Destructive Behavior
So, for all of you successful dieters out there, or those who have had some level of success...what was your most destructive behavior and what did you do to replace it with a positive behavior?
Smoking:
I agree with the idea of replacement therapy. It's how I stopped smoking (was just a social smoker, but I saw the addiction starting). Besides throwing them away, not buying more, when a craving hit, I started exercising. The more I breathed healthy air, the more I didn't want to counter that with smoke.
Inactivity, boredom, and complacency:
I used to "workout at home", had a lot of equipment, but I got to it irregularly. By going to a gym I had a place I had to go; by hiring a trainer I had an important appointment to keep; by including working out in my regular schedule I was less bored, more likely to do it, and not just sit on the couch and watch tv.
Chocolate and sweets:
Ah, I still battle this. Failed today with 4 squares of chocolate someone put in the office.... Anyway, I just don't buy them and if I do, get right back on the wagon.
Fast food:
I just drive by. And then if I still want it I make an at-home version. Worst case, I allow 1-2x a year.
Mostly I just create low carb alternatives to the things I like, and I spend the weekend planning my meals and cooking so I have my own fast food. I've also learned that I can have most foods as a salad instead. Like that roast beef sub? Put it on lettuce instead of bread and we're golden.
Hunger:
I stopped eating low fat and let fat and protein satisfy me. As it is, today I have eaten broccoli and ham crustless quiche for breakfast, macadamia nuts for snack, no-breading meatballs and plain broccoli (and those stupid squares of chocolate) and I'm so full i couldn't eat anything more, preventing me from going to the vending machine.
Oh, yeah, the vending machine:
Being at a new job and stressed, I am battling the desire for junk food. At my previous job I didn't know where the machines were until the last 3 months, so that helped. Now it's just having alternatives at my desk and avoiding the breakroom.
Emotional eating:
I limit stress. Generally, working out has done this for me and boxing in particular really helps.
Smoking:
I agree with the idea of replacement therapy. It's how I stopped smoking (was just a social smoker, but I saw the addiction starting). Besides throwing them away, not buying more, when a craving hit, I started exercising. The more I breathed healthy air, the more I didn't want to counter that with smoke.
Inactivity, boredom, and complacency:
I used to "workout at home", had a lot of equipment, but I got to it irregularly. By going to a gym I had a place I had to go; by hiring a trainer I had an important appointment to keep; by including working out in my regular schedule I was less bored, more likely to do it, and not just sit on the couch and watch tv.
Chocolate and sweets:
Ah, I still battle this. Failed today with 4 squares of chocolate someone put in the office.... Anyway, I just don't buy them and if I do, get right back on the wagon.
Fast food:
I just drive by. And then if I still want it I make an at-home version. Worst case, I allow 1-2x a year.
Mostly I just create low carb alternatives to the things I like, and I spend the weekend planning my meals and cooking so I have my own fast food. I've also learned that I can have most foods as a salad instead. Like that roast beef sub? Put it on lettuce instead of bread and we're golden.
Hunger:
I stopped eating low fat and let fat and protein satisfy me. As it is, today I have eaten broccoli and ham crustless quiche for breakfast, macadamia nuts for snack, no-breading meatballs and plain broccoli (and those stupid squares of chocolate) and I'm so full i couldn't eat anything more, preventing me from going to the vending machine.
Oh, yeah, the vending machine:
Being at a new job and stressed, I am battling the desire for junk food. At my previous job I didn't know where the machines were until the last 3 months, so that helped. Now it's just having alternatives at my desk and avoiding the breakroom.
Emotional eating:
I limit stress. Generally, working out has done this for me and boxing in particular really helps.
Glad to see you got a new job! My mouth about dropped when I read you eat fast food about once or twice a year. My god woman! LOL, how do you do that? That is my one goal for this year, knock out so much fast foood. That's good!
I've been noticing my fat intake is sort of screwed up.lol I have been noticing I eat low fat half the time, and then full fat half the time I wonder if it could really work that way with just eating clean and low fat but just giving yourself just certain things with full fat.
I got the job within the week that we last chatted. Just started in the new year. Glad to be employed in this economy.
Fast food. how do I avoid it? Because I know how God-awful that sh-t is. It tastes good, until you go long periods without it and then have it again and realize it's not as good as you remembered (because instead now you've had real beef, better fats, etc...).
There is no reason for me to eat fast food because I am full already or prepared with my own meals.
