I don't like veggies or exercise :(

I have learned to love exercise, there are days that I dont want to but force myself or if chosen not to, eat less. There are some veggies I dislike and will not eat and some I choose not to eat (like carrots, I prefer not to eat them). I learned to incorporate my favorite veggies in with my meals, although I still dont get enough.

I LOVE veggies. LOVE LOVE LOVE. You actually become accustomed to eating healthy food, and it becomes something you desire rather than something to hate. It's an exposure thing. Your taste buds and body will react to what is available to it for nutrients. I actually really hate most super greasy or super heavy foods now. I will eat them now and again, but in very small portions and fill up on salad (not loaded down with dressing, just a little. Too much dressing just adds calories back and you start to like plain lettuce, too).

I use to hate asparagus and now I like that, too. I found that it was overcooked when I was young, and that was why I didn't like it.
Start slow. Start eating salads in place of a piece of bread on the side for dinner, or adding a veggie to whatever you are making and then start to add in more. You may find that you like it.

I don't like veggies either; I'm more a fruit person even though fruit has a lot of sugar. I've learned to like corn and green beans, though, so maybe try those with a little bit of salt on them. You can even just start adding them into your diet slowly, there's no rush. If you still can't bring yourself to eat them, look into taking vegetable substances or sneaking veggies into meals that you do enjoy..soups, etc. Any bit counts!

As for exercise, you will start to like it. When you start seeing major results and feeling better all the way around, exercise will just become part of your daily routine, and when you skip it, you will miss it. Exercising truly makes you feel better about yourself. You start to feel cleaner, stronger, healthier, and more energetic.

Good luck and try not to get discouraged! We all do, so when you need some motivation, let me know! We all need to do this together!

P.S. I have lost 27 pounds so far, 14 of them using myfitnesspal. I'm not sure if many people would recommend this, but it's been working for me so far. I eat whatever I want! As long as I stay under my calorie limit, I eat that piece of chocolate I'm craving or go out to eat with my friends and not order a salad. If you know you're going out to dinner later in the day, exercise and eat better throughout the day so that you can order whatever you want and still be under your calorie limit. I always look up the nutritional information of whatever I'm going to order later and add it in even before I eat it. That way, I know where I'll stand at the end of the day and will make sure I exercise enough to cover it. If you still end up going over, make it up the next day. If I went over 500 Monday, I add 500 Quick Add calories the next day and just eat what I have remaining. I got that idea from Weight Watchers, because when you have points left, you can use them throughout the day.

Cutting out everything you enjoy and adding everything you hate will make this journey miserable and probably impossible. I've been battling my weight for so long because I had the same mindset as you seem to have, but once I learned that you can still eat what you want (but in proportions), you'll still get the results you want.

If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask! Sorry this is so long, but hopefully it helps some. Good luck!

Sneak vegetables into things. I use spaghetti squash instead of pasta, kale instead of potatoes for chips, a spinach instead of plain lettuce in salads, beans instead of taco meat, etc. I also make a chili chock-full of veggies and barely even notice their individual tastes. V8 and SunRype both make really good fruit/vegetable juices that can help you get the vitamins you need, but always watch your calories carefully when you're drinking them.

Try new vegetables, or new ways of preparing vegetables. The key here is to be open-minded; if you don't like carrots, that doesn't automatically mean you don't like carrots glazed with cinnamon and brown sugar, and if you don't like zucchini, that doesn't automatically mean you don't like breaded baked zucchini sticks. (These are obviously not very healthy and not something I would recommend in the long term, but it's a good way to introduce yourself to the taste of vegetables and help change your mindset.)

Other things I have had success feeding to self-proclaimed vegetable-haters include broccoli with cheese sauce, Asian vegetable blends stir-fried with a meat of choice and served with egg noodles, garlic butter mashed cauliflower, blanched green beans with sliced almonds, pumpkin muffins, and bacon-wrapped grilled asparagus. Look up recipes that already suit your tastes, get adventurous, and get cooking. If you don't end up liking them, you at least won't mind them.

