Being Obsessive = Only Way to Truely Succeed

I find that lasts for maybe three weeks. Then you develop habits and become accustomed to what you can eat, portion sizes, etc.

It would really suck to feel that way all the time. I have a family to raise.

It has not gotten in the way of my family. In fact, when I cook, they are eating more healthy too!

That's great! Cooking is a healthy habit to have. How are you going to make it low-maintenance so you can keep it up when everybody come down with the flu?

Is it an obsession or is it just really engaging with your new way of life?

I have become completely obsessed with my eating habits and my exercise routine. I have become that way because I love the results. I am always thinking about what I am going to eat that day and if I can make it to the gym. It is all a very delicate balance. I have my cheat days but always keep them in check. I enjoy talking with friends and family regarding my progress and never pass up an opportunity to help them accomplish their goals.

How it works for me. I obsess during the early stages until what I'm doing becomes natural.

I'm happy that I've logged 26 days in a row. I don't think I'm obsessive, but I'm close; I'm very very aware. Even the two days I went over my 1520 cals I was very very aware and chose it. One it was my husband's birthday and two by logging it, I saw it was only a few hundred over not two thousand like my mind may have thought because if all of my years of truly unrealistic ideas of portions and calories in food. I think and hope there will come a time soon that these will e habits and I won't have to think and plan as much, but I am truly taking it one day at a time.
And for the family, my husband is training for a marathon so he eats healthy, just larger portions the days he runs 10+ miles and my teenage daughter is a bit finicky, but enjoys most if our dinners And again alters the portions or sometimes I make a different side for her, not an entire meal. I've also learned to cook roughly every other day so that on the days my husband Nd I eat fish which my daughter will NOT eat, there is leftover chicken, turkey, or steak for her to eat. :happy:

I feel way less "obsessed" when I meal prep ahead of time, to some extent, and keep my fridge stocked with diverse healthy options. Then I'm only thinking about what I'm going to eat and cook 1-2 days a week, and the other days I can sort of be on autopilot. Before I started doing this, I felt really overwhelmed with choices, cooking and prepping every single day. Now, if I come home starving, I'll measure out a bowl of roasted veggies and throw some lentils on top- already prepped!- rather than being tempted to pick up something less healthy because it's easier.

I prep veggies, breakfast scrambles, and plan my lunch salads once a week so it's pretty grab-and-go. I'll eat pretty much the same breakfast and lunch all week, and 2 dinner recipes with leftovers for the other days (usually pretty simple, like fish and roasted veggies). This is just for Mon thru Fri- on the weekends I'll usually mix it up, make healthy french toast for breakfast, make "clean-out-the-fridge" meals, etc before it's time to prep for the next week!

I deliberately obsess when I get going on something important so that it becomes part of me :-)

I am extremely OCD with fitness and foods. down 125lbs need to be. always thinking what needs to change new exercises, lifts, ways of lifting and always trying new foods and combos for macros etc. weigh, measure and take pics constantly.

I'm still obsessed with food.. after 3 months.. I dont want to bore everyone with the details, but it happens. I am getting more comfortable with food choices nowadays so maybe it will get better one day.

Health and fitness consume many of my thoughts these days, but it's not like I was thinking of ways to solve world hunger before. I mean, I was lazy and distracted and who gives a crap who the Bachelor ends up with? I'd rather be into health and fitness than what I was into before, just sayin'

I like to say it's more of a passion than an obsession. But yes, I'm obsessed. I think about food all of the time and it's good because it helps me stay on track but in the past it has been bad because it's caused me to starve my body.

While I'm on this mission to lose weight, I'm happy to be obsessed but I do worry about the future. I'd like to think that when I reach my goal I'll be able to stop logging as much and enjoy life a bit more. I'm not depriving myself but I still feel stressed if I know I'm going to a restaurant, even if I save calories for it. I guess I'd like to be mindful of my eating, rather than obsessed with it.

I find that lasts for maybe three weeks. Then you develop habits and become accustomed to what you can eat, portion sizes, etc.

It would really suck to feel that way all the time. I have a family to raise.

^ This ^ I'm stuck in the feeling obsessed and I have a family to raise. It's really not working for me right now!

I am off to a good start so far, but there is one thing I have noticed that has kept me successful so far.

I am constantly "thinking" about what I am eating and what I am going to eat every second of every day. It has become my obsession. I guess you can say this is a good thing but this is till food. I am still obsessed by food but in a good way.

Maybe we can liken this to that nervousness you feel before a big date, a big speech in front of a large group of people, or even when there is a confrontation with someone. That nervousness in many ways is adrenaline, and you can actually use it as fuel.

So my question is, has anyone else noticed that with their success comes obsession, and better yet, can you sue your obsession with food (in a bad way, how I got fat) to channel it to a "good" obsession?

I try to avoid being obsessive. I got fat by constantly thinking about food. I don't do that anymore

I'll happily admit that I am totally obsessed with my nutrition and workouts, I preplan my meals, I am super picky about the foods I eat, read ingredient lables religiously. I have a workout schedule at my desk at work so I'll know what I'm doing when I get home. I was the same way when I got myself out of debt, I would read and learn anything I could about personal finance. I'm still somewhat obsessed about my finances which has kept me debt-free for 3 years so far, hoping my obsession over my nutrition and fitness will keep me fit for the rest of my life.