets, junk food for the rest of your life?? Highly unlikely so what you need to do is work on sustainable habits you can live with... You can enjoy the foods you like and still lose weight and or maintain your weight and live guilt free. You just have to put in the time to make it work for you, measure out portions and put them in separate containers and label them for each day. Instead of practicing complete abstinence, practice portion control and learn to have the things you like only in moderation. In the long run you will be alot better off...... Best of Luck
^^THIS^^ X Infinity!!! (Just look at his ticker, he know's what he is talking about)0 -
I've learned over the years to make exceptions for those foods that I truly enjoy - but likely aren't good for me and are high in calories - by making love to it. Yup, when I eat a Milky-Way bar, I lick it all over, sniff it, groan, and chew every bite slowly and concentrate on loving it. I get so satisfied from the encounter that I don't need to over-do it and have another. It's counted in my calories, so I don't get into trouble with it.0
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my suggestion would be to replace chocolate with things like sugar free chocolate pudding which would give you the same flavor but keep the calories lower, or a hot chocolate with something healthy cuz that isn't too many calories,or to pick up the mini choc bars and limit yourself to just so many of those a day cuz the bite size ones aren't that much for calories. Or to make sure you have protein when you do have the chocolate so that it balances your blood sugar out then you will still lose weight. Like if you have chocolate make sure you have almonds with it or nuts with it or peanut butter with it. Trail mix is good it gives you a small amount of chocolate but has the protein in it too so its a good mixture.0
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Have one day a week, one day every couple of weeks where you allow yourself to indulge to the point of satisfaction. Make it a maintenance-calorie day, so you have some calories to play with. Your sanity will thank you.0
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I am a serious chocoholic. If its milk chocolate or chocolate ice cream, that's it I'm done. I started buying a dark chocolate bar that I break into squares and every night I have 1 square. 60 calories and that's it. I try to take at least 5 mins eating that one square of chocolate. I savor it and it keeps my milk chocolate cravings at bay. I actually look forward to my 1 square of dark chocolate and it makes me feel good. Don't deprive yourself, that's just a plan for failure. Find a middle ground0
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The way I have been successful with losing over a hundred pounds is not giving up all of my favorite foods such as ice cream and chocolate. I track it in my calories & measure/weigh my ice cream or snack food.
There are a ton of recipes out there that offer low calorie & healthier versions of snack food. www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com has a lot of recipes that look delicious.0 -
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I totally agree with the others.... you can still be successful and allow yourself to have things you enjoy, but only in moderation, portioned and controlled. I stay away from fried foods, however if I want to have something I will as long as it fits within my daily intake. I have found that if I forbid myself from the things I like, I am bound to fail. Good Luck!0
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Everything in moderation. You can have chocolate, but you have to work the calories off in your workout. Trade it in for yourself like that. How much are you willing to work out today? Then you can have that many calories in chocolate. Also, you need to be logging everything you eat. It makes it SO much easier when you can SEE on the screen IN YOUR FACE what you are eating. So much easier to hold yourself accountable too. At least it is for me. :-)0
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You're welcome. Maybe it's the tasty tasty cockroach legs you're actually craving...??
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