Temptation!

I run... far far away. That or you'll catch me in the shower in the fetal position, rocking back and forth.

I still indulge every once in a while.

Yep, I said it...I indulge, and eat it ever so slowly, savor every bite, lick, and taste...

I still indulge every once in a while.

Yep, I said it...I indulge, and eat it ever so slowly, savor every bite, lick, and taste...

me too... its like making love...mmmm. I did this yesterday with a carrot cake muffin topped with cream cheese frosting...mmmmm

I read the calories per serving of my favorite foods. Scares the temptation out of me every time.

That bad huh?

1 slice of my favorite taco pizza: 472 calories

Honestly? If I want it bad enough, I just eat it. I find that when I've tried to talk myself out of it or to try and find something else -- all I do is eat MORE calories trying to fill the void. Easier to just eat whatever it is I wanted and move on with life. My tastes have changed in the last 2 years and things I used to love? Definitely aren't appealing anymore. I used to love donuts - now, they taste like a cardboard box of sugar. I used to love cake with a TON of frosting on it. I still have cake, but frosting actually hurts my teeth now. I'd rather have a bigger piece of cake and no frosting. I don't know, I've just found that if I REALLY want something it's just better to eat it and be done with it.


I say this as I'm stuffing Reese's peanut butter cups in my mouth.

It depends on what it is and how bad do I really want it. If it's like a strawberry poptart (love'em) then I would just take one out of the pack and split it in half. I have learned just a little taste of something you really want will be enough to knock off the lure of it. Or try to have a healthier option of it. Instead of a double whopper have a turkey or a veggie burger.

I'd emphasise one point that I think is critical. Most people who come on here are doing so because they were unfit or at least no way near as fit as they could be. If you want t make a genuine fitness transformation you have to tear up a lot of the 'things that you do'. Stop saying things to yourself stuff like 'I like ice cream', i like chocolate' etc etc. or whatever other weakness you have for a particular bad food. A lot of it is just habit! Start being the person you want to be, not the person that you have labelled yourself or others have labelled you to be! You've got to be determined about it! Personally it doesn't work for me to have a little bit of the naughty stuff, I'm pretty much all or nothing. Not saying everyone should follow that but for some people it's actually easier than nit-picking small bits of junk food to satisfy your urge, would make me just want to have more.

Everyone who knows me well would say I love chocolate for example. Before I came on here I used to have a a bar of chocolate almost every day. I haven't had one since I've been on here 3 months ago. Now I'm no longer used to or expecting to have chocolate and I'm genuinely not bothered, ok beyond mistakenly walkign into the chocolate section of the supermarket Start doing things right. There's lots of good advice on here - it can take some finding at first.

Not everyone feels that this has to be all or nothing. I am one of those people. This is the only life I have to live and I plan to enjoy every moment of it. It is why I lost weight, why I got divorced and why I continue to change things in my life that cause me unhappiness.

I am not a label - by myself or someone else. Wanting to enjoy some of the foods I love is not a habit - it is simply things I love.

If you want to go all or nothing, GO FOR IT. But not everyone functions well in that kind of environment and not everyone wants to look at life that way. I'm happy with the fact that I no longer drink pop, no longer fast food and try and watch my portion sizes -- even when those portion sizes are about chocolate, a piece of cake, etc.

Well we each have to do what works for ourselves alright. I'm not advocating that you have to be miserable with food btw and deny yourself everything. I eat plenty of what I'd consider delicious food. You can still make healthy choices at times and be indulgent, but I guess in regards to temptation you have to find whatever works to break that down. For me having a little bit of cake, a few squares of chocolate would be pure torture and I don't think I could resist the temptation to devour further slices of cake or the rest of the bar of chocolate. Though when I get a bit fitter I might even indulge in cake say at a house party or something. Did I just say that.... aargh temptation!

Once you start taking fitness seriously, you might have to make some minor adjustments and yes some radical, things can't stay the same as before that's for sure. We each have to find our own path, but you have to step out of your comfort zone initially too imo, and as for temptation - you got to man-up/woman-up to it. stand up to it a few times and it's like a bully it won't pester you after a while!

I read the calories per serving of my favorite foods. Scares the temptation out of me every time.

Also this! Reading the labels and the ingredients of foods is mega important. Some stuff I was having that I actually thought was healthy was anything but. Can be frightening stuff. If you're in Europe, like me, where it doesn't always mention transient fat content, be especially wary of tinned food. See if the ingredients contain hydrogenated vegetable oil for example or other descriptions of fat which could be trans fats. Not all fat is bad btw but trans fats do nothing but harm except to food companies profits!