Struggling.

beckywilkeherbst
beckywilkeherbst Posts: 139 Member
edited September 29 in Health and Weight Loss
I have posted to my friends as my status but thought here would be good too. I am feeling it very difficult to keep on keeping on. I have a bad habit of getting on the scale every few days instead of once a week. When I see that incresae I loose it, I dont even want to bother anymore. I crave junk daily. Yesterday I broke and ate like 1200 calories worth of MCdonald's for dinner. How do I overcome all this?

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  • rachietuk
    rachietuk Posts: 308 Member
    Try weighing yourself once a week. Easier said than done.
    Set small goals. Maybe small goal, loose 2 lbs. Once you reach this set another small goal. It will make you feel good to reach these goals.
    I have yo-yo dieted for years. I always fell off, didn't loose enough quick enough and just stopped.
    Honestly, it works for me by only setting small goals, 1 at a time.
    good luck
  • prettytoxic
    prettytoxic Posts: 122 Member
    Just keep your chin up, every storm cloud has a silver lining somewhere.
    Try getting a friend involved to go for daily jogs or something, turn it into having fun instead of thinking 'i have to lose this weight'
  • Luv2Cook
    Luv2Cook Posts: 24 Member
    Don't give up! Sometimes we are our own worst enemies! Like you I have a bad habit of stepping on the scale daily. I'm trying to wean myself of this because weight fluctuates daily. You should weigh yourself once a week. I started weighing every other day and next week I'll weigh every third day and will do this weekly until I'm weighing only once a week. With regard to the junk cravings, I can't advocate enough to eat higher protein. It stays with you longer and you won't feel as hungry. I have between 15-20 grams of protein with every snack and a minimum of 25 grams with every meal. After doing this for a month, I don't have any cravings for junk food. I'm also losing weight at a faster rate than I've seen in the past with other diets. Hope this helps! :)
  • beckywilkeherbst
    beckywilkeherbst Posts: 139 Member
    What kinds of proteins do you eat that are high in protein but low in fat?
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Eggs, cottage cheese, crab sticks, thin slices of ham.
  • Luv2Cook
    Luv2Cook Posts: 24 Member
    Here's an example of what I eat:

    Breakfast:

    Veggie Omelet
    fresh fruit

    Lunch:
    Grilled Chicken salad ( I love the Wendy's new Almond Berry Salad and Quiznos' Harvest Chicken Salad)

    Dinner:
    Lean meat (fish, chicken)
    Steamed vegetables and/or salad

    Snacks (varies)
    I mix fat free cottage cheese with a low carb/sugar yogurt
    Lowfat cheese cubes with a piece of fruit
    Apples with peanut butter
    The Zone protein bars
    Slim Fast High Protien shake

    I've also started using high protein whey powder. I make a great shake combining one scoop of powder with 8oz fat free milk and a cup of fresh strawberries. This really holds me between meals.
  • I've been weighing myself almost every day as well but my take on it is probably different than others. When I see that I've gone up (which for sure it does off and on all of the time), I think to myself, okay, today I'd better behave or it'll go up again tomorrow. I also set my goal small to start because it's easier to get to. I'd love to be to lose about 40 lbs but I set my goal at 8 to start. I've done that and am now working toward my second 8 lbs. I use the myfitnesspal on my iphone and it helps me keep track of what I'm eating (although I tend to forget to update it and to change my weight in there).
    I keep around more bananas and other fruit (never used to be much of a fruit eater before but I'm starting to like them more). I suck at the vegetable department so that's where I've been having the most trouble. But I've been trying a different vegetable here and there and again, they're starting to grow on me (no pun intended, LOL). Now I have a baby spinach salad with a few cranberries, some green or red pepper, a few walnuts, and strawberries. I put a tablespoon or two of low fat honey mustard dressing and shake the whole thing up in a container (that way everything gets a bit of dressing). If someone had told me a couple of years ago that I would be eating green peppers, or even baby spinach, I would have laughed. Now I love them.
    I have been splitting the calories up three ways for the three meals. If I go over for breakfast, I'll take it easy at lunch. If I'm under for breakfast and lunch, yay for dinner! Also, if I know I'm going out for dinner or some other event where there are lots of temptations, I make sure to have a lighter breakfast and lunch. That's been working for me so far - even with the yoyou weight...
    Don't knock yourself out about the gains, take one day at a time. You can do this. Keep posting, don't give up!
  • whimsy38
    whimsy38 Posts: 158 Member
    I'm a fan of ditching the scale. I don't have one. I use my mother-in-law's when I want to weigh in. We let the scales mess us up even when we know better. Tuesday, I was at her house and weighed. Then we went out for several hours. When we got back, I stupidly weighed again and it was 2 pounds higher. That can't have been real weight, and I know it. Yet I was bummed all evening and did a lot of doubting myself. But I know I've been eating and exercising the right way. All the scale is good for is bad thoughts.:smile:
  • here_I_go_again
    here_I_go_again Posts: 463 Member
    What kinds of proteins do you eat that are high in protein but low in fat?

    Baked or grilled chicken is my go to, or tuna. I don't own a scale at home. I go by how my clothes fit me, and when I feel the need to check on my weight loss, I use my daughters. I may not weigh myself but every couple of weeks or longer. I like the scale alot better when I wait to weigh!
  • jmruef
    jmruef Posts: 824 Member
    I am a huge fan of making lists. They're visible and you can make multiple copies to put up where you'll see them. What do I make lists of? Things I can do rather than emotionally eat, binge/purge, or any other behavior that's not healthy. I have things on my lists like reading, walking, crocheting, knitting, surfing the net - all stuff that takes time and energy. I have been known to go through ALL the activities on my list - one after the other - to keep myself from engaging in something self destructive. By the time I got to the bottom of the list, I was too damn tired to be unhealthy. :)

    One thing that might help you to keep in mind is that learning to be healthy is a process. It may come easier to some people than others, but it's not an overnight change, you know? There are still hard days and stressful moments and days when crappy habits win, just because it's easier and more comforting at the time to do it that way than to fight through it and do it the healthy way. That's okay once in a while - it really is. The trick is to change MOST of your behaviors/habits to healthy ones, so when the unhealthy ones come back, they're the exception, not the rule. [This is my personal philosophy, at least - I'm perfectly willing to admit that it might not work for everyone. :smile: ]

    Take it easy, take it slowly. Little changes add up to big ones over time. Pick one thing per week, maybe, that you're going to do differently to be healthy - that way it won't seem so overwhelming.

    And keep talking. This is a GREAT place to come for support, advice, and all that good stuff. :flowerforyou:
  • Sklug22
    Sklug22 Posts: 19
    First off...hide the scale! Bring it out the same time of the same day of the week to do check your progress. Your weight will fluctuate throughout the day. remember you're gonna make mistakes, your body & mind have to be retrained. Just stick with it and if you feel like your having a tough time or are tempted go for a walk...it really helps!
  • lucasbenjani44
    lucasbenjani44 Posts: 12 Member
    First off...hide the scale! Bring it out the same time of the same day of the week to do check your progress. Your weight will fluctuate throughout the day. remember you're gonna make mistakes, your body & mind have to be retrained. Just stick with it and if you feel like your having a tough time or are tempted go for a walk...it really helps!

    I agree, find some way of putting the scales in an awkward place which well help you avoid jumping on them everytime you go into the bathroom! Im terrible with this, but like said above, your weight fluctuates throughout the day, and in women especially due to hormone changes etc, so its not uncommon to fluctuate 2/3 lbs between days in water retention!

    Just keep at it, it will all be worth it in the end :)
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