Struggling with cutting out carbs and sweets
m1sskattbaby
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Hello, I'm Katt,
So anyways, I saw someone make a post about binge eating, which I really related with.
I love carbs and sugar and its been the hardest for me to cut that out, and it's been the reason I haven't been able to lose weight like I've wanted to.
I weigh (164 pounds and my goal weight is 135.) I'm 5'4". Anyways, in addition to my love for sweets and carbs, my boyfriend loves to eat all kinds of carbs and unhealthy foods and has no interest in changing the way he eats. When I see all those types of foods around the house or he eats snacks and stuff right next to me I can't help but crave some of it as well.
Often times I have enough willpower to ignore it but other times I choose to indulge and give into my cravings.
I'm NOT trying to blame him for my choice to eat that stuff at all!!
I'm just saying that it makes it hard for me to not eat it when it's around.
I've talked to him about my goals and told him how I feel about it and we have agreed that he will keep it out of my sight, but it's still been really hard for me and when I eat sweets and carbs I feel really bad about myself afterwards.
Anyways, I just wanted to share, feel free to share your thoughts, personal experiences or advice about this type of thing. How do you deal with cravings? What helps you to follow your diet and stay away from binge eating/eating carbs and sweets in general?
So anyways, I saw someone make a post about binge eating, which I really related with.
I love carbs and sugar and its been the hardest for me to cut that out, and it's been the reason I haven't been able to lose weight like I've wanted to.
I weigh (164 pounds and my goal weight is 135.) I'm 5'4". Anyways, in addition to my love for sweets and carbs, my boyfriend loves to eat all kinds of carbs and unhealthy foods and has no interest in changing the way he eats. When I see all those types of foods around the house or he eats snacks and stuff right next to me I can't help but crave some of it as well.
Often times I have enough willpower to ignore it but other times I choose to indulge and give into my cravings.
I'm NOT trying to blame him for my choice to eat that stuff at all!!
I'm just saying that it makes it hard for me to not eat it when it's around.
I've talked to him about my goals and told him how I feel about it and we have agreed that he will keep it out of my sight, but it's still been really hard for me and when I eat sweets and carbs I feel really bad about myself afterwards.
Anyways, I just wanted to share, feel free to share your thoughts, personal experiences or advice about this type of thing. How do you deal with cravings? What helps you to follow your diet and stay away from binge eating/eating carbs and sweets in general?
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I don't cut out any foods. That's a sure path to a binge for me.
I budget 200-300 calories a day, save it for my dessert time, and have ice cream or chocolate. Every day.
If I'm craving a higher calorie item, like a cheeseburger and tater tots, I tell myself I can have it this weekend (a few days down the road from whatever day it is currently). I'll save a hundred calories per day or so, and go have that thing on the weekend. Many times I'm not even craving that item any more, anyway.16 -
I have a very hard time resisting sweets and carbs. I try to eat fresh fruits when i am craving them and it seems to be working. Instead of crunchy chips i have been eating crunchy carrots. Not the same but it helps with the craving. I try to buy snacks that i dont like so everyone else can have some but I dont have to worry about it. If I do eat junk it goes in my calorie counter and I just have to earn those calories by working out. It gets easier resisting junk as i continue on my healthier path. If I dont buy it I cant eat it.3
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I struggle with cravings sometimes.I've found that if I eat more protein, drink adequate amounts of water, and enjoy small amounts of the goodies I love throughout the week I tend to have a lot less cravings.3
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I struggle with those cravings too but don't completely deprive myself or I'll lose my mind and binge and then hate myself afterwards for allowing it to get that far. All in moderation is my philosophy, so if I want a Dr Pepper or Grandma's Peanut Butter cookies really bad I'll have them but just in small portions and I exercise extra to "earn it." Also, I came home one day and threw out all the junk food I actually keep at the house and quit carrying cash unless I have to for some other reason so I can't buy from vending machines, so it's harder to cheat on the lifestyle change. Good luck girl!1
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Tell him to buy Protein cookies, kale chips, Nuts, healthy snacks, Peanut butter, If you have these kind of food in your house unlikely you have no choice. And have less for you meal. There are lots of nice food that are healthy.3
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Why do you feel you need to cut out carbs (which by the way included fruits and veggies) and sweets? What are the “unhealthy” foods your boyfriend eats and why do you think they are unhealthy?
Do you think your tendencies to overindulge on some foods is helped, or hindered, by heavily restricting them and telling yourself they are off limits?
While some people do have trigger foods and find it’s easier to abstain, others find that that only increases the cravings and desire and sets up more possibilities to over do it when they cave.
