cut out all bad things at once struggling!!
sophiemarie987
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okay so i properly started dieting about a week ago and i cut out all things i crave the most like diet coke hot chocolate chocolate squash ice cream but i have had a few slip up and eaten a few of the things i cut out.
im struggling to find healthy low calorie snack ideas maybe something under 150cals because at the moment im not eating between meals then i get really hungry after dinner and eat bad foods!
i have very bad self control over food
im struggling to find healthy low calorie snack ideas maybe something under 150cals because at the moment im not eating between meals then i get really hungry after dinner and eat bad foods!
i have very bad self control over food 0
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Try greek yogurt, almonds (1oz.).0
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Greek yogurt, shelled nuts like them shelled because lasts longer, protein bars (aldi's have some cookie dough ones that are fabulous) fruit with greek yogurt. I also eat 2 tbsp of peanut butter with some choc chips. Banana chocolate shake. Ch3ckout hungry girl website for the recipe. ...just some ideas.....also for that ice cream fix stick greek yogurt cups in freezer. Yum!0
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Well, first, there are no "bad" foods. Stop with that sort of thinking. Demonizing foods is not healthy in any way, shape, or form.0
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I like cut up veggies and hummus,
greek yogurt w/fruit and walnuts,
a banana dipped in almond (or peanut) butter,
string cheese wrapped in smoked turkey,
little caprese salads (made with sliced grape tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dash of basil) eaten w/string cheese on the side0 -
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Unless you're never planning on eating those things again, figure out how to incorporate them into a reasonable weight-loss program -- that will make it far easier once you get to the maintenance phase. Going cold turkey on the foods you like just leads to cravings, binging, and weight gain once you're done "dieting".
In general, there are no bad foods, there are simply some foods that should not be eaten in large quantities.0 -
I always try to have a small snack midmorning & midafternoon. I eat 1/2 a string cheese with 1/2 an apple or a few baby carrots or a few almonds. It helps you not get so hungry before your next meal which helps you be more in control. I've read you should have some protein when your snack which should keep your blood sugar from spiking & crashing. I also try to get in my 8 glasses of water daily.0
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Maybe instead of cutting things out, and then finding yourself faced with a struggle that may lead you to binge eat, which I assume we can all agree is no good. If I may be frank, which I'm going to be anyway because I'm not too hung up on you getting offended, I think cutting things out is silly. Learning to cut back will serve you better in the long run.
No, it's not easy (sometimes it's so hard you just want to give up) and no it won't happen overnight but I'm assuming you're not just just a quick solutions dieter (but hey, a lot of people are so I'm very prepared to find out I gave you too much credit)
Try buying individual sized treats (Like the chocolates that are individual wrapped squares for example) Plan your day, figure out how many of those squares you can have while meeting whatever your daily goals are (Assuming you have some some manner of goals beyond losing weight. If not plan enough to not feel hungry than add in the chocolate) Keep that treat in mind during the day, do what needs done, and then enjoy your already planned and mathed out treat. Feel proud that you made your goals and didn't have to cut things out.
I'm telling you this because at one point I cut things out and cut my calories low and it was awful and I like to think that occasionally keeping other people from doing silly things is worth my time.0 -
1. Cutting out all your favorite things is just a recipe for disaster and misery
2. Snacks between meals are not bad - make sure to have some protein for the filling factor0 -
I'm going to echo what some of the others have said.
There's no need to cut anything from your diet. Eat foods that you like, and if you want to have a treat, just figure out how to work it into your calorie goal for the day.
I find what often works best for me is to eat lots of protein (which helps keep you full), a reasonable amount of dietary fat (which helps keep you satisfied), and plenty of low-calorie, high-volume foods (like vegetables - yay fiber!). That way, I'm eating a balanced diet, but I usually still have room in my day for ice cream or fancy "dessert coffee" or whatever else I might feel like. I also eat pizza and drink beer sometimes, and it's not a big deal. I just try to fit it into my day.
If you want to have long-term success, you have to develop long-term habits. Stop demonizing foods and start working on moderation.
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Maybe instead of cutting things out, and then finding yourself faced with a struggle that may lead you to binge eat, which I assume we can all agree is no good. If I may be frank, which I'm going to be anyway because I'm not too hung up on you getting offended, I think cutting things out is silly. Learning to cut back will serve you better in the long run.
