resisting temptation!?

[muffintopRF]

Just finished day 1! Really disliked the strawberry shake but looked up tips on how to make things taste a bit better
I think my biggest struggle will be keeping my mind occupied in the evenings when I have the most free time - when I usually binge! :sigh:
What do you guys do to stay motivated and resist the munchies?

 

[discodiva]

Hi, I totally know what you mean, the evenings are usually my downfall too.

I start exante on Monday and I think Im going to try and just keep myself really busy on an evening, either read a book, paint my nails, tidy up...may start my spring cleaning early haha. Am sure that once you've got through a few days, it will get easier, well thats what i'm hoping

Good luck!

 

[SammyE]

Your taste buds seem to change after being on the diet for a while, i hated the chocolate shake, had to hold my nose to get it down but now I love it, I add sweetner to all my shakes and it does make them better.

Its not an easy diet but it does get easier as it goes on, but of course your going to have cravings from time to time, just keep drinking water, it really does help and remind yourself why your doing the diet, keep posting on here and just try and keep your mind busy.

Once you see the weight coming off it will make it easier!

 

[Blue Butterfly]

Evenings are usually when I eat/sit and watch tv and snack so I thought I'd struggle but I've just started having early nights so I'm not awake to eat!

 

[lizzy27]

Hello - I'd make a list of your 10 favourite fun things to do- stuff that you can do in the evenings and look forward to doing at least one a day. Keeping it varied is important.

For motivation, I just think of all those times I've tried and given up,or put the weight back on - wasted years of letting food rule my life - and I know that I won't let it happen again. And, the clothes shopping I'll enjoy, all the fab clothes I'll be wearing at Easter time! Good Luck

 

[finnsmum]

I try to keep my soup for 8pm ish. Evenings are my nemesis so I have the soup and come on minimins to keep my mind off it. I think getting obsessed with diet is helping me to get focussed but not much helping me finish the report I have to submit tomorrow!

 

[muffintopRF]

thanks for all the replies
Have been okay up until this evening (day 5)!! Suddenly I can't stop thinking about how easy it would be to give up and snack on something yummy!
But I won't going to focus on by uni work instead!

 

[time2go]

It wud b easy giving up, Ur right. But u still won't b happy and getting back on this.diet won't b easy x

 

[fittp00]

Muffintop, stick with it. I came off some time ago and have had a devil of a time trying to get back on. I always think 'I'll start tomorrow' but tomorrow never comes and my waist keeps expanding. You're doing amazingly.

 

[Mini~Mummy~2~B]

Evenings are hard but I've recently taken up making little personalised padded hearts / trains / rockets etc (kind that you hang on a kids wall) and I put them on Ebay. I hardly make anything on them at all just about enough to cover the cost of materials but the best thing about it is it keep me BUSY! I love having something to take my mind off of thinking about the diet and keeping my hands busy.

Also I find having a bath, spending some time pampering myself like painting my nails and toe nails etc is a good way to keep myself occupied.

 

[fatpeoplearecalledbubbly]

to resist the urge, i think about how long it would take to eat the cake. i can prob eat chocolate or cake in a minute which is a tiny amount of time so i tell myself that i would only be keeping myself happy for one minute and then undoing all the good work. Who would really damage a weeks worth of dieting for a minute of pleasure?

 

[allye]

Yesterday I was having a stressful day, everything was getting on top of me and I was sooooo tempted to just eat everything in sight. Luckily I was able to take myself off to the cinema with hubby and just being distracted by two hours of Mission Impossible 2 completely recharged my enthusiasm and I was back on track.

Otherwise, I do all the housework; by 8pm I'm so knackered I can just about manage my soup before collapsing - no time to eat rubbish!

 

[Busybusy]

Hi, evenings are a complete nightmare so I usually do a combination of the above to distract myself ie. Clean, pop into the forum, cyber window shop, do a short workout, try on clothes I cant fit into anymore!

 

[Angie3G]

I've finish day 2 and I know exactly what you mean.
I'm hungry and can't stop thinking about food... I do hope it gets better after day 5!

 

[becky_1701]

I cant stand te strawberry shakes or banana. I gave them to my mum and had the vanillia shake and chocolate once i ran out of them i bought a new batch and just bought chocolate ones and my body ha got used to them know, at first id gag on them know i can drink without gagging.

I try to keep myself busy at night so ironing, writing, painting etc

 

[Kissalicious]

Eventually your taste buds change, keep at it, You'll learn to like them x