Need weight loss advice

enchanted771 · 06-05-2009, 05:29 PM

I want to lose 20-25 lbs. i have started going back to the gym, but i crave sweets and i give in. i also crave starbucks. carbs are really my enemy. any ideas?

g84 · 06-05-2009, 05:51 PM

I know what you mean : (, i'm also trying to lose some weight right now.
I often have cravings as well, but i just try to remind myself that if i give in to them, i will only feel worst later on. Right now i'm trying to come up with ways to treat myself without eating unhealthy/junk foods.
I don't keep any junk foods around the house, and i rarely add any sugar to foods/drinks. The other thing is, i try to remember that when you eat well, you will look better. Your skin/hair usually look a lot more healthy as well. Use anything as motivation :P. I think it would be a good idea to start out with a kind of food journal where you can write down your ideas for healthy meals/snacks. This way you won't be eating random things at the very last minute, and it allows you to have more control.

ghost69 · 06-05-2009, 05:59 PM

you have to control your eating habits. you have to change them and get used to it. i had doughnuts in my face all day today. didn't eat a one.

Casmut · 06-05-2009, 06:04 PM

Always remember that your biggest opponent is yourself. Don't give in to the sweets and keep yourself motivated at the gym. Hit the treadmills hard, and as gross as it may seem, try to sweat as much as you can.

enchanted771 · 06-05-2009, 06:05 PM

I know-gotta bite the bullet.

Aviatormy · 06-05-2009, 06:07 PM

My advice would be to STILL eat your sweets, carbs and drink starbucks but only as a reward to yourself.

I workout and eat healthy all week but I would be darned if I don't treat myself to something sweet every Saturday as a reward.

It's hard to cut those yummy foods out of your diet but nothing taste better than the sweet reward of a pint of Ben and Jerrys Cherry Garcia on the weekend! ha ha.

What kind of workout routine do you have if any?

shuttlefish · 06-05-2009, 06:07 PM

Drink lots of water, stay hydrated. Keep a food diary. Excercize and keep your eyes on the prize.

ghost69 · 06-05-2009, 06:09 PM

i like avi's advice. i drink on the weekends as my reward and basically eat a crap meal each weekend. all good....and i still lose weight. i love weekends.

also, chewing gum helps.

but spread out your meals and make them smaller. eat every 3-4 hours when you are awake if you can. consume most of your calories for the day before lunchtime if you can.

shuttlefish · 06-05-2009, 06:12 PM

I've heard that eating naked in front of the mirror works too. I've never tried it but it's something I read somewhere. To avoid an eating disorder then, maybe allow yourself to eat junk food ONLY naked in front of the mirror and that's the only time and circumstance you are allowed to eat it ....might disuade somewhat.

Grrr · 06-05-2009, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghost69

i like avi's advice. i drink on the weekends as my reward and basically eat a crap meal each weekend. all good....and i still lose weight. i love weekends.

also, chewing gum helps.

but spread out your meals and make them smaller. eat every 3-4 hours when you are awake if you can. consume most of your calories for the day before lunchtime if you can.

Never heard that one before, how come?

06-05-2009, 05:29 PM	#1
enchanted771 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NYC Gender: Female Posts: 1,179	Need weight loss advice I want to lose 20-25 lbs. i have started going back to the gym, but i crave sweets and i give in. i also crave starbucks. carbs are really my enemy. any ideas? __________________ And I will love you, baby - Always And I'll be there forever and a day - Always I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst and The words don't rhyme And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I'll love you - Always

06-05-2009, 05:51 PM	#2
g84 Online Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 681	I know what you mean : (, i'm also trying to lose some weight right now. I often have cravings as well, but i just try to remind myself that if i give in to them, i will only feel worst later on. Right now i'm trying to come up with ways to treat myself without eating unhealthy/junk foods. I don't keep any junk foods around the house, and i rarely add any sugar to foods/drinks. The other thing is, i try to remember that when you eat well, you will look better. Your skin/hair usually look a lot more healthy as well. Use anything as motivation :P. I think it would be a good idea to start out with a kind of food journal where you can write down your ideas for healthy meals/snacks. This way you won't be eating random things at the very last minute, and it allows you to have more control. __________________ non posso continuare così.. ho paura. Rain: fall hard. My eyes may close, but I'll stand like a statue.

06-05-2009, 05:59 PM	#3
ghost69 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Desert Gender: Male Posts: 33,424	you have to control your eating habits. you have to change them and get used to it. i had doughnuts in my face all day today. didn't eat a one. __________________ Not only am I friendly, but I'm invisible too. Too perfect of a relationship is too weird-g69 If you say you are normal, I'd think you are weird-g69 The world can only get better, it depends on how you look at it-g69 'As wicked as you are, you're beautiful to me'-5fingerdeathpunch you cannot control the world, you can only live in it the best you can for you-g69 NooOoOoooOOoOoOoooooo

06-05-2009, 06:05 PM	#5
enchanted771 Offline Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NYC Gender: Female Posts: 1,179	I know-gotta bite the bullet. __________________ And I will love you, baby - Always And I'll be there forever and a day - Always I'll be there till the stars don't shine Till the heavens burst and The words don't rhyme And I know when I die, you'll be on my mind And I'll love you - Always

06-05-2009, 06:07 PM	#6
Aviatormy Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 1,113	My advice would be to STILL eat your sweets, carbs and drink starbucks but only as a reward to yourself. I workout and eat healthy all week but I would be darned if I don't treat myself to something sweet every Saturday as a reward. It's hard to cut those yummy foods out of your diet but nothing taste better than the sweet reward of a pint of Ben and Jerrys Cherry Garcia on the weekend! ha ha. What kind of workout routine do you have if any? __________________ "Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be"

06-05-2009, 06:04 PM	#4
Casmut Online Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 77	Always remember that your biggest opponent is yourself. Don't give in to the sweets and keep yourself motivated at the gym. Hit the treadmills hard, and as gross as it may seem, try to sweat as much as you can.

06-05-2009, 06:07 PM	#7
shuttlefish Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,667	Drink lots of water, stay hydrated. Keep a food diary. Excercize and keep your eyes on the prize. __________________ “There are some people who eat an orange but don’t really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

06-05-2009, 06:09 PM	#8
ghost69 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Desert Gender: Male Posts: 33,424	i like avi's advice. i drink on the weekends as my reward and basically eat a crap meal each weekend. all good....and i still lose weight. i love weekends. also, chewing gum helps. but spread out your meals and make them smaller. eat every 3-4 hours when you are awake if you can. consume most of your calories for the day before lunchtime if you can. __________________ Not only am I friendly, but I'm invisible too. Too perfect of a relationship is too weird-g69 If you say you are normal, I'd think you are weird-g69 The world can only get better, it depends on how you look at it-g69 'As wicked as you are, you're beautiful to me'-5fingerdeathpunch you cannot control the world, you can only live in it the best you can for you-g69 NooOoOoooOOoOoOoooooo

06-05-2009, 06:12 PM	#9
shuttlefish Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,667	I've heard that eating naked in front of the mirror works too. I've never tried it but it's something I read somewhere. To avoid an eating disorder then, maybe allow yourself to eat junk food ONLY naked in front of the mirror and that's the only time and circumstance you are allowed to eat it ....might disuade somewhat. __________________ “There are some people who eat an orange but don’t really eat it. They eat their sorrow, fear, anger, past, and future.” - Thich Nhat Hanh