Junkfood Addict Needs Your Support

The very first time I quit all soda cold turkey- lost 15 pounds doing only that.
Now I have a diet soda at lunch and maaaybe one with dinner. Pick ONE very small thing and just do it!

I used to spend almost 300 dollars a month on fast food so I feel your pain. These kinds of foods do cause an actual addiction that can be VERY hard to break. What helped me is to eat similar healthy things as a substitute. For example, let's say I wanted Taco Bell. I would get an Amy's frozen enchilada dinner which is healthy and organic. Want chocolate? Have a tiny bit of dark chocolate. Dessert? Skip the full fat ice cream and get frozen yogurt. Soda? Start with diet soda mixed with regular soda (half and half), then go full diet, then switch to something else such as iced tea.

If you need motivation, I used to be a soda addict (drank it every day) and my teeth are literally full of tiny holes because of the acid in it. You don't want hole-y teeth do you?

Every morning starts with Coca Cola. Then continues with junk all day long - chocolate bars, more coke, meat, carbs, then dessert. Where do I even begin to break this cycle? I'm so overwhelmed. Help?

I used to be this way but with chocolate. When I started my diet (during Easter weekend which was a BAD idea lol) I had a VERY difficult time trying not to think of chocolate. It was so difficult. I just pushed through it and did not eat any chocolate. It was tough but after 3-4 days I started to feel like my cravings drastically went down. Now I feel like I barely crave chocolate and when I do, it's not an extreme craving, just minor that I can easily brush off.

Also, one thing that really helped was lemon water. I read online that lemon water helps to reduce cravings. Everyday I would take a glass of warm water and squeeze half a lemon in it. Than I would take the lemon, cut it into four pieces, and put it in the water. Apparently the skin of the lemon is what will help reduce your cravings, so make sure to keep it on there.

You will get through this no matter what. Just be strong! Goodluck!

I was super addicted to soda for a long time and I will not drink diet soda so that was not an option. My teeth have gone really down hill (I'm 26 and have had about 7 extractions). For me every time I went to go drink a soda I thought about how it was ruining my teeth even more and I just eventually was grossed out by it. It's so bad for your over all health!!! As far as the snacking I know how that goes too and it's honestly mind over matter. You have to really be in the moment when you have a craving and say to yourself is there anything else I can do right now? You can suck on ice chips, chug some water, paint your nails, pluck your eye brows idk just anything to get your mind on something else!!

I know how you feel OP I was the same way. Always started my morning with sweets and soda. I got up to drinking 48 sodas a week...I did the 30 day water challenge to keep me motivated. I made a calender and for 30 days I drank no soda. I kicked the habit. After about 60 days I gave in and had a few here and there but def do not keep any around the house. Junk food is so hard for me too. I won't tell ya it's easy, cause it's not. I still fight with my food demons...sometimes they get the best of me. But for the most part I stick with it.

Eat more protein. I know its random, but I challenged myself to eat 130g of protein today and I was not hungry for dinner and had only eaten 1100 calories but knew I needed to eat more so finally am sitting down to dinner now. But I actually have not been hungry at all today.


So try upping your protein. Start your day with 20-30g protein and you might crave less.

Small steps. Give up one thing at a time. I replaced chips and dips with fruit. When you get the munchies for "junk food" get up and move, drink some water, eat some fruit. Start with replacing 1 bad habit with a good one. Go from there. You can do this!

There are two basic choices. You can quit cold turkey, though this can be rough. It works for some people. Or you can cut back. Drink fewer sodas. Start by cutting out one soda a day. You could also try smaller portions. Coke products are now available in the smaller cans. Something which may help is substitution. Instead of having a soda, try some juice or, better yet, some water. One of the main precepts of MFP is that you make incremental changes in your lifestyle which you are willing to sustain for long periods of time, preferably the rest of your life. Also, putting in healthy habits to replace old habits. Take baby steps if you need to, especially at first. Build a support group here to help you. It also helps to have your friends and family support you. If you want to cut something out of your diet, don't keep it in the house. Make healthy changes and take control of your food so it doesn't control you. Good luck!

I'm starting to think we need a Third World intervention.