Too much temptation

Whenever I see a Mcd hamburger, or even the lights of a KFC, I think that eating those is at least 60 minutes of hard cardio...do I have the power for those minutes? If I do, I can eat a hamburger, if not, I just have a glass of water.

I once had a boss who heard I was on a diet and literally dropped a Big Mac on my desk. So mean!

I try to make sure that I eat whatever I had packed for myself BEFORE allowing myself one of the office treats. And even then, I try and make it a once a week or less treat. Basically - get full on healthy food, let myself have a little taste, and that's it.

It's still hard though. Just remember the big picture goal! A healthier, stronger you!

I thought you can eat anything you like as long as it is within your calorie allowance. I occasionally eat pizza, etc and my favourite lunch, sausage roll followed by Belgian bun from Percy Ingle. I burn a few more calories on that day.

Husband saboteurs are the worst. Yours won't drive 10 minutes out of his way? That's discouraging. Here's the battle strategy I've had to develop to cope with the fastfood brainwashing we've been subjected to since we all were little kids who became addicted to salty, crappy food. When my husband insists on McD's, I insist we have to walk in. He groans. Then I get McD grilled chicken salad with low-cal dressing. And bottled water. Hubby gets ticked over paying for bottled water, so I have fun making the experience slightly irritating. (My weird version of aversion therapy to fight all the fastfood brainwashing that equates crappy fast food with smiles and fun times.) I also get 2 packs of apple slices. I eat an apple slice or drink a sip of water every time I'm tempted to eat some of his fries. It's oddly more fun if I have to go buy a 2nd bottle of water! If I succeed in overcoming temptation, then I buy a sugar-free, flavored iced coffee with skim milk as we're leaving. Good luck! Looking forward to reading strategies from others.

You & ONLY you are responsible for what food you put in your mouth. If you want to eat it & IIFIYM in then eat it. If you don't want to eat it then don't. Nobody can expect anybody else to change their eating habits to suit them.

Pre prepare your food for work/make choices that work for you. People are allowed to say 'no thank you' & have their food choices respected.

there's a special kind of zen place you can find inside yourself if you take care to look for it. You can lose it pretty fast too so it's good to take the odd moment to reconnect with it during the day.

You're just you, pootling along, doing your thing. Right now, your thing involves becoming less of a woman. Right? That's your personal little hobby right now.

you're into it, you're having fun with it... it's your little quiet pastime.

Now, nobody needs to be involved. What the people around you eat, if you are in the right headspace, is merely entertainment for you. it's amusement. They're packing in those chips, those burgers, those sugary drinks. They're eating heart attacks on a stick. that's cool. That's their thing, right now. That's what they're into, their quiet little pastime...

The husband wanting Mackers - well, you went his way this time, he can go your way next time. or you can stop at both shops while his mackers goes cold. Be happy. Be unruffled - but make up your mind and do it.

Make sure that at home you have things like steak, and oven fries, and salad doings. You can always make a dinner in ten minutes that has far, far fewer calories than his fast food, is far more satisfying, and costs less.

Men will eat takeaways if the wife doesn't cook their tea. Sad but true, they don't usually complain, they just follow along. As the woman in the family you are the leader of the family's diet, so just take it easy, take it slowly, and one meal after another, slowly make them all get cooked at home.
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It can become a fun hobby working out what will be for dinner. You can wait a long time hungry knowing that your dinner is going to be delicious. And as you set about changing family habits you can call to someone in the family 'hey darling, can you give me a wee hand with this salad?' and slowly train them into taking some initiative too.

It can be painless so long as you don't fear time. You have all the time in the world.

And remember: any day below maintenance is a good day.

I want to echo what CA_Underdog said; my family (my son particularly) likes burgers. We did cut back on going out for that kind of food, but when we did go out, I would bring a simple sandwich and carrots or something else that's fast to prepare and healthy. Once you get over feeling weird about bringing your own food to McDs, it works great. Like you mentioned, now the food itself doesn't taste good to me anymore, so I bring my own food because I like it better, not so much because I'm trying to lose or maintain my weight. I'd try that out - just make a PBJ or something and bring it along with you. You can do it!