Overwhelmed with a desire to eat
The question you have to ask yourself is...how bad do you want this? Staying on an eating program can be the hardest thing you will ever do in your life and if you don't want it more than you want to live another year then the temptations out there can overwhelm all of your efforts so fast it will make your head spin. I seemed to be better at sticking to my plan when I was desperate. Now that it's down to the last ten pounds, I seem to not be so committed to losing. And maintaining is just as hard.
But you are doing great at working out. Try upping your workouts. You won't be willing to eat all of that junk if you are using what little food you are eating to fuel your exercise. That's when you need to eat healthy cuz sugar just ain't gonna cut it. Getting the junk cleaned out of your kitchen is key. Your family doesn't need it either. And stay away from fast food as if your life depended on it. The less processed your food, the better.
If you must stuff your face, do it with raw fruits and vegetables. You get volume for very little calories. I hope you do better at getting in your 64 ounces of water a day than I do, but I'm trying.
Mary
But you are doing great at working out. Try upping your workouts. You won't be willing to eat all of that junk if you are using what little food you are eating to fuel your exercise. That's when you need to eat healthy cuz sugar just ain't gonna cut it. Getting the junk cleaned out of your kitchen is key. Your family doesn't need it either. And stay away from fast food as if your life depended on it. The less processed your food, the better.
If you must stuff your face, do it with raw fruits and vegetables. You get volume for very little calories. I hope you do better at getting in your 64 ounces of water a day than I do, but I'm trying.
Mary
I agree with Mary. One other thing I might suggest is to change your terminology from "diet" to something positive. Are you changing your eating habits to healthy ones? Then it's a lifestyle change, absolutely, rather than "a" diet. When I was dumping my weight I was told to drink half my body weight in ounces of water a day. I still drink around 100 oz daily.
Do you know about, or practice affirmations? You might start your day with several including:
"I have the priveledge of living another day. I choose health today. I will only put healthy things into my body, in healthy quantities. I am in control. I am doing this for ME. I choose to live."
You are worth being good to. Go be good to you.
Do you know about, or practice affirmations? You might start your day with several including:
"I have the priveledge of living another day. I choose health today. I will only put healthy things into my body, in healthy quantities. I am in control. I am doing this for ME. I choose to live."
You are worth being good to. Go be good to you.
I agree with both.
The "you have to want it" is not to question whether you want it, but whether you have truly accepted that if you want it, you will have to do what it takes.
At the gym, all the time I get complimented on my transformation and asked about what I do or told "well, you work really hard." I appreciate the acknowledgement, but what they don't get and why they haven't achieved the same (as this is often from women who looked as I once did), is that a) you have to make it a priority and b) it's nutrition that achieves weight loss more than physical effort.
The priority i why I'm in the gym 6 mornings a week. That's why I bust my butt in the gym to make my shape favorable and achieve fitness.
That's also why I choose the way of eating I have and why I try to live it. Not to say I am not without my transgressions, but it's accepting that the only way I can achieve this is to eat right for me, then that means I simply must follow my program.
I am on Atkins. This morning is bagel morning in the office. Oh how I love everything bagels with cream cheese. But they don't love me. So today I choose to not have it. If I must, I will go up to the cafe and get some egg salad or something.
Now, another day I might give in, but it comes with a price, like stalling or water gain. After much back and forth you come to accept that it's just not worth it--you want fat loss more than you want the bagel.
So, any suggestions for you? Well, I'd consider what is your program, is it conceptually sound and appropriate for you? And then I'd consider your mindset. Does that help?
The "you have to want it" is not to question whether you want it, but whether you have truly accepted that if you want it, you will have to do what it takes.
At the gym, all the time I get complimented on my transformation and asked about what I do or told "well, you work really hard." I appreciate the acknowledgement, but what they don't get and why they haven't achieved the same (as this is often from women who looked as I once did), is that a) you have to make it a priority and b) it's nutrition that achieves weight loss more than physical effort.
The priority i why I'm in the gym 6 mornings a week. That's why I bust my butt in the gym to make my shape favorable and achieve fitness.
That's also why I choose the way of eating I have and why I try to live it. Not to say I am not without my transgressions, but it's accepting that the only way I can achieve this is to eat right for me, then that means I simply must follow my program.
I am on Atkins. This morning is bagel morning in the office. Oh how I love everything bagels with cream cheese. But they don't love me. So today I choose to not have it. If I must, I will go up to the cafe and get some egg salad or something.
Now, another day I might give in, but it comes with a price, like stalling or water gain. After much back and forth you come to accept that it's just not worth it--you want fat loss more than you want the bagel.
So, any suggestions for you? Well, I'd consider what is your program, is it conceptually sound and appropriate for you? And then I'd consider your mindset. Does that help?
May i ask..what do you tend to binge on? The usual suspects, of course, are fast food, desserts, candy. I'll save my fingers to tell you those types of foods are not going to help you feel satisfied and be able to eat less - they usually trigger over-eating, right????
I was going to suggest that you try induction phase of Atkins - eating pretty much nothing but meats, eggs, fish & full fat items like butter & sour cream & cheese. A very little bit of veggies is permitted.
Even for three days, you will be amazed how satisfied you feel - how little hunger you experience.
After that short period, try adding in more veggies to see how that makes you feel. If your hunger feels triggered to over-eat, that may be a clue.
If you feel pretty good, try adding in some small amounts of whole grain pasta, barley, a small potato with a meal or two.
This is hard to find the way that our bodies will function best! Don't give up...ask your doctor about any possible meds that may help you stay on track - the goal being to learn how to eat in a whole different way.
I was going to suggest that you try induction phase of Atkins - eating pretty much nothing but meats, eggs, fish & full fat items like butter & sour cream & cheese. A very little bit of veggies is permitted.
Even for three days, you will be amazed how satisfied you feel - how little hunger you experience.
After that short period, try adding in more veggies to see how that makes you feel. If your hunger feels triggered to over-eat, that may be a clue.
If you feel pretty good, try adding in some small amounts of whole grain pasta, barley, a small potato with a meal or two.
This is hard to find the way that our bodies will function best! Don't give up...ask your doctor about any possible meds that may help you stay on track - the goal being to learn how to eat in a whole different way.
"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." ~Mark Twain
Hi Deb..
I don't know what I can add to what all of the girls have already said.. I agree with everyone and I've taken bits and pieces of what everyone says over the past year to come as far as I have...
What piques my curiousity here is whether or not you are on a particular plan.... and if you have a "plan" in general. Sometimes when we plan, make schedules and commitments - we're more apt to follow the rules of engagement - whether this be our household chores, work, social engagements and our eating habits and exercise regimes. We know we have to do A before we can do B... and C isn't even part of the routine.. yanno?
Kudos on not only the exercise, but your willingness to make healthy changes in your life!
Lori
I don't know what I can add to what all of the girls have already said.. I agree with everyone and I've taken bits and pieces of what everyone says over the past year to come as far as I have...
What piques my curiousity here is whether or not you are on a particular plan.... and if you have a "plan" in general. Sometimes when we plan, make schedules and commitments - we're more apt to follow the rules of engagement - whether this be our household chores, work, social engagements and our eating habits and exercise regimes. We know we have to do A before we can do B... and C isn't even part of the routine.. yanno?
Kudos on not only the exercise, but your willingness to make healthy changes in your life!
Lori
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