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Ice.Cream.Lover

Ice.Cream.Lover

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Tomorrow 22 January 2016 I will start on my path to a new me. In the school year of 2013-14 I gained 30 lbs and it is that 30 lbs that I need to loose to go from the middle of the overweight scale back to the middle of the normal weight scale. Boobs and ass according to my fiance look great, and he does not want me to loose the ass, but for me I feel heavy, out of shape and done. I need a change, I do not want to be obese like my parents and grandparents, I want control. That 30 lbs the first year of college was the mentality of having to finish everything on my plate, the following summer I lost 10-15, but now I have 10 back due to a love to eat. Loosing the weight I know will have to be a combo of diet and exercise, but I have been afraid of diet out of fear of anorexia and those issues. To loose this weight though I need to diet, as eating healthy does not do it as I have too many unhealthy relapses. To prevent anorexia I have a fiance that does not like super skinny girls, and a BMI calculator that I will keep so that I will never go under what is considered the normal weight for me. My latest food relapse has been with ice cream, which after eating a box in one day I had given up in August with the exception of smoothies and party's, the relapse occurred with Sonic over winter break, and between last night and this morning eating 4/5 of a carton of chocolate ice cream soaked in caramel and chocolate sauce. Absolutely delicious, but I know it was not good, and the guilt of it sucks. I have come to the conclusion that I have a problem and I need to take a hold of it. I turn 21 soon and I want to go into that stage of my life at a normal weight, which for me with clothes is 8 lbs.

Long term goal: the loss of 25 lbs for a healthy future
2nd Long term goal: mentally not feel guilty about not finishing what is on my plate, and learn to save food for later, even if it is only a bite or two.
Short term goal: loss of 8lbs by 21st birthday
2nd Short term goal: maintaining a normal weight until at least my wedding early this summer.
 
Welcome to the forum :) Moderation (with ice cream as well as food) is the toughest nut to crack if you ask me, but you´re starting out with healthy plans and realistic goals which means you´ve got good long-term chances.

Best of luck! LaMa
 
Hi & welcome to the forum. Moderation is the key & it is difficult. I am a bit of an all or nothing person & I have to watch not getting too obsessed too. My OH does not like really skinny women either & he has always been a good handbrake. It sounds like your goals are perfectly doable. Have you considered maybe having a period of perhaps a month without any sugary sweets at all? Perhaps have fruit instead. It may just break the habit. I'm lucky that really sweet sugary stuff does not appeal to me at all. When I read " 4/5 of a carton of chocolate ice cream soaked in caramel and chocolate sauce." I actually felt a little sick. Once upon a time I would have thought "yum". It takes time & determinationto break old habits & create new ones, but it is worth it.
Once again a big welcome to our little part of the world :)
Cheers, Cate.
 
To kick start things I have decided to give up chocolate and ice cream until my friends birthday in the beginning of March. I am finding that I would resort to chocolate a lot more often they I would like to admit. I got to the cub bards and just look for something sweet to make the saliva going on full blast from the thought of chocolate to stop. Thinking about putting peanuts around the house to help stop me going for other sweet things.
Yesterday my alternative was hot pickles and two pieces of toast with apple jelly.
Today was not as good, I ended up eating a thing on instant pistachio pudding and a number of peanut butter cookies.
I need to work on this sweet tooth I have, hoping that admitting to my pitfalls will let me think about not wanting to continue them. I once gave up chocolate for lent, and at the end of it I could only eat dark chocolate or no-bake cookies as milk chocolate tasted nasty...but then I went straight back to eating all sorts of chocolate. It is hopefully more of a mental thing with me that I can overcome. One step at a time, and right now it is chocolate and ice cream I am going to stay focused on.
 
Chocolate and ice cream are nails in my coffin as well. I´ve been fighting them for years and while in general I have got better at understanding how bad they are for my body specifically but I still go on a rampage sometimes *cough - yesterday - cough*. There are so many factors which make me crave chocolate! Stress, fatigue, hormonal stuff, insecurities, not eating enough calories for several days in a row... Learning the whys and keeping your eyes peeled for them is key.
 
Hello and welcome! Have you tried satisfying a craving for sweets with fruit? It doesn't sound satisfying at first but your taste buds will adapt somewhat if you stick with it. And if you like dates, Medjool dates are pretty darn sweet, I've currently got some Coconut Almond Date rolls in my fridge that satisfy a need for something sweet and cold for only 80 calories a piece. My other secret is adding yummy stuff to nonfat Greek Yogurt. Even if you had maple syrup and brown sugar, you're still not going to do as much damage as a box of ice cream and you've got the healthy benefits too.
 
Thank you guys for the replies, they are encouraging. Have been successful in avoiding chocolate and ice cream this week, and then turning to apples as a sweet substitution, will have to look into dates. My downfall the last three days has been a dozen muffins that I topped with some coconut frosting and devoured. I hopefully have set my self up for success this coming week with pre making soups, that way when I get home I can have some instead of looking through the cupboards for sweets. Just need to be better with control, one a day would have been fine not the 3-4+ I was doing.
 