And if I do eat it (had Subway with my trainer 2 weeks ago), I did my turn-it-into-a-salad approach. Tiny little thing, she can eat a foot long, but I'd balloon back up.
You just need to remember what's not worth the price. KWIM? That $5 quick and easy sub costs me 10s of pounds if I allow it backin.
Fast food. how do I avoid it? Because I know how God-awful that sh-t is. It tastes good, until you go long periods without it and then have it again and realize it's not as good as you remembered (because instead now you've had real beef, better fats, etc...).
There is no reason for me to eat fast food because I am full already or prepared with my own meals.
And if I do eat it (had Subway with my trainer 2 weeks ago), I did my turn-it-into-a-salad approach. Tiny little thing, she can eat a foot long, but I'd balloon back up.
You just need to remember what's not worth the price. KWIM? That $5 quick and easy sub costs me 10s of pounds if I allow it backin.
Jerze, except for the smoking and working out at home, your story sounds just like mine. I love the fact that most successful weight loss people have never used a 'just say no' approach. If we don't exchange our bad behaviors and bad habits with something that is positive for us, we will never be able to 'just say no'. We need a place to go to in our heads that is an alternative.
And you are so right about fast food. Once you've gotten used to eating nutritional food that is not processed to death, fast food just becomes too salty and tastes greasy. I prefer to have 'my food' with me at all times, cuz not being prepared is a plan killa!
Boxing, huh? I certainly wouldn't want to be in the ring with you!
Mary
And you are so right about fast food. Once you've gotten used to eating nutritional food that is not processed to death, fast food just becomes too salty and tastes greasy. I prefer to have 'my food' with me at all times, cuz not being prepared is a plan killa!
Boxing, huh? I certainly wouldn't want to be in the ring with you!
Mary
Alternatives...Yup. I mean, there's a reason we choose things and sometimes the core cause won't change, but how we respond can. I had a friend email me a saying the other day...it's all 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond. IOW, choose your response.
That's why I find it bogus to say one has a problem with eating. No, one has a problem of their response.
Great animation re icons boxing...love it. Yup, my first trainer taught it a bit, then my next trainer (whom I've now been with almost a year--yeah! so thrilled with her!) got rid of the bad teaching and found out I'm awesome at it. I have no intent of ever "really" sparring and being hit scares me, but apparently I have a great ability with it. And man, does it give you curves and muscles. I'll update my body pics on my blog to show.
There's a reason Ali's daughter looks so great (at least I think so)....
That's why I find it bogus to say one has a problem with eating. No, one has a problem of their response.
Great animation re icons boxing...love it. Yup, my first trainer taught it a bit, then my next trainer (whom I've now been with almost a year--yeah! so thrilled with her!) got rid of the bad teaching and found out I'm awesome at it. I have no intent of ever "really" sparring and being hit scares me, but apparently I have a great ability with it. And man, does it give you curves and muscles. I'll update my body pics on my blog to show.
There's a reason Ali's daughter looks so great (at least I think so)....
I love it, more than I can convey. I miss it when my trainer and I don't do it (it's been 2 weeks as she's been on vacation). It is THE MOST AWESOME stress/fear/anger reliever, empowering, and I love how feminine it makes me look in my body, while making me strike fear in the hearts of men, wa ah ah ahhhhh. No, seriously. Our boxing room is on the lower level where the free weights are...ie where the men workout and girly girls fear to tread, and I see them watch me and comment "Da-a-am!"
Go on witcha bad self, Girl! I love that feeling of empowerment that you get when you know that you can kick butt.
I used to do Tae Bo, I quit because the kicks were so fast that it was hurting my knees. I still do all of the kicks, just not with a fast routine.
One day I was demonstrating Tae Bo to my sisters and I accidently knocked my BIL to the ground when he got in the way of a roundhouse kick. To this day he still tells people..."Don't give her no lip, she will literally kick yo ass!"
For some reason, men have a thang for a whoop ass kinda woman.
Mary
I used to do Tae Bo, I quit because the kicks were so fast that it was hurting my knees. I still do all of the kicks, just not with a fast routine.
One day I was demonstrating Tae Bo to my sisters and I accidently knocked my BIL to the ground when he got in the way of a roundhouse kick. To this day he still tells people..."Don't give her no lip, she will literally kick yo ass!"
For some reason, men have a thang for a whoop ass kinda woman.
Mary
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