I just started dieting and now AHHHHH!!

I try to move past it...I will exercise or leave the house. If I can make it past that "point" of meltdown then I am usually good....drink hot lemon water...just some suggestions.

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Try caffine free hot teas that have a sweet taste to them like pepermint tea by Celestial it has no sugar, cals, carbs but the right amount of sweetness, and since its hot you feel full, plus it helps with cramps!!

400 calories in one meal is a problem because?????

Perspective. Calm. You will not stop dieting because of one meal. Be positive.

Try chewing gum. It keeps your mouth satisfied with chewing on something and keeps your mind off of food. That's what I do and it really helps. Good Luck!

Me thinks ,

chewing gum prepares your stomach for something thats NOT coming, thats cruel. :sad:

Don't obsess about food. Distract yourself. Read a book, focus hard on something, go for a walk -- do anything but watch TV. Drink a whole bunch of water and green tea. Portion out your food before you eat it, and when you do eat, sit down and take your time. Don't go back for seconds until 20 minutes have passed. Tyr not to focus so much on what you're eating as *how much,* at least at first.

Then, slowly, phase out "bad" foods, but don't deprive yourself completely. Eat the best quality food you can possibly afford, but in smaller quantities (you'll find the whole experience more enjoyable and you'll be tempted to eat less). Keep chemicals out of your diet. Don't think non-fat means "good for you." These foods are often laden with trans fats, hydrogenated oils, and other garbage that will thwart your overall goals for good health if abused.

Keep healthy snacks in reach.

Move your body every single day. Doesn't matter what, at first, just do it. When you're too tired, just do it anyway. Just don't do it when you have the flu (personal experience). When you start to see results, make it harder. Change it up. Don't live by the scale. Live by the two fs - how you "feel" and the "fit" of your clothes. Measure yourself if you must to convince yourself that X body part is not getting "bulked up" or larger. Remember that muscle weighs more than fat.

If you don't have it, you won't eat it. Don't buy the foods that tempt you. Purge them from your home, regardless of what your family / roomies / live-in partner thinks.

But, do eat. The more activity you do, the more calories you need. Do not attempt to eat less than what you need. It's as bad as overeating, and totally counterproductive.

And, the number one rule: forget about all-or-nothing thinking. Be hard on yourself. Kick your own *kitten*. Try as hard as you can (we all know what our "personal best" constitutes). And then kick it up to 11. And when you do falter, as you inevitably will, seeing as you are not a robot, resist all urge to throw your hands up in the air and proclaim "Obviously I'm a failure, I can't do this, I will now inhale this entire tray of crazy bread! (again, personal experience). One small deviation does not equal total system meltdown. It equals one small deviation, and it's already in the past.

That's just about all I've learned in the past three months! Hope this helps!

One step and and one day at a time. Positive thoughts and lots of support.:flowerforyou:

that apple idea it tops. I have to try it right away, like for dinner. I eat an apple everyday. the fiber and macro?nutrients are very good for you.
don't worry about 400 calories at one meal.
that's about right, out of 1200 ...you just had your snack and your cheat at the same meal. :bigsmile: PLAN on your next girl week. if you know when its coming, put something up for it you know you can have, exercise a bit more before hand. drink extra fluids. use all this wonderful advice and QUIT using it as an excuse to have crap....(although you can have both those things you mentioned if you have the right kind of pasta and cheese, and the right portions. ) and everyone knows chocolate is mandatory for a healthy heart...(man, do I love the guy who came up with that!!) you can do this, don't beat yourself up over it. pretty soon, your idea of a cheat will be that extra slice of ww bread,

You need to start planning ahead and get rid of the stuff in your house that isn't good for you to begin with, and don't use the excuse that the kids or hubby or whoever will miss because they won't.

Keep healthier options in the house and you will find you just start eatting healthier. Take calcium supplements, this is a proven fact, they help reduce the effects of PMS, I take 1 a day and closer to my period I take 2 and it actually helps with cramps, cravings all that stuff.

And for crying out loud, don't beat yourself up just work hard to do better next time, we all have our moments and we lived, you will too! :flowerforyou: