Weight-Loss How Do You Do It?

[Boldgamer]

Hello everyone. I was just wondering how you all were able to switch your diet from an unhealthy one to a healthy one. It seems like it is impossible for me. Everything I am used to eating looks like it is not good for me. I love bacon, eggs, and waffles for breakfast. For lunch I love things like burgers, fries, pizza, ect. And for dinner I eat things like fried chicken, mashed potatoes with sour cream and butter, ect.

I have tried eating healthy before but it never worked out. I still live with my family and they allways have different snack foods laying around, or they are always frying chicken or porkchops, ect. It just seems so hard to sit at the table with them and eat salad, or broccoli with no cheese while the have the "good stuff".

How do you all do it? Is it just will power or have you all found foods that are good for you that you actually enjoy?

Also is it possible to eat healthy on a students budget?

 

[maleficent]

If i don't enjoy something - i don't eat it - i do not eat a diet of bland steamed chicken or rabbit food - everything I eat has flavor in it.

I never was a fan of fried foods, but it's easy enough to make a really good tastying oven baked fried chicken... the entire family might benefit from cutting back on some artery clogging fat there are lots of substitutions that can be made... but sounds like you need to get your family on board with what you want...

 

[ToothlessFerret]

Hello everyone. I was just wondering how you all were able to switch your diet from an unhealthy one to a healthy one. It seems like it is impossible for me. Everything I am used to eating looks like it is not good for me. I love bacon, eggs, and waffles for breakfast. For lunch I love things like burgers, fries, pizza, ect. And for dinner I eat things like fried chicken, mashed potatoes with sour cream and butter, ect.

Will power - really wanting to change. All of those junk foods are addictive aren't they? The more that you eat them, the more that you want 'em. I had to force new tastes and eating habits. I stopped buying all that stuff. I banished myself from certain aisles at the superstore, told myself that it was worth it.

I have tried eating healthy before but it never worked out. I still live with my family and they allways have different snack foods laying around, or they are always frying chicken or porkchops, ect. It just seems so hard to sit at the table with them and eat salad, or broccoli with no cheese while the have the "good stuff".

Yes, that must be hard, but you can do it if you really want to. Reading up about nutrition might help you - when you realise just how bad that good stuff really is. I use to work in some food factories that made those 'good foods'. Believe me, there is nothing good or nice about them.

How do you all do it? Is it just will power or have you all found foods that are good for you that you actually enjoy?

By the time that I have had my five portions of fruit n' veg, some greens, tomato, banana, some nuts, seeds, wholegrains, good oils, lean protein, etc etc - I don't have space left for junk food! I do sometimes eat 'rabbit food' that I don't enjoy, but maybe I shouldn't. Some things I really do enjoy. I love low fat yoghurt, nuts, oats (I carb fest every morning on porridge oats), fruit, berries, mushrooms, canned fish, and probably eat too many of those things. Summer is on the way, and salad season! Other things that I enjoy: corn on the cob dipped in a little olive oil, barbecued fish, venison steaks, all sorts of mushrooms etc.

Also is it possible to eat healthy on a students budget?

I spend probably too much on healthy food. However, I am sure that if I had to, then it could be done, but I would eat differently. I would probably eat more canned and frozen foods - things like carrots, tomatoes, berries, greens, beans etc - there are some cheap healthy choices. Fresh greens are not always expensive - imported fruits can be. I would probably shop more outside of the superstores for local produce e.g. market gardeners. During the winter, root vegetables are cheap - more soups? If you want something bad enough, you can do it.

 

[LynnZ]

It is hard...it takes determination and will power. You dont have to stop eating what you like all together...like eggs for example...if you like scrambled eggs, try 2 egg whites and only 1 egg yolk...it tastes the same and leaves some fat out. Waffles....buy the whole wheat waffle mix, or if you eat frozen waffles Kashi makes a good wholewheat blueberry frozen waffle. Bacon...have you tried turkey bacon?? It's actually yummy I also eat Lean Turkey Sausage.

