HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would vouch for the advice about getting used to fruits and veggies - add them slowly but surely. Also, with the fries, find another way to incorporate potatoes (mashed with skins on and skim milk, skins on oven roasted w/a touch of olive oil, etc) - starches can be had, just in other forms than fried.

For fruit, I've been making smoothies every morning for breakfast - 2 1/2 cups of fruit (any kind, fresh and/or frozen) and 1/2 c. of light vanilla yogurt (fat free and w/artificial sweetner). Stick 'em in the blender and serve. I actually make them the night before, put in freezer, and then take the next am to work!

Also, water always helps me when I need to hold off eating for another hour or two.

It takes some effort to change old habits, but it can be done!!!

Hey, I have these same problems. So I'll tell you what I'd do. For fruits and veggies, you just sort of have to sift through what's there. I found that I like clementines (only 35 cal and so sweet) and carrots. As for snacking when bored, which is my biggest problem, I decided that I must eat everything at the kitchen table and nothing mindlessly in my room. And try to only eat at certain times. I try small meals every four hours and it helps. I wish you the best of luck!

If you are trying to lose weight, the less processed and more real the food is, the better. This time of year, you might want to try shopping at local farmers markets to find fruits and vegetables you do already like. That also gives you the added bonus of getting out of the house and walking around. You can also try to "disguise vegetables by mixing them into other foods you are eating. Veggies like carrots and zucchini can be diced up very fine and cooked in tomato sauce. Carrots, onions, peppers, mushrooms can be chopped up and hidden in meatloaf or hamburgers. You can start slow - no need to go into full on salad mode immediately.

Getting out of the house, and/or away from computers is a good idea if you are tempted in the afternoons. There are lots of activities you can do that are pretty inexpensive or free, interactive, and may help you meet people of like mind. Take a walk in the park. Get a group of friends together to plan a hiking or camping trip one weekend. Go swimming. Volunteer to be a big brother to a kid and teach them something. Sign up for a community class in a hobby you've always wanted to learn. Go to an actual library to research the lifestyle changes you are interested in making instead of first searching on the Internet. Take a bike ride. Even go bowling or mini-golfing on a date or with a group of friends.

As for filling foods, a good filler food will have decent nutritional value along with fiber to fill you up. Protein and GOOD fats are also good, because they will help you feel satisfied. Do you like strawberries or blueberries? Peanut butter? Roasted almonds? Avacado (or guacamole)? Whole grain tortilla chips and salsa?

Hope this helps!

The thing with veggies is that you may have just not liked the way they've been prepared in the past. Say you've only eaten canned and find them too soggy and tasteless. Instead of buying canned, try fresh or even frozen instead and then try just cooking them until they're barely softened or saute or steam. Or if they're fresh, try eating them all raw. When I grew up, Mom always had a garden going in the summer so we'd get fresh, barely cooked or raw veggies all summer. Then in the winter we'd switch to home canned or store bought canned and I was not impressed. It's kind of like the difference between al dente pasta and over cooked limp pasta.

So, along with the suggestion to start trying different veggies and fruits to see what you might like, try cooking the veggies in different ways as well. This is the best time of year to try fresh veggies too! See if there are any farmer's markets or roadside stands in your area and check them out every week for something new and fresh.

As for the boredom eating - I totally get that, it's one of my triggers too, especially in combination with TV. The first thing is to be very conscious of the behavior, then you can start trying different avoidance techniques. Turn off the tv and go for a walk, read a book, clean something, etc. Or if there's something on you really want to watch, just stay busy during the commercials - either get up and just walk in place or even play a game on your cell phone. The 2nd part of this is to get the crap out of the house! If you want munchies, make them healthier like 100 calorie bags of popcorn (still get that mindless eating but guilt free) or have that fruit you bought to try.

Good luck and feel free to friend me

Ok so I'm here to get a little help, I need to loose a lot of weight and I really want to but I have been having a few problems so I need some advice from people who may have had the same issues, 1st I don't like many vegitable or fruits, I'd rather be eating fried meat, fries and chips! Is there a way of getting use to changing your life style from eating junk to eating healthy fruits and vegitables? 2nd in the afternoons when I'm setting around the house with nothing to do I'll snack on junk foods just because I have nothing to do......what should I do about that?

Dude, one word: Sacrifice. If you truly wanna drop some lbs, you gotta be willing to sacrifice, that's it man. Point blank.

I adore fruits/veggies. I had to QUIT eating them to heal my body, shed excess lbs and get out of pain. If your waist is larger than your hips or chest measurement, then you too, have likely destroyed your body's ability to receive nourishment from your food. Forget everything you think you know about healthy eating. If the common wisdom was right MFP wouldn't be chock full of people following that paradigm and failing. Turns out for many of us, the road to weightloss starts with *well sourced* saturated fats/meats. I have lost belly fat, healed my life by eating more (healthy) bacon and eggs. A steak from a grass fed cow is my best friend and coconut oil does more for my developing six pack than situps.

Want to know more? Read The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson or friend me.

Hugs,

Starving people eating diet foods become less well nourished, not more. Feed your brain, feed your heart, feed your life!

Protein always fills me up! And Fiber, I can eat a bowl of beans and will feel full. I know you said you don't like veggies and fruits but I make an amazing salad that ALWAYS makes me happy. Baby spinach with strawberries, mandarin oranges, craisins a few pecans pieces and a rasberry vinagrette (doesn't take much dressing because the fruit is so sweet.) Good Luck!

I wanted to comment on your post concerning what to do when you are hanging out at home with nothing to do.

First - why are you at home with nothing to do???? This may be part of the problem! You need to occupy yourself.

The suggestions on cleaning, taking a walk are great. I do that as well as sometimes play Wii.

But the best get-up-out-of-temptation advice I can give you? Get out of the house. Go volunteer!

Most places love anyone who can donate 1 or more hours a week, even if its given in 30 minute time frames. What do you like to do? or what do you WANT to do?

For me - I have always wanted to learn to paint. So I volunteer about 4 hours a month (usually given once a month in one huge chunk) at my local nonprofit art center. Guess what? Here are my benefits:
1 - I am not at home (so no cookies calling hello to me!)
2 - I am not bored
3 - I may not be physically challenging myself, but I feel good about myself (and I'm still out of temptation's way)
4 - I get free painting classes once a week
5 - I have met so many great people that I can call and do other things with meaning I get to repeat #1-3 each and every time I go out - and I enjoy myself.

Find something that will get you out of your place for a bit. And something you like.

* Want to work with kids? maybe volunteer to read at a shelter a couple times a week.
* Interested in feeding the hungry? volunteer to sort canned goods at a local food bank an hour a week.
* Like animals? volunteer to walk some dogs at your local humane society or ASPCA.
* Interested in sports? volunteer to assist at local events (hand out waters at a 5k, do clean up crew at a PGA tournament -yes, they need you!, volunteer with a club such as the Lions and sell concessions at your local NFL, NHL or NBA stadium - yes, these exist!).

Pretty much anything to get you out of the house because I believe boredom = eating or at least more of a chance to sit on your duff and watch tv = no exercise!

Who says it has to be a physical exercise??? I work that into my day. I get up and have coffee and do a Denise Austin 20-minute video. Yes, just 20 minutes. And then I walk with a coworker at lunch for 30 minutes. Some days, that's it. Sometimes I do a bit more, like ride my bike after dinner for a relaxing ride (but it's movement!).

But I feel happier because I am being a "well-rounded individual" - now that is something I thought only applied to my teenager as I encouraged him to be "well-rounded" to appeal to college recruiters. Who'd have thought???

Good Luck!