how???

how can people say no to certain food?<junk food>????:indifferent:

I think about how long I have to be at the gym to work it off and realize that its not worth it.
Dont get me wrong if I want a certain thing I will have it but in moderation and it has to fit in my alloted calories for the day (prior to me working out)

Oh lord....................I can't I love it.................but, I love the goals I set for myself more. Find a healthy alternative......when honey and I want a cheeseburger and fries I make, Turkey burgers with cheese and mushrooms all the fixins on whole wheat bread with sweet snap peas as fries.............yummy! and all about 365 cals!

There are options.................good luck and JUST SAY NO!:drinker:

It's so tough! I started thinking of food as fuel for my body...that helped...a litte

It's a combination of different things for me. I ask myself why I want that specific food (am I comforting myself?). Is it worth the extra time in the gym? Will I feel good after I eat it (I used to love Popeye's spicy fried chicken, now it literally makes me sick)? Do I want the food I crave, or do I want a cute derriere? Mostly, I remember it's just food, nothing more.

I think of cals like $$$. I don't want to waste them

For me, it is a matter of having to take pills or shots to treat diabetes or eat right and exercise and no one even knows I have diabetes...........

Great way to look at it!!:drinker:

For me, it is a matter of having to take pills or shots to treat diabetes or eat right and exercise and no one even knows I have diabetes...........

Great way to look at it!!:drinker:

Thanks............

It hit me really hard when my Dr told me I was going to have to go on insulin shots if I did not get the weight off, exercise and watch my carbs.................

I am doing Atkins by the book and I am on Phase 2 (Ongoing weight loss) climbing the carb ladder.

I have added in the following so far:

The carb ladder is as follows and you add foods from that "rung" on the ladder...........

Rung 1. More salad and other vegetables on the acceptable foods list

Rung 2. Fresh Cheeses (as well as more aged cheese) this one includes cottage cheese and yogurt. I don't like cottage cheese though, added in Fage and full fat plain, organic and unsweetened yogurt......

Rung 3. Seeds and nuts (I enjoyed this one especially, I do love nuts)

Rung 4. Berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries - all my favorite )

Rung 5. Wine and other spirits low in carbs (I skipped this one for now, will add back in later)

Rung 6. Legumes and lentils (this is where I am currently at)

Rung 7. Fruits other than berries and melons

Rung 8. Starchy vegetables

Rung 9. Whole grains

This week I have made dishes with black beans and lima beans (my 2 favorite beans). I am going to make some ham and beans this weekend.

I eat 6 times a day and 99% of the time I can resist becasue I am just plain not hungry and that makes it easier.:flowerforyou:

For me, it is a matter of having to take pills or shots to treat diabetes or eat right and exercise and no one even knows I have diabetes...........

Great way to look at it!!:drinker:

Thanks............

It hit me really hard when my Dr told me I was going to have to go on insulin shots if I did not get the weight off, exercise and watch my carbs.................

I am doing Atkins by the book and I am on Phase 2 (Ongoing weight loss) climbing the carb ladder.

I have added in the following so far:

The carb ladder is as follows and you add foods from that "rung" on the ladder...........

Rung 1. More salad and other vegetables on the acceptable foods list

Rung 2. Fresh Cheeses (as well as more aged cheese) this one includes cottage cheese and yogurt. I don't like cottage cheese though, added in Fage and full fat plain, organic and unsweetened yogurt......

Rung 3. Seeds and nuts (I enjoyed this one especially, I do love nuts)

Rung 4. Berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries - all my favorite )

Rung 5. Wine and other spirits low in carbs (I skipped this one for now, will add back in later)

Rung 6. Legumes and lentils (this is where I am currently at)

Rung 7. Fruits other than berries and melons

Rung 8. Starchy vegetables

Rung 9. Whole grains

This week I have made dishes with black beans and lima beans (my 2 favorite beans). I am going to make some ham and beans this weekend.

all good stuff...that Fage yogurt is awesome awesome!

You know Dave, the Fage kind of tastes like sour cream, which I never liked until recently, so I was a little put off by the fage.........

