Addicted to chips and candy :(

kristen2217
kristen2217 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 24 in Introduce Yourself
Need help plz!!

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  • ilovecereal1982
    ilovecereal1982 Posts: 1,194 Member
    What chips and candy. ..need a starting point here missy
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    edited September 2015
    If you really have an addiction seek addiction counseling.

  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Love me some chips and candy. I work it into my calorie allotment for the day. Win win
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    For me, if I deprive myself of something then I end up wanting it more.

    So I've learned portion control and moderation.
    I have candy, cake, Chips whatever I want but eat them in moderation . if one has a otherwise well balanced diet, having a serving of candy won't hurt. But that's where portion control comes in. One serving is very different then 10 servings.
    It takes hard work to learn these tools. But if you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to make it happen.

    Weight loss comes down to calories in calories out. Eat less then you burn, and you'll lose weight.
    As long as your eating at a deficit, you'll lose weight .
  • kristen2217
    kristen2217 Posts: 3 Member
    Especially when there your favorite, It's hard to give it up. When I see a carrot I just turn around lol
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    You don't need to stop eating them!

    Just eat them in a smaller quantity within your daily calorie goal and you will lose weight :)

  • ilovecereal1982
    ilovecereal1982 Posts: 1,194 Member
    Well if you keep ignoring carrots you won't be seeing anything lately!!!!
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Love me some chips and candy. I work it into my calorie allotment for the day. Win win

    This.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Boy today is sure the day for addiction threads.. I just posted this in a separate sugar thread...
    OP you aren't addicted to "chips and candy" because that's not actually a thing... However, you may have difficulty moderating your intake of certain foods, lots of people struggle with something similar. What a lot of people find helpful is to avoid those trigger foods completely, until you do feel you have better control over them. Then, once your willpower is stronger, you may choose to introduce them again, starting with only eating them if not in the house for example, like having a single serving of homemade chips at a restaurant, but don't keep giant bags in the house. Then once you are comfortable with that, maybe try buying single portion containers of the food you struggle with and keep those in the house. A lot of people have learned through building habits such as these that if they stop looking at the food itself as addictive or having power over them, then they are able to learn to enjoy those foods in moderation.

    Maybe if you provided more detail of what foods specifically you struggle with (I doubt it is all chips and all candy) and what happens when you have these cravings (do you eat till you are physically ill or do you just eat more than you think you should till you exceed you calorie goal), people could provide some more specific advice.

  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    My favorite is warm brownies with vanilla ice cream. That fav can definitely rack up some calories if portion control isn't being used . so what I do is portion myself a serving of brownie N a portion of ice cream. I eat well balanced throughout the day and use my leftover calories for my brownie and ice cream. I look forward to my treat and have had no problems losing all my weight.
    I'm currently 5'8 - 135lbs and have enjoyed a treat every day since I began this process. I have had no problems losing all my weight.
  • justrollme
    justrollme Posts: 802 Member
    Some people are successful with practicing moderation, others are not and instead find success with eliminating certain foods from their diet. Some people combine those methods, and begin with elimination and then slowly reintroduce foods, with strict portion control, working their way toward healthy moderation. For others, the act of over-eating has some type of emotional motivation, in which case it might be a good idea to replace "chips & candy" with an activity that has nothing to do with eating at all. You have to figure out a method that will work best (and longest) for you. This will probably take some trial-and-error, so try to keep that in mind as you go. Good luck. ♥
  • aferr12
    aferr12 Posts: 27 Member
    hi kristen! i think it's great you're admitting that you have an addiction to certain foods. this is a really good discussion. I 100% agree with the poster above me. i think in addition to realizing you're addicted to foods, you need to understand why that is. This is what I did and it might work for you (everyone is different).

    -Don't change anything for maybe a few days or a week and keep a diary of everything you ate, plus what happened that day.

    -In the margins, take note of the types of foods you craved (not just sweet, but salty, crunchy, chewy, etc)

    -Ask yourself why you ate these. Was it for the taste, boredom, guilty eating (someone made cupcakes and you felt like you needed to eat them), etc.

    -Look at the patterns. Did stress make you want to eat them? Did you eat really salty food before hand and now you feel like you needed something sweet?

    Don't be overwhelmed by this. It's not as hard as it sounds and you won't need to do this forever. Also, it *may* be possible for you to work this into your diet if you eat within moderation. I try to eat healthy but I allow myself a little piece of chocolate if I can work it into my daily calories goal : ) Good luck!
  • BarneyRubbleMD
    BarneyRubbleMD Posts: 1,092 Member
    justrollme wrote: »
    Some people are successful with practicing moderation, others are not and instead find success with eliminating certain foods from their diet. Some people combine those methods, and begin with elimination and then slowly reintroduce foods, with strict portion control, working their way toward healthy moderation. For others, the act of over-eating has some type of emotional motivation, in which case it might be a good idea to replace "chips & candy" with an activity that has nothing to do with eating at all. You have to figure out a method that will work best (and longest) for you. This will probably take some trial-and-error, so try to keep that in mind as you go. Good luck. ♥

    This is a great post with some excellent ideas to try that I wholeheartedly agree with. The "trial-and-error" aspect is so true and encourages people to try different ideas to see what may work for them instead of just giving up & quitting.
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