That urge to have that cheeseburger you know you shouldn't

barrel37
barrel37 Posts: 1
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
I started dieting this week doing slimfast and apples and a few snacks thru out the day and then a meal at dinner time. But I find myself craving things I used to love and let myself have whenever I wanted. SO my question is when the little voice in your head starts chanting the names of some of your favorite foods how do you shut it out?

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  • CARNAT22
    CARNAT22 Posts: 764 Member
    Put it into your food planner - seeing in black and white how many cals something unhealthy uses from my daily allowance puts me off (99% of the time at least!)

    I will pick a healthier alternative!
  • Kristen81
    Kristen81 Posts: 342 Member
    You don't need to restrict yourself from eating! Eating only one meal a day isn't good and is probably the reason why you're craving such foods. I say, if you want to a cheeseburger, eat a cheese burger! Just make sure to use lean beef or turkey, low fat/skim cheese, and a whole wheat bun. Or better yet, skip the bun.

    Don't deprive yourself from the things you enjoy. Just find healthier ways to go about it and eat them in moderation.
  • BeLightYear
    BeLightYear Posts: 1,450 Member
    Make your own at home using low fat beef and cheese and enjoy it!
  • shannonkk
    shannonkk Posts: 192 Member
    make a healthier version of the cheese burger. try a whole grain tortilla or whole grain bread, some low fat cheese, and a bocca burger, add tomatoes,onions and pickles.
  • Molly08
    Molly08 Posts: 153 Member
    1- I eat a healthier version
    2- Eat it and be very careful
    3- Compromise (say if I want a quarter pounder from mcds I just get a cheeseburger instead)

    Remember... the first bite is as good as the last :o)
  • Bridgetc140
    Bridgetc140 Posts: 405 Member
    I don't. I work it into my planned calories and eat a healthy portion. The only thing I do deny myself are these stinking peach rings that I see everyWHERE!! They're covered in sugar and SO good. I normally don't have a sweet tooth, but I love these things and of course they're everywhere...gas stations, stores, drugstores....everywhere....they're EVIL...lol
  • Exactly! Nothing better to change your mind than to see the calorie count right in front of you. Then grab a bottle of water and pretend.
  • Water. It doesn't stop it completely, but it makes me feel full. I only used to drink 1-2 glasses a day so my body isn't used to it, but there's a phrase I keep seeing crop up on some weightloss blogs:

    Skinny girls binge on water

    (I know you're male, but it's the general principle. If you're full from something else, then you're not going to eat what you're craving)

    :)
  • im9112
    im9112 Posts: 2
    I totally agree with this. I find if I deprive myself I go crazy and pig out. If I allow myself food in moderation, it isn't bad for me, I add it into my daily calories, and I don't crave it. Or if me and my husband want to go out, we order off the kids menu, or we split it so that way we can still enjoy, but we have controlled the portion. Losing weight is really hard. You don't want to lose the stuff you enjoy on top of that battle. Good luck.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I think you should plan to have a real, honest-to-goodness cheeseburger every now and then! Just do it occasionally, instead of several times a week. Savor every bite of it, and don't let it send you into a tailspin of eating lots of heavy food.

    I know everyone is different, but if I try to substitute things and make a 'healthy' cheeseburger, my craving ends up unsatisfied and I end up eating more than I should have.

    For example, I'm eating pizza (2 slices of cheese!) and cookies (homemade lemon sugar cookies) at our student-employee appreciation luncheon today. But, I had oatmeal and fruit for breakfast and will probably have stir-fried veggies and brown rice for dinner. I'll also get a workout in after work. I'll come out way under my calorie allotment for the day, and feel pretty satisfied that I got to enjoy pizza and cookies.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Keep your calories above 1500-1600. You will lose weight but a lot of it will be lean muscle mass and you need good nutrients to fuel any exercise you are doing. You want to shed that body fat but you want to preserve your muscle. This is our metabolism.

    Eat enough in the day and eat through out the day and the cravings will go away. I don't deprive myself.

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