No, it's not easy (sometimes it's so hard you just want to give up) and no it won't happen overnight but I'm assuming you're not just just a quick solutions dieter (but hey, a lot of people are so I'm very prepared to find out I gave you too much credit)
Try buying individual sized treats (Like the chocolates that are individual wrapped squares for example) Plan your day, figure out how many of those squares you can have while meeting whatever your daily goals are (Assuming you have some some manner of goals beyond losing weight. If not plan enough to not feel hungry than add in the chocolate) Keep that treat in mind during the day, do what needs done, and then enjoy your already planned and mathed out treat. Feel proud that you made your goals and didn't have to cut things out.
I'm telling you this because at one point I cut things out and cut my calories low and it was awful and I like to think that occasionally keeping other people from doing silly things is worth my time.
You...I like you...I really do.0 -
I definitely believe in eating what you want within the caloric goal...but i find cutting out the sweets is the best way!!!! instead of sweets i'll eat peanut butter, almonds, oatmeal or fruit. if i have one little snickers bar ...that's not going to do it...i'll want more. when i stay off the sweets i feel better and don't get into a cycle of wanting more. once out of your system ,you don't crave them anymore.plus, when you start eating right and your body gets the nutrients it needs then you will have less cravings.0
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So you are defining success as completely removing the things you like from your life?okay so i properly started dieting about a week ago and i cut out all things i crave the most like diet coke hot chocolate chocolate squash ice cream but i have had a few slip up and eaten a few of the things i cut out.
im struggling to find healthy low calorie snack ideas maybe something under 150cals because at the moment im not eating between meals then i get really hungry after dinner and eat bad foods! i have very bad self control over food0 -
Thankyou all for your suggestions opinions and ideas
Although cutting everything out is probably not the best idea for me it feels best because I have a condition called pcos and carbs and sugar basically turn into fat for me whenever eaten even good sugar and this is very upsetting for me as you may understand
It's also having a parent who when sees me eating a pudding or a piece of chocolate says I'll never lose weight and I won't ever be thin because a diet means cutting out all bad things so that is how I've grown up to think just that and no matter how hard I work and go to gym or eat well it all comes down to the pressure living with a family who are like that
I do not want to fail this diet I am 100% committed to losing weight and becoming healthy0 -
Why would you do that? That's pretty much setting yourself up for failure, because sooner or later you'll crack from all the over-restriction and binge on everything in sight, and then you'll feel bad about yourself. Don't put yourself in that position.
There is nothing wrong or unhealthy about any of the things you listed. Just have them in moderation and make them fit into you calorie and macro goals. Problem solved!0 -
Thankyou all for your suggestions opinions and ideas
I do not want to fail this diet I am 100% committed to losing weight and becoming healthy
well- you can thank us all you want- but you need to actually read them and heed what's being said- because you aren't.
you say you don't want to fail- and you are 100% committed- except you have chosen a path that is THE most difficult and the single most often failed version of dieting.
Cutting stuff out cold turkey- cutting LOTS of stuff cold turkey is the HARDEST thing to do. It leads to binging and guilty feelings- you are setting yourself up to fail. You do'tn realize it- but you are.
You need to set yourself up to win.
You've been eating/drinking these things- and maybe you need to start removing them for health reasons- but if you have been consuming them- then weaning yourself off and gradually developing your self discipline to say NO and work into a something that's sustainable for you is a significantly better- and proven successful method.
Stop trying control it all at once. Work on developing self discipline- it's a skill- it needs work too.0 -
There is no such thing as bad food, just poor planning and bad portion control.... You can eat all of the things you love, just in moderation....
I'm sat here eating my Indian take away special Biryani ( I have one every week as I work in a curry house) and the only reason we didn't go to McDonalds this Monday (which is our weekly treat as a family) was because it was Easter Monday, so we went on Tuesday instead....
My point is, I have lost 10stone (140lb) doing this and I have no intentions of quitting now....
Control how you eat, make allowances for treats and live a normal, healthy life, not a restricted, miserable and unsustainable life.
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Thankyou all for your suggestions opinions and ideas
Although cutting everything out is probably not the best idea for me it feels best because I have a condition called pcos and carbs and sugar basically turn into fat for me whenever eaten even good sugar and this is very upsetting for me as you may understand
It's also having a parent who when sees me eating a pudding or a piece of chocolate says I'll never lose weight and I won't ever be thin because a diet means cutting out all bad things so that is how I've grown up to think just that and no matter how hard I work and go to gym or eat well it all comes down to the pressure living with a family who are like that
I do not want to fail this diet I am 100% committed to losing weight and becoming healthy
I'm not a doctor, but I don't believe this is how PCOS works. I'm pretty sure that even with PCOS, you still need to find the appropriate calorie deficit that will a) make progress towards your goals, b) that provides proper nutrition, and c) that doesn't lead you to binge-eating later.
