Impossible?

just think of you health, im assuming you have children from you pic be healthy for them you can still have a treat every now and again but try to eat healthy most of the time. :-)

This is not impossible!

You are right though, the more you try to watch what you eat the more you think about it.
Have you tried having a healthy snack in your desk/station? It has taken me years of trying and falling off the diet wagon to get to the point where someone walking in with a tray of fresh donuts doesn't send me into a "need to have donuts".

It does get easier with time, just find a "treat" for yourself, that you like, and that is relatively healthy. And reward yourself with it when you've reached a mini goal (your choice). I've also found that the longer I've gone without a sugary treat the more taste everything else seems to have.

We all face this.

Choose to lose the weight or choose to eat the food.

It's really that simple. It gets easier. Do the best you possibly can and you'll be proud of yourself.

Definitely not impossible... you just have to accept the ups and downs and patience required for good healthy, sustainable weight loss and weight management. That includes when you hit the plateaus and dealing with the days you overeat and not being obsessive about weighing yourself every day and being mortified you've gained the princely amount of a lb in weight ... you'll have good and bad days and weeks but you'll even it all out! We all have binges and indulgences or days we feel crap and can't work out, some of us get injured and some of us find ourselves in awkward social situations where calories in certainly don't match calories out!

Ive lost 13lbs since August... and I was already a healthy BMI, it's been hard work but I have never once deprived myself honestly and have a wide variety of food and not even "diet" stuff. Just become healthier, better balanced food and exercised both portion control... and my body!

Got much fitter too and even when I wasn't losing "weight" I was still losing size so there are a lot of Non Scale Victories to look at and assess too to help keep you going!

My work goes through runs like that, where it seems there are always sweets - here is a trick i started doing...log what you want to eat BEFORE going to get it...i had a few things that just put me off because it left me with so few for the rest of the day.


Suzi

i keep a desk drawer stocked with healthy and tasty snacks almonds, granola bars, teas i like (try sugar cookie sleigh ride, Celestial Seasons...amazing!) proteien shakes, fresh fruit, etc. this way i can eat something and not feel like i am depriving myself. also, i do indulge occasionally with the crew on pizza or a bagel, but ONLY occasionally, and i log it to make sure i keep myself in check the rest of the day. keeping snacks in my desk is also helpful in reminding me to eat every 3 hours, which can be a hard habit to get going

Not impossible. You have to remember, everything is a choice. Buy yourself healthful treats and bring them to work. That way, if you're tempted by a donut, you'll have something equally yummy but better for you on hand. Each person has to decide what kind of treats work for them. I make my daughter homemade granola bars.

For me, I just look at each food and determine if it's really worth the calories to me. Sometimes it is, but most times it isn't. Don't just look at the donut. Think about the lard and sugar - not as appetizing if you break down the ingredients. Think about the effort to climb stairs. Then, go drink a glass of water. Lots of times, we think we're hungry because we're thirsty.

Bottom line is, you can do this. Make the decision to do it and you can. Have faith in yourself.

Have you thought about asking people to stop bringing food in? May not make you very popular, but if they're at all interested in supporting you (and themselves), it's the least they could do.

You could even draft up a flyer showing how much work it takes to get rid of that cookie and post it right above the table they put it on.

Yeah, I know, it makes you look like the bad guy, but if people reject the truth, it's on them.

Good luck with the healthy living! We're all in the same boat.

I am new mother also and work at a place full of women who loves to eat!! I joined MFP a week ago today and I have already lost 3 pounds!! You just need good support!! :happy: YOU CAN DO IT!!