The Hardest Part

fatman78

fatman78

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I'm only a three days into my quest to lose 200+pounds. I've mentioned in my other posts, I have everything in place, meal plan, fitness plan I actually enjoy and look forward to, determination and motivation. All of that for me is easy. The hard part for me though, is not giving into my food cravings. Obviously, at my weight of 420 pounds I've eaten bad food like crazy. My cravings feel more like withdrawal symptoms. I won't list the specific things I'm craving, I don't want to trigger a craving in someone else. But clearly this is going to be the most difficult part for me. I hope that after I get a few weeks behind me it will become somewhat easier. I think once i start seeing results in the mirror it will help become easier as well. The main thing that I'm "using" is that I have literally everything in place for this to be a success, and i really believe its now or never. If I give in now and have a pig out session, it will just be that much easier to do it again. I've got to stay strong, but I can't help feeling like a crack fiend. I know its okay to "treat" myself with a reward once in awhile, but at three days in, that day is not today. My birthday is coming up and my wife is taking me out for dinner, I plan on eating a ton of crab legs for dinner (no butter, don't like them like that anyways), so that will be my first "treat".

I feel confident and hopeful that I'll make it through these craving, the stakes are very high for me. But it is going to be a huge challenge none the less.
 
One of the ways I deal with that is by not having the stuff I crave in the house. Of course, that does mean either living on your own, having understanding people living with you or, in my case, being in charge of the shopping :D

I was passing through the kitchen just the other day, feeling a little down and fancying a treat. Opened the cupboards and there was nothing for me. Opened the fridge and again, nothing in there for me. I mean, the cupboards aren't exactly bare, there was just nothing there that I wanted.

Is there any way you can manage to make nothing available to you? Maybe even to the extremes of fitting a lock if you needed to, keep you out of certain cupboards. It might be drastic lol, but if it works...
 
It is a must that certain things don't come into the house, my lovely wife is accommodating. Today I shot any cravings down by thinking how that's just more calories I would have to burn off before I could lose any weight today. A new strategy for me, but effective so far.
 
The hardest part for me is on the weekends when all my friends go out to the bar to grab some drinks and some food. Don't get me wrong, I'll have a few drinks like vodka/cranberry but then I need to sit there watching the stuff their faces.
 
My best advice is to have something in your house that makes you 'feel' like you're splurging when in fact you are not. I personally always advise people to have dark chocolate already broken up into inch squares separately packaged in their cupboards. That way, you can feel like you've eaten something 'bad' but you're really not doing any damage. Also, I love that you're treating yourself with the crab at the end of the week, because remember that weight loss is about enjoying a healthy relationship with food, not an "I can't ever have anything I want" attitude about eating. Keep us updated on your progress!!
 
I have these cravings as well, and when there is stuff in the house, I sometimes give in. For me personally, it always starts with me telling myself "i'll have just one" and end up eating ten.
Sometimes I succeed in stopping a craving by eating a few carrots. Sometimes I manage to stop myself by just asking "how will I feel afger eating this".
 
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