I hate the way my body looks, yet can't stop poisonig my body with crappy food !!!!
CynnamonSweets
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I know I am not the only one going through this, I wake up in the morning determined to make it a healthy day and sometimes start my day with a healthy shake. I then start to feel hunger pangs so I see what I can find in my kitchen. Because my family is not supportive they have junk food all over the place and because I am at this point hungry I eat whatever crap I can find. I then keep the day going with crappy food because in my head I'm thinking.....killed my day, might as well eat all my temptation away and start healthy again tomorrow. The problem is, that this is an everyday thing. And don't get me started on how much my body craves soda pop. I LOVE it even though I know it isn't the best thing for me. Now don't get me wrong, some days I can do very good and behave when it comes to eating. But I've had enough of killing my healthy days because I lack support. I'm tired of feeling blah and tired of giving in to my body's sick cravings that are slowly killing me instead of helping me. I am finally determined to get out of this stagnant rut that leads to a viscous cycle. I am putting an end to it here! This stops now! Enough is enough! If not now, when? If any of you wish to add me please feel free to do so. Good luck to everyone out there fighting for their health!
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I recommend you see someone about this. If not someone has to know all of the truth about how you feel in this situation.
Source: I was where you are. Look at my profile pic. They go in order of 2010, 2012, then 2014.
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http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest
Best link on here. Lots of reading but invaluable.
I will tell you one thing I have learned is you do not have to eat "healthy" to lose weight. You just have to eat less. Every time I started a "diet" I would do the same as you...start out with a healthy shake and feel hungry and deprived by lunch. You don't have to do that. Learn how to log your calories accurately, and find a modest calorie deficit. Eat what you want but stay in that deficit and remember you get to start over again tomorrow. Small changes over time. You cannot giving up everything you enjoy...it's a recipe for failure. Good luck..!!0 -
Sometimes I sabotage myself! I want to be thin more than anything but I am a emotional eater. Its important to take each day one at a time and make every decision carefully but never forget that one mistake doesnt ruin your week but making the same mistake over and over again will.0
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farfromthetree wrote: »http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest
Best link on here. Lots of reading but invaluable.
I will tell you one thing I have learned is you do not have to eat "healthy" to lose weight. You just have to eat less. Every time I started a "diet" I would do the same as you...start out with a healthy shake and feel hungry and deprived by lunch. You don't have to do that. Learn how to log your calories accurately, and find a modest calorie deficit. Eat what you want but stay in that deficit and remember you get to start over again tomorrow. Small changes over time. You cannot giving up everything you enjoy...it's a recipe for failure. Good luck..!!
Thank you! This really helped motivate me further0 -
you're welcome! When you go to that link, be sure to click on page 1. That's where the helpful links are!0
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farfromthetree wrote: »http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest
Best link on here. Lots of reading but invaluable.
I will tell you one thing I have learned is you do not have to eat "healthy" to lose weight. You just have to eat less. Every time I started a "diet" I would do the same as you...start out with a healthy shake and feel hungry and deprived by lunch. You don't have to do that. Learn how to log your calories accurately, and find a modest calorie deficit. Eat what you want but stay in that deficit and remember you get to start over again tomorrow. Small changes over time. You cannot giving up everything you enjoy...it's a recipe for failure. Good luck..!!
If you get nothing else out of your post, this response is perfect. A "diet" has a beginning and an end. This is a long-term change to your lifestyle. Make small changes in how you eat, and the amount... but you know how much weight i would have lost if i deprived myself of pizza, wings, fries, onion rings, cookies and beer? the answer is zero.
i have all of those things. just not as much and not as often.0 -
There are a lot of threads started by people whose families are not dieting with them. They usually have the word "sabotage" in the title. I would suggest that you go read through some and see what you take from them.0
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The first thing you have to do is stop blaming others for "sabotaging" your diet, accept responsibility for your own well being and move forward from there.
What is this "healthy" shake you're drinking? Why not real food which will probably be far more satisfying and not make you feel deprived.
As others have pointed out, it's not what you eat it's how much (believe it or not you can lose weight eating nothing but Twinkies......not my idea of a good time but it's calories in, calories out).
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BrianSharpe wrote: »The first thing you have to do is stop blaming others for "sabotaging" your diet, accept responsibility for your own well being and move forward from there.
What is this "healthy" shake you're drinking? Why not real food which will probably be far more satisfying and not make you feel deprived.
As others have pointed out, it's not what you eat it's how much (believe it or not you can lose weight eating nothing but Twinkies......not my idea of a good time but it's calories in, calories out).
This "shake" i speak of consists of any fruits and veggies I find in my fridge. And never did I blame anyone for "sabatoging" my diet. I take all responsibility.0 -
wolverine66 wrote: »farfromthetree wrote: »http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest
Best link on here. Lots of reading but invaluable.
