"HOW DO YOU STAY ON THE ROAD OF DIETING"?

Its all called determination and prep. I have a goal of loosing 25 lbs in 3 months. Took my family for lunch and a movie after our sat morning kids swimm class/gym routine. I already had my salad with calories free dressing and grilled chicken box prepped in the morning. If i didnt have have that, i wouldve picked the leanest thing avail on the menu.

I find carbs drive my hunger so cutting carbs reduced my appetite within days. When I don't eat carbs my stomach never rumbles and I can easily go 6-8 hours between meals. While eating carbs, I get tired, hungry and the shakes within 3 hours of eating. YMMV

Don’t think of it as a diet. It needs to be a permanent adjustment. You do need to be prepared. I eat before something like a family barbecue (if I haven’t prepared by creating a deficiet), so that I can just snack there. I keep around things that I like, and are convenient, in case I am in a rush, or want some junk food (like those baby food meat sticks. They are really just high quality, low cal vianna sausages). Take note of the things that seem surprisingly satisfying and low calorie and eat those more. Don’t try to change all at once. Just keep adding in things and making little adjustments.

I find the best way to stay on the road is to keep your hands at ten and two, put your phone down, and remember not to drink before driving.

All jokes aside, you can apply two of those to dieting:
Ten and two: focus on your goals. Focus gets you results. And you'll be less likely to slip if you remember why you want it.
Don't drink: I mean, drink water, but booze isn't going to help you. Neither is soda. Just stick to water

But the other is actually the opposite: STAY ON YOUR PHONE. mfp will be a great resource. Keep it with you, monitor your activity, your intake, ect. And watch your friends succeed. It will motivate you.

That or let someone else drive. JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL.

ChazMMonroe101717 wrote: »

Aight, thanks everyone for replying back. (You all gave me great advice). I'm starting my "eating right/lose weight" goal again today! My problem is I am VERY active....delivery driver 4 days a week 13-14 hrs a day & Cycling! I hear carb up to ride the bike & I hear carb less to lose weight

You don't need to specifically cut carbs to lose weight. I haven't. What has worked for weight loss is managing my overall calories so that I stay in a deficit. I do better when carbs are part of my diet, because they help me feel more full. My weekend breakfast, for example, has been two eggs, two slices bacon, one slice whole grain toast for years now. If I eat mostly carbs (pancakes) or low carb (just eggs and bacon), I'm hungry after about two hours...adding that slice of bread makes a very big difference to how much I enjoy my day (and how much other people enjoy being around me!)
Play with your diet, and take notes. I figured out the breakfast thing over time...I knew pancakes always left me hungry, but it was by experimenting with the eggs/bacon/toast combination that confirmed that no carb is just as miserable for me as all carb. During the work week I tend to eat a Wegmans Wholesum bar, which has a good carb/fat/protein ratio that keeps me going from "whenever I get hungry" (7-9 am) until lunch.

ChazMMonroe101717 wrote: »

Yeah, I'm logging. (It's set for VERY active). I put it like this...On my days off of work or not out riding my bike..I can manage my diet pretty well, but at work or after riding...I am starving! (DIET OVER)..Lol. I need to find some time of balance & plan to keep me going without starving myself to find myself quiting and eating everything in sight. You all gave me great advice!

Are you logging and eating back the calories you burn through exercise?
You mentioned having 45 lbs to lose, with that number, you should be aiming for no more than 1 lb/week.