I always start off so well, with great intentions. I’d say 1 out 5 times I stick to it. The other 4 times I succumb. Yes, I am going on about grandiose healthy eating intentions – AGAIN.
This is where I come unstuck – every single time. CARBS.
These are my downfalls.
The creamier the better.
I can get 12 for under $2 at my supermarket.
Butter like cheese, people. Butter like cheese.
Chocolate, smothered in chocolate. Just add King Island double cream.
Fried fatty goodness.
Curry pies are the best.
Nothing like covering lean veal with carbs and frying.
Ice cream in any form.
So much cheese, so little time.
I’m struggling to break the cycle. I need professional help. I need a Carb Exterminator. I need to call in the Gutbusters. I need a multi-million dollar deal with Weight Watchers or Lean Cuisine. Anyone?
What are your downfalls?
bigwords x
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Chocolate chocolate chocolate. I can resist most other temptations. I can even resist the ice-cream in the freezer. Unless there are magnums, if it’s covered in chocolate – I’m in.
Chocolate, and yes I must say carbs are a weakness. if you cut out the sugar you can have all the carbs and still loose weight! Easier said then done!
Grog! I drink my calories. My muffin top is actually a beverage margin!
My greatest downfall is pasta. Love me some pasta. And chocolate. And wine. And… oh…
Coke & carbs. I often say I need a 12 step program to kick those suckers out of my life….instead of making grand plans maybe make small plans. I tell myself I need to have at 2 coke free days each week. It’s easier than saying ” NO COKE THIS WEEK!” . If I have a carb overload one day I make sure I eat lots of greens the next. I’ll never loose the 10kg I need to but I’m not gaining either.
Small steps B, small steps xx
Vodka, wine, chinese food, hot chips and pork. Jesus, just look at that list. IS IT ANY WONDER………
Pretty much everything you listed above except for the ice cream.
When are they going to invent that magic pill because my motivation at the moment has dramatically declined!!!
mac cheese, bread, cheese (even the fake plastic sort & even cheese spread), but above all wine. You can have your cake & your chocolate, but if I was told I could be the perfect weight forever and immediately if only I would give up my nightly glass of wine, I’d choose to stay fat.
Oh Amanda, I’m with you!
Oh man. I am a carb junkie – pasta, potatoes, date scones, risotto, anything from Bakers Delight… the list goes on. I feel your pain!!
This is what worked for me, it might work for you too. I only ever deprived myself every other day, that way my inner voice that wanted every sugary/fatty/guilty pleasure that you have pictured above only needed to wait one day to be fulfilled. And if I was cutting it down to every second day then I was already being 50% better than I was otherwise so mentally I was better off for it too.
Once I mastered that and stopped being a human labrador on my ‘bad’ days, I managed to make it 2 consecutive days that I was good. After a NUMBER of months, I managed to stretch it to just being a weekend thing that I indulged.
Once I got my weight under control I have settled into somewhere in between and it works just fine. The prospect of having to deprive myself for a never ending period of time is more hideous than my willpower can combat, so instead I keep my focus small.
Whenever I need to I know I can go back to my day on day off routine and I will be ok and I will not loathe myself for failing because tomorrow I can get it right.
Hope that helps.
I adore carbs and have found in the past that the more I deprived myself, the more I craved them. So now if I’m feeling a bit carb-ish I have a piece of toast (with lots of butter) with my eggs in the morning. That way I’m having it early in the day, with protein and it is usually really satisfying. {that’s not to say I don’t roll a delicious pasta too, every now and then!}
Yes carbs…mmmmmmmm so good. Toast is a big one for me, with butter of course. I CANNOT make my children toast without eating some myself, the smell is that good. I also love all the food you listed. I might have to try the idea posted by certified of just depriving myself every second day – that I think I could handle because the future doesn’t look so bleak that way!
ALL of these are my weakness and brownies, croissants, milk arrowroots dipped in coffee, tea or hot chocolate. Seriously lacking good eating and moderation motivation at the moment!! Jx
All of the good things in life are bad for you aren’t they? Imagine the millions you’d make if you could invent a vegetable that tasted like chocolate. A fruit that tasted like hot chips. That is the dream. My downfall is chocolate. Always chocolate.
That list looks like my heaven! I just love ‘bad’ food! And I’m not ashamed! I’m going to keep eating them until I physically no longer can! No diet necessary, you can have your cake and eat it too (maybe just add a walk, or a run every now and again)!
Read the book Intuitive Eating. It will fix all your cravings and weight cycling. TRUST ME. It will change your life.