very discouraged

I had to do a lot of research to find foods that were similar to what I was craving but healthier... then I try to make sure I burn enough calories to cover what I can't go without. Each week gets easier I hope!~

For me, I had to 'get in the zone', to complete what I set out to accomplish. So I threw out all the unhealthy food so I couldnt be tempted to eat crap, I bought some fitness DVD's which I vowed to do as often as I could and signed up for MFP.
I log everything I eat and all the exercise that I do and look back to reflect every now and again.

To curb the hunger cravings I bought a pack of Rhubarb and custard boiled sweets and put them in the cupboard. When the craving for food got too bad I'd go get a glass of water then have a sweet. Hardly any calories but it just seemed to curb the craving.

You have to change the way you look at food. Is this good for me? Could I eat somethnig healthier? If I eat this doughnut its adding to my problem, its leading to me feeling unhappy etc etc.

You really got to want it bad to truely suceed, but the first couple of days are the worst.

First stop beating yourself up, that is the first step to failure. you will have bad days, weeks, months, whatever, if it happens move on. This is not a one day, week, month, year thing. This is a life style change-forever. If you have a bad day you can't just say I screwed up, they is no point now! You need to say, I made some bad choices, now for some good ones. I started this a year ago and have now lost 40 pounds, which is 10 pounds more than my goal. I made small changes daily and slowly made exercise a almost daily part of my life. I could barely walk a mile and now I can run 4! I eat probably 90% healthy. If I am going to indulge I plan for it with extra exercise and better eating the rest of the day. I eat pizza and stuff but it is on occasion and I plan it. You can do this but treat yourself with love and grace! Look at other peoples food diaries, often you can get good ideas from them.

Like Lady Chilli I have had to get into a zone and focus on the objective. Rather than changing my lifestyle I have changed portion size,helped by things like eating with a tea spoon rather than shovel .. sorry spoon or fork. I have cut out my nemesis Cheese. Otherwise nothing is really different and I am not down to eating things that do not satisfy me.

The fact I can follow what I eat on MFP means I can avoid over eating. Also get encouraged by other MFP'ers

Keep going don't be discouraged, friend every body that helps you in this thread


BTW My name is Kap and I am a cheeseaholic!

Is very important to eat a vairety of foods so you dont get bored or binge! have you looked at the SKINNYTASTE.COM website? it has lots of healthy recipes that are delicious! also you s hould do workouts that you can enjoy ...Do a variety of those 3 times a week for 30 minutes so you dont plateau- walking, running, dancing in your underwear when no one is looking- i know im no the only one that does this!! Stay positive, it takes time and effort!! You didnt gain all your weight over night, so youre not going to lose it over night. Something that I have also found that helps is to log my food in for the day so I know how many calories I will take in, and how much exercise I need to do! Hope this helps!..and drink lots of water!!

My cravings are strong, and I need to actually see a vision of me fat to feel the pain - really feel the pain to overcome my desire for bad foods.
To see this through, look deep inside and answer for yourself:
Why do I want to be fit?
And attach great pleasure to that as you set this goal.

And then answer for yourself this:
Why don't I want to be fat?
Attach great pain to all the reasons you do not want to be fat.

Few people can actually do this which is why most people fail.
This is the key to internal motivation.

This is how I keep my resolve most of the time.

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum. I have been doing Mfp on my phone for about 2 weeks. I had lost about 2 lbs then had a major setback eating badly for the last 6 days.. just need some motivation .. what do you all do to satisfy your cravings thanks in advance

Welcome. I suggest getting a good network of motivated friends on here to help support and inspire you. As far as the cravings, I can only say, if it's a trigger food (mine is chips, salt, chocolate) that once you start you can't stop.. STOP. I don't keep it in the house.. I can't. It's a mental/emotional thing for most of us, but if you can get over the hump of temptation, you'll feel good about making good decisions one meal at a time.

To satisfy my cravings, I usually have almonds, yogurt or something healthy if it's within my daily calories. Boring I know.

This may not help you, but I keep snacks very handy in very small doses. Substitutions don't do it for me, so I keep the actual stuff I tend to crave, but not enough to binge. I keep one salty or bread item and one sweet item handy. I freeze or put the large quantities where it becomes a hassle to get them, or where by the time I get them, the urge has passed. I know it's painful sometimes to buyt the teeniest quanity of something knowing you save money by buying in bulk, but the best way to keep stuff out of reach is to leave it at the grocery store!

Knowing these snacks are there for whenever I want honestly makes me "save" them and I don't seem to need them. When they aren't there, I crave them badly! Here are some of those items: hershey's kisses - only 2 at 24 calories each, the 1oz bag of potato chips, a few skinny hard breadsticks, the 60-calorie sugar-free Jello pudding, any of the 100-cal snack packs would work. The trick for me is to fool my mind into thinking I'm not deprived. Then if I do need to indulge, the amounts make it impossible to binge.

Last, I thought would be fine with the fat-free or sugar-free coffee creamers. No. When I did those, my mindset was that I was being "good" so I still craved something "bad". I indulge with the regular creamer and it alone helps me not crave the chocolate or chips later in the day.

Best of luck to you!