Hardest obstacle
marekdds
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We have talked about a lot of stuff here, but haven't seen this. What is the biggest obstacle for you? Exercise, certain foods, time, lack of motivation, medical issues? Mine was the ease at which I made excuses why I couldn't do this. The list is endless. That, and I am a bit of a sugar freak. What is your bailiwick?
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Food. That is my bailiwick. I start out with the noblest intentions and if I am in my own environment, I am fine, since I don't bring bugaboo foods into the house. The minute I am turned loose somewhere else I will eat like a person rescued from a lifeboat after six months at sea. I Will THINK I am doing fine but when I add it up? Disaster. I wish I could just stay home for a year but I can't. I have got to get better at overcoming temptation.0
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Mine is social situations. I find it very hard to eat healthily. My diet is vegetarian & I struggle to find things to eat that are slimming. So I end up eating rubbish & feel rubbish afterwards. I'm a bit like u nikki. If I could stay home for a year i would be fine.
But it has helped knowing I've got to record everything I eat & drink.0 -
It is quite the challenge, when you are out of your element. When I cook it, I know what is in it.0
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Coffee. Coffee is my archenemy. I drink it with too much cream and sugar. Although I always squeeze it into my daily calories it means I am eating less healthy foods than I should.
After 35 years of 4 cups a day, it is the one thing I just can not quit or even moderate.0 -
For me, it's medical issues. Undifferentiated connective tissue disorder is an auto-immune disorder that has many of the same symptoms as fibromyalgia, lupus, and thyroid troubles. Add to that medically induced hypothyroidism due to radioactive iodine treatment, the medicines I have to take, abs age and it becomes a nightmarish journey to lose weight. This also makes exercise a struggle as well. Some days I can walk for miles, but others its a struggle to just move around the house.
By changing my eating habits I've been able to lose 4.5 pounds so far. I'm still learning my triggers to avoid bloating and gas issues which leads to weight sitting still or going up. I'm taking this just one day at a time.0 -
I completely understand. I have Hashimoto's disease, probably had it for years before being diagnosed. It is a constant battle. Most days I am hypothyroid, sluggish and fatigued. Occasionally I am hyperthyroid with racing heart and high blood pressure. Blood tests every 3 mo to see what it is doing. Every day is "do I take the meds today or not?" Old age arthritis and achy joints, geez! I try to just ignore it and do what I have to do, but some days.....0
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Coffee. Coffee is my archenemy. I drink it with too much cream and sugar. Although I always squeeze it into my daily calories it means I am eating less healthy foods than I should.
After 35 years of 4 cups a day, it is the one thing I just can not quit or even moderate.
I kind of like this though. You know that coffee is something you're just not going to give up, so you do the work around. Even though that means you might miss out on some other healthier options, at least you are not giving up something you enjoy. (I am also a coffee lover, but I do drink it black.)
Mine is food, especially portion control. I love to work out and exercise, but if I could just eat what I want and how much I want, it would be great. I just have to be so mindful all the time. If I like something I'm eating, I have a hard time stopping. It is getting better, but it is something I have to think about every day.0 -
I guess balance? Not too much cardio, heavy on the weights. And not too many treats, even healthy ones.0
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Snacking after dinner while watching TV, while not really hungry, just from cravings, habit or boredom.0
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I'm a weekend commuter - have an apartment 2 hours from my home. In my apt, mostly healthy foods, no snack stuff, no sodas, etc. I get home on weekends to chips, crackers, sweetened drinks, restaurant leftovers.
Very difficult for me to stay away from that stuff. Every weekend is a struggle.0 -
I can really relate to the snacking after dinner. I am not hungry, my days are filled with healthy foods. I can plow thru some peanuts or cookies, sigh!0
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Yea me too. That late night thing is a challenge. There's almost always some kind of treat calling my name from the cupboard. I plan to have somewhere between 100-300 calories left after dinner so I have room for some a snack. I try to choose something that will help me bring my macros and nutrients in line - doesn't always work out that way.0
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Its all hard but exercise will be the toughest. Like irisgal said, lots of the same health issues here. Some days are good and some days its hard to move. One day at a time and do the best you can for that day!0
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Mine has been snacking on peanut butter of all things the last week and a half. blah0
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We each can only do as much as we can. We just have to remember that any improvement is a plus.0
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I tend toward the obsessive/compulsive. With me, it is all or nothing. Eat, eat, eat. Exercise, exercise, exercise. I can also be childlike in my habits. Eggs for breakfast every day. Salad for lunch. Rotation of chicken, steak, burger meat for dinner. I do love trying new recipes, though, so not completely lost
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15 calorie sugar free Popsicles are my after dinner snack
I can have 3!0 -
I think my biggest issue is, since quitting smoking 3.5 years ago and menopause...I'm never full, except on the rare occasion when I have takeaways from the fish and chip shop. Must be psychological because I don't feel feel full when we have homemade fish and chips - although we have an air fryer so the greasy stuff may make the difference.0
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My biggest issue is the "I deserve it" idea. example : "I've been working out and starving for months I've lost weight I'm tired I deserve that Double Bacon Cheeseburger and fries." When I hear myself saying things like this I know from experience that I'm breaking and I better get hold of my mind .