Don't try to find the maximum deficit that you can endure/survive (like so many people tend to do), but instead, find the smallest deficit while still making satisfactory progress towards your goals. That will almost certainly be the deficit that will be the least painful. For many, this "sweet spot" of a deficit won't even feel like a diet at all as they aren't "starving" at any point in the process.0 -
Thankyou all for your suggestions opinions and ideas
Although cutting everything out is probably not the best idea for me it feels best because I have a condition called pcos and carbs and sugar basically turn into fat for me whenever eaten even good sugar and this is very upsetting for me as you may understand
It's also having a parent who when sees me eating a pudding or a piece of chocolate says I'll never lose weight and I won't ever be thin because a diet means cutting out all bad things so that is how I've grown up to think just that and no matter how hard I work and go to gym or eat well it all comes down to the pressure living with a family who are like that
I do not want to fail this diet I am 100% committed to losing weight and becoming healthy
I'm not a doctor, but I don't believe this is how PCOS works. I'm pretty sure that even with PCOS, you still need to find the appropriate calorie deficit that will a) make progress towards your goals, b) that provides proper nutrition, and c) that doesn't lead you to binge-eating later.
Don't try to find the maximum deficit that you can endure/survive (like so many people tend to do), but instead, find the smallest deficit while still making satisfactory progress towards your goals. That will almost certainly be the deficit that will be the least painful. For many, this "sweet spot" of a deficit won't even feel like a diet at all as they aren't "starving" at any point in the process.
Perfection. When I finally found that sweet spot, I realized I could do this for the rest of my life, on one foot, with a hand tied behind my back. Listen and FOLLOW the advice you've been given.
Read this link - it will help you crystalize a plan for getting healthy:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
okay so i properly started dieting about a week ago and i cut out all things i crave the most like diet coke hot chocolate chocolate squash ice cream but i have had a few slip up and eaten a few of the things i cut out.
im struggling to find healthy low calorie snack ideas maybe something under 150cals because at the moment im not eating between meals then i get really hungry after dinner and eat bad foods! i have very bad self control over food
Why are you cutting Diet Coke? Even if I was a diet soda drinker that wanted to cut back caffeine, or whatever other reason you are cutting it from your diet, that would be the last thing I would remove when starting a new diet. You enjoy it, and it is no calorie.
Hot Chocolate - You can get lighter versions of hot chocolate for about 35 calories a cup that are still good. If you drink a lot of the stuff, cutting back would be important to get your calories down, but there is no reason to never drink it again.
Chocolate Squash Ice cream, or is that chocolate, squash and ice cream? No reason to cut squash out unless you have allergies. It is low calorie and very filling. Chocolate - unless you are eating a ton of it a day isn't a problem either. To cut back on calories, have a piece or two of high quality chocolate (gasp, even daily). Ice cream - still fit it in. Depending on the amount of calories you eat, you may need to make it an occasional treat. They do have mini ice cream cones that I get for my kids. It is the perfect size for what the actual serving size of ice cream is supposed to be. You can eat the whole cone for a fairly low calorie treat.
When cutting back calories, I usually do go through a week or two that I am a bit more hungry. If you are ravenous though and severely cut your calories, try adding some more calories to your daily plan and see if that helps.0 -
Plus, even if you "succeed"...ummm, yay?Why would you do that? That's pretty much setting yourself up for failure, because sooner or later you'll crack from all the over-restriction and binge on everything in sight, and then you'll feel bad about yourself. Don't put yourself in that position.
There is nothing wrong or unhealthy about any of the things you listed. Just have them in moderation and make them fit into you calorie and macro goals. Problem solved!0 -
Thankyou all for your suggestions opinions and ideas
Although cutting everything out is probably not the best idea for me it feels best because I have a condition called pcos and carbs and sugar basically turn into fat for me whenever eaten even good sugar and this is very upsetting for me as you may understand
It's also having a parent who when sees me eating a pudding or a piece of chocolate says I'll never lose weight and I won't ever be thin because a diet means cutting out all bad things so that is how I've grown up to think just that and no matter how hard I work and go to gym or eat well it all comes down to the pressure living with a family who are like that
I do not want to fail this diet I am 100% committed to losing weight and becoming healthy
So you ask for advice, you got good advice. Now it's your way or the highway?
Read the sexy pant link, that has tons of info.0 -
You're allowed to eat the "bad" foods as long as it is in moderation. Otherwise you will go insane0
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<scratches head>
Unless you're never planning on eating those things again, figure out how to incorporate them into a reasonable weight-loss program -- that will make it far easier once you get to the maintenance phase. Going cold turkey on the foods you like just leads to cravings, binging, and weight gain once you're done "dieting".
