What is YOUR least favorite part of having a healthy lifestyle?

betuel75 wrote: »

Not being able to eat anything i want anytime i want in any quantity i want. Also having to prep meals everynight rather than eating out and eating whatever and in any quantity i want.

Yes, yes, yes. I can't agree with this enough.

Also guilt or itchy feeling I get when I can't exercise or don't meet a particular exercise goal for the day if I did.

Coming up with lunch ideas. Breakfast I have down. Dinner I have the right portion of whatever the family is having. Lunch kills me.

The comments..... I hate when people feel the need to ask me a) are you one of those health freaks? b) why do you count macros before we eat or when i look at nutritional info etc when you don't need to diet c) do you have an eating disorder? was by far the best I had at a buffet couple months ago! (Okay I was writting sown what I ate and it was alot but cheat day people. Cheat day!)


Also how freakishly anal I am about my shopping lists. Swear to god shopping lists are my god. Love planning my grocery but i do get obsessed.

Wouldn't change a thing though! I'd sooner be healthy than fat or skinny fat (been both. Do not like.) I'd like not to rest on rest days unless I actully have bad doms and my sexy penguin walk on.

I can't eat as much as my appetite and maintain weight. Not happening in the least bit. I am okay with having to work harder to get the same results I used to, but I sure wish I could eat like I did. So yeah...moderation sucks.

rainbow198 wrote: »

Edited to add...I have never been a big drinker, but being healthy changed my taste buds and I no longer enjoy the taste of alcohol. This can open me up to being judged. I just think of all of the calories I'm saving and pay it no mind.

I have no interest in this, but I had many sadz to learn how many calories were in liqueurs like Kahlua. I love Kahlua. White Russian is probably my favorite mixed drink next to an elderflower lemonade. I had to learn to like things like Diet Coke and spiced rum, gin and vodka mixed with Sparkling Ice. Still not a whiskey fan. Yick.

Beers are things where I really DGAF. I have a 24oz bottle of Silver City Fat Scotch Ale at home with my name on it. I have 1.5km more to row today and it's mine. Only took 9km!

I love it for the most part. The only thing I sometimes miss is my ignorance. Sure I can still go have a blowout day and not log anything, but I still know about how many calories I've eaten and whether I was really short on protein. Once you know, you can't go back to not knowing.

CrabNebula wrote: »

"Not being able to eat anything i want anytime i want in any quantity i want. Also having to prep meals everynight rather than eating out and eating whatever and in any quantity i want."

Yes, yes, yes. I can't agree with this enough.

Also guilt or itchy feeling I get when I can't exercise or don't meet a particular exercise goal for the day if I did.

This for me...

Agree with the having to plan ahead to drink and/or go out for meals.

Also, jealously of those who just go home after work and watch tv and eat takeout. Gym and preparing your own food IS worth it (don't get me wrong!) but can be time consuming.

How much time it takes and the guilt I feel.

I'm the mom of a 4 year old and it's bad enough that I'm at work all day. But, then I wake up really early to go walking, so I'm tired in the evening when I'm spending time with her. I do take her on walks, but, she's obviously walking more for fun, so she 'stops to smell the roses' and I really need to get a burn going.. lol I want her to love exercise though, so I don't rush her, AND I don't lock her into a stroller. BUT, that means it's not really exercise for me. We'll do exercise videos together on days we didn't make it to the park, but, I'll be pushing through it and she'll decide to run over and get a hug. Of course I stop for her. Can usually get started again in a couple of minutes, but, then it's hard to get the heart rate up again.

I feel guilty because we don't really buy any fun kid food. I don't want her to grow up obese like I was, but, I do want her to experience a full life with all the silly little treats that are part of childhood, just in moderation. Unfortunately, she has a crappy mom who will eat ALL the kid food instead of eat in moderation. My husband will take her to Mcdonalds once a week for a kids meal. But, we don't have hot dogs, cheese noodles, chicken nuggets, ice cream, ramen noodles, candy and all that other fun stuff in the house at all. She's never had a soda. She's had chips a couple times in her life. On the bright side, she loves beans, veggies, all fruit, water, any meat; I mean she's not a picky eater at all. I just feel bad that I'm not teaching her moderation.

I'll be honest, some days I miss the willful (sometimes blissful) ignorance of the food intake I used to have. Seriously, I can't believe how such a smart person such as I was so STUPID about nutrition and appropriate portions. But, alas, my appetite meter is still broken. So I will continue food logging.

And sweating. I don't like it. But I love the results and enjoy working out, so I will happily continue my healthful, awesome ways. Even if that means I shower and/or change clothes midway through the day while on campus (I workout or have a walking session during lunch break).