Now I do have planned reward meals but spur of the moment impulse "what the heck can it hurt" meals . Just walk away.0 -
I think that is why "this LAST time" I decided to only do what I can sustain forever. If I want a goodie, I eat it. It keeps me from binging. I also decided to lose slowly so I could enjoy food and not ever starve.0
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Gee, those Lay's potato chips are on sale for $1.88 a bag. What a great deal! I should buy them ... then I eat them. Because NOBODY can eat just one. Letting go of buying things "on sale" and spending more to eat better foods has been a challenge for me.0
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Gee, those Lay's potato chips are on sale for $1.88 a bag. What a great deal! I should buy them ... then I eat them. Because NOBODY can eat just one. Letting go of buying things "on sale" and spending more to eat better foods has been a challenge for me.
Haha! Yep, I found out that ice cream on sale has the same calories as ice cream that is not on sale.0 -
Gee, those Lay's potato chips are on sale for $1.88 a bag. What a great deal! I should buy them ... then I eat them. Because NOBODY can eat just one. Letting go of buying things "on sale" and spending more to eat better foods has been a challenge for me.
Haha! Yep, I found out that ice cream on sale has the same calories as ice cream that is not on sale.
WHAT?!?!??! But, but... aw, man. You mean that they charge less but still leave the fat in? Some nerve! LOL0 -
mine is continual motivation. My goal is to get down to 125. I can make it to 136 but then I always get comfortable and I slack off and I go right back up to 143 (which I am at right now). When I get up to 143 I get frustrated because I did it again and then the motivation sets in again. I use to go up to 150 before I stopped and started over again.0
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mine is continual motivation. My goal is to get down to 125. I can make it to 136 but then I always get comfortable and I slack off and I go right back up to 143 (which I am at right now). When I get up to 143 I get frustrated because I did it again and then the motivation sets in again. I use to go up to 150 before I stopped and started over again.
My goal is also to get to 125, but I've got a little further to go to get there. Admittedly, I don't try very hard in the summer because my daughter is home and we eat lunch out a lot. I get a lot more serious when back in the routine of school, though.
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Mine is social situations and work holidays. I have a birthday dinner to attend on Friday night, and I'm already stressing about the food and especially the cake. Then work is a pain because every holiday we bring in unhealthy , fattening food, like my boss's to-die-for chocolate chip cookies.
But I know this and I have to plan for it and exercise a little word that I don't like called NO!! I either fit into my daily count or I don't eat it. There will always be parties and holidays and I can't keep using that as an excuse for being fat.
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tru dat!0
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The break room at work. I am always grazing on the stuff in there. About a year ago, my assistant and I moved out of the big main office with most of the people and all the snacks because they needed the room. It's been great! If I'm back over there and there is food, I'll probably get it but we don't keep it in our small office and I won't make a special trip. I found out about a month ago they are moving everybody back together in another building at the end of this year and it's going to be hard. I did have a hand in the floor plan for the new space and the break room and file rooms are now separate so at least I won't have to look at the cookies every time I go to the printer or to get an envelope nor will I have to walk by the break room every time I go to the restroom. It's still going to take a lot of willpower.0
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Willpower to stop when I've had enough. I don't have issues with cravings or searching for stuff in the fridge or preparing the right size portions for myself. But if there's food out I just keep eating till it's gone. No matter how much is left. I can't do buffets and my wife no longer makes extra. If she does she put's it away before putting out dinner. At parties she'll inconspicuously block me from getting refills. It's so bad that I usually fast the day of and after a party to make up for the excess calories. I can easily eat 5000 - 7000 calories in a sitting.0
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Pot luck socials at the office is a major weakness (we have a lot of great cooks) We often graze all day long although we have not had one in a while..( we are due soon I am sure) ......... Working in a pediatrics office ...Drug reps also bring us lunches 2 to 3 times a week.. Sometimes more.... They often bring salads but I feel like I will grow ears and a tail with all the crap those places put into their salads. Can't we just get a normal salad??0
