I'm frustrated and about to give up.

Don't fight your temptation or instincts head on. Use psychology, visualization, mind training to your advantage. You can retrain yourself to literally be disgusted by ice cream or any foods. It's just a matter of you wanting to do the work or not.

I can't get passed the statement, "So I gave up on working out until I get my eating under control". This makes absolutely no sense! ...and I apologize if it fuels my response. Exercise is necessary for your health & well being despite your indulgences! As for you ~ you are in control of what you put in your mouth. As for the ice cream, try to pre-portion a serving or don't buy it if you are not gonna have restraint over eating a huge bowl so often you are concerned it's a problem. Instead, focus on completing your food diary daily & honestly and if it fits it~enjoy some. As for your statement to give up~ Giving up will get you where? You have to want to make a change in your habits. No one is going to do this for you. For some sugar breeds sugar and they can't stop. If so, I would avoid it and substitute it for other healthy items.

Eating ice cream is awesome and fun and stress relieving, so it makes sense that you want to do that when you get home. As a recovering binge eater myself, I've learned the idea of not being overweight has to be more enjoyable than the ice cream. Ultimately you're making a choice between getting to indulge in ice cream with no restrictions or being healthier. You have to decide which one means more to you. If weight loss does, try to keep ice cream out of the house if possible. To satisfy your sweet tooth, you can make banana ice cream at home or have tiny chocolates in the house to have a few of before bed.

Baby43204 wrote: »

I seem to not be handling my sweet tooth well. I do ok while I am at work but then when I get home I can't control it. So I gave up on working out until I get my eating under control. Do anyone have any advice cause I love big bowls of ice cream.

Quit buying ice cream.

I can't control myself with Cheetos and such, so I don't buy them. If I do, it's a single serving bag. Set yourself up for success by either buying smaller portions of ice cream, or keeping it out of the house entirely.

Have you tried frozen yogurt? It's healthier and lower calorie than ice cream. Personally I have become so accustomed to frozen yogurt that I prefer it over ice cream now, and ice cream tastes way too rich to me.

I try to eat fairly balanced and controlled during the week, then indulge a little on the weekend. Knowing that I have the opportunity to indulge cravings later in the week keeps me motivated and on track during the week. For a time, I indulged my sweet tooth by having a few miniature sized chocolates; those were easy to fit into my calorie allotment. Try buying smaller sizes of things you like. There are also plenty of lighter recipes available for sweet stuff, for example at skinnytaste.com. I'd suggest trying to find healthier or lighter alternatives to stuff you crave so that it still scratches the itch but doesn't cost all of your calories. I agree with others that you should keep working out. Every effort counts, and perhaps over time the disappointment of having eaten back all your calories from exercise via ice cream will deter you from doing so in the future. That's how it works for me, most of the time. Healthy habits tend to build on and reinforce other healthy habits. Hang in there and keep trying-- it's a process.

I eat my ice cream from a tiny salsa bowl - essentially, it's a ramekin. It's my reward at the end of the day for sticking to my calories.

Also, I find that exercise helps me eat less, reduces cravings, and helps me stick with the food plan.

After watching a couple episodes of "My 600 pound Life" I decided not to go there. Seeing someone trapped in a stinky couch, having 4 boxes of pizza and a giant family-sized brownie delivered for themselves keeps me mindful of portion control.

If you truly cannot stop yourself at a small bowl of ice cream then you best not have any. I have had those little 6 oz cups of the good stuff and can stop there. One cup, one serving, done.

"So I gave up on working out until I get my eating under control." I don't understand any logic to this at all. First off, you can do both, they are not mutually exclusive. Actually baby steps in both departments is the way to go. A second question is, "What do you define as getting your eating under control?" You are always controlling your own eating unless you're in a coma being fed by a tube. You are choosing to eat big bowls of ice cream. You obviously love big bowls more than you love better health.

Now, I can totally understand wanting to reward yourself after a day of work. I had a bad habit of hitting the drive-thru on the way home from my 12 hour shift at 10:30 at night. At first I had to consciously stay in the right lane so I wouldn't automatically make a left into McD. And I allowed myself a treat when I get home. Been three months since I've eaten anything but a breakfast sandwich at any fast food joint. My thinking is "I just don't do that anymore". Now I don't want to mess up my streak.

If you freeze bananas and then put them in the food processor with some peanut butter, it tastes just like ice cream but healthier. Or consider frozen yogurt, at least it is less calories.

You don't have to quit having things you love to win at this. You may just need to change the amount you have.

cdgross81 wrote: »

If you freeze bananas and then put them in the food processor with some peanut butter, it tastes just like ice cream but healthier. Or consider frozen yogurt, at least it is less calories.

You don't have to quit having things you love to win at this. You may just need to change the amount you have.

I do this but w/out PB and it tastes great! w/ PB would probably be "The Greatest Thing EVER"... thanks for mentioning it cuz I'm going to try it now! Yeah for new YUMMY ideas!

I'm am totally weird. The sweets if I have then in the house I'm good knowing that if I want it it's right there I can eat just one serving and be okay. But if I have to go to store to buy it I'll buy the bigger package cause its cheaper and then I'll over indulge.