Anyone else cutting weight SLOWLY and come across a certain point in time when all you think about is food? How do you deal with it? I wonder if it is your physical body asking for more nutrients fats etc...(evolution) Or your mind needing the claming effects of eating. Anyone??

if you eat less youll get used to it

if you eat less youll get used to it
yeah i know that i have done it for years. Just wondering if anyone had some good ways of dealing.

i'm dietting to make weight. been on a diet now for 2 month.

i don't crave nothing, but being down the pub when everyone is drinking and im on coke is horrible.

i think its mostly mental - like you said. They body desires things, and when eating is your routine - the body will want to take part in that routine still also.


edit: When i'm at work - its easy - cos i dont have the time to think about eating - at the weekend its different and much harder!

If you crave chocolate really bad - go and brush your teeth. The taste of the toothpaste will put you off.

if you eat less youll get used to it

not really true... i've been eating well for awhile... lost about 35 lbs over the last year, but i still have the urge to destroy a pizza or something every now and then. especially since my girlfriend always has candy and chips and stuff all over... what really kills me is i don't think she could gain weight if she wanted to but if i even look at that stuff i'm up 5 lbs the next day.

i'm dietting to make weight. been on a diet now for 2 month.

i don't crave nothing, but being down the pub when everyone is drinking and im on coke is horrible.

i think its mostly mental - like you said. They body desires things, and when eating is your routine - the body will want to take part in that routine still also.


edit: When i'm at work - its easy - cos i dont have the time to think about eating - at the weekend its different and much harder!

If you crave chocolate really bad - go and brush your teeth. The taste of the toothpaste will put you off.
your on coke?? coca cola or nose candy??

LOL

not really true... i've been eating well for awhile... lost about 35 lbs over the last year, but i still have the urge to destroy a pizza or something every now and then. especially since my girlfriend always has candy and chips and stuff all over... what really kills me is i don't think she could gain weight if she wanted to but if i even look at that stuff i'm up 5 lbs the next day.
yes i agree. that shit gets worse when you are used to boring foods..

yes i agree. that shit gets worse when you are used to boring foods..

foods that are very high in fiber will make you feel fuller faster...

ive been dieting 7 solid months and food cravings are hard to ignore for any extended period of time...

one of my secrets is lentils.. i boil half a package of them along with a carrot and a stalk of celery... lentils have approx 14g of fiber in a single serving compared to 4-5g in whole wheat pasta... plus only a couple of useless carbs instead of 30-40 of them.. one bowl of this leaves me feeling pretty full and satisfied though its really not much food...

the best thing to do though is to look for healthier alternatives to the things you really like to eat.... for instance i make myself chili with ground turkey and chicken instead of beef... and use northern beans they are high in fiber just like lentils.... use as little tomato sauce as possible as it usually fairly high in sugar... ill usually add some hot salsa cause its low in sugar but adds the tomato taste.

i also eat buffalo meat instead of beef.... 4oz of buffalo sirloin has only 1g of fat compared to 14g in regular beef...crazy but true.. i think the taste difference in negligible

i also drink unsweetened soy milk... very healthy.. 4g fiber 1 g sugar compared to regular milk that has 0g fiber and 13g sugar

Good advice on the high fiber^^^

I never had big weight issues, but around february, I had to go down from 74 to 69kg, so I had to watch my diet a little carefully. Also, my trainer would have the kinda mock 'weigh-ins' to get used to being able to come in a certain weight on a given day.

Anyways, haha, honestly, I'd play video games or something like that when I was hungry, distracts you, and you're kinda doin' somethin' so it's not like watchin' a movie. Also I find bein' around friends just makes you eat more... or something.