I will tell you one thing I have learned is you do not have to eat "healthy" to lose weight. You just have to eat less. Every time I started a "diet" I would do the same as you...start out with a healthy shake and feel hungry and deprived by lunch. You don't have to do that. Learn how to log your calories accurately, and find a modest calorie deficit. Eat what you want but stay in that deficit and remember you get to start over again tomorrow. Small changes over time. You cannot giving up everything you enjoy...it's a recipe for failure. Good luck..!!
If you get nothing else out of your post, this response is perfect. A "diet" has a beginning and an end. This is a long-term change to your lifestyle. Make small changes in how you eat, and the amount... but you know how much weight i would have lost if i deprived myself of pizza, wings, fries, onion rings, cookies and beer? the answer is zero.
i have all of those things. just not as much and not as often.
Thank you. I had the healthy thing going on for a while and even the portion control but then I don't remember how I ended up in square one again. I know I can do it though0 -
Thank you to all of you that commented. Both negative and positive comments. Thank you they really helped!0
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Diet soda will help at least that part!
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Very dramatic. Start counting your calories. Stay in a deficit. Count the calories in the "crappy" food you're eating, see when you can fit it and when you can't.0
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I occasionally allot 200 cals for "sometimes" food first thing in the morning...I just put Quick add calories until the mood for whatever strikes and then I'll only eat that much and log it properly. Otherwise it's going plague me. Just knowing those cals are there already accounted for means I relax the rest of the day with "everyday" foods.
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I occasionally allot 200 cals for "sometimes" food first thing in the morning...I just put Quick add calories until the mood for whatever strikes and then I'll only eat that much and log it properly. Otherwise it's going plague me. Just knowing those cals are there already accounted for means I relax the rest of the day with "everyday" foods.
I do this too. I even go as far as to log calories above or at maintenance for the upcoming Saturday, and work my deficit around it for the rest.0 -
Another MFP'er passed on this bit of wisdom: If you had a dozen eggs and dropped one on the floor, would you throw down the whole dozen? Nope. You'd take out the number you needed and put the rest back in the fridge. Similarly, one mistake doesn't wreck the day or week. You just start where you are and go on.
Speaking of eggs, I recently made a fake egg experiment that I'll probably refine on, likely with more veg and more seasoning. Had a half-cup of chopped onion and a plate with a high, sloping rim. Sprayed plate with Pam. Spread onions out on it. Microwaved onions about 90 seconds, mixed them around, added maybe 1/2 to 1 Tbs minced garlic and 1/4 tsp of Greek seasoning, or maybe it was Italian, waved another 90 seconds. (would have done better to add the seasonings at the start.) Added 12 Tbs of egg substitute. Waved em for another couple-few minutes, cut it into fourths, flipped them, microwaved for another minute or two. This morning, waved one of those quarters for about 90 seconds while toasting half of an Orowheat double-fiber English muffin. Spread muffin with 1 tsp of I Can't Believe &c, folded the egg on top. 133 calories. Coulda added a one-ounce slice of cheese and I'd still have been within 250 calories. Or wave the egg with one Tbs of shredded cheddar for 37 cal and a slice of Canadian bacon for 43, and you've got an open-faced McMuffin for 203 calories.
The egg done that way winds up extending past the English muffin, but it struck me as an easy way to get 4 servings done at once.
What about diet soda? Or flavored fizzy water?0 -
You can do this! And love yourself, loving yourself is very important! I get how you feel with all the junk food. Maybe your family could be convinced to buy healthier food with a little informing. Healthy food is nutritious and more energy providing!0
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Another MFP'er passed on this bit of wisdom: If you had a dozen eggs and dropped one on the floor, would you throw down the whole dozen? Nope. You'd take out the number you needed and put the rest back in the fridge. Similarly, one mistake doesn't wreck the day or week. You just start where you are and go on.
Speaking of eggs, I recently made a fake egg experiment that I'll probably refine on, likely with more veg and more seasoning. Had a half-cup of chopped onion and a plate with a high, sloping rim. Sprayed plate with Pam. Spread onions out on it. Microwaved onions about 90 seconds, mixed them around, added maybe 1/2 to 1 Tbs minced garlic and 1/4 tsp of Greek seasoning, or maybe it was Italian, waved another 90 seconds. (would have done better to add the seasonings at the start.) Added 12 Tbs of egg substitute. Waved em for another couple-few minutes, cut it into fourths, flipped them, microwaved for another minute or two. This morning, waved one of those quarters for about 90 seconds while toasting half of an Orowheat double-fiber English muffin. Spread muffin with 1 tsp of I Can't Believe &c, folded the egg on top. 133 calories. Coulda added a one-ounce slice of cheese and I'd still have been within 250 calories. Or wave the egg with one Tbs of shredded cheddar for 37 cal and a slice of Canadian bacon for 43, and you've got an open-faced McMuffin for 203 calories.
The egg done that way winds up extending past the English muffin, but it struck me as an easy way to get 4 servings done at once.