Why cookies, why cookies must you taste so wonderful? Your appeal is stronger then my will, but now that you are gone I will my self to not make you again for some time...or maybe make you, but freeze you and only have one a day...the question is can I will myself to only have one a day? Experimentation shall occur and we will see.
 
Made it to 21 with a range a pound heavier then I would like. but I am feeling better and life is looking up. I am happy and enjoying life with 5 less pounds so far, I still have my long term goals, but they are slow and it is going to take dedication to get to them. I will hopefully be able to do it, but only time will tell. -feeling positive and proud of myself.
 
I kinda made it, then total relapse basically. Chocolate and ice cream issues again, will need to start over I guess... so fun. 4 pounds to go and to keep it hopefully.
 
Fewwers on chocolate, and using periods for an excuse. Didnt work much this summer, with too much Netflix and a lack of motivation to exercise I am close to what my max was... whhyyy? I need to get back on track, I can do it but its going to suck... we shall see.
 
You can do it, and you can keep the weight off, but that means healthy eating has to become a habit instead of a temporary thing. Summer comes every year, as do Christmas, birthdays, grill parties, stress and fatigue.
 
Over the course of 4 months I gained back the five pounds I lost and ten more, at 21 I am back up to what my max was in May of 2014. I live to eat, but wish I could eat to live. Contemplating dieting, have started exercising again... and drinking sweet tea, plus sugary alcoholic beverages. I need to change things once again. To start my goal will be that after this pitcher to sweat tea I will not be adding anymore sugar or honey to tea unless I am sick, I will not be buying ice cream unless it is a special occasion and I will put a rubber-band around the bag of dark chocolate M&Ms I purchased yesterday to wait until I make cookies for a Halloween party. In addition I am debating starting a food journal again... wish me luck.
 
Welcome back, Icecreamlover. Sorry to hear you´re starting from further back but the only thing any of us can do is pick up the pieces and start again. Food journal is often helpful, if only for acountability.
 
My name is Dave and I am a self confessed chocoholic, that includes tubs of ice-cream topped with choc flavored condensed milk. There is no doubt in my mind that these substances are extremely addictive.

I have replaced this addiction with very spicy foods which is in fact another addiction, but a lot more controllable. Even my banana puree breakfast has two chilies in it!

I make up 0.75Ltr of creme soup from a powder sachet. To this I add the water from blending 6 chilies (strain off the seeds and other bits). I also add spicy flavor powders that are used for making stocks, cinnamon powder, and any other strong spicy flavors that you fancy. Bring to the boil to thicken the soup, then pour into 4 plastic cups and freeze.

I use a portion of this sauce over baked potato, or spaghetti, or a mixture of tempeh and dried fish (bilis), or any other meal you fancy. It may sound disgusting to many, but the strong spicy flavors slap your taste-buds into life and make the most boring meals exciting, but this is just me.

My taste-buds are now re-programmed for spicy foods. I actually always keep a box of 20 BengBeng (chocolate caramel wafer) which I hand out to the kids as they pass by. I am definitely cured. If you like spicy, then this might help you, and the portion of sauce is only about 70kcal.

Dave
 
Wow, looking back at this... if memory serves me right I am now heavier... I would say it might be better as I am more accepting of it as my reality right now. I know what I eventually want, but I seem to continuously be pushing it off thinking that I can change things later in life... possible... but that is not a good thing either.

Recently I have blamed my eating on trying to figure out a career for myself, but then I tell myself it is no excuse... and then I get hungry. Or some days I will try eating less and I end up just binge eating and then feeling guilty.

My new thought is maybe actually recording my food intake I can make a difference, or going to the gym more... but I tend to only do things for a week and then I give up on it. So here again I am trying to recommit myself to a healthier me. Wish me luck!
 
The key is to make small sustainable changes slowly over time, pick one thing, change it make the change an new habit before making the next small change.
 
I have struggled with the same things you have even as recently as this weekend I just ate way to much in one session knowing that it wasn't good for me but hey it was the weekend until afterwards when I felt so guilty and so full that I felt sick. I have also found that if I don't have enough to eat all week I start craving junk and bad stuff and then go on a huge binge. A big help for me is counting calories and I can eat what ever I like as long as I stay within my calories. You learn that it's not worth wasting the calories on something that is not filling or satisfying in the long run. Also drinking lots of water helps I noticed that a lot of the time when I thought I was hungry I was actually dehydrated and thirsty. Why don't you try sorbet or frozen yogurt as a lower calorie option to your ice cream craving?
 
Hey internet,
So in the 6yrs I have now known my husband I have gained just over 45 lbs... and 30lbs was in just one year.
Something had to change and I have to do it. I am rounding down and setting a goal of 5lbs a month until December. It is going to take a lot, but it is something I really want. For starters I am reducing sugary drinks and trying portion control... hopefully.
Wish me luck!
 
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