What's the most difficult part of dieting for you?

Russellb97
Russellb97 Posts: 1,057 Member
edited October 4 in Health and Weight Loss
For me it's free food, and when said free food might get thrown away.
It makes this time of the year the most difficult when everyone is baking cookies and breads and bringing them to the office. Plus Halloween and candy everywhere.
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  • lexximan
    lexximan Posts: 322 Member
    Agreed!


    Also, coming from an Italian family food brings us together, its culture and such.

    I also love baking around the holidays and I will continue to just healthier food. =]
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Food in a social setting. I love my friends and coworkers and love to go out to lunches and dinners with them, but I hate eating food that I haven't prepared myself.
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    for me it is avoiding alcoholic drinks. i am not a big drinker and neither do i like alcohol, however working in the office environment that i work, alot of work related socialising is done in the pub or somewhere with the alcohol flowing and it gets a tad bit boring when everyone else is drinking and you are not. even if i only have one glass of wine, it's such a total waste of calories which could be utilised elsewhere.
  • kimber_av
    kimber_av Posts: 98
    i work at a Doctors office and drug reps cater restaurant food in EVERY DAY. - a heavy meal AND desert.
    I have to use a lot of self control to pack my lunch and not even enter the lunch room.
    and the holidays are the worst because other doctors, drug reps, facilities etc- all send us massive amounts of baked goods and treats as thank yous.

    Its caused most of my weight gain. and every person I've seen start working here.. gradually gets hefty too
  • DWilbanks
    DWilbanks Posts: 420 Member
    It's the exercising. With the arthritis, it's hard to do. But I'm taking lil baby steps and pushing myself to go farther and farther.
  • Hayesgang
    Hayesgang Posts: 624
    The conflicting information that is out there - one week eggs are the devil, the next they are the miracle food. Do have a wine its good for the heart, then don't cause it can lead to breast cancer (on GMA today). Do eat your exercise calories - Don't eat your exercise calories. For the leyman it can confuse the hell out of you!!!
  • e1u2n3e
    e1u2n3e Posts: 3
    one word........ WEEKENDS
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
    Food in a social setting. I love my friends and coworkers and love to go out to lunches and dinners with them, but I hate eating food that I haven't prepared myself.

    i have this issue too.
  • e1u2n3e
    e1u2n3e Posts: 3
    WOW
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
    I live in a dorm, so in the dining hall, it's a free for all. Cakes, ice cream, cookies, candy, fried food, milkshakes, doughnuts, chips, it's rough =/
  • snyakowa
    snyakowa Posts: 41 Member
    drinking water, i have no problem exercising, its the drinking the 8 glasses a day, in an hour i can go 30 times and it's so annoying, i wonder if it gets better, or i get stuck going to the bathroom forever.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Free food is a hard one for me, too! For many years I did not have a lot of money and free food was impossible to pass up. Even now that money is the issue it once was, I still have a hard time passing up anything free.

    Social settings are hard too, especially going out to restaurants. I love to eat out!

    But the most difficult for me is regular exercise. It's just so hard to fit into an already packed schedule.
  • mrdee555
    mrdee555 Posts: 178
    I find the first 2 week of a diet the hardest once i get over that i usually fine for 12-16ish weeks this year i started my diet 1 month ago and am going right through to april so will be tough for a couple of weeks over christmas when im not working and my routine changes, probably will allow myself 2 cheat days over the Christmas week gona be tough lol
  • dillard_kelly
    dillard_kelly Posts: 19
    the food in the office kitchen is horrible... The girls here are notorious for ordering cookies, cakes, crackers, pop tarts, etc. We each have our kitchen week and they hate when I order for our week... lots of fiber and fruit. But, we get deliveries from happy clients that bring in goodies all the time...
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    For me, it's when people think that since you're smaller now, you should indulge in something. When I get with my family I feel totally judged that I won't try everything. So... I usually don't go to any family house to eat.
  • TimWeis75
    TimWeis75 Posts: 30
    The most difficult part of dieting for me is avoiding foods my family loves. Pizza, especially. I generally have one slice and then follow it with a salad.
  • Simona38
    Simona38 Posts: 66 Member
    one word........ WEEKENDS

