diet sadness

Honestly, no. When I started losing weight, I was so ecstatic that what I was doing was working that I didn't miss the junk food at all. Fitting into small clothes is so much more satisfying than that extra piece of pizza.

If you have a piece of banana bread and are still truly hungry, have an apple or a piece of fruit.

Put the remainder of the banana bread away. Five minutes later, you may not even remember it.

It makes me happy that I CAN eat what I want. And when I do the right thing by sticking to a reasonable sized portion, it makes me happy AND proud.

We went out for breakfast yesterday, and I ordered an omelette, as it listed how many eggs were used, and all the ingredients, so I could track what I was eating. It showed up on a thick piece of beautifully buttered white toast. I ate half the toast, and left the other half with no regrets.

I do get what you're saying, but after so many failed diet attempts which restricted everything fun, I'm happy to be doing things the better way.

I eat whatever I want, in the quantities that fit in my macros and overall goals. It doesn't make me sad to only have a reasonably portion of something - if I want more, there is always tomorrow and a new chance to make it fit. It's never the last whatever in the world.

Yes - I feel that way often and sometimes give in and feel worse afterwards. Its hard if u have family members around that can eat anything. I don't want anything tempting in the house but that's not exactly fair to my teenage son. I went grocery shopping today and felt depressed. I used to feel good to have a full fridge and cupboard of food choices. Now I stick to the same low calorie foods since im picky and there aren't a lot of healthy foods I really like. So 200$ later and I have the same salad I always eat and lots of yummy food for my son and boyfriend. It's true tho - "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" so I just keep trying and recommitting each day.

I am not sad , I can eat whatever I want still. I may have to make it myself, but I still enjoy my own pizza, desserts and whatever I feel like. As long as its in my macros. I honestly eat like a horse still and never feel hungry which is a FIRST in life lol

Added: Also when you have other things around you that is tempting, what I do is look at the ingredients and nutrition information and it stops me in my tracks. I mean for a 3 small little chocolate doughnuts its 260 calories! I mean that is ridiculous. That's what has made my own journey so easy. Also I can't have Lactose and Gluten so that would stop me as well lol

I totally get it. It seems like the people saying they can eat whatever they want aren't understanding that you WANT more banana bread, so you aren't able to eat all you want. It's one thing to eat whatever you want and another to get to eat it in the portion that you want. If I my husband is eating a lot of something while I enjoy my little portion that fits in my calories, it can be pretty sad to eat mine sooooo sloooowly to "savor" it, so I don't finish a ton sooner than him and feel completely jealous!

You just miss the sweet memories that these foods make you remember.

I totally get it. It seems like the people saying they can eat whatever they want aren't understanding that you WANT more banana bread, so you aren't able to eat all you want. It's one thing to eat whatever you want and another to get to eat it in the portion that you want. If I my husband is eating a lot of something while I enjoy my little portion that fits in my calories, it can be pretty sad to eat mine sooooo sloooowly to "savor" it, so I don't finish a ton sooner than him and feel completely jealous!

Oh, I totally get the WANTING to eat more of whatever yummy thing you are having, but I also know that hitting my macros makes me feel so much better than any amount of whatever food does. I know that when I hit my macros, I perform better. So I'd rather have a smaller amount of chocolate/cupcakes/etc that I can fit in everyday, than one huge amount in one day.

Does it ever make you SAD that you can't eat whatever you want??? Like tonight - I made banana bread and had one slice - and I'm SO SAD because I just want to eat the entire thing!!! I won't because I'm working on changing those bad habits...but it makes me sad. It makes me sad that I can't wolf down a handful of Reeses PB cups like I used to every Halloween. I miss being able to eat some of these things! Don't get me wrong - I don't miss the pounds and I am feeling better (physically and mentally) but I do really miss eating crap and it makes me sad sometimes. Maybe it's just me. lol

No, because I CAN eat whatever I want. However, if I choose to not eat in moderation, I pay the consequences.