As for exercise, I kind of know where you're coming from; I don't hate doing it, but I find it very hard to do since I get panic attacks and ridiculous amounts of soreness if I push myself even the tiniest bit too far. I only really "work out" once a week when I go swimming laps, and even then I can't go for very long and my burns are always unimpressive. I try to make a point of walking or cycling to run my errands, and that usually gets me an hour of light exercise every day on top of the hour or two I spend flitting around the house cooking and cleaning. Little things like housework and walking are definitely not going to get you ripped, but they're enough to keep you healthy.

you stick it out and then you learn to love it.

force yourself for a while and then you will start craving the endorphins and the "high" you get from a good workout

also, stay motivated, pinterest is a really good website for workouts and pictures and motivation, FITSPERATION!!

and veggies, dont eat em plain, get creative man, it took me my whole life to like sweet potatoes then one day (recently) i took yet another dreaded bite and now im obsessed.

SPICES AND LOW FAT DIPS ARE YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS!

it took my sister a 2 week detox cleanse to get herself to start eating veggies, it forced her to try everything and rely on them.
also, dont be negative!

I have always adored veggies, so eating them has never been an issue. Exercise, however...well, that was another story. I recommend you ease into it. Don't make every change--start by doing something fun and go from there. You don't HAVE to join a gym and do the machines and the treadmill. I've lost 14 lbs in less than 2 months and I have YET to do an official "workout". Maybe approach it from an angle of "it's so nice out, let's go for a walk and enjoy the sunshine" instead of 'ugh, I have to EXERCISE."

I LOVE veggies - some of my favorites are broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, spaghetti squash, mushrooms, onions, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes.... also love beans & lentils!

and I LOVE exercise.

I do not love these things because I have to. I love these things because I have developed a passion for them. I have developed a passion for a healthy lifestyle. It never was a diet. I made a lifestyle change on January 1, 2011, and haven't skipped a beat - and never looked back! (it has helped me lose 111.4lbs so far, but I have gained so much more!)

i love veggies, i hate exercise. i only exercise so i can eat back some of the calories so i can have some chicken nuggets lol

^^^ Hahaha! This is what I was thinking when I first started all this. Once you find an exercise that you like and challenges you in a good way, you start looking forward to them.

My advice find an exercise that you love....keep exploring ...

From what Ive found ...... if you don't enjoy it.... youll continue with the yoyo diet *kitten* forever....

No one like working out the first week you start. After doing it every day you start craving it. It makes you feel better physical and mentally. As for veggies I like them but my husbands isn't big on them so we bought a juicer and we mix veggies and fruit and you cant taste the veggies!

There are only 2 vegetable I don't like, and technically they are roots. Radish and Horseradish. I actually like more vegetables than fruits.

I find different ways to cook them. A year ago, there was no way you were getting me to eat a pepper or an onion. Then I realized how much flavor they add to other foods. Now I love them.

Exercise...whew. I did hate that. With a passion. If it wasn't with my thumbs (Playing video games) I didn't want to do it. Now...I absolutely love the feeling it gives me. I have been slacking these past couple of weeks and it is very evident. I am still losing weight through diet, but my body feels like sludge.

Edit to add: Broccoli. I love it. I eat it daily. Mushrooms too.

I don't love exercise, but I love the "exercise high" I get each and every time I work out. I hate it while I'm doing it...except for biking and hiking. I enjoy those.

I don't particularly like vegetables -but I do like asparagus tossed in coconut oil and garlic, then baked on a cookie sheet for about 7 minutes. And fresh green beans. And salad with balsamic vinegar and olive oil with walnuts and feta cheese.

A healthier life-style includes sacrifice. After doing this for 5 months (the exercise for me is the key here, because I've never kept up a training program this long), I can tell the difference in my body now when I eat poorly or don't exercise.

If it were easy, everyone would do it.

I can't believe you "don't like veggies". Have you tried all the different types? Tried them with dips? All vegetables don't taste the same. When you say you don't like veggies you sound like a small child (I picture pouting 5 year old).

Until vegetables taste like chocolate or cheeseburgers or fried chicken, then no, there is no way vegetables are going on my top 20 things I'd eat given the choice.

Then you should've quoted the part where I said I like asparagus wrapped in bacon and grilled.

Just a little ray of sunshine aren't you!!

I hate vegetables. But I eat them because I am vegetarian and have to. I like exercise, though.

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HA! I laughed out loud when I saw the title of this thread. I make myself a green juice smoothie every morning...toss and bunch or fruit and a few cups of spinach in a blender...that's usually my "meal" every two hours until noonish. then have a lite lunch (salad!) and yummy dinner. the fruit and veg give you such an energy boost in the morning, you'll feel great! best part: doesn't taste "vegetable-y"!!