diet sadness

Just wondering how you can burn 1,000 calories in a day?

I can burn 1000+ calories in about 1.5 hours of cycling. I just have to be working very hard in that time. I ride up hill a lot, even found a route near my home that allows me to ride uphill, both ways. Not kidding.

I don't like Diet Sadness. I prefer the full-calorie version. :laugh:

Actually, I am not sad about my eating. I eat in a way that satisfies my physical and emotional needs. Everything I eat is delicious and I savor it a lot more than when I was mindlessly eating. My feet and knees don't hurt; I have enough energy to make it through the day. And I'm the same size I was 40 years ago when I was in college. What reason would I have to be sad?

Yes, it does. The amount I need to eat at this weight to lose is pretty unsatisfying, especially on days when I don't workout. Like today, for example. I literally didn't have enough calories to fit a 40 calorie yogurt popsicle into my day. How sad is that? It's sad that I had to refuse the cookie one of my students tried to give me today, even though my lunch was only 370 calories. I was still hungry, but if I go over my calories even a little at this weight, I will maintain and not lose. Pretty much any day I drink more than one (even low-cal) alcoholic beverage, I will be over my goal. I've had such a hard time losing the last 5 pounds that I've even found myself reconsidering putting 5 calorie mustard on my sandwich. Losing this last 5 means cutting calories every little opportunity I can. I had a 320 calorie can of lentil soup sitting on my shelf for weeks because I usually don't have more than 250 calories left for my last small meal. I just went on vacation and let myself splurge a little and have some treats for a few days, and I was able to maintain, which is nice, but losing weight this close to my goal does require deprivation, and yes, it makes me sad.

Would LOVE to eat like I use to back 15 years ago. I feel micro seconds of sadness from time to time but I think about the consequences and reality sinks in. Keep your goals in mind and hopefully won't have too many sad moments.

Everything I eat is delicious and I savor it a lot more than when I was mindlessly eating.

I agree with this. OP, just try to focus on the food you are eating,and savor it, remembering that that 3rd or 4th slice of pizza is going to make you fat, and also make you not feel too good afterwards.

Good luck, it's tough to lose weight!

I get sad about not having any amount of chocolate or ice cream I want, but then I try to remember my old size, and I look in a window or mirror and realize again that I am a size 10 and going down.

What I get sad about is that wheat will give me a 3 day pounding migraine, so I really miss just having a good piece of rosemary foccacia dipped in oil and vinegar, or a really good piece of homemade cake or something.

I found a remedy for this though, a recipe for some awesome paleo waffles, that I will have once a month/6 weeks.

I was at a friends last night for dinner and for dessert they have sopapilla cheesecake. She asked if people wanted big or small pieces- I said medium which was about 125% of the small and about 1/3 of what the big pieces looked like. I ate it and LOVED IT, wanted more. I didn't eat more though. I reminded myself - the first bite of the most delicious food is the best bite. Every bite after that is not as good - so eating more would not mean I would get more enjoyment, each bite after that would be less enjoyable. I am trying my best now to "SAVOR" the food, it is really hard and sometimes I catch myself eating too fast and missing out on the actual taste and I remind myself again... enjoy this bite....enjoy this bite...

Sometimes, but I've been able to make good modifications to some unhealthy foods, so I am satisfied and I don't kill my eating in the process.

Only when I'm around people who can eat whatever they want and still look svelte. I feel a lot better not eating things that used to make me feel bad, but I do miss the taste. And I'm not one of those people who does well with moderation (1 slice of banana bread turns in to 5 really quickly), so I try to keep it to a minimum. I do miss cooking and baking though - cooking because I eat while I cook, and baking because I don't need to be eating the end result. Oh well!

I do have 2 mantras to share -
"Eat to live, don't live to eat" and
"Nothing tastes better than being healthy feels"

I'm feeling very sad as I eye the dish of Candy Corn on my counter. After all, you can't get that stuff in July. But, I have (and will continue) to resist it's White, Orange, Yellow delishishness until I reach my goal.

I will feel equally sad about Peeps in the spring.

not sad. im doing pretty good at controlling what i eat and how much i eat of it. the only thing i wish is that i would have met "cookie butter" years ago so i could eat more than 1 or 2 tablespoons of it. LOL. but im not sad about it. i just look forward to the next night. when i get to do it all over again if i'd like.

Cookie Butter!?! Tell me more.

Sad part is I can relate. I hit reality yesterday though when I had my endo appointment because I was told I have a metabolic disorder due to possible insulin resistance.

Will I miss some of the food? Sure, but I have to think about what is more important: my kiddo and husband having a healthy wife around for a long time, or an ill mom and wife that will die young?

not sad. im doing pretty good at controlling what i eat and how much i eat of it. the only thing i wish is that i would have met "cookie butter" years ago so i could eat more than 1 or 2 tablespoons of it. LOL. but im not sad about it. i just look forward to the next night. when i get to do it all over again if i'd like.

Cookie Butter!?! Tell me more.

What is Cookie Butter?? Are you talking about cookie dough?

Not anymore... I miss fruit and carbs during the week (I'm on the ketogenic diet for a few weeks), but now I'm perfectly capable of making a huge dish of lasagna and not having a bite. It takes time, but you get there.