I have been buying Mountain High, full fat organic whole milk plain yogurt and like that much better.........

ya, but I add protein powder to fage and I like that whipped texture, it also is the lowest sugar g that I have found in a yogurt

Mmm Fage! Da Best! Cherry 0% or 1% YUM-O love the texture that's what is the best part, like sour creme plus you can use it just like sour creme for whatever else you want.

mmm think I might get some this week

I eat 6 times a day and 99% of the time I can resist becasue I am just plain not hungry and that makes it easier.:flowerforyou:

How can you eat 6 times a day and lose weight?! I eat 3 times a day and have no problem getting up to 1500. I guess I just don't have this food thing worked out. I'm almost always hungry! I had oatmeal at 8:00 and I'm famished right now. But I have my food entered for the day and don't really have any room for a snack. My "meals" must have too many calories in them. :frown:

I eat 6 times a day and 99% of the time I can resist becasue I am just plain not hungry and that makes it easier.:flowerforyou:

How can you eat 6 times a day and lose weight?! I eat 3 times a day and have no problem getting up to 1500. I guess I just don't have this food thing worked out. I'm almost always hungry! I had oatmeal at 8:00 and I'm famished right now. But I have my food entered for the day and don't really have any room for a snack. My "meals" must have too many calories in them. :frown:

5-6 small meals per day keeps your blood sugar more stable and prevents you from that famished feeling. By small I mean 200-300 calories each, depending on your caloric goal for the day. It really helps, and your body comes to expect food every few hours after you've been doing it for awhile. It keeps the metabolism up!

Good luck!

I read this and loved it. Talk about making me more determined. Mike in case you think I'm being mean, I didn't write this, I just found it a kick in the pants!


A popular question that I hear is about how to stop giving in to food cravings. How to stop eating your favorite junk food. Maybe it’s chocolate or ice-cream or candy of some kind, or maybe it’s cookies and cake, or potato chips or fast food, or something you just love to eat, but need to stop eating because it is junk food. Whether you are trying to lose weight or gain weight, no matter what your goals are, everyone likes some kind of junk food and needs to stop eating it now. But, some people just can't stop. They just can't "get rid of the cravings" for these foods, and just can't stop giving in to their food cravings.

Before I go any further, let me be honest. I am going to get mean in this article. I am sure I will offend a whole bunch of people. My goal of this article is to get my point of view across, a point of view that I feel very strongly about, and I am sure a lot of people will disagree with it, but oh well. I want to get my point of view across in the exact way that I have it in my head, so I will NOT sweeten it up so that I don't hurt people's feelings or make them angry with me. I want to get my point across in such a way that it motivates everyone reading this article. So, if you have a problem with that, stop reading. If you don't, then here goes...

SHUT UP!!!! Who the hell are you to whine to me? Shut up already!! Sure, I can completely understand if your problems with getting the results you want are from the wrong information about your workout or diet. I've been there before. I used to do the wrong stuff. But after I finally learned the right stuff, I made this website so others don't have that problem. I want to save you time, money and effort by giving you free truthful information about how to get the results you want. But, this isn't about your diet or workout. This isn't about you wasting money on some useless ab workout product or stupid weight loss product or other useless supplements and gimmicks that weren't working for you. This is about food cravings. Don't whine to me. I've heard it before...

"It's so hard, I'm around this type of food all the time, the cravings just won't go away, I have a sweet tooth, I just have to give in to the cravings."

Stop it, you're boring me.

Don't give me your little stories. Like how you are around this type of food all the time. Do you think you are the only one, buddy? Everyone I know and am related to eats junk food all day long. This crappy food is everywhere I look. I am no different than you, except, I don't give in. Do I have super human powers? No. Do I not give in because my arms are bigger than yours? No. Do I not give in because I can bench press more than you? No. Do I not give in because my body fat is lower than yours? No. Do I not give in because I am physically better or physically stronger than you? No. I don't give in because I am mentally stronger than you. That's all it is really, mental. And for you to give in and me not to give in, we can only assume that I am mentally stronger than you. How does that make you feel? I don't know a damn thing about you, but I know that mentally, I can do something that you cannot. It sure makes me feel good though. That fact motivates me even more. So, thanks for being so mentally weak. It will make me work that much harder during my next workout. Thanks a lot.

