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I know where there is cheesecake....beating cravings.
I work in a high school and the home ec students are making cheesecake today. They usually offer serves to staff and as they are very good cooks, it is usually delicious. I want a piece so badly, not because I am hungry but because I know it is there and it will taste gooooooooood. Best tips for beating the craving? Much…
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Im back with bad news
About a year ago, I came to Myfitesspal to try to loose weight ad get healthy. There was a concern about counting calories. I was trying to count calories while i was doing extreme exercising and that i still couldnt loose any weight. After that I lost alot of motivation. I took a very heavy college course that lead me to…
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Dedicateting next year to better health
A few months ago I was going through a very rough patch as far as weight and fitness is concerned. Long story made short: I gained 30 pounds in twelve weeks, and I'm only 5ft. 2... Some binge-days were as bad as 7000 kcal. There was a lot going on in my life, I felt overwhelmed and decided that food was the best way out.…
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Halloween - how's everyone doing?
Just curious and hopeful that everyone is eating well and avoiding an all-out binge on Halloween candy tonight. Remember that it's OK to help yourself to a piece or two as long as you're controlling the candy and the candy isn't controlling you (now wouldn't that be spooky)
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A hungry monster visits every weekend!
Looking for some help in overcoming destructive behavior and yo-to dieting. During the week I'm at work in an office and very busy. I seem to manage to log on to MFP and eat a fairly balanced diet. Friday nite comes and I drag my tired self home and the weekend emotional eating begins. I seem to have no control.....so all…
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Busy, Stressful Time
So stress has been a common cause for me to binge eat on fatty/sugary foods and not exercise. It's during stressful times that negative thoughts start creeping in. Right now in my life I'm not going through much of any stress, but I know soon it will change. I'm applying for a doctorate program and during that time I'll…
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Setting up a binge?
I have been reading so much about binge eating, I don't even remember when it started (do you?) Looking back, I used to not revolve my life around food as much as now, something somewhere somehow went wrong and I lost myself in the food craze.... I know exactly what I am doing, I choose to binge and I know that - and it…
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Moderation Schmoderation
This is weird because it isn't particularly an emotion I'm having problems with. It's the concept of moderation. I'm a very all or nothing person, and that's something I've really been trying to work on this time around when getting healthy. I can be running every single night eating nothing but veggies, or I can lounge on…
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Eating when happy, not stressed
I am an emotional eater but I tend to do it when I am happy, not when I am stressed. The problem is that I am happy a lot...not that being happy is a problem but it makes it hard to have will power. Does anyone else have this problem and what do you do to get through it?
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Feeling stressed and defeated
I've always had a hard time with emotional eating/overeating. I don't know that i have EVER had a healthy relationship with food. Most of my family is overweight. Growing up it was always about food: Something good happens? Celebrate with food! Something bad happens? Comfort yourself with food! You get the picture. I've…
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Feeling like a failure
I have yo-yo'd my whole entire life.. Mostly in the wrong direction. I would LOVE to be able to eat healthy all the timne, sticking to my guns when faced with temptations and this challenge we call life. However, I am not a strong person when it comes to my eating habits. Anything else, I am the one on top doing everything…
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Feels like somethings missing??
I hate the feeling that Iam not hungry but I would rather be eating something...It kills me the amount of times food pops in my mind. Mostly at work on 2nd shifts Iam in a office alone with a bunch of snacks for my clients :( Also when Iam home in front of the TV trying to relax after a long day...It drives me insane and…
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Feeling Your Feelings Instead of Eating Them
Hi, I'm new here. I just joined MFP yesterday and feel really positive about it, but know already (from many failed attempts at getting healthy in the past) that my biggest cross to bear, largest stumbling block, worst enemy, etc. is my own attitude towards food. I have eaten good, healthy things yesterday and today, but I…
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I need some advice!
