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Hello to all,
I went to the doctor a few weeks ago and my weight is at my highest. I am 5'5" and I weigh 210 pounds, size 16.
I usually start back exercising and eating healthy for about 2 months and then I get back into my old habits again. I am a junkfood fanatic (cheesecake is my downfall) I eat very good at work but then I just go home, look in the refrigerator and the cabinet and just eat whatever. I really need help. I have never been this big before and I am just having a really hard time!!
If anyone has any suggestions; they would be very helpful.
Thanks :)
 
Hey,

When I go grocery shopping I don't buy any goodies. Therefore I don't give myself a chance to go home and raid the fridge and the cabinets for cookies, ice-cream, etc. If I had that stuff in there I'd be in big trouble!!

Bianca
 
The same can happen to me as far as getting home and will eat anything in sight! What I've been doing lately and has worked well is, about a half hour before I leave work to go home, is to either have a protein shake or an apple. That at least ties me over long enough to get home and make a sensible meal. Not having junk food in the house helps a lot too.
Susan C.M. :D
 
I keep water on my desk after lunch and that helps keep me feeling full. I also don't buy it if I'm the one that eats it (the junk food of course not the good stuff :D ). If I am hungry when I get home, I reach for fruit or nuts and more water. I remind myself I'm getting ready to workout and thus I can't eat much or I get quesy working out.

Don't get me wrong, there have been times when my mom brings my girls out to the house after school and she has stopped at the store and gotten them cola slushies :9 and Doritos. I just give in and join them and try to eat a VERY healthy supper. I figure it doesn't happen that often (once or twice a month)even though I'm sure I'd be better off if I was good but I don't have that kind of willpower!!! Wish I did though.

Sami
 
I recommend weightwatchers, which I did last year, for some excellent ideas as to how to control out-of-control eating.

Need to figure out what your "triggers" are. Food, stress or otherwise. Don't buy the junk at all. Go to the store well fed.

You need to arrive at home well fed, after work. If "good" at work means not eating, then it is not a surprise you might fall off the wagon when you get home! Eat something healthy at work before you leave. Find another way to "relax" when you get home other than eating. Buy fitness magazines and read those instead.

You can do it! Don't beat yourself up. You are in control of what goes into your body. You can do it.

You might need support though, which is why I recommend WW. I got a discount through my health insurance company.

Hope this helps

Jen
 
Hi friend! I can sympathize with you. Getting a grip on eating habits is the lynch pin to lasting success.

Personally, I have battled with this for over10 years. It has been in the last month and a half that i have found some strong changes that I can hold on to.

These are my recommendations. Get a copy of DrPhil's book on weight loss and read it and listen to it on tape. You have to master the reasons you are eating out of control. The exercises in the book will help you walk through the process.

Aside from reading the books I have found, the number one most powerful tool I have ever used is the food journal!
Eat the way you normally do but just write down the amounts and use online calorie analyzers to calculate your daily totals. Write down the time and amounts and how you are feeling.

This will give you a crystal clear picture of how much you are actually eating.

Don't get me wrong, this is not an easy thing to do. I avoided using a food journal for six years. *(I wanted to do weight loss MY WAY).

The other important thing you have to do is replace the food with something else to comfort yourself. You are burying your feeling under food. Believe me, food is definitely my drug of choice!

Do yourself the biggest favor and keep trying. You are going to have a tough journey to undo all the habits you have put into place that are comforting and soothing. But-YOU CAN DO IT!

Try and try again. if you don't give up, you will finally reach your goal! Be kind to yourself. Be gentle. Be nurturing.

Peace!

Danna
 
Keep busy. Schedule small projects for when you get home from work, find a hobby, enroll in an adult education class, get involved with charity work. These things can help you get your mind off food and help you accomplish something at the same time. Keep a log of your weight loss successes and your exercise accomplishmnets. Take a look at it when you feel like cheating and if you do cheat..remember you don't have to eat the entire piece of cake or tub of ice cream.
 
Protein shake, like Whey Protein at Walmart, its a powder mix most of the time that comes in chocolate and vanilla, or you can get the protein shakes in liguid.. But many people chose the powder because they can add fruit and stuff to it, it healthy and protein stays with ya longer.
I wish you the best in your journey on getting your weight down....Rhonda
 
Thank you to everyone for their suggestions!!!!
I have heard many success stories concerning weight watchers. That will be something I can look into.
Getting the junk food out of the house is the best place to start with!!!

Thanks again :)
 
I want to put my 2 cents in about WW. I lost 23 pounds on WW a couple years ago...easily. I gained about 12 back b/c I thought I could be disciplined without it. Well, I've been on it again for a week and lost 2 pounds already. They have two options now and the flex plan works really well for me. I don't really count points on the weekend but I'm really strict during the week and even have to end up eating some of my activity points since I workout so intensely and I lose. The key for me is keeping it off and I will probably never let my WW online run out again. It helps me to log in points and really know what I'm eating. It keeps me from taking a bit here and there and if I do take a bit or have something I didn't plan I log it in so I can see the point value in black & white. Also, many times I will turn something down just b/c I've already worked so hard to plan and figure out what my points were and what I'm going to eat for the day and it is TOO much work to go back and figure it all out again. I need the structure of the program and just can't seem to do it on my own. Once you find what works for you stick with it....that's the key! Good luck!:7
 
You may have a hypoglycemic problem. I do. After meals (esp if I don't add protein to them) I can ge4t a drop in blood sugar after a couple of hours---and the longer I wait to get to some food--the worse stuff I will eat when I finally CAN eat. I will grab junk--usually carby or sweety.

If I keep--as someone said--a protein shake or some healthy snacks near me at all times---int the car and etc---I will be fine---I keep my blood sugar level by eating 6 small meals that are clean and have a bit of protein in each one. Something like some turkey and raw veggies.
 
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