    THIS! OMG! Weekends are tough. Even after WLS, I find head hunger is the worst on weekends. I need to start keeping busy on weekends and keep the head hunger at bay.
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
    Oops, sorry posted twice.
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
    There are 4 hardest parts for me:

    (1) I feel resentful of others who can stuff as much in as they want and not worry about weight or blood sugar
    (2) I have to decline invitations to pot luck gatherings and the like because I don't have the self control to go and not binge
    (3) I self sabotage... The minute I lose a pound, burn a bunch of calories, or even fall off the wagon just once, I have to fight myself not to say "well, I may as well eat and drink whatever I want now!"
    (4) Not rewarding myself with food - that is always my "go to" reward... Wow, lost a pound?! Now I can have the 1,500 calorie cheeseburger I wanted... I'm trying to reprogram myself!
  • TerraGirl17
    TerraGirl17 Posts: 275 Member
    Every night between 6 and bedtime, I can do so well during the day and then come home from work and want to eat everything in sight
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Do have a wine its good for the heart, then don't cause it can lead to breast cancer (on GMA today).

    This is true, although it is all alcoholic beverages, not just wine. But making sure you get enough folate (either through food or supplements) can greatly reduce the risk.

    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/alcohol-full-story/index.html#Dark_side_alcohol
    Alcohol Increases Risk of Developing Breast Cancer
    There is convincing evidence that alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer. (23, 24) In a combined analysis of six large prospective studies involving more than 320,000 women, researchers found that having two or more drinks a day increased the chances of developing breast cancer as much as 41 percent. (23)

    This doesn't mean that 40 percent or so of women who have two drinks a day will get breast cancer. Instead, it is the difference between about 12.7 of every 100 women developing breast cancer during their lifetime—the current average risk in the US—and 17 to 18 of every 100 women developing the disease. This modest increase would translate to significantly more women with breast cancer each year.

    Adequate daily intake of folate, at least 600 micrograms a day, appears to mitigate this increased risk.
  • Shanahan09
    Shanahan09 Posts: 97
    Just having the proper mindset that I have to feed my body properly...lifestyle change per se. Food dictates my mood, eating clean = happy...eating processed junk = Grrrr :angry: Oh, and then every month (fun being a woman) if the cravings start to get out of control where I'm running to the carbs & chocolate. But then again, if I'm eating as clean as possible, the cravings don't get to that extent. Love how the body utilizes good nutrition.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    When i diet, I'll let you know :)
  • angelapolite
    angelapolite Posts: 249
    Staying motivated and commited for me. The first few weeks I lose alot, then I start slowing down and find it hard to handle. But this time is gonna be different, because I'm tired of starting over again.
  • SPheonix22
    SPheonix22 Posts: 90 Member
    1. weekends.....I like to make last minute changes and don't have internet at home so I cant check MFP.
    2. conferences/trainings/meetings.....never know whats on the menu and refuse to bring my own, and its FREE!
    3. Chinese food ( I can't have it, all the low cal dishes suck! :cry:
  • angelapolite
    angelapolite Posts: 249
    Just having the proper mindset that I have to feed my body properly...lifestyle change per se. Food dictates my mood, eating clean = happy...eating processed junk = Grrrr :angry: Oh, and then every month (fun being a woman) if the cravings start to get out of control where I'm running to the carbs & chocolate. But then again, if I'm eating as clean as possible, the cravings don't get to that extent. Love how the body utilizes good nutrition.

    I agree, on top of that, the scale is NOT your friend that week! :mad:
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    Now that I'm spiking if I see something I want I make a mental note. Eat that on spike day and I do:-)
  • chocolateandvodka
    chocolateandvodka Posts: 1,850 Member
    convenience.
  • kaits108
    kaits108 Posts: 305 Member
    the lack of chocolate.
  • kneeki
    kneeki Posts: 347 Member
    Paying for the food.

    FFS whole foods are expensive!
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