Hamburgers...try ground turkey....pizza, wholewheat dough and lowfat cheese...load the pizza with veggies and its actually good for you

I dont eat like a bird...and I HATE bland stuff...eat a bit of cheese on your veggies or a bit of fatfree ranch dressing on your carrots....

its hard, but start making small changes here and there and youll do fine....you might even surprise yourself and find out you like "healthy" options better.

Oh...another thing...if you like pasta...try using wholewheat pasta instead of white pasta

 

[cym]

I have tried eating healthy before but it never worked out. I still live with my family and they allways have different snack foods laying around, or they are always frying chicken or porkchops, ect. It just seems so hard to sit at the table with them and eat salad, or broccoli with no cheese while the have the "good stuff".

How do you all do it? Is it just will power or have you all found foods that are good for you that you actually enjoy?

Also is it possible to eat healthy on a students budget?

Maybe just trying to do too much, too fast, on a really limited budget in a situation where you don't really control the purchase/preparation of food and a dicy knowlege of nutrition basics has been more of your inability than pure willpower?

If I were you I'd start with reading:http://weight-loss.fitness.com/nutrition/5534-nutrition-101-a.html and WHFoods: The World's Healthiest Foods to get a better grasp on the basics of eating healthier.

Then maybe examine your average daily intake for which foods you need to eliminate altogether, which ones you can reduce in either portion size or frequency, and which ones you can modify to make healthier. From there it's a fairly easy leap into adding healthy foods that you like, or can learn to like. You also might try discussing your goals with your family (or whoever does the grocery shopping ) and negotiating some changes - no matter how minor, it's a start. Just take it step by step, slowly but consistently replacing bad choices with good ones on a daily basis until making good choices feels natural. The thing is, there's no point in just trying to change a lifetime of unhealthy eating overnight...you'll probably just end up feeling frustrated, confused and inclined to throw in the towel.

The really good news is that our taste buds are quite adaptable over time. For instance, I used to hate apples unless they were buried in a pie. I started eating one a day, every day...after a month or two if I missed a day without an apple I found myself literally craving one.

 

[jaihyppo]

I was just wondering how you all were able to switch your diet from an unhealthy one to a healthy one. It seems like it is impossible for me.

It is not impossible if you are eating a healthy food and at the same time DELICIOUS. For me, I do that all the time without having to exercise. Look at my menu for one of the day.

Breakfast : Mushroom Omelette / Scrambled Eggs / Pancakes

Lunch : Rice Salad with Chicken / Greek Pizza (absolutely yummy) / Chicken Veggie Pita Sandwich

Evening : A cup of tea with chocolate cookies would be enough

Dinner : Apple Blueberry Tart / Beef Stick / Wine (sometimes)

You see, this are all healthy food and not to mention really delicious food. Actually, there are still a lot of menu I took for my daily meal. The one that I mention is just some of it.

I lose weight by enjoying satisfying amounts of some of the best foods on the planet. Just wholesome, fresh, and delicious everyday foods that are easy to find, even easier to prepare, and proven to help you lose weight and boost your health!

Also is it possible to eat healthy on a students budget?

Definitely yes.

 

[Boldgamer]

Hello everyone. Sorry I couldn't respond sooner (Just getting back in town). I will try changing what I eat little by little and see if that works. Thank you all for your advice.

 

[Gantsu]

If you find something you like, like a low calorie cereal (corn flakes, cheerios with splenda on top) or my personal favorite "Steam in the bag" microwave broccoli with hot sauce and 1 carb ketchup. I can really fill up on broccoli.
When i first started out though I couldn't bear to be without my favorite snack salt and vinegar chips so I just ate one bag and kind of starved my self the rest of the day, which sucked. But yeah, it really is difficult to eat well when the rest of your family eats donuts and chips and stuff all the time.
I'll also agree with the previous replies, in that, it takes a lot of will power to get yourself unhooked on all the "bad" foods Also, strawberries and salads are really great. Best to cut soda out immediately. Or at least switch to diet soda (the best is diet dr pepper.) Good luck