I can't change my eating habits!!
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Rajions
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Every week never fails. I go through the week thinking I'm going to start on Monday... Monday comes and I get through 1/2 of the day going strong and then the next minute I'm in a bag of chips, candy, etc. I know it takes a long time to develop a healthy eating schedule, but why can't my "being overweight" trump my eating habits. Maybe I need better motivation to not go back to my unhealthy eating?? I don't know.. any advice?
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At least you're consistent and never fail.
You gotta want this. Motivation is not always the answer.
Do you want it?10 -
Don't start on Monday, start today. Which I guess is Monday anyhow. And don't start big, start small. If you have trouble with a big change, maybe a small one will do. Good luck!14
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You have to decide what you want more/is more important to you: the short term gratification of the chips/candy or the long term accomplishment of reaching your goal?
You are the only one that can make that decision and take the steps to make it happen.6 -
Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard.
Choose your hard.
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Ironandwine69 wrote: »At least you're consistent and never fail.
You gotta want this. Motivation is not always the answer.
Do you want it?
Yes, I want it, but even then I go back.. I don't understand it. This has been going on for like 3 months now. I could've been at least 20 pounds lighter or something.. ugh.0 -
For now: Track it. Whenever it happens. All of it. Track how it influences your weight and measurements how you eat.
Then start to gradually change. Start planning the day beforehand instead of just tracking what you eat. Incorporate a portion of your favourite treat in your plan. If you want more, drink water. Drink so much it will fill you up.
Find new foods that satisfy you. It's a process, it is not going to change between Sunday and Monday at exactly 0:01 am.12 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard.
Chose your hard.
That's deep lol2 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »Losing weight is hard. Being overweight is hard.
Choose your hard.
That's deep lol
Sometimes the simple truth is the most effective one.
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You're trying to do a diet you can't stick too. I eat chips and ice cream frequently. I just eat ONE SERVING, account for it in my daily calories. The rest of the time is food that I need to fulfill my macro/micro nutrient needs.
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Are you going for the chips and candy because you are hungry? If so, you may need to plan your meals to be more filling (more protein and fiber) or pack a healthy snack you can reach for when you get the munchies.3
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Look up the Stanford Marshmallow experiment and you'll go some way to understanding why...
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Do you by any chance eat chips and candy because you like it and because you have it available? What motivation does your self on Tuesday-Sunday have for being normal weight some time next year?
It will take forever if you don't get your things together. What can help, is not buying chips and candy, and planning meals that are in line with your goals, and not deeming foods you like, unhealthy, because that will only increase your desire for it.2 -
You're trying to do a diet you can't stick too. I eat chips and ice cream frequently. I just eat ONE SERVING, account for it in my daily calories. The rest of the time is food that I need to fulfill my macro/micro nutrient needs.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
When I start to eat my one serving, I eat an extra one and that how it starts going bad.2 -
Make the next choice. Then when the choice after that comes up, make that one. But.....only worry about the one right in front of you.
Start slow. If you want to lose 2 pounds/week, start at 0.5. Learn the process of making each choice before trying to do what you don't think you can handle.
If you have a bag of chips, log it. You might find, especially if you start off modestly, that you can fit a bag of chips into your goal. Once you reach a modest goal, if you feel like you want to cut those out in favor of something else or out completely, you'll have made some progress and know how to make a choice. Do what you can handle and practice doing that.
Just like anything else, sometimes it takes working your way into it. Just like running (not saying you need to run or exercise - only illustrating), you can't go out and run 10 miles after getting off the couch. You have to work your way up. You can do the same thing with your eating habits.
You can make individual choices with practice.5 -
Are you going for the chips and candy because you are hungry? If so, you may need to plan your meals to be more filling (more protein and fiber) or pack a healthy snack you can reach for when you get the munchies.
Sometimes I get a craving for something salty or sweet and that's how I end up going to the junk isle and eating the whole bag.0 -
So do you eat it out of the bag? Or do you measure it out on a scale, then CLOSE THE BAG and put it away? Eating out of the bag is the problem. You'll never stop. But it's UP TO YOU. If this is important to you, you'll do it. If not, you'll stay the same. That's how life works.You're trying to do a diet you can't stick too. I eat chips and ice cream frequently. I just eat ONE SERVING, account for it in my daily calories. The rest of the time is food that I need to fulfill my macro/micro nutrient needs.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
When I start to eat my one serving, I eat an extra one and that how it starts going bad.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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kommodevaran wrote: »Do you by any chance eat chips and candy because you like it and because you have it available? What motivation does your self on Tuesday-Sunday have for being normal weight some time next year?
It will take forever if you don't get your things together. What can help, is not buying chips and candy, and planning meals that are in line with your goals, and not deeming foods you like, unhealthy, because that will only increase your desire for it.
I work at a gas station so it's kind of hard to avoid it. We also get to eat the food we serve which isn't healthy at all. I basically live there so I think that's why I switch back to eating unhealthy. I can definitely see a difference when I'm not at work.2 -
kommodevaran wrote: »Do you by any chance eat chips and candy because you like it and because you have it available? What motivation does your self on Tuesday-Sunday have for being normal weight some time next year?
It will take forever if you don't get your things together. What can help, is not buying chips and candy, and planning meals that are in line with your goals, and not deeming foods you like, unhealthy, because that will only increase your desire for it.
I work at a gas station so it's kind of hard to avoid it. We also get to eat the food we serve which isn't healthy at all. I basically live there so I think that's why I switch back to eating unhealthy. I can definitely see a difference when I'm not at work.
Are they force feeding you? Could you just, Idk, say "no thanks"?4 -
Log it, log it.
Log all of it accurately. That's all4 -
Are you going for the chips and candy because you are hungry? If so, you may need to plan your meals to be more filling (more protein and fiber) or pack a healthy snack you can reach for when you get the munchies.
Sometimes I get a craving for something salty or sweet and that's how I end up going to the junk isle and eating the whole bag.
Then bring healthier choices from home to snack on.7
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