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Free Easy Weight Loss » Tag: food - Recent Posts http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Free Easy Weight Loss » Tag: food - Recent Posts en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:44:57 +0000 Liz Quilty on "NO WILLPOWER!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/no-willpower#post-614 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:15:32 +0000 Liz Quilty 614@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Oh yeah, as for the chocolate thing, i had my mum give me 6 bars of chocolate midway through diet. She's one of those people who tries to trip me up on the diet, but i was determined to not let her win. Every morning I got up, i had one tiny square and sucked it slowly until it disolved and enjoyed it. I did that for 3 months or more until finally it was all gone! blowed if i was gonna give it away, it was my chocolate! but also, blowed if i was gonna let them win and keep me fat! I ate my chocolate and also lost weight! Liz Quilty on "NO WILLPOWER!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/no-willpower#post-613 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:13:47 +0000 Liz Quilty 613@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Heya Donald, if you cant control the amount you are eating, change the calorie content of what you are eating. Switch to lower calorie versions of the same thing or things that taste similar. I had a thing for sweets and especially lemon meringue and i switched to low fat lemon meringue flavoured yoghurt. Also, im a HUGE meat eater, i cant stop eating once i start and ill always over eat. When i cook dinner i make a tiny portion of meat, and a HUGE pile of veges etc, then i make myself eat the veges first and meat last. This means by the time i finish, i still feel the same as if i ate a ton of meat (very full!) and satisfied. Cravings suck, but i also noticed if i dont buy it, and deliberately make sure i have no money to buy it then i dont eat it. If i buy buscuits i get like gingernuts or something less fat/calorie and have it with a drink of some sort and eat it slower. donald on "NO WILLPOWER!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/no-willpower#post-608 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:41:20 +0000 donald 608@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ hey, Nicole is right, just hang in there and make sure you try compensate by doing extra exercise when things do go wrong, what i'm doing is i know that if i tell myself, no lollies, pizza chips etc ever again its not going to last, so i tell my self i can't have it during the week, but i can on a Sunday, and then if need be have a splurge on Sunday, buy the bikkies or lollies or what ever else it is that you craving for ONLY on Sunday, it takes a while, but much better to have delayed gratification than to try isolate yourself to having nothing ever again. There again i'm in no real position to give advise, just hang in there:-) nicole on "NO WILLPOWER!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/no-willpower#post-605 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:50:30 +0000 nicole 605@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ i think u like sugar like me ha ha, just have some chocolate everyday and count it into your calories when i first started the second time round lol i decided not to deprive my self, the weight has come off slowly but im not obssesed all the time and i eat crap some times. also dont stop exercising even if u are binging because it will help u 2 mantain ur weight............. i just had a binge last nite after grocery shopping i ate half a king sized chocolate bar and half a bag of pretzels and heaps of pick n mix lollie.......... prior to that i had done a combat class and wen im finished on here im going on the treadmill so i just keep exercising no matter what! <img src="http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> :-) <img src="http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> vampydavixen on "NO WILLPOWER!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/no-willpower#post-604 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:44:28 +0000 vampydavixen 604@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ DAMN. I have been so good this last week .. well kinda. I have been going to the gym every day. BUT my food intake is a serious issue. I can not stop eating. I have NO will power at all. At school I find myself at the tuck shop - this is annoying for a few reasons, 1. I take my OWN (healthy) lunch to school, 2. I can't AFFORD to keep buying lunch and 3. I always choose something unhealthy like a sausage roll or bikkie. Tonight I went to the supermarket for milk. I came out with the milk PLUS a bag of Griffins Mint Treat bites (new product I guess). ANYWAY, I really didn't need to buy them but I couldn't stop myself (same as a block of chocolate ended up on my receipt as well. SO I get home and with 15 mins I've eaten the WHOLE bag. I now feel sick, guilty and bloomin angry at myself. Anyone got tips for will power?? How do I learn to say NO to myself??? Gonna make myself broke buying all this rubbish food. nicole on "newbie in need of support" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/newbie-in-need-of-support#post-597 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:09:38 +0000 nicole 597@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ hey i know how you feel im up with my exercise but i just get these cravings usually at night and eat and eat. if im really serious about having a binge but really dont want to i will eat homemade popcorn made with rice bran oil with salt, and if im having a sweet craving i'll chew gum......... and that usually works because i only crave sugar when im anxious and gum seems to help my anxiety. to distract myself i'll have a bath, or watch dvds without tv ads, or read forums and blogs/ and you tube on the internet.......... weight loss related stuff usually helps me to not over eat. hope this helps also once i start seeing that im losing weight it gives me willpower to fight the binges ha ha. cheers nicole vampydavixen on "newbie in need of support" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/newbie-in-need-of-support#post-596 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:05 +0000 vampydavixen 596@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Hey all, I'm hoping that by joining here I can get a bit of support to help me reach my goals. I'm wanting to lose 20kg OR fit a dress size 12 (currently an 18 or a 16 if I suck it in). I walk for an hour a day, but it's my food that is letting me down. I know what to do but I just can't seem to do it! I think I eat for no reason - and I have no willpower to stop myself. I ate an entire cheesecake yesterday AFTER eating fish and chips for lunch. Starting to worry myself now. All