How strong is your will power?

missylectro
missylectro Posts: 448 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
When I first started 3 months ago my will power was way stronger. I could say no to anything that contained wheat, any pop, any sweets... Now will Christmas time I find it so hard to stay on track. However I plan to go back to how I was in the New Year.

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  • aetzkorn14
    aetzkorn14 Posts: 169 Member
    I think the biggest this with will power is coming to terms that you have to start now not tomorrow with your changes. Sometimes we slip up and a bad meal turns into a bad day. I find myself not actually liking the food I use to crave. Coke isn't all that great anymore, sugary chocolate has lost its appeal, and Chinese makes me feel like crap after I eat it. I think the other part that has helped me is allowing myself to eat 1800 cals a day (seriously tracking) and knowing that I will workout 5-6 hrs a week no exceptions. Staying full is very important to my success and I don't believe in low cal diets, I also see that I can get more food if I eat 200cals of chicken vs 1 donut which is 200 cals. I save my sweets for night time and stevia is my go to.
  • missylectro
    missylectro Posts: 448 Member
    I think the biggest this with will power is coming to terms that you have to start now not tomorrow with your changes. Sometimes we slip up and a bad meal turns into a bad day. I find myself not actually liking the food I use to crave. Coke isn't all that great anymore, sugary chocolate has lost its appeal, and Chinese makes me feel like crap after I eat it. I think the other part that has helped me is allowing myself to eat 1800 cals a day (seriously tracking) and knowing that I will workout 5-6 hrs a week no exceptions. Staying full is very important to my success and I don't believe in low cal diets, I also see that I can get more food if I eat 200cals of chicken vs 1 donut which is 200 cals. I save my sweets for night time and stevia is my go to.
    Well said "now not tomorrow"
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i think if you're relying on will power then you're doomed to fail.

    learn to work things into your calorie and macro goals otherwise if you going into this as a way of denying yourself certain things how can you expect to make life long changes?

    for me i can very easily binge on junk food. what i do for the most part of not have it in the house and then when i do have it, i only keep a small portion of chips or candy.

    also why are you staying away from wheat? sorry bu if you legitimately have a problem with it then you dont need will power to keep you motivated. for instance i have a wheat allergy (diagnosed through blood tests) i get hives and respiratory issues (wheezing) caused by throat constrictions. i dont need will power to keep me from wheat it's self-preservation
  • aetzkorn14
    aetzkorn14 Posts: 169 Member
    i think if you're relying on will power then you're doomed to fail.

    learn to work things into your calorie and macro goals otherwise if you going into this as a way of denying yourself certain things how can you expect to make life long changes?

    for me i can very easily binge on junk food. what i do for the most part of not have it in the house and then when i do have it, i only keep a small portion of chips or candy.

    also why are you staying away from wheat? sorry bu if you legitimately have a problem with it then you dont need will power to keep you motivated. for instance i have a wheat allergy (diagnosed through blood tests) i get hives and respiratory issues (wheezing) caused by throat constrictions. i dont need will power to keep me from wheat it's self-preservation

    I agree. Gluten free is becoming a fad, which I don't understand. If you can tolerate it, eat it. The more limitations you provide the most likely you are to fail. If you absolutely cant live without pop-tarts, eat one or learn to make cleaner version, just budget your day around it.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Some days it's better than others. Right now my will power sucks, so I remove temptation from my home and only have healthy snacks available. It's all the parties and eating out this time of year that does me in. I've joined some fitness groups so that I don't have to feel lonely while trying to not eat everything in sight.

    So far it is working pretty well. I do miss my non-health conscious friends and family, though. It is just too hard sometimes to not dive into the buffet with them.

    I'm worried that I'm going to receive food gifts for Christmas. I'm really hoping it is citrus fruit or something healthy like that and not a Hickory Farms box of heart disease.
  • rayneoverme
    rayneoverme Posts: 9 Member
    My willpower is about as strong as jello.

    On the bright side, sugar-free jello is about 5 to 10 calories and you can eat A LOT without guilt.
  • Nathanmmx
    Nathanmmx Posts: 43 Member
    With the right motivation/s your will power can be as strong as steel :smile:
  • gigglesinthesun
    gigglesinthesun Posts: 860 Member
    it doesn't matter how often you fall off the horse, only how often you get back on it ... think this also applies to will power. It doesn't matter how often it break, only that you keep trying.
  • bodybyvi1
    bodybyvi1 Posts: 8
    actually very strong but sometimes it got break when i saw that no progress can be made by this.
    sometimes my family helps a lot but when no change then they give up/ it s really hurting.
    but now i'm in full swing.
    hope i can make this for sure.
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    I'm 6 months into this and my willpower is as strong if not stronger today. I want to get to my GW. I WILL get to my GW and I WILL maintain my GW.

    I repeat the last 2 sentences every day.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    With the right motivation/s your will power can be as strong as steel :smile:

    This. My determination to achieve my goals and have the physique I want is far greater than my desire to eat beyond what I'm supposed to.
  • Mistraal1981
    Mistraal1981 Posts: 453 Member
    I have severe motivation issues when I dont see results. By results I mean either on the scale, in how my clothes fit or how I look in the mirror. I dont mean my ability to exercise harder, faster, longer. I may sound shallow but I want visually external results not internal ones. Without the external results I find myself thinking "why bother?"

    I am going through that now :(
  • ktsmom430
    ktsmom430 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I agree with what others have said.

    I have to keep asking myself, which I want more, a few minutes gratification with food, or to continue on the path to being healthier.

    When I indulge more than I would like, I try to get back on track immediately. I no longer allow myself to "start over again tomorrow". It is how I got to where I was.

    We have to allow for things happening. The key for me is not letting it become habit again.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    When I first started 3 months ago my will power was way stronger. I could say no to anything that contained wheat, any pop, any sweets... Now will Christmas time I find it so hard to stay on track. However I plan to go back to how I was in the New Year.

    Needlessly cutting out foods you enjoy is only setting yourself up for failure. Why stack the odds against yourself when you don't need to? Weight loss is about a calorie deficit. Period. Eat now, how you want to eat for the rest of your life, just smaller portions. Otherwise you're already on your way to being part of the 95% that fail at long term weight loss success.

    I continued to lose weight last Christmas/holiday time, while enjoying all the parties, holiday foods etc. I went in to these events with a plan of action, knew what calories I had to work with, and I ate the food I liked and had no guilt afterwards. And the scale kept moving downward. Be smart about portion sizes (have one cookie, not 5 etc), do a bit of pre-planning, and don't make this any harder than it needs to be.
  • pinkiemarie252
    pinkiemarie252 Posts: 222 Member
    What's will power? :\

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