I want to lose weight but the food craving and lack of motiv

moderation and exercise....you can find lots of low cal mexican food recipes on the web and cupcakes well you will just have to exercise those off.... substitute healthy sweets for cupcakes....dont keep them in the house...lots of ways to avoid those little cups of trouble... you can do it....

Look for ways to lighten up what you like. If it's crunchy tacos, try taking all the taco fixings and making it into a salad with a few chips nroken up to get all the flavors and crunch you like with half the calories. For cupcakes, look for alternatives that are more reasonable, or other kinds of sweet things that satisfy for less. Planning your days in advance makes a big difference - it's much easier to say 'no' to that cupcake from the cupcake shop when you know it's 400 calories on top of your lunch. A piece of fruit starts to look much better when I have that information! But, occasionally, you can plan to fit that cupcake into your plan for the day, either by exercising enough to make up the additional calories, or lightening up all your other meals to fit it in.

Corn tortillas and any lean meat with fresh salsa, grilled veggies, and salad? Mexican is easy. Remember reasonable portion of beans, sparingly use rice, skip cheese/queso, chips, fried stuff and other high calorie stuff. I eat mexican all the time and I lost 75 pounds last year. You'll be motivated when you realize how awesome you feel when you lose even a few pounds. You may also be not recognizing all the ways extra weight affects your life: energy level, basic daily tasks like tying shoes, getting in and out of a car, not doing activities because they make you tired/out of breath, not wearing certain clothes because of they way they fit, avoiding pictures, lower self esteem, etc...

:sad: I've never been the SKINNY girl, although i have always wanted to be. I meet my boyfriend 2 years ago and i was 120lbs for my hieght I was still a little chunky but not much. Now 2 years later and living with my boyfriend i have reached an all time high of 180lbs which has been my heaviest weight. I want to lose weight to get my old body back but the cravings for mexican food and cupcakes are terrible any advice?

I swear we are sisters, this happened to me too, same weight and time frame! I started my diet the past Monday and have been craving a lot of particular food but have held off, until today that is. I pick one day a week that I eat the things I have been craving the most and then just workout a little longer the next day. Maybe try a diet for a week, then take a rest for one day, it seems to work for a lot of people. Since today is my off day, I have already been bad but I've noticed that instead of eating a whole hamburger and fries, I only eat about half before I started to feel sick, which I think is great! Just a thought...

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Make your own healthy Mexican food. Save the cupcakes for rewards (e.g. lose 5 lbs, have a cupcake). You'll probably be much happier as a thin girl eating a cupcake now and then, than as a heavy girl eating them everyday.

Yes, keeping this stuff out of the house is the best way to avoid it. Think about what you're craving, too. If you're craving a little bit of spice, keep wasabi peas or dried wasabi edamame in the house to munch on. I bought tiny little ramekins to use for snacks like these so I don't go overboard with them. If you're craving sweetness, buy something that has a little bit of nutritional flavor. I indulge in 2 dark chocolate covered dried cherries or cranberries every once in a while when I'm cravings chocolate. Enjoy the little treat by paying attention to what you're eating. And then when you find a good, healthy mexican recipe, let yourself truly enjoy that too, eating slowly and savoring every bite--you will eat less and will be more mindful about what you're putting into your body.

FWIW, this is what works for me -

Strive to eat healthier foods and (for now) just keep eating the other stuff too. Cut Mexican and cake back to less than you eat now (so for ex, if you eat one or the other -or both- an average of 5x a week right now, cut it down to 2x a week). But when you're not eating those two things, make sure you're eating as healthy as you can. Lots of salads, fresh fruits and veggies, whole grains, and limited processed foods. And TONS of water (if soda isn't your major craving, then try to drink as few -or zero- of your calories as possible).

GET MOVING. Exercise is KEY (as is water) and will help to counteract the stuff you're eating that's not ideal.

As you exercise and start eating better, you may find the cravings are easier to resist. I found that, at first, I have a hard time giving up the bad foods I crave (for me it's cake). But by telling myself it's OK at first, I found that I start craving it less and less, and when I DO eat junk I don't feel as good as when I eat cleanly, so in turn I don't crave it as much.

And if that doesn't work for you, then start lowly cutting back how often you eat it (and your portions when you do) and you'll eventually get there. Hope that helps!