I'm for sure guilty of stress eating! I had join MFP awhile ago, it helped me lose a good chunk of weight that I had been holding on to for a long time! Life has changed for me in the past year and I stopped tracking and slowly turned to my bad food habits again! Any advice on how to get back on track and stay away from…
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Stress Eating
I'm feeling frustrated at the moment because I'm getting stressed due to work and the people in it and whenever I do, I immediately turn to my comfort food which is, at the moment, a craving for milk chocolate covered peanuts. I picked up two bags yesterday but I'm still under my calorie intake, which is good but obviously…
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Forgot to eat in moderation
Hi, I'm new to the group and have problems with portion control. Certain foods (sweets and namely 'junk food') are just so powerful for me that I cannot eat in moderation. I used to be in a low-carb diet and felt fabulous for the first month or two, visibly shedding fat and being fully in control. The whole thing started…
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Just checking in
Just wondering how is everyone doing with this issue?
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Trying this yet again!
I need HELP. I have been struggling with weight for the past 10 years but I have hit a personal low. I'm looking for some friends to offer motivation and I will try to offer it as well. Please add me!
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Sudden Change
Hi everyone. My name is Natasha and I'm 18. This is my 3rd day on MyFitnessPal. Before I started counting calories like this, I would eat between 2,000-2,500. MFP has me eating only 1,310 calories per day. The change is huge for me and I'm struggling. I'm going to sleep hungry every night and it's taking all my willpower…
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Need Support
I am 25 years old. My current weight is 158 pounds and my goal weight is 125 pounds. I am battling mild depression and anxiety. None of my family or friends know about it and I do my best to appear normal and the only thing that helps me cope is eating. I have been trying to lose weight for years now and each time I'm…
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Ugh!
I am not hungry, I'm not sad or any other wacky emotion, and yet I want to eat everything in the house!
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I am still hungry!
Im 21 years old and over weight. I have this situation of myself when i eat. I was born an eater! when i was a baby i weighed about 10 pounds. I would eat alot. and i mean ALOT!. I used to weight 145-150 when i was in high school. I guess you can say i was a bit fit. College came and gain the freshman 20. I now weight…
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Horrible habit...
I'm a single mom of a 1-year-old little boy. His father has legally been removed from our lives due to physical abuse (he abused my precious little boy when he was 2 months old). I now live by myself for the first time ever, not relying on a man to help me get by. It's definitely a struggle and I'm not even making it…
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Motivation and support
hi all, I made a group on facebook that I am trying to get some more fitness minded people to join. (if this isn't ok to post please let me know an i will take it down). Hope to see you all there :) https://www.facebook.com/groups/547067872088835/
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Stop eating more in the evening *doh*
Cant seem to contain myself at dinner time. I keep my plan. I just stress over my day I guess maybe exxerisze after work :( so tired. motivation Is not my friend.
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Starting Over Again
Hello everyone. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I started on MFP over a year ago and I did very well, losing over 60 lbs. Then I started to backslide a little but basically maintain. Near the end of last year my father passed away rather suddenly and I had trouble expressing my grief in anyway but eating. This…
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Yelled at Child..Feel Awful!!
My child has been very difficult to handle for me this summer. I spent the weekend with my aunt and my uncle (part of the time) and boy, she shaped right up under their direction. I feel like a complete failure (I know this is an over generalization) as a parent. I was just going to do my exercise when she ran off with the…
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What do YOU do to seek comfort ...
I am trying to re-program my emotional response; such as instead of mindlessly going to the kitchen when I'm stressed or "to help me think" I am trying to read or listen to soothing (to me) music. I was wondering if anyone else would like to share what they are doing that works for them or have done. Perhaps it will help…
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Returning MFP member
Hi! I'm a returning MFP member and I'm hoping that I can get going on my weight loss! I'm tired of sabotaging myself and my goals, so any input or help would be great. Baby #4 is almost eight months old and I want to lose this weight!
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introducing myself
Hi all: I've been on mfp for a couple months now but struggling with consistency. Broke my streak, gained weight back, mostly stress eating. I re-committed last week but then broke my streak again over the weekend in terms of logging in and logging my food/exercise. Right now life is pretty emotional and stressful, and it…
