New Grandpa tired of being pregnant

Man, I know exactly how you feel. I'm also trying to get rid of the beer belly. Friend request sent. I'm tired of the "when are you due" jokes from some of my braver buddies.

My best advice is to get it all out of the house, and have healthy snacks readily available. I had a snack attack today, but I did not have anything to eat. I ended up with an orange.

first, nice ride...

second, it can certainly be hard but when you make the healthier choices while staring temptation in the face... they start to stop being a temptation... I'm looking at my lunch bag here with bananas apples.. there IS a muffin in there but it's one not the bag full of baked goods that it would have been previously...
i didn't see the watermelon, cantaloupe etc until after I was done eating dinner but I know it's available and will make some choices off there instead of the desert table as sides for meals.

Depends on your personal demons, I do plan to eat muffins and cake at birthday parties with family throughout life so I'm learning how to have them now, such as taking a tiny slice to get a taste and "partake" of the festivities but not blow things via processed food. If you can have "SOME" of these items and not go hog-wild, I used to be bad, bring a tray of 6 muffins into the house and I'd eat them all by the next day. Now today I can pick up one and be fine with that.

Hey! I remember you from the stop smoking site. I came here for the same reason (non-smoking weight control). I'll have 3 yrs Smoke Free May 31. Welcome to MFP. I just started here about a month ago. People here are friendly and helpful! No advise, but best of luck!

HI Dave, and Welcome.

Some aspects of this weight loss endeavor "is" habit... although not all of it.

In the past eight months, I've changed my eating habits. Things I once loved no longer appeal to me most days. On days when I do have a major craving and give in (it happens, we're human, it isn't the end of the world), most of the time it just doesn't taste nearly as fantastic as my mind remembers it.

Make good choices with your food. Don't give up when you slip up and falter. I found out quickly that I prefer and actually want better food now. Things taste better when you eat better.

You can do this, for your grandchild, your daughter, but mostly for yourself.

My dad is 75 and just starte to excercise because of a knee transplant. He had always eaten well besides The occassional chocolate ( even though he's diabetic) but never lost weight through diet alone. Once he started outpatient therapy which is exactly like going to the gym and Doing aerobic exercise at home the weight flew off. He's at 208 which is the lowest i've ever seen him at in my almost 20 years of life. As long as you keep to it and know It not only benefits your family but it benefits YOU! You will do great!

I am fairly new to the site. I find the food log very helpful in keeping me in line with healthier food choices. I sent a friend request if you'd like to add me. Ed

Way to go with taking the first step. If you succeeded with the smoking cessation site, you may find that you really like it here. I definitely do better when I'm online and participating in forums and my friends' newsfeeds. I tried this a couple of times with logging only and it didn't work. This time, I've stuck with it longer and I'm starting to make changes slowly. I haven't lost a whole lot, but I've gotten slimmer and I haven't gained in the last 2 months, which is great for me.

I think it's good that you're making these changes b/c you want to be there for your daughter and grand-daughter, but I also think it's great that you can be a healthy and positive influence in helping your grand-daughter learn to eat well.

Social eating is my biggest weakness and I know that started at home... family gatherings were all about food and the food never stopped. I remember being amazed when I went to a friend's for Thanksgiving and they put ALL the food away after dinner. No bread, no cookies, no pie, no cake, no nuts, NOTHING left out for snacking.

My family didn't do anything wrong... they did what they knew and they did the best they could, but it's something that's stuck with me that I have to work to change. Teaching your grand-daughter a healthier lifestyle from the get-go can only help her in the long run.

All the best to you with your health and weight loss goals.
Feel free to friend me if you'd like. I don't eat healthy all the time, but I try to balance it out so that I'm not off the rails all the time either. And I try to keep my feedback positive but honest.

Take care,
Jen

Hi Dave. I am new to this as well. Happy to support someone facing similar issues.
Andrew

Excellent job on quitting smoking, you should be proud of yourself. At least you will be strong enough to play with your grandchild & to be there for your daughter. I wish my Dad will also do the same thing very soon.

MFP is a wonderful site not just in becoming more fitter but also with the support that you're getting here. You have done a step closer to having a healthy body. One thing that shocked me when I was still new to this site was with the food log. What I thought was a "low-calorie" turned out to be a disaster. Soon I realized why I don't lose weight despite exercising & "eating sensibly". Through this, now I learned to read nutrition labels & is the first thing that I look for whenever I buy something from the grocery store. Also its best if you also add sodium & sugar intake to your food diary because many "diet foods" & some meats have high amounts of sodium. As others said, just log everything (food & exercise) & be honest about it. Don't worry about the occassional slip-ups, its normal but don't let that get into you.

Another thing is do it one step at a time, it will take some time before you see the results. Do not rush things out, it will just backfire on you. There will be instances wherein the scale won't move or even worse, go up but don't despair if that happens. Your goal should be to have a healthier, injury-free body & treat weight loss like an icing on the cake.