Any tips to help me ignore the good things in life - beer and chocolate?

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  • chrisfwood
    chrisfwood Posts: 37 Member
    Can't say I crave either but since I was told not to drink anything I find I miss having a glass of something once or twice a month if at all most months, odd not having something when you can is fine when you can't it is annoying. So if you can fit them in then do so, as one bad day will not kill you just don't over do the bad days. Just kept thing mixed up, over do the exercise one day, over eat another, it is the average deficit that will lose the weight it does not have to be a fix constant it is just simpler to work out as a constant.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Weight loss begins in the grocery store.

    If you don't buy it, you won't eat (or drink) it. :)
  • rebbylicious
    rebbylicious Posts: 621 Member
    Yeah - energy and muscles (along with the occasional beer and chocolate) I like beer but now I only waste the calories on a damn good beer enjoyed slowly.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    brettb97 wrote: »
    I've a weak spot for these.....help!!!!

    It's about learning to make choices and stick to them. If you are afraid that you can't make the choice to stop at one beer, only buy one beer for that day. Only buy one serving of chocolate, when you have the room in your calorie deficit that day.
    When you plan for it (say Friday night is coming up) and you know you want to have more than one, make room for those beers. have a few days in a row when your calories are shorter than your normal deficit. Then on Friday you can have several beers, because your weekly calorie budget allows for them. Planning ahead makes a lot of difference, and will relieve a lot of the stress you would normally feel about indulging in something that you enjoy.
  • ErinMartin31
    ErinMartin31 Posts: 13 Member
    Find a girlfriend lol
  • brettb97
    brettb97 Posts: 240 Member
    rebbylicious wrote: »
    Yeah - energy and muscles (along with the occasional beer and chocolate) I like beer but now I only waste the calories on a damn good beer enjoyed slowly.

    Damn good beer! :)
  • brettb97
    brettb97 Posts: 240 Member
    ErinMartin31 wrote: »
    Find a girlfriend lol

    Short, concise, too the point ;)
  • brettb97
    brettb97 Posts: 240 Member
    thorsmom01 wrote: »
    Fit them into your day if you want them. I lost all my weight while enjoying the foods I love in moderation

    Good point
  • brettb97
    brettb97 Posts: 240 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Have some once in awhile. Make it fit into your calorie goal.

    Will do
  • chesves
    chesves Posts: 224 Member
    This is a lifestyle change .... all things in moderation .....
  • kat_princess12
    kat_princess12 Posts: 109 Member
    When I got rid of all my junk food, my chocolate stayed! Learn to enjoy them slowly - have one beer and really savor it, two squares of chocolate eaten over the course of several minutes. Not sure what your past has been, but for someone like me who has a problem with shoving food in my mouth at a rapid pace, learning to really savor good food has been very important.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    brettb97 wrote: »
    I've a weak spot for these.....help!!!!

    Ignore them today by planning a day where you have them. If you have that to look forward to, it may be easier to not have them every day.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    I'd still rather have a small serving whenever I wanted it, making it fit into my calorie goals, than deprive myself.
  • unrelentingminx
    unrelentingminx Posts: 231 Member
    I used to be in the camp where if I had chocolate, crisps, biscuits etc in the house, I would eat all of it in a huge binge so stopped the temptation by just not buying them. Since I have been logging regularly, I have re-introduced my treats back into the house but have better willpower now because I can quickly see the numbers jump up on my consumed calories for the day.
  • brettb97
    brettb97 Posts: 240 Member
    unrelentingminx wrote: »
    I used to be in the camp where if I had chocolate, crisps, biscuits etc in the house, I would eat all of it in a huge binge so stopped the temptation by just not buying them. Since I have been logging regularly, I have re-introduced my treats back into the house but have better willpower now because I can quickly see the numbers jump up on my consumed calories for the day.

    Thanks
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    I typically have one good beer per night. I really enjoy tasting and exploring beer. I log each one on Untappd and make sure to drink it slowly enough to let the flavors and aromas evolve as it warms up. I exercise enough to earn it each day.
  • Cortneyrenee04
    Cortneyrenee04 Posts: 1,117 Member
    I eat chocolate every day. Beer once a month.

    You an make it work without being deprived.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Chocolate with 70%+ cocoa has health benefits. Get individually wrapped squares if available in your store. Mine discontinued them so now I buy a large bar and eat 1 square at a time (no more than 1 per day). Double chocolate chunk Quest bars, briefly warmed in microwave also do the trick, dark choc & sea salt Kind bars, and chocolate protein shakes are other satisfiers.
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