Then again, we might be talking about the same thing because you had one slide of that wonderful delicious banana bread.

I don't know why u would feel sad, you had a slice n that's enough. I don't get sad because a serving size is all I need I don't need the whole cake. My mom bought me a juniors cheesecake after her trip to NewYork. I love cheesecake but I still didn't get the urge to eat the whole cake in one day I had 4 slices during the week and gave the rest away. A taste is all I need because I want to lose this weight more than anything.

Does it ever make you SAD that you can't eat whatever you want??? Like tonight - I made banana bread and had one slice - and I'm SO SAD because I just want to eat the entire thing!!! I won't because I'm working on changing those bad habits...but it makes me sad. It makes me sad that I can't wolf down a handful of Reeses PB cups like I used to every Halloween. I miss being able to eat some of these things! Don't get me wrong - I don't miss the pounds and I am feeling better (physically and mentally) but I do really miss eating crap and it makes me sad sometimes. Maybe it's just me. lol

I can relate. Sometimes I feel a little sad that I can never just relax when it comes to food. Birthdays, holidays, and parties are the worst. Everyone else around me can just eat whatever they feel like and how much of it they feel like and I have to count, calculate, and measure everything simply to avoid gaining half a pound from that night alone. (I promise you it's still possible for me to consume that many calories in one day. I've done it before...fairly recently in fact!) My body naturally likes to pack on weight and store fat; I'm convinced that I'm just genetically prone to gaining weight. My body also likes to eat A LOT of food. It takes A LOT of food to make me stuffed. I have to be strict and rigid just to maintain a healthy weight. If I'm truly honest with myself, sometimes I hate that. Sometimes I get sad and angry at the same time watching my friends who just eat whatever they want and however much they want; never have to count, measure, or calculate anything; and somehow manage to always maintain a slim, healthy figure. Sometimes I get jealous and think that's unfair and that I must genetically cursed.

But then I remember that everyone has their own genetic perks and flaws. While those women may have the genetic perk of never having to worry about what they eat, they also have flaws of their own that they have to worry about. And I have perks of my own as well. So I try to focus my genetic perks and make the best of my flaws. I will probably have to count, measure, and calculate food for the rest of my life in order to maintain a healthy weight but I'm okay with that; it's worth the sacrifice. And the fight that I've had to endure to get healthy and now stay healthy has made me strong. I am stronger than I've ever been in my life. I am now physically capable of doing things I never thought I'd be able to do. I am so much more knowledgeable about food and my body than I have ever been. And I am the happiest I have ever been with my body because I know that it's the result of my own hard work!

I totally get your feelings. But when I get sad, I try to focus on the positives. So my advice to you would be to try to do the same.

Aye there's the rub. Whatever anyone says, losing weight is about restriction: whether it's food type or portion size.

No pain, no gain. Or in this case, no pain no loss.

I know exactly how you feel. I too have felt the same way and have fallen off the wagon. I just continue on. It is never a good feeling to really want that extra piece of something and not have it or to have it and not feel good about it either. It is a dilemma. I am face with it almost every day at work with the potato chip lady I work with in the office. It's almost always a struggle. I just work harder at the gym or run some extra miles on my cheat days. Even though I cheated, I feel that at least I tried and balance it with some physical activities. It at least makes me feel better.

Does it ever make you SAD that you can't eat whatever you want??? Like tonight - I made banana bread and had one slice - and I'm SO SAD because I just want to eat the entire thing!!! I won't because I'm working on changing those bad habits...but it makes me sad. It makes me sad that I can't wolf down a handful of Reeses PB cups like I used to every Halloween. I miss being able to eat some of these things! Don't get me wrong - I don't miss the pounds and I am feeling better (physically and mentally) but I do really miss eating crap and it makes me sad sometimes. Maybe it's just me. lol

Yes. Occasionally I would just love to eat a lot of pizza, some Caramello or Rolo, and some mozzarella sticks sound good right about now.