For many people, accepting that any food can be part of an overall balanced and healthy diet at a calorie level appropriate for their goals - is empowering. Factoring in room for foods they love in their day, makes it easier to control their intake of them since it’s planned for and there are predetermined limits.
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You just have to be strong and muster up the willpower to resist your cravings.
Carbs and sugars are addictive AF and delicious and NOT satiating. So you eat and eat and eat and your body just craves it more and more.
You have to figure out what is going to work for you.
Portion control? Is that something you could do successfully? Instead of cutting them both out completely, just limit it to healthier sized portions?
If you can't do that and need to just get rid of them from your diet, then you're just going to have to find it in yourself to resist. Look up low carb recipes for the things you crave and try some of those out.6 -
High-fiber carbs with protein are pretty darned satiating to me. And sugar isn't addictive.2
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What is satiating to people is personal. I find potatoes, oatmeal, and pasta VERY filling. Meanwhile, I could eat a canister of nuts or a block of mozzarella cheese without taking a breath.
"Carbs" are not inherently unhealthy. Fruits, veggies, whole grains can all be part of a healthy diet, in fact they can be a sizable part of a healthy diet.
OP, I assume you are talking about treat carbs and maybe starchy carbs? Because vegetables and legumes have carbs too. Have you decided to cut them out because you can't moderate them? Or because you think you have to in order to lose weight?
Some people find that when they try to abstain from something, it causes the cravings and they do better pre-measuring and planning these foods (that's me). Others find they need to abstain, but I'd caution against deciding you need to abstain from an entire food group before playing around with how to moderate it. Is it really ALL carbs, or are there specific foods like pretzels or M&Ms. IMHO investigating why you make decisions you didn't intend to make and why you lose control is important before demonizing an entire food group.2 -
You just have to be strong and muster up the willpower to resist your cravings.
Carbs and sugars are addictive AF and delicious and NOT satiating. So you eat and eat and eat and your body just craves it more and more.
You have to figure out what is going to work for you.
Portion control? Is that something you could do successfully? Instead of cutting them both out completely, just limit it to healthier sized portions?
If you can't do that and need to just get rid of them from your diet, then you're just going to have to find it in yourself to resist. Look up low carb recipes for the things you crave and try some of those out.
So broccoli, potatoes, bananas and apples are addictive AF and not satiating. Got it.
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My diary is always over. I don’t cut out anything. I just tell myself, when I workout tomorrow add an extra 10 minutes for it. Lol!0
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m1sskattbaby wrote: »I love carbs and sugar and its been the hardest for me to cut that out, and it's been the reason I haven't been able to lose weight like I've wanted to.
Anyways, I just wanted to share, feel free to share your thoughts, personal experiences or advice about this type of thing. How do you deal with cravings? What helps you to follow your diet and stay away from binge eating/eating carbs and sweets in general?
I continued to eat carbs and sweets in general when I lost weight. In fact, prior to going on a diet with MFP, I rarely ate bread. Now I eat at least one slice each day.
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What has been a good deterrent for me is pre-logging the sweets before I take some. It really makes you pause because spending 270 calories on Swiss rolls seems like a waste. Another way I've tried to avoid binge-eating on desserts is by allocating a set amount of calories per day to something sweet. I also try to consume them at work rather than at home. Yesterday, for example, I had two snickers minis. The other day, I had a snickers ice cream bar (which is only 180 calories!) I've also realized not all white breads are the same. Sarah Lee's butter bread is 70 calories per slice while Arnold's (my preferred brand) is 120 per slice. A hamburger bun (top/bottom) is 120 calories which isn't too bad when wanting to make a sandwich.
Calorie counting is a b*tch sometimes but then you really see how you've manage to gain all this weight eating items you thought weren't that bad. The home can be a minefield of temptation but you have to try to stick to your daily caloric goal.1 -
Some people (me included) have a very hard time stopping eating carby foods, sugary foods. It's a problem for a lot of people and moderation is just not something I do well. I've tried for over a decade to control myself around *certain foods* and it just isn't possible for me, regardless of every method.
So I have a whole list of foods I just don't touch unless I'm ready to accept the fact I will eat the entire package in one sitting. I treat them as off-limits-foods. There are several online eating programs that address this particular issue like Overeaters Anonymous, Brightline Eating, and other methods. Basically it comes down to abstinence, for me.
Can you look at the food your BF eats as "His Food" and not take any of it? I mean, if you can't moderate then your choice is abstinence. Getting to that acceptance is key.
I wish you well.0
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