Posts by pinoypi

Thanks to the great ideas. I feel good that exercised today and yesterday after not doing that for about two months. Its hard when u have siblings who like to have junk food all the time. But I can manage

Also, i might join one or two of those groups angie952 mentioned, hopefully it will get me out of this slump.

BTW, I named that "food monster" in my head Johnny Fats haha

ummm, thanks for your help, but Im a guy...

Original Post by lisajb74:

I think the biggest thing that I have found 3 months on that makes this successful for me at least is the fact that I don't cut out anything.  I still have chocolate and crisps but I have greatly reduced my portions so I don't actually feel like I am on a restrictive diet.  By having little bits I don't crave and therefore don't binge and undo my good work.

I think and most cases support that the worst thing about diets and the main reason they fail is that they are too restrictive and cause bingeing and also that because you cut foods out on the diet, once you come off the diet and start eating them again the body stores them.  So by not restricting but simply using a daily allowance and limiting portions you should be able to kick the downfall and be successful long term.

Heres to my fourth month coming up!  May the weight keep shedding

 Great advice lisajb74. Its just hard though, if I eat a little I'll just end up saying "a little more couldn't hurt" and end up eating way more than I should have.

Which comes to another problem. I sometimes eat so much my stomach aches. My body is saying its full, but my mind is yearning for more. I think I crave flavor, substance, or something to chew. Should I eat gum/hard candy to make the crave pass?

Thanks to all your advice. This is why I love CC.

And it sounds like I should aim to lose about only 1-2 lbs per week. Correct? Also, the place where Im going probably wont have a gym. But many people there, including my relatives there, love to play basketball. As do I, so perhaps I can get the cardio going while on my little holiday.

And when I get back I will get back to my diet and, hopefully, get to 135.

I probably have to agree with the OP. I lost about 20 lbs without counting calories, but ever since I started to, I gained back about 10. I would restrict food that I liked so I wouldn't go over the limit. But with that came an explosion wating to burst as soon as it got the chance. The first slip-up I had, I went berserk, and I couldnt stop my binging until recently.

Now, Im trying to lose those extra pounds, but have found it difficult to. Counting calories has become almost an obsession.

I dont know what to do anymore. My old method is difficult to do again because of this "obsession."

I also eat cereal when I go off on my binges. And I mean a lot of cereal.

And Im like you too. I lost about 15 lbs but have gotten into my bad habits of binging. After like 5 bowls i feel like im going to burst.

What I found is to drink a lot of water, so after a bowl or two, you'll be filled up from milk.

please...anyone. I am really desperate right now. please and thnx

thnx for the continued support CC, I hope i can get back on track

Zig zag method? Could u please explain again please? sounds promising

Thanks for that^^

and yea I played some basketball today for about 30 minutes to get myself used to exercising again, since I went a week w/o running at all. But my dad brought home Jack In the Box for dinner SMH.

Its a good I didnt eat that much in the morning or else I would have gone over my calorie limit.

Tomorrow I am "re-doing" my choice of living a healthy life, for real this time.

Actually back a few years ago I would eat how I ate last week. Maybe I was falling into old habits? I dont know.

As far a something being as an emotional blow....I cant think of anything major. But idk, thanks to both your help though

OH NO! The past two days this week, I gave in and had twice as many calories (or more) on both days. I just don't know what to do anymore. I don't usually binge, and when I do its not usually of this magnitude.

Ive been doing research and found that I may be drinking less water than I should have. Makes sense, due to the fact I began to substitute my water for green tea.

But anyway, how can I get over this hump again? SHould I be worried that all my hard work is ruined? I know that 3500 extra calories leads to one pound gain.

So for real this time, Im going to start anew and keep up with my diet (Ive been on a week long break)

Thanks guys! its nice to know there's still helpful/generous ppl. I am def. going to try the advice given

Thanks for the advice above^^. But can you guys suggest any activites that can burn the same amount of calories? I would burn about 800 calories in my 50 minute run on a treadmill (but I would hold on to the handles, so it could be less).

And if I did run outside instead, how fast and how long would I have to run to get the same, if not better, results?