Sorry, did I hurt your feelings yet? I didn't mean to, I'm just stating the truth. It's not my fault if the truth hurts. You understand now that this is all mental, right? You understand that it's all a matter of mental strength and will power, don’t you? Good. Here's what you do. Next time your little food cravings start coming out, think about this. Look at the food and think, "What do I want more… the 5 seconds of enjoyment that I will have while I chew this food, or the enjoyment of the fact that 24 hours of everyday, 7 days of every week, I will have the body that I want to have." That is what it comes down to really, and let me tell you... no food tastes as good as that feeling feels.

And you other people, you bull****ters. The ones that give me that idiotic speech about how "every food is ok if eaten in moderation." And how "no one should deny themselves anything." These are the same people who probably believe in having "Cheat days." Cheat days are the 1 day of the week where some people allow themselves to cheat a little from their diet and give into their food cravings, in moderation of course, kind of like a reward for the good work they did all week. Ya know what... BULL****! The hell with you and your cheat days. Your reward for sticking to your diet all week is 1 day of cheating? What kind of complete crap is this? Your reward for sticking to your diet all week is RESULTS! Remember them? They’re the reason that you are on this diet and working out in the first place. To get results!!! Not to have a cheat day at the end of the week.

Every food is ok as long as it's eaten in moderation. One candy bar won't hurt. One cookie won't hurt. One piece of junk food won't hurt. Oh, is that so? Will it help? No, it will not help. It is doing nothing good for you in any way possible. Therefore, it serves no purpose. You are giving into your cravings for 5 seconds of chewing enjoyment, and nothing more.

If anything, it does more bad than good. Do you know what giving into your food cravings "in moderation" does to most people? It makes them feel guilty. It makes them crave that food even more. It keeps the cravings alive and strong. Stop giving in to your cravings and the cravings will go away. Simple as that.

What are you thinking now? Who am I? Like I never cheat or give into my cravings a little? NO! I don't! Not at all, not a little, not in moderation, not anything. The thought of eating some type of junk food doesn't even enter my mind anymore. I don't need those 5 seconds. I am stronger than that. Call it will power, or call it mental strength. My goal is to get results. My road to getting those results doesn't have to have 5 seconds of chewing pleasure. I eat for purpose, not pleasure. Food is not a hobby. Food is something your body needs to survive, and in the case of working out and getting results, food is something your body needs so that you can get those results. Food is nothing more than that. So, I give my body only what it needs to make these results happen. Does my body need the 5 seconds it takes for me to chew a piece of chocolate? No. Does my mind need it? NO! My mind is way too strong to need it, and that feels much better than any piece of chocolate would ever taste, and I love knowing that.

Like I said, I eat for purpose, not pleasure. That statement sums up everything that I think about "cheat days" and "food cravings" and "everything is ok if it's eaten in moderation." So don't whine to me about how hard it is for you. Do you think I will feel bad for you? I won't. You are not special. It is exactly as hard for you as it is for me and EVERYONE else. What's the difference? I have what it takes mentally. Ya know what else? You have it too. You just need to learn to use it. And, hopefully… this article has helped bring it out.

I eat 6 times a day and 99% of the time I can resist becasue I am just plain not hungry and that makes it easier.:flowerforyou:

How can you eat 6 times a day and lose weight?! I eat 3 times a day and have no problem getting up to 1500. I guess I just don't have this food thing worked out. I'm almost always hungry! I had oatmeal at 8:00 and I'm famished right now. But I have my food entered for the day and don't really have any room for a snack. My "meals" must have too many calories in them. :frown:

Breaking up your meals into 5-6 works great to keep your blood sugars leveled out, your metabolism boosted throughout the day. 5-6 mini meals doesn't mean full meals it is simply your daily cals broken up into mini meals. Perhaps 200-300 per meal, all depending on your daily calorie intake.

It's a great way to go and you most CAN definitely lose weight going that route.

FC