Help!

allie31286
allie31286 Posts: 2 Member
in Motivation and Support
Hi My name is Allison. I have been on MFP for about a month and have lost 8 pounds so far. Today I am finally feeling the urge to eat my old food. I'm trying to control the urge but it is really hard today. What do you do when this happens to you? Please help!

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  • AshMcWomack
    AshMcWomack Posts: 6
    Well, I've had the SAME thing happen to me with doing other weight loss attempts...and I wasn't strong. I totally caved! But I can tell you that you're right where you need to be! ON MFP!!! Just pour all those temptations into this tool! Go read blogs and find success stories! It will help you stay motivatied! And drink water! When I get bad craving, I drink a bottled water and sometimes eat some fruit! Good luck and hang in there! You're doing great...keep pushin thru!! :)
  • liftingheavy
    liftingheavy Posts: 551 Member
    When I get that urge I have a cup of hot green tea. When I finish it if I'm still craving something I have it. If I do not, I'll eat 10 other "healthy" things to quell the craving and STILL eat what I was craving in the first place.

    But I find that green tea calms me and helps me think through whether I really want to waste calories.
  • deep220
    deep220 Posts: 52 Member
    What are you craving?
  • rbn_held
    rbn_held Posts: 689 Member
    Whenever I find myself having bad cravings I read some of the success stories, they are very motivational. I like the ones with before and after pics because it helps be visualize what I might look like once the weight comes off.
  • leslisa
    leslisa Posts: 1,350 Member
    Um, well, I sort of let myself binge when I need to or my cravings get pretty ugly, but I'm still always under my cals because I keep a bunch of stuff in the house that's low cal, etc. For instance, some say it's bad to replace food with stuff that's not good for you, but I figure, hey, I could eat 20 cookies OR I could eat 4 cups of sugar free jello (Yes, I have done this to the tune of 40 cals). I have those Special K chips for when I think I'll die if I don't have some potato chips and I keep sugar free dark chocolate pudding (they last pretty much forever) and weight watchers smart ones in the freezer if I really need an ice cream fix.

    So sure, I don't always eat healthy, but I always make that d*mn calorie goal.

    BTW, I do eat healthy most of the time, but dudette, when you want a tato chip and dip and you just gotta have it, Dean's lo cal dip (35 cals for 2 tbsps) and 30 Sea Salt Special K chips (100 cals) are better than 9 Ruffles (which you know I'm not stopping at 9) and regular dip to the tune of 500 - 1000 cals.

    I also exercise at least twice a day, even if they are minis. In the morning I do abs and walk the dog. In the afternoon or evening I do my cardio. I try to get up and at least walk around every now and then (I work at a desk).

    Keep the spirit, Chica!! And congrats on knowing what you want!! You deserve to be happy, healthy, and have energy!!

    Also, if you need some substitution ideas for a specific food, please ask. Who knows, I might have been craving it myself at some point.

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