I'm so new to this that it hurts!!

Having the same experience! I've found that it's best for me to allow myself "bad" food sometimes, but just have really small portions of it. I know fitness/health nuts will judge that, but it's really the only thing that works for me. Everything in moderation. I think it gets easier, though! Healthy eating will be a habit one day GOOD LUCK and please friend me if you'd like!

Today is my second day also and i have noticed it is hard to. I also know that anything worth working for is not going to be easy. Log everything and more than likely you can have that "bad food"..just don't go overboard with it.

Start off with small meals and also possibly balancing first.... Be selective but yet still find tasteful things to eat...Find a fun way to eat healthy by looking up recipes and fixing those things you like in a better way.. You can do it..

emca85 wrote: »

I'm on day 2 of healthy eating and exercise and I'm already having serious cravings for BAD food. This is my first ever time of dieting and I really don't know how you guys do it. I'm nearing..... Ahem....30 and my mom was right. "When you are 30 it'll hit you". Will it get easier??

How many calories are you eating? Are you eating your exercise calories, or at least some of them, back?

I didn't change to many things in my diet to loss 50 lbs, just ate within my calorie limit. So I still eat brownies, donuts, potato chip, bacon and have maintained my weight for a year.

Continuing the above post - I had an appointment.
I have only been on MFP for 6 days - so its early days yet but on so many diets I barely lasted 3 days - I love food and its usually not the right food. If I can have a small serve of fries and my favourite bacon and egg breakfast muffin (I have had both this week and been well below my target) I am confident I can lose the 44lbs I need to.
Ok, if it takes until the beginning of November to do it - then I will probably call this a lifestyle change by then and not a diet.

The longer you stick with it the easier it gets. Focus on creating healthy habbits that can eventually become second nature. Don't try to change everything all at once. Pick one thing at a time to work on. Finally, don't try and go too fast. Slow and steady wins the race. Set a moderate calorie deficit that you'll be able to stick to long term and that will hopefully not leave you starving. If your calorie deficit is moderate and you're still feeling hungry all the time then you need to look at the calorie and nutrient density of the food you're eating. Focus on getting some lean protein, healthy fats and veggies at every meal

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Hey!

Yes it does get easier. My first few days were really hard but now it's just second nature and I'm only a month in. What really helped me was the support from my MFP friends. So, feel free to add me and we can motivate each other! I see that you have 10 lbs to lose, it's totally doable.

If you're craving something, have it in smaller portions. However, when I added exercise and started actively eating "healthy" foods, I really didn't need all the junk in my life. Not going to lie, my cravings get the better of me sometimes and I indulge myself. I've learned that when you put restrictions on food, sooner or later you are bound to fail (as I did... TWICE). This is a lifetime change, the food you eat now will carry on until you're old and wrinkly lol, so make a diet plan that you enjoy and can sustain.

Cheers.

@emca85‌ It's totally normal to feel overwhelmed. As many said above, try the 80/20 rule and don't completely cut out some of your faviourite foods. Whether it be pizza, mac and cheese, or burgers, these foods can be classified as 'cheat' meals and you can indulge in them about once a week. Try adopting the perspective that your new journey is a lifestyle change, and not a diet. Diets don't work because they are not long term. Try and come to terms with your eating routine - do you snack a lot? do you binge on bad food? do you drink soda/juice/lattes? Learn about your routine, what you are/were eating and adopt simple strategies to combat these bad habits. Read up on tips and tricks to overcome these habits on MFP community !! We're all here to help one another!

There are no BAD FOODS... Like Sher wrote above... Food is food. You can still enjoy the foods you've always eaten, you just have to learn to eat a smaller portion of it. Yes, it is possible to eat what you consider "bad" and lose weight. I eat everything I've always eaten: chips, soda, chocolate, danishes, cookies, pizza, ice cream, what have you... and I'm losing weight. There is no need to avoid foods or else, you'd want it more, fail and binge. Portion control is key. The only foods I consider bad are whatever is rotting or whatever I don't like the taste of. LOL!