a healthy diet and exercise...which is hardest for you?

Natihilator
Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
edited November 8 in Motivation and Support
For most people losing weight, a healthy diet and exercise is required, and one of those comes easier than the other. I like all food and eating, so eating a healthier diet is not as challenging for me as getting in my exercise on a continual basis.

Which one is more challenging for you personally to keep up with, healthy balanced eating or exercise, and why? And where do you find the motivation to stick with it?
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  • MissSharkattack
    MissSharkattack Posts: 323 Member
    Exercise.
    Im fat and lazy, so I never really feel like exercising.
  • Linz1087
    Linz1087 Posts: 8
    When I first started losing weight, both were extremely easy for me. At this point in time with the constant change in weather and bad hips that I have, the exercise is the hardest thing to get myself motivated to do. Eating healthy isn't too hard for me once I get doing it and stay on track with it because I spend my time home with my kids every day and my husband is gone for 21 days out of the month in the fields, so the only ones I have to cook for are the kids and myself. And thankfully they aren't big "kid food" eaters and tend to prefer to eat what I eat.
  • AmyMK
    AmyMK Posts: 164
    Food I find hardest...I've always been an active person so I love to work out...

    If I don't prepare meals in advance though I get lazy and don't eat very well
  • chinamonkey
    chinamonkey Posts: 90 Member
    Exercise, I struggle to find the time to put aside for it whereas i love cooking and fruit and veg so food is the easier (but not easy!) option for me
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    Exercise. I have no problem making the right choices about what I eat. The first few months were tough and full of cravings, but now that I've been doing this for well over a year the eating side of things is just life. I don't have time to cook, so my fiancé does that, but we have fairly simple things so it doesn't take too long at all.

    On the other hand, I still struggle to find the time to exercise. Exercising on weekdays means having no time to relax, and it's what I do but it means that from Monday-Friday the only time I stop is when I'm sleeping. That's tough.
  • AmyEm3
    AmyEm3 Posts: 784 Member
    Healthy diet is much, much, much more difficult for me. I love junk food and carbs.

    I LOVE running and go every day I can. I also like lots of other active outdoor things like biking, canoeing, etc.
  • tabi26
    tabi26 Posts: 535 Member
    Food.....oh so the food! Lol.
  • MumOfGirlsOnly
    MumOfGirlsOnly Posts: 99 Member
    Food, food, food I love food.
    I've found exercising everyday has been the easy part, it's my quiet time away from the kids.
  • JMarigold
    JMarigold Posts: 232 Member
    Food is the hardest . . . hands down! It takes only an hour or so of mental stamina for exercise but food can be an every waking minute mental challenge for me.

    Don't get me wrong though, exercise is hard for me too!
  • rheiah
    rheiah Posts: 84
    Food, definitely.
    I love exercising but I LOOOVE food. Cooking & baking are my favourite hobbies by a distance.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I have severe heel spurs that make exercise difficult so I purposely will work on specific leg-related target exercises alot more slower and longer duration to carefully work those areas.... so exercise in that respect.

    Eating healthy? I have never had a problem with eating healthy.... but it took some allergy testing to determine some food allergies and sensitivities I had that were making weight loss more difficult... ***grumble
  • laurabini
    laurabini Posts: 257 Member
    Exercise.
    Im fat and lazy, so I never really feel like exercising.