In general, there are no bad foods, there are simply some foods that should not be eaten in large quantities.
QFT
it might be easier to learn self control by allowing a few of thise things IN your diet, diet coke and chocolate for example
diet coke, while not great is probobly better in the long run than the choices you might make if you feel deprived.and SMALL amounts of chocolate should be allowed all the time!!!
just log it , and count the calories, if self control is the issue, get the smallest packet you can buy,
picking up a small single lindt truffle and enjoying it is better than "sneak and guilt" which is what is going to result if you deny yourself
::::150 Calorie snacks::::
2 boiled eggs
a sandwich thin and half oz of cheddar melted to it
1Tbsp peanut butter on 5 saltines
30 baby carrots and 2 Tbsp ranch dip or sour cream dip
2 cups raw broccoli and dip
3 cups steamed broccoli tossed with 4T parmesean and a bit of rosemary and garlic
1 egg and an everything bagel thin
2 sliced apples
2 oranges
a 100 calorie bag of popcorn and 40 baby carrots
15 black jelly beans
10 peanut m&ms
2 lindor truffle balls
3 squares of lindt dark chocolate0 -
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Thankyou all for your suggestions opinions and ideas
Although cutting everything out is probably not the best idea for me it feels best because I have a condition called pcos and carbs and sugar basically turn into fat for me whenever eaten even good sugar and this is very upsetting for me as you may understand
It's also having a parent who when sees me eating a pudding or a piece of chocolate says I'll never lose weight and I won't ever be thin because a diet means cutting out all bad things so that is how I've grown up to think just that and no matter how hard I work and go to gym or eat well it all comes down to the pressure living with a family who are like that
I do not want to fail this diet I am 100% committed to losing weight and becoming healthy
Having medical issues that require you to eat certain things is absolutely a reason to remove the offensive items, but even with PCOS you can still have moderate amounts of those 'bad things' as long as your diet overall is balanced and you are in a calorie deficit.
More importantly, don't let family dictate how you feel about yourself and your dietary habits. You can absolutely have pudding or a piece of chocolate and still lose weight and get healthy. The ignorance of your parent shouldn't force you to deprive yourself of things you enjoy. Perhaps you can be the one to educate them on what a balanced and sustainable diet really looks like.0 -
I have nothing to add in terms of advice, everything's pretty much covered.
I will say, though, that it would be really sensible to listen to persons who are telling you that they have been in your shoes, have struggled and failed using your current weight loss method, and have found success doing the things they are advising you to do.
*I will also add that being healthier doesn't have to be the worst thing in the world. You don't have to feel like the only way to get there is to nail yourself to a cauliflower cross. You can still eat things that you enjoy and lose weight. Other people with PCOS are doing it, your body isn't built differently from theirs.*0 -
All the advice on this thread is very helpful. However, what the people that fail do not realize, is that you HAVE to deal with all the stuff in your head that makes you eat the way you do and use food the way you do.
The most important thing is to teach yourself to delay gratification and to eat things you love in moderation. It's a process. It goes hand in hand with portion control/calorie counting/weighing/measuring, etc. Once you are on the road to doing these things - the losing part is pretty simple.
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Buy the book "Beck Diet Solution." It helps you use cognitive behavioral therapy to change your relationship to food (i.e. it isn't really a diet). You change the way you think about food, and diets, by changing the way you talk to yourself.0
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Some people on here have offended me a lot . The reason i feel cutting out is right is that if i eat one bad thing I will go back to my old habbits you have no authority to tell me i will fail when you could be wrong diets have not worked for me in the past because i am addicted to chocolate i get addicted so much i used to eat it for my main three meals once i have had bulimia in the past and still struggle with it its not something i can just think oh ill stop now ive struggled with this since i was about 13 when i lost a relative ....so yeah okay it might be hard but i cannot carry on like i am sugar controls my life and binging does too and the things i binge on are the things i cut out
i cut everything out about years ago when i did slimming world and i lost over 1/2 stone in 2 1/2 weeks and i carried on and lost a stone in 1 month but then i had a piece of chocolate...and boom old habits back. it does work for me it makes me feel i have a life back...maybe i would prefer to be thin then enjoy foods...you have no right to judge if im going to fail or not
and about the pcos i have a very extreme version of the condition i had to be on very strong BC pills to start forced periods because i had 1 at 14 then went 3 years without one..and people saying others have lost weight with this condition yeah ok some do but i know another relative who finds it very hard like me.
thanks to all the people who have upset me cheers. hope you feel supportive i came on here for support on good foods i can replace with the ones that ruined my life so
all the people that gave great suggestions on snacks thankyou i have gone through them all0
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