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I find myself eating more when i tell myself
"I need to go on a diet."
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Diets don't work. All you really gotta do is eat healthy and keep active. You need to eat more (smaller portions/healthier) in order to keep your metabolize going. its was the doctor keeps telling me. lol I should take my own advice... but its really hard when you have no workout buddy
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I was doing well on my calorie cutting diet for about 6 weeks, and this past week totally blew it. :crybaby2:
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There should never be a thing called a "diet". I always called it a "lifestyle change", because really that is what it truly is. If you slack off one day, it is okay. You can always start off tomorrow and feel good about yourself by going out for a run or doing some kind of workout or activity that is fun to do without feeling like exercise to you. I dread exercising on most days, but I find that it helps if I get my workout clothes ready before I go to bed, set my alarm early for the next morning and when I get up, I run or do some workout. Something about working out first thing in the morning motivates me to keep going. I also download music onto my mp3 player or ipod and rock out while I am exercising and the time goes by so fast.
I am a runner and believe me when I first started, I couldn't even run for more than 30 seconds. Now I can run a half marathon!!
It is all about determination and consistency. If you have those to things, you won't fail.
Also, keep a calorie book to log in the calories you have eaten throughout the day. That also helps you stick with your "diet".
Hope this helps!
Good Luck! :thumbsup: :peace:
~workmama~ :wave:
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Just eat 3 or 4 meals a day and try and keep them healthy ones and you will be just fine. :thumbsup:
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I gave up on the diet, I like to use portions! As in smaller portions and more walks!
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Thank You.
I calorie count through out the day,
that when i finally get home from school i feel like i'm starved.
So then i end up feasting instead! -_____-
I will try to portion my food. :)
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gosh I really need to start running again coz I'm really gaining weight.
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Watch very carefully your diet! Small portions are advised.
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I gave up on the diet, I like to use portions! As in smaller portions and more walks!
me too!
i've really started to listen to my stomach. i used to love
that "full" feeling after a big meal, but it didn't love ME, haha.
you get used to smaller portions and will begin to feel a
a different, smaller "full" feeling which leaves you satisfied
but not gorged...
pizza is the hardest! i could eat 4 or 5 slices throughout
the night... but i'll have 1 and then wait awhile. if it's still
on my mind an hour later, i'll have a second, and then i'm
satisfied. it's a challenge :wave:
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Don't you find counting calories exhausting? Just drink a nice big glass of water before every meal and you'll be fine.
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Counting calories is VERY exhausting! xD
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@cloudsoup,
That is very good advice. Its all a mind game, if you watch any television and you see all the ads about food and then
you want to have some. It is very important to drink water 30 minutes before dinner, or if you do not like that try a cup of chicken stock soup.
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as long as you have the mindset of "diet" it will never work.
You need to make lifestyle changes. diets do not last forever.
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Plan your meals and snacks and then count calories. That takes the hassle out of it.
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Calorie counting by itself is pointless IMO. It's not the amount of calories, but the quality of calories. 60 calories of eating a banana or apple is going to go a lot further than 60 calories of potato chips. Just think about it - how many people could down an entire family sized bag of potato chips in an hour and still be hungry...yet when was the last time you heard of someone downing an entire bunch of bananas at one time...or a bag of apples. People would only eat one, maybe 2 of the fruit and stop because they are "full", due to the fact they are nutrient dense, but the empty calories of the potato chips leave your body wanting.
When choosing your calories, make sure you are choosing nutrient rich calories - that way you won't be as hungry over time.
Also, if you start to increase your activity, you will find you need more calories to keep up your endurance. That's not necessarily a bad thing. That means you are probably kicking your metabolism into a higher gear, meaning your body is starting to burn calories more efficiently because of the exercise. This is a good thing.
When I stopped eating processed and boxed foods as the majority of my diet, and started eating more live foods and cooking my own foods, I find I eat a lot less because I stay fuller longer with the higher quality foods.
Perhaps you need to examine what foods you are eating and start swapping out a higher nutrient food for each of the nutrient void foods you are consuming. Your body knows what it needs, we just have to learn to listen to it and give it what it wants.
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Calorie counting by itself is pointless IMO. It's not the amount of calories, but the quality of calories. 60 calories of eating a banana or apple is going to go a lot further than 60 calories of potato chips. Just think about it - how many people could down an entire family sized bag of potato chips in an hour and still be hungry...yet when was the last time you heard of someone downing an entire bunch of bananas at one time...or a bag of apples. People would only eat one, maybe 2 of the fruit and stop because they are "full", due to the fact they are nutrient dense, but the empty calories of the potato chips leave your body wanting.
When choosing your calories, make sure you are choosing nutrient rich calories - that way you won't be as hungry over time.
Also, if you start to increase your activity, you will find you need more calories to keep up your endurance. That's not necessarily a bad thing. That means you are probably kicking your metabolism into a higher gear, meaning your body is starting to burn calories more efficiently because of the exercise. This is a good thing.
When I stopped eating processed and boxed foods as the majority of my diet, and started eating more live foods and cooking my own foods, I find I eat a lot less because I stay fuller longer with the higher quality foods.
Perhaps you need to examine what foods you are eating and start swapping out a higher nutrient food for each of the nutrient void foods you are consuming. Your body knows what it needs, we just have to learn to listen to it and give it what it wants.
Huuuh. Thank you. :) It's such a challenge for me because i'm surrounded by boxed, processed foods. But i will try!
My family is having this Biggest Loser challenge. Who ever wins gets about $200. xD :)
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Diets alone do not work. Drink water, go for a walk, exercise and limit your meals portions by making them smaller. All these really work!