In the end, it's all mental, and just a test of willpower, like almost everything else in this sport.

thank you my friend. great advice. I am gonna buy some lentils and maybe throw a touch of tabasco or hot sauce in the mix with them..THANKS

foods that are very high in fiber will make you feel fuller faster...

ive been dieting 7 solid months and food cravings are hard to ignore for any extended period of time...

one of my secrets is lentils.. i boil half a package of them along with a carrot and a stalk of celery... lentils have approx 14g of fiber in a single serving compared to 4-5g in whole wheat pasta... plus only a couple of useless carbs instead of 30-40 of them.. one bowl of this leaves me feeling pretty full and satisfied though its really not much food...

the best thing to do though is to look for healthier alternatives to the things you really like to eat.... for instance i make myself chili with ground turkey and chicken instead of beef... and use northern beans they are high in fiber just like lentils.... use as little tomato sauce as possible as it usually fairly high in sugar... ill usually add some hot salsa cause its low in sugar but adds the tomato taste.

i also eat buffalo meat instead of beef.... 4oz of buffalo sirloin has only 1g of fat compared to 14g in regular beef...crazy but true.. i think the taste difference in negligible

i also drink unsweetened soy milk... very healthy.. 4g fiber 1 g sugar compared to regular milk that has 0g fiber and 13g sugar


Good post, I'll have to try some of that. I'm not sure where to get buffalo meat though, i dont think they have that at my grocery store... thats probably expensive too right?

Good post, I'll have to try some of that. I'm not sure where to get buffalo meat though, i dont think they have that at my grocery store... thats probably expensive too right?

i think most stores carry at least a little bit of it, you probably dont notice cause you dont really look for it...

i know that kroger does, and whole foods carries buffalo meat for stew for 5.99 a pound where i live.... yeah buffalo is a little expensive but what i do is i go to the store and i check the sell by date... then i show up when i know its gonna expire and they reduce the price... ill buy 5 or 6 steaks and then freeze them and thaw them and eat them when i want..

pay attention to the fact that different cuts have different nutritional values. like i said sirloin is very lean w/ only 1 g.... a cube steak or strip steak might have 3 or 4 and a ribeye would have nearly 10.

soy milk is not bad also, id recommend it for anyone who drinks a lot of milk it it can have a significant dietary impact all by itself if youre drinking alot.. even skim milk has 13 g of sugar.

i think a healthy diet is worth whatever you pay for the food

honestly, you may not want to pay 7 bucks a pound for something when you go to the store but just think how many times you threw down 10 bucks so you could get some pizza delivered and give a tip... you coulda had a nice pound steak and some green beans instead

by following very simple principles and eating good healthy foods i was able to achieve the following results....

october 24, 2006: 237 pounds
september 24, 2006: 223 pounds
november 23, 2006: 210 pounds
december 30th, 2006: 199 pounds
february 13th, 2007: 192 pounds
april 1st, 2007: 186 pounds
today, june 7th, 2007: 182 pounds

i might add that i have continued to gain strength the whole time, i do take 4 supps.. creatine, glutamine, protein, tribulus. i took a bottle of hydroxycut the first month but stopped cause it wasnt worth the money

when i was 237 and a piece of shit i could only bench press 185 pounds... now at 182 pounds i do 4 sets of 5 w/ 200 pounds and could probably put up 245 if i wanted to try a max.

I went the whole day without eating anything. I didnt plan it, I was busy all day and I wanted to go eat a salad at this one deli but by the time I got around to it it was closed and then it was too late to eat anyway. :nonono:

I have found that if you dont eat a balanced diet, your body will crave things.

In each meal 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fats. This will markedly reduce cravings, because your body is getting all the types of macronutrients it requires.

If i eat a very low carb diet, i crave bread.

i think a healthy diet is worth whatever you pay for the food

honestly, you may not want to pay 7 bucks a pound for something when you go to the store but just think how many times you threw down 10 bucks so you could get some pizza delivered and give a tip... you coulda had a nice pound steak and some green beans instead

by following very simple principles and eating good healthy foods i was able to achieve the following results....

october 24, 2006: 237 pounds
september 24, 2006: 223 pounds
november 23, 2006: 210 pounds
december 30th, 2006: 199 pounds
february 13th, 2007: 192 pounds
april 1st, 2007: 186 pounds
today, june 7th, 2007: 182 pounds

i might add that i have continued to gain strength the whole time, i do take 4 supps.. creatine, glutamine, protein, tribulus. i took a bottle of hydroxycut the first month but stopped cause it wasnt worth the money

when i was 237 and a piece of shit i could only bench press 185 pounds... now at 182 pounds i do 4 sets of 5 w/ 200 pounds and could probably put up 245 if i wanted to try a max.
GREAT JOB!!!