I can't diet!

Are you not supposed to chew with dentures?

you can do this, don't think of it as "Dieting" ...that's the first mistake that people make.

Make substitutions!!

Ideas:

-popcorn instead of cheetos
-tea instead of pop
-ww pasta instead of white pasta (pasta is NOT bad)
-whole grain/all natural muffins instead of hohos (portion sized and homemade, you can even just buy fiber one muffin mix)

The best way to get started and to stick with it is you have to want to stick with it more that you want to eat cheese puffs. In the end its really only you who can make the changes for yourself

You shouldn't have any limitation about the types of food you can eat with dentures. If you have issues then they don't fit properly and you need to talk to your dentist. I know plenty of people with upper and lower dentures that eat anything they want including hard and cruncy stuff.

i agree with love4fitness

Don't call it "Dieting" or "diet". I've said it once and i'll say it again. Diets are Temporary!! I'm choosing to live a healthier lifestyle.

My second motto is "everything in moderation" I know you said you lack self-control and that can be a hard task to tackle. But just remember it's okay to have a cookie or a handful of chips, it won't kill you.

Start of easy by making healthy dinners and lunches. Lean proteins with lots of veggies and whole grains.

My go to snacks are carrots and hummus and apples and peanut butter.

I have that problem too. What I've found, for me, is that if I don't eat the junk for a couple of weeks, it no longer tastes good. In order to avoid temptation, I get rid of all the junk in the house and make an agreement with myself that if I desperately want some, I have to walk to the store to get it. It's surprising, given that cost, how often I don't *really* want the junk.

I have a partial which is way trickier than full dentures and I eats anything. If I can't bite it direct (think crisp apple) I slice and eat. If you can nom pretty much anything go see your dentist cause he sucks. If you have to wait to get them fixed then fixodent or some of the temporary liners should get you a better fit.
Until then you can always steam veggies to soften them up (bowl, tablespoon of water, plastic wrap, cover microwave for 2 minutes) that will make them plenty soft. If it is feeling full, then check out my diary, I eat a lot and stay under on the calories and I am never really hungry and if I am I have some food, lol. I plan my day out put my food in the diary and if I don't eat a planned snack I subtract it when I get home.
So, as my team leader often says #NoExcusesLetsGo

look up a health food/supplement store in your area, and see if they have any suggestions for meal supplements like shakes that you can try. There are many out there (my mom does RVL by Monavie) that are very filling, tasty and very healthy.

here's a site that seems pretty reputable with some reviews http://www.mealreplacementshakereviews.com/monavie-shakes-8-3-out-of-10/?gclid=CMKuvN2avK4CFYhrKgodqmkxIQ

If you need soft healthy foods, try oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt. You can also eat Baked cheese puffs for a snack sometimes. You can also blend fruits (and vegis if you like) into smoothies to make them easier to eat.

I agree with other posters...this isn't a diet, just make better choices, and log everything to keep track of calories. You need to find foods that are satisfying to you personally. What works for one person, won't always work for another. You know yourself, any improvement you can make every day, is a step in the right direction. Little changes add up!

Just stop eating junk cold turkey. Do it for a week and the cravings will diminish alot. For me, they went away completely. You just have to do it. There is no sugar coating (pun not intended!) a new way of eating. You just have to do it.

You don't have to diet. You need to change you lifestyle and habits. Eat healthier food that you like and you won't 'feel' like you're on a diet. If you eat healthy snacks, you're eating all day long and you're not hungry and craving junk. Keep junk OUT of the house period.Once you start eating healthier, you won't crave the garbage food and eat bite, of anything in my case, tastes better. Move more. When I had braces and could only eat soft food (at a time when I had 3 young children!), I cooked nearly every meal in the crockpot so i could chew it. There are healthy recipes that include meat that you could pretty much gum to death! Good luck! You CAN do this if you want to,

I eat "junk" food... but ALWAYS the ACTUAL SERVING SIZE or LESS... when i need a chocolate fix, I eat 5-10 M&Ms instead of a handful... or an actual serving of nacho chips is 9 chips.... or TRY baking a cake with real icing and cutting it into real serving sizes and freeze each one into baggies and defrost only 1 piece at a time to eat... better for you than ho hos, ding dongs , whatever... cheese puffs, buy the baked kind.. or switch to quaker oats flavored rice cake puffs.... less calories, and the flavored ones are mini and very TASTY... and you get like 10-16 per serving for 100 calories or less....soda, I only drink the zero kind or diet... and no calories.. just a matter of adjusting your taste buds to the diet version. or drink crystal light which has numerous flavors for only 5 calories a serving. its not about depriving yourself its about making SMARTER choices and serving sizes!! :flowerforyou:

A great place to start would be looking up recipes specifically made for infants/toddlers. Nowadays parents are recognizing the value in homemade baby foods and having variety in that food. There are lots of great blogs, cookbooks and recipes out there with a wealth of info on making soft yet flavorful foods. Foods for little ones also tend to be simple, which would be an easier way to ease yourself into healthy cooking than starting with more elaborate recipes.

Also, almost any softish food can be sent through a foodmill to make it more of a puree texture. I had friends who took pretty much all the "regular" food they prepared and used the foodmill so their children could eat it when they were little.

And I agree with everyone else. I have no real restrictions on what I can/can't eat but as soon as I call it a "diet" I feel like I've lost the mental battle. Once you go on a diet that also implies that someday you'll be OFF the diet and that isn't what you want!

You can do this!