Who's giving Stoptober a go?

I'll be stopping the unnecessary denial. :flowerforyou:

#inforlifenotamonth

I'm going to stop thinking I can be anything other than mindbendingly awesome.

And I'll be munching a shed load of 'processed carbs' while I'm doing it.

I'll be stopping the unnecessary denial. :flowerforyou:

#inforlifenotamonth

This times a million. I think that's what I'll aim for. I'll be completely honest with my logs and make sure I log every day and all of my meals, even if it's painful to see.

It's fantastic that you are going to log honestly. That will certainly help. That is a great type of denial to stop.


What I meant was a different type of denying - not the mental denial of not being honest - but the denial of a type of food or the practice of abnegation.
You do not need to renounce cupcakes or cheese or chocolate or ice cream or carbs to lose weight.
Log it, fit it in, move on.

Denying a food type, over-restricting, for a month is just a yoyo diet. What happens one or two months later? Not a lifestyle change.

SAY NO TO THE YO-YO.

I am going to stop reading threads about self denial and temporary solutions that never work.
#Eat4Life

I'll be stopping the unnecessary denial. :flowerforyou:

#inforlifenotamonth

Yep This......... No way I am giving up my Reese's cup Ice cream!! :drinker:

No more eating after 8pm
(aka no more mindless cereal consumption before bed)

I'll be stopping the unnecessary denial. :flowerforyou:

#inforlifenotamonth

This times a million. I think that's what I'll aim for. I'll be completely honest with my logs and make sure I log every day and all of my meals, even if it's painful to see.

It's fantastic that you are going to log honestly. That will certainly help. That is a great type of denial to stop.


What I meant was a different type of denying - not the mental denial of not being honest - but the denial of a type of food or the practice of abnegation.
You do not need to renounce cupcakes or cheese or chocolate or ice cream or carbs to lose weight.
Log it, fit it in, move on.

Denying a food type, over-restricting, for a month is just a yoyo diet. What happens one or two months later? Not a lifestyle change.

SAY NO TO THE YO-YO.

I totally agree with you but for me it is not a yo yo diet.
I have pcos and processed carbs are not my friend and I find it more difficult to lose when consuming what an average person would, so limiting my intake makes a huge difference to my success which is why I plan to cut this month and continue onward doing this.

I'm sorry that you have PCOS. That does make weight loss harder and while carbs might seem like a core issue and restricting them does often result in improved weight loss profiles it's the calories that matter.

Here, suggested reading on PCOS and diet - pretty much the overall review: http://humupd.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/5/432.full.pdf

In any case, good luck with your month, I wish you success. If you find it too difficult, feel free to PM me in month and we can talk about other strategies.

how did you insert a GIF in your text box??? I can't figure it out!

for a gif or pic use make the IMG lower case and it will work

When I read this I though how can people give up smoking (as thats what I assocaite stoptober with) and try to lose weight? This is my constant battle, stop smoking - I therefore put every calorie that is in the cupboards in my flat, in my mouth, or diet lose weight yet my smoking increasing as I have a craving for something, anything! lol! But I have a goal for news years eve and think giving stoptober a go!!

I like the idea of giving up alcohol but I think is completely unrealisitic for me and I hate setting myself you to fail. I already do the snacking thing it really realyl does help. ummmmmm any suggestions?! lol!

I'll be stopping my horrid growing habit of not having ice cream before bed. Last night was a good night: I had two servings of Ben & Jerry's right before I went to sleep.