What about diet soda? Or flavored fizzy water?
Thanks that is so true! Thank you for passing it forward. As for the diet soda or fizzy flavored water, they have aspartame, of you thought sugar was bad, this sugar substitute is worse. It causes diabetes and messes your body up in so many different ways. I know I know. So does the stuff in normal soda pop. I have just got to straight out limit myself on it at least if I can't cut it out of my life. Thanks0 -
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Prepare your meals each day. Limit yourself to ONLY the items you've prepared. If you stick to this then it doesnt matter whats in your house and you'll have no excuses. Have the willpower to make the best choice.0
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Heh...willpower you plan for too lol. Very over-rated is willpower.0
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Who does the grocery shopping in your house? Can it be you (so as to stock the house with better options only)?0
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I find, if I eat the food I have planned and prepared - then I don't get tempted. Eat your healthy food BEFORE you get hungry and make bad choices. I time my eating by the clock rather than hunger, so I am never hungry or too full. It's the best secret I've found.0
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I have soda water with cut up strawberries and mint in it. It's pretty good.0
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bertiebeetle1980 wrote: »I have soda water with cut up strawberries and mint in it. It's pretty good.
Definitely will try! Thanks0 -
This does not have to be all or nothing.
If breakfast gets out of hand, eat the good lunch you planned and get back to your good day.
Do this without much emotion.
Follow your plan as best you can and then follow the plan for the next meal and the next day. 0 -
CynnamonSweets wrote: »Another MFP'er passed on this bit of wisdom: If you had a dozen eggs and dropped one on the floor, would you throw down the whole dozen? Nope. You'd take out the number you needed and put the rest back in the fridge. Similarly, one mistake doesn't wreck the day or week. You just start where you are and go on.
Speaking of eggs, I recently made a fake egg experiment that I'll probably refine on, likely with more veg and more seasoning. Had a half-cup of chopped onion and a plate with a high, sloping rim. Sprayed plate with Pam. Spread onions out on it. Microwaved onions about 90 seconds, mixed them around, added maybe 1/2 to 1 Tbs minced garlic and 1/4 tsp of Greek seasoning, or maybe it was Italian, waved another 90 seconds. (would have done better to add the seasonings at the start.) Added 12 Tbs of egg substitute. Waved em for another couple-few minutes, cut it into fourths, flipped them, microwaved for another minute or two. This morning, waved one of those quarters for about 90 seconds while toasting half of an Orowheat double-fiber English muffin. Spread muffin with 1 tsp of I Can't Believe &c, folded the egg on top. 133 calories. Coulda added a one-ounce slice of cheese and I'd still have been within 250 calories. Or wave the egg with one Tbs of shredded cheddar for 37 cal and a slice of Canadian bacon for 43, and you've got an open-faced McMuffin for 203 calories.
The egg done that way winds up extending past the English muffin, but it struck me as an easy way to get 4 servings done at once.
What about diet soda? Or flavored fizzy water?
Thanks that is so true! Thank you for passing it forward. As for the diet soda or fizzy flavored water, they have aspartame, of you thought sugar was bad, this sugar substitute is worse. It causes diabetes and messes your body up in so many different ways. I know I know. So does the stuff in normal soda pop. I have just got to straight out limit myself on it at least if I can't cut it out of my life. Thanks
No, it's not. That is nonsense, and as long as you indulge in nonsense and thinking your food has magical properties, you WILL fail. Only really extreme people eat only "clean"--and they generally pretty thoroughly damage their relationships with normal people when they do this, too. Most others mess up then think that they're doomed themselves.
It's not true. The ONLY thing that people who lose weight do is eat less than they burn. That's it. For weight loss, nothing else matters. You can lose weight on Twinkies.
For your general health, you need enough of certain micro and macro nutrients. Beyond "enough," you can eat WHATEVER YOU PLEASE within the limits of your calories.
Don't get caught up in believing that foods have moral qualities. They don't.0 -
Yeah limiting yourself is not easy, very hard, if you don't dedicate yourself to moderation, and takes a lot of determination, but once you get that all of that under control, and start weaning yourself from the junk, you will stop craving as bad. There comes a point where you have to say enough is enough.0
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farfromthetree wrote: »http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants#latest
Best link on here. Lots of reading but invaluable.
I will tell you one thing I have learned is you do not have to eat "healthy" to lose weight. You just have to eat less. Every time I started a "diet" I would do the same as you...start out with a healthy shake and feel hungry and deprived by lunch. You don't have to do that. Learn how to log your calories accurately, and find a modest calorie deficit. Eat what you want but stay in that deficit and remember you get to start over again tomorrow. Small changes over time. You cannot giving up everything you enjoy...it's a recipe for failure. Good luck..!!
So true!0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Diet soda will help at least that part!
no, it will not, it raises your insulin level and makes you crave for more food. No soda - period.0
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