    me too!
  • maryjay51
    maryjay51 Posts: 742
    healthy diet is hardest for me .. i freakin LOVE working out at the gym ..problem is i work out so much at times i literally just crave carbs and if i dont set myself up with healthy carbs after them workouts i head straight to potato chips ,pretzels , chocolate ect .. its a never ending battle for me with food
  • thinnerisstronger
    thinnerisstronger Posts: 124 Member
    When I started, both were hard for me. Now I really enjoy eating well and I love working out.
  • ericalynn104
    ericalynn104 Posts: 382 Member
    Exercise. Sometimes I'd rather just relax or I'm oober busy. Diet isn't too hard for me typically but it's pretty difficult to find the motivation for exercise.
  • rhouser9021
    rhouser9021 Posts: 26
    Food is the hardest for me. I either eat too much at a meal, or eat too much with late night snacks. Plus, I'm prone to stress eating. However, exercise has always been easy for me to do and be motivated to do.
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
    Sometimes both, but I love to exercise and eat healthy.
  • Elf_Princess1210
    Elf_Princess1210 Posts: 895 Member
    Both. I love to eat and I hate to exercise. I would rather lay in bed and eat all day!
  • MariaAlbinaxoxo
    MariaAlbinaxoxo Posts: 290 Member
    Eating healthy is much, much harder for me. I LOVE food. I just had dinner and I want more mac and cheese. hahaha don't get me wrong, I LOVE vegetables and fruits but when I'm craving a whole piece of cake and only get a little, then I want TWO pieces of cake! I'm surprised I don't weight more than I do. But I know if I don't try to get in shape I will only get bigger. Doesn't mean I like it though. Not to mention I'm a HUGE boredom eater and get bored a lot at my job.
  • Helice
    Helice Posts: 1,075 Member
    Normally i can get myself out of bed and do some kind of exercise or other.. even if im too lazy to do a cardio workout i can jump on the exercise bike and slowly peddle for like 4 hours while watching tv.. So its rare that i dont burn atleast like 400 calories a day..

    But the eating healthy, as hard as i try i just cannot do! =/
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I like exercising. I don't eat hugely unhealthily naturally, but I refuse to give up occasional chocolate, wine or pringles. Nor bread.
  • JoJoDoerr
    JoJoDoerr Posts: 173 Member
    Exercise! I live in the warm Florida sun and I just want to sit in the sun and read my kindle! I am sooooo lazy!
  • cryspetstalerson
    cryspetstalerson Posts: 147
    Normally i can get myself out of bed and do some kind of exercise or other.. even if im too lazy to do a cardio workout i can jump on the exercise bike and slowly peddle for like 4 hours while watching tv.. So its rare that i dont burn atleast like 400 calories a day..

    But the eating healthy, as hard as i try i just cannot do! =/

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    Right now eating healthy is the hardest for me. If I want to work out, I can get on my stationary bike. and watch some T.V.
    I am still getting used to eating fresh foods, and watching my calories, and all that fun stuff.
    Plus my husband and I have a schedule worked out. On days he gets off early, we are going to the park, and while my daughter plays on the playground, I run laps, around it, or from one point to another.
    Other than that I do Zumba a lot, which is fun!@! So again the eating healthy is harder for me.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    The food. I can find the motivation for workouts. It's become second-nature to me. But eating less is the hardest part.
  • ruthnor
    ruthnor Posts: 35
    Exercise. I love junk food, but it was surprisingly easy for me to adjust to eating in moderation while throwing in some healthier choices. However, I'm soooo lazy, sometimes it's hard for me to shove myself out of bed and go do something active. ;P
  • shine_
    shine_ Posts: 150 Member
    Fitting exercise (especially varied exercise) into my days is the hardest in one sense because though I have played some sports growing up it hasn't been a regular thing for many, many years and I feel guilty no matter how I divide my day - if I take time out of my studies I feel guilty for not studying, and if I take exercise time out to study I feel guilty about that too so the balance between the two is hard for me. On the other hand I just feel like I can't let it be the reason I don't look after myself anymore because yes right now I'm studying really hard to be a lawyer, but before that I studied really hard to be able to go to law school, and when I am done I will have to study and work hard to train as a lawyer - so to wait for things to calm down before I start this journey is useless, because then I'd never start!
  • tmarie2715
    tmarie2715 Posts: 1,111 Member
    Exercise!

    I have always been a pretty healthy eater. I love veggies, am really good about preparing meals ahead of time and looking up new and interesting ways to cook things.

    Exercise, though, requires motivation that I don't seem to have. I'm trying to be better, and setting small goals has helped me get my butt to the gym three times last week. I'm hoping for another victory like that this week!
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    Food is the hardest for me. I love being outdoors and going on long runs or rides are definitely my favorite things to do so exercise comes easy now.
  • LuciaLongIsland
    LuciaLongIsland Posts: 815 Member
    Exercise.
    Im fat and lazy, so I never really feel like exercising.

    me too!

    Me 3.
  • NiallWallace
    NiallWallace Posts: 78 Member
    Food.

    I have withdrawl symptoms if I don't cycle (either road or MTB), put food near me and it will be eaten.
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