Excited but dreading it!

acjc765816
acjc765816 Posts: 1 Member
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Nice to meet everyone. I am here after a 140 lb weight loss with 40 more to go, and lately I've been falling backwards and ordering out, so I need something to keep me honest. I'm just on day one today, but I'm excited to get back on track. Good luck everyone

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  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 10,444 Member
    edited November 11
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10951827/excited-but-dreading-it

    Welcome back! Please don’t back track, and please don’t regain!


    What is it about ordering out that you’re finding tempting?

    Saturday, we were shocked to spend almost $50 at a hole in the wall tacqueria for three street tacos, a flauta plate, 2 diet cokes, a bowl of guac that included four large fried corn tortillas to break up


    Likewise, a couple weeks ago we had lunch at a beloved local coffee shop. Again $50 for a cup of chicken salad, a sandwich, a sweet treat we split, and two teas.

    A friend ordered door dash for lunch the other day. I’ve never used one of those services. It was her treat, so I played it cool, but my order was completely wrong, and I’m still cheesed off to this day over the extra unwanted calories I politely ate. I know it wasn’t the drivers fault, but had I been there in person , I’d have caught it before I left.

    I’m basically of the belief now, I can make it at home, for a lot less trouble than going out or ordering in, make sure it what I want, and it’s a hella lot cheaper.

    I’d much rather save that $50 once or twice a week for a paucity of food (in my mind, $50 should bring out the singing waiters staggering under giant trays of food, ya know?!) and eventually take a whole week long trip with that money saved. But that’s my jam. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    If it’s that you’re too tired, haul out the crockpot, the pressure pot, that amazing Ninja pan I can dry-sautee chicken or beef in in minutes. You can have a tasty, quick meal on the table in less than 15 minutes, versus twiddling your thumbs and everyone jumping up “is that the driver?!”


    Why do you think you’re doing this? Have you sat down and analyzed what’s changed? Why the resolve is dissolving?

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 38,314 Community Helper

    I like Spring's advice up there. Her advice is always good.

    I'd add this, though: Ordering out is one thing; ordering out for food that causes backtracking isn't exactly the same thing.

    There are a couple of intertwined issues here:

    What's the problem that's leading you to order out?

    Spring gave good advice about how to make some quick, easy things at home, with a bit of planning ahead to have supplies on hand. (They can even be frozen, canned, etc., ingredients or actual meals and deliver good nutrition at reasonable calories.)

    OTOH, if your eating style to lose weight just isn't how you'd like to be eating, that's a little different problem. That becomes an "experimenting and problem-solving" issue. I decided I wasn't going to do anything to lose weight that I wasn't willing to continue long-term to stay at a healthy weight, except for a sensibly moderate calorie deficit until I reached a good weight. That put a priority on finding ideally enjoyable but at minimum tolerable/practical new eating and activity habits. Experimenting helped me find those habits, but not every experiment succeeded. That was OK, because I learned from the things that didn't help me, tried other things, and kept going until I found the right mix. (Yes, patient persistence was involved. 😆)

    "Lose weight fast" can be a trap. "Find more positive permanent new habits" is a different mindset. I recommend the latter.

    Finally, in many cases, there are ways to order out that are compatible with weight management. One thing I did when losing weight was figure out certain restaurant or take-out meals that I could order that I could fit into my plan. I did that thinking before I was at the restaurant or picking up the phone to order, so I wasn't trying to come up with a better strategy in the actual weak moment. Maybe that can be part of your solution, too.

    Someone here once described weight loss/maintenance as a long series of problem-solving opportunities. I think that's right. Thinking about why things are slipping, and tweaking the plan to avoid those pitfalls, can be a useful part of the process. I feel like other people can give us things to think about, or strategies to try, but it's going to be all on me/us to choose the ones that work personally.

    If your experience is like mine, working through that to find success will have quality of life rewards much greater than the effort it took to achieve.

    Best wishes!

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