Help! I need encouragement!

HANG IN THERE. I AM LIKE YOU HARD TO RESIST TEMPTATION ESPECIALLY THE JUNK / SNACK. MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER HAVE SNACKS AT HOME AND OF COURSE I SAY NONE FOR ME, BUT BEFORE YOU KNOW IT I HELP MYSELF TO THESE SNACKS. I TELL MY FAMILY HIDE IT AND THEN I BEG THEM TO TELL ME WHERE IS IT?? REALLY I NEED WILL POWER, LIKE MY FAMILY SAYS PRAY FOR ME FOR MORE WILL POWER TO RESIST THE URGES AND DON'T BUY THE BAD SNACKS, EASY SAID THAN DONE HUH??/

I'm glad you walked away from the cookies! Good for you! I can't have sweets in the house or else I eat 'em all, then my boyfriend will come looking for them a few days later and wonder where they went!

Next time you are craving something, just think to yourself, "I could have ___________ (Insert junk food of choice) and be temporarily satisfied but have no real nutritional benefit or I could have ______ (insert healthy food of choice) and satisfy my hunger AND be closer to my weight loss goal". I try to do this when I'm feeling lazy and need motivation to do something besides sit on the couch!

Also, remember that IT IS OK to treat yourself every now and then! ,Obviously you don't want to eat cookies or chips on a regular basis, but maybe once a month (or even once a week if you're brave enough), allow yourself to have a serving of chips (you could make your own to avoid the added preservatives!) or a cookie. If we completely cut out foods yet crave them and completely deny them, we're most likely to break that resistance and go into a rage of binge-eating those foods we're denying ourselves. If you don't want them in your life at all, then good on you! But if it's something that you do still love eating and it makes you feel good, just eat a small portion size and have it occasionally instead of daily.

Hope this helps!

Give the package to your honey and tell him to HIDE THEM!

Out of sight - - our of mind.

OR

THROW THEM OUT! :bigsmile:

THAT'S WHAT I DO AND EVERY NOW AND THEN HE WILL SURPRISE ME WITH A TREAT. THAT WAY I GET TO ENJOY WITHOUT GOING OVERBOARD

This is a great idea. I always log it AFTER I eat it, then feel guilty. I bet this will help me too. Thanks so much!

Hi, I am going to direct you to a website that you might find interesting....take a look! It is dietsinreview.com. There is a article about food cravings under the News topic so you'll probably have to do a search within the website. Its called "What Your Food Cravings Really Mean"