help/support/advice welcomed and appreciated. Liz Quilty on "Interesting article about how/why people are obese" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/interesting-article-about-howwhy-people-are-obese#post-364 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:00:59 +0000 Liz Quilty 364@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ I might have to try avoiding doing some of these, see if it makes any difference. To be honest I thought it was really poorly written though (seemed very 'those gluttony fat people are fat because' style to me. <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2009/08/the_seven_secrets_of_highly_ob.html">http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2009/08/the_seven_secrets_of_highly_ob.html</a> ------------------------------------- The Seven Secrets of Highly Obese People Why do some people simply pack on the pounds effortlessly? It's not always genetics and it's not always gluttony and you can't always blame it on lack of exercise. Indeed, getting fat is often a result of some simple -- and easily correctable -- bad habits, especially when it comes to dining out. As my co-author, Matt Goulding, and I began researching the Eat This, Not That! series, we discovered plenty of egregious examples of super-fattening foods in both America's supermarkets and our chain restaurants. And we learned that if you just know what to order and what to avoid, you can shave off pounds effortlessly. For example, does On the Border really need to stuff more than a day's worth of calories -- 2,550 -- into its Dos XX Fish Tacos? (Remember when fish was healthy?) And shouldn't Chili's warn parents when a selection on its kids' menu comes with 82 grams of fat, like its Pepper Pals Little Chicken Crispers does? But it's not just the food itself. The restaurant industry has spent decades studying human behavior and figured out all sorts of subliminal ways to make us want to order and eat more. (Ever notice how all fast-food restaurants use red, yellow and orange in their packaging and decor, but never blue, green or purple? Think that's just a coincidence?) And a lot of those psychological tricks have become ingrained in our behavior. In a study in the journal Obesity, researchers looked at the habits of people dining at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Those with the highest body mass indexes (BMI) -- a measure of obesity -- seemed to demonstrate a series of "fat habits": * They use larger plates. When offered two plate sizes, 98.6 percent of those with the highest BMIs took the larger of the two plates to the buffet. A bigger plate tricks your eye into thinking you're not eating as much, and stuffing more food onto your plate -- and into your mouth. Use a smaller plate, get a smaller belly. * They eat while looking at food. 41.7 percent of those with high BMIs took seats that overlooked the buffet, instead of sitting in a booth or facing in a different direction. The site of food tends to make our minds think we have more work to do, eating-wise. Keep your food stored in the fridge or the pantry, not out on the countertops. * They eat with maximum efficiency. While Chinese buffets offer chopsticks, 91.3 percent of obese patrons opt for forks. That just makes it easier to shovel in the food! * They clean their plates. Of those patrons who were heaviest, 94 percent cleaned their plates so there was nothing left. Ignore Mom's advice -- let a little linger. * They chew faster. Researchers actually monitored the chewing habits of the buffet-goers and discovered that the heaviest 1/3 among them chewed their food an average of 11.9 times before swallowing. The middle 1/3 chewed an average of 14 times, and the leanest 1/3 chewed 14.8 times. * They dive in. The leanest people in the study typically took a lap around the buffet first, to plot out what they wanted to eat. But the more overweight group charged right in; doing so means you may fill up on some less-appealing items, then have to go back to snag that one nosh you have to have, but missed the first time. Oh, and one more habit the overweight have that we've been reporting on for years: They skip breakfast. Doing so raises your risk of obesity by a whopping 450 percent! Liz Quilty on "Burgerville USA - this is totally awesome!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/burgerville-usa-this-is-totally-awesome#post-363 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:56:16 +0000 Liz Quilty 363@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Have a look at this receipt you get when you buy at Burgerville USA <img src="http://i.imgur.com/kXBQS.jpg"> They use this software <a href="http://nutricate.com/" rel="nofollow">http://nutricate.com/</a> Now why cant McDonalds and similar places use that? its totally cool! even if they are calorie laden burgers <img src="http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> ivycat on "hey everyone!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/hey-everyone#post-345 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:21 +0000 ivycat 345@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ YOu sound like you have really got it together! I have had a bit of a break but its great to see new people getting on here and getting motivated and supporting each other. I just realised that while our dog is at my mums while we renovate, I have definitely been getting less exercise... so it hopefully I will be back on track when she comes back in a couple of weeks!!! <img src="http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/my-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" /> minaNIN on "hey everyone!" http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/topic/hey-everyone#post-342 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:07:13 +0000 minaNIN 342@http://weight-loss.co.nz/forum/ Just wanted to drop a line and say hi to all of you, just signed up.. my name is Mina, I'm 23 years old, and I live in NC. I've lost 11 pounds so far, and that, for ME, is unbelievable.. the fact that I'm actually sticking with something and not giving up, is just crazy. I've been watching what I eat, and limiting my portions. I eat until I'm full, basically. I've cut my calories to 1500 a day, sometimes I go over, sometimes I go a bit under. Basically, I eat when I'm hungry, and I stop when I'm full. Before I decided to make these changes, I used to eat 24/7, I'd eat full meals at 1-2am, eat all the junk food in the world, drink a TON of soda, etc. Just plain unhealthy. I'm also working out once a day, sometimes I work out twice a day, sometimes I miss a day etc etc. Thankfully I have a Rottweiler, who requires a LONG walk every single day.. so that'll get some exercise into me whether I want to work out or not. anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and share a few things with all of you. good luck to all of you, and believe in yourself!