Feel like a failure

There are no bad foods.
In my mind, there are "everyday" foods, and "sometimes" foods.

Eat everything in moderation. I like eating healthy 80% of the time and the other 20% I eat what I want.

You're not going to never have another cookie again for the rest of your life. This is about building healthy habits for life, it's not a temporary diet. It's best to incorporate the foods you love into your new lifestyle.

You only fail if you quit. Dust yourself off, learn from the experience and keep going.

creativeshaun wrote: »

true thanks for the encouragement

Moderation requires practice like any other skill you build, its not something you learn overnight.

Try meal planning. Include a mix of new healthy foods to try along with a few things you normally eat to fit into the overall day. Prelog the plan to see if it fits your goal and see it that helps a bit.

creativeshaun wrote: »

Moderation. I ate 200.63 teaspoons of sugar in 3 days not including breakfast, lunch or dinner - thats about 70-75 teaspoons of sugar a day. i wish i knew how to eat in moderation but i struggle and i don't want to give up but it is hard

First of all, stop thinking of yourself as a failure as you have made a great start already. Keep logging and identifying the problem areas. Yes you are eating a great deal of sugar. Replace those foods with better choices. Increase your protein by eating more chicken, meat and fish. I see you eat fruit and vegetables, increase them and gradually decrease those things that are sending your sugar and calorie count up. Make a blueberry and banana smoothie or have yoghurt and banana instead of sweets. Baked beans have a lot of sugar and so do all your sweet relishes and pickles. Look for way to replace these things without all the added sugar. Make yourself a ham and salad sandwich for lunch and don't forget to drink water.

One step at a time, each day look for ways to improve your diet. Good luck.

I had the same problem, and I probably always will, but I got better at dealing with it. I've found that eating healthier food at mealtimes, with plenty of protein and fibre cuts down the cravings. Exercise helps. Having a small portion helps. Waiting ten minutes helps. Planning my day to include things I crave helps.

Those are the quick fixes.

But what seems to work best, long term is realising that being useless at something is the first step towards being good at it. If you give in to a craving, that's ok. Get straight back on your plan at the next meal. Look at what might have caused the craving (tired, hungry, stressed, angry, sad, eating trigger foods, cold, hot, thirsty...) and plan how you'll deal with that situation without using food next time.

Also pay lots of attention how giving in to the craving makes you feel afterwards. Don't beat yourself up about it. Just recognise that it makes you feel bad, and that it's probably not the kindest way to treat yourself, even though it feels like it at the time.