What do you do when.......

Let's learn from each other and give each other some ideas on how to deal with cravings, temptations, etc. 1) What do you do when your body/mind wants to eat someting you know is not a wise choice? 2) What do you do when the scales are mean to you (eg the y don't move or go up? 3) What do you do when you don't want to exercise?

I have been trying to stop myself before snacking but asking myself...why? Are you really hungry or just bored or is it just a habit...It doesn't work all the time but it's something. If the scale is mean...it really inspires me to do better, it makes me work harder to beat that @#$% machine! Exercise...just do it...no excuses...it's got to be done.

1) Unfortunately I still don't have a good grip on staying away from bad food choices. I HAVE to keep them out of the house or I will get into them. I just cannot even bring it in the house! I'm so pathetic! As long as it's not here, I'm okay. I still have that old desire to eat ... it can be anything, as long as I eat something. I hate this feeling! I struggle with this daily. I honestly don't know how to deal with it. There really isn't any one food in particular that I crave, I just have that craving to eat. Ugh! 2) I try harder to get all my exercising in and I make sure I'm diligent about writing down everything single thing I eat. 3) I stick to a schedule for exercising. I keep track of how much time I spend at the gym and I make sure I go to specific classes. I guess I just enjoy going so it's not too much of a problem for me. I can tell I feel better when I go and I like my new muscles! Deanna

I have lost the battle with the pretzels.. I just want them.. I figure its not to bad since 10 of them, which I do stay with, is 100 calories. I wish I had better will power in this area. Other snacks and things I just dont touch. I wont even try. I am affraid if I do they will become an obsession like the pretzels. I think about food a lot and want food a lot but I just dont do it. It gets hard sometimes but I keep my eye on the goal to loose the last 15 pounds I need to loose. When It comes to the scale.. I try and remember that there are ups and down in loosing weight. I havent had a lot of stalls so I am thankful for that and they usually dont last to long. I just keep getting on and hoping to see it move again and know that it wont move everyday. I also look at the big picture... I have lost 115 in 8 months. that is just fantastic. If I never loose another pound I should be happy (but not really).. I know the rest will come I just need to be patient. I just began exercising so you know its not one of my favorite things. I have actually decided I like to exercise now. I go everyday to curves and enjoy the time I spend there... I dont feel like i am really getting anything from it so yesterday I went to a gym and signed up for them. I have an appointment with a personal trainner today who is gonna set me up with a routine to help me get in shape. She used to weight 200 pounds and lost her weight through exercise and diet so I hope she has good ideas to help me out. This is my first step at adding some real exercise to my life. I am looking forward to doing the spin classses to increase my endurance for riding and to work out on the elipitical machines and life cycles.. I hope to have a weight program established today to that will help me out with getting in better shape. I will just have to tell myself no matter how hard this is at first.. i gotta do it for my health. So get off my bum and do it... you all can root me on too.. trust me I will need it.

1) My body and I have an agreement now, I have no problem giving it a little junk if it's giving me what i want which is weight loss, If i'm losing i have no problem having a portion of goldfish but the difference is, now its' a portion as opposed to a whole bag of them! I really have stuck with weighing and measuring and it's working 2) When the scales are mean to me I cry actual tears of agony and frustration then i don't post for days at a time until someone sweet and kind, like Carla, jump starts me back here and i remember this is a journey to be learned not a race to the finish line. 3. I hate exercising the gym is NOT my friend but i do dance and i love that and i just dance harder and harder. I do work out to a bellydancing tape that is kicking my butt now i'd like some tai bo...anyone have a tae bo tape they use, what version and do you like it? Hugs, ANDI

1) I try and eat something that might help the craving. like red pepper slices and Yogurt dip and not chips. I dump so sweets and fried are not for me...LOL (anymore)..LOL When the scales are mean I exercise and eat more protein (as I have a problem with my body going into starvation mode) OK.... Although exercise makes me feel good... I don't like it much... I have not gone to the gym as much as I should, but I have done other things and got a treadmill for my birthday and do use it.....

1) I'm a pig again. I swear... I eat chocolate candy everyday. I eat **** food everyday. I'm back to old habits. Even waking in the middle of the night to snack. UGH! Not good. 2) Thank god the scales are still going down. 3) I work out so much it's sick. I thought I worked out a lot before but it's getting more and more. I'm at the gym from 3-4 hours a night. I'm addicted to working out. It's not a healthy thing by any means.