Great attitude to have with your determination to get a workout in every day. I usually workout at least 5-days a week. It's a great habit to have.
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I thought you did t do cardio. :-)
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I don't. Wifey bought that with her own money...she's a runner. I'll surely get to a point soon where I do need cardio.
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Anyone else with a terrible food addiction? My issue is I love food and even drinking 2 gallons of water a day does nothing to curb my want for food/sweets. Going to the gym 5 days a week and obviously it won't do me a bit of good if I can't stop eating.

Any suggestions?
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It's a tough habit to break. I love sweets too so I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask or maybe I am.

I think the first step is removing temptation. Get this shit out of your house. Sweets, cokes, candy, and chips. Yeah it sucks to throw away money, but you KNOW you are going to pig out on this stuff and then buy more. It will cost you a lot more in the long run.

Like I said, I love sweets. No matter how much I've eaten there is always room for something sugary. Hell, there are some times when I'd rather eat sweets than an actual meal.

Here's the thing - I don't think sweets are the hardest habit to break. I found that if I can avoid them for just a few days nearly all of my cravings will go away. IMO, the more of this stuff you eat the more of it you will want. It's a never ending cycle. And it leads you to eating a lot of other stuff that you don't want because the sugar seems to make you feel even hungrier.



1) Ditch all of the unhealthiest foods in your house.

2) Find something to occupy your mind. Anything. I don't care if it's sitting on your ass playing video games, it's still better than snacking yourself to death. If you can do this for a few days I think most of your worst cravings will pass.

3) Starvation diets work. But, for me, they always boomerang on me. I'll starve myself till I lose the weight but I have been hungry for so long that food is all that I can think about. Of course I eventually gain all the weight back.

4) Make a list of all the healthy things you like to eat. Vegetables, lean meats etc. You don't have to cut out everything you like - you just need to change portion sizes and find healthier ways of preparing your meals. Sides are also very important. Cutting out fries, chips, and various other high calorie filler foods will be a big step.

5) Variety is key. Eating the same 2 or 3 low cal meals every day leads to burn out. Don't be afraid to buy new healthier foods that you've never tried before. Some of them will suck and be a waste of money, but I guarantee you will save a lot of money in the long run.

6) Exercise. I don't think this is essential, but it will help. Not everybody is a gym rat. I sure as hell ain't. If you really think you will make use of a gym or expensive equipment that's great. I think a lot of overweight people set themselves up for failure by buying expensive equipment that they will quite using in a week or by joining gym memberships and getting discouraged because Zeus is pumping iron next to them. Go for walks. Do some yardwork. If you like playing any kind of sports, do them. Join a gym if you really think you want to. The bottom line is that you need to get off your ass.

7) Portion control. Remember what I said about getting rid of all the snacks and shit in your house? This is where it comes in handy. Cook reasonable amounts of food and don't supplement your meals with a lot of high calorie filler. Eat a portion of something that you really like, but accompany it with a salad and some low calorie side dishes. You will get full and feel better too - I promise.

8) Know what you're eating. Look at the nutritional info on the packages of food you buy. You will be surprised at how many calories you are actually eating.

9) Guilt. One of the joys of being fat is that it also makes you feel guilty. You feel like a chump for being hungry, you feel even worse after you eat. So you eat some more because at least you feel good while you're stuffing your face. Getting out of this cycle is one of the very best reason to change your lifestyle imo.



REMEMBER THIS: YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A REASON TO QUITE DIETING.

You may not lose fast enough - so you give up.
You may lose a lot of weight - so you decide you can cheat.
You may break down and pig out one day and decide that you've blown it so you might as well eat.
You may (foolishly and needlessly) starve yourself to the point that you decide that dieting just isn't worth the misery.
You may over eat to celebrate the holidays, or because you are depressed or for a million other reasons, but in the end you are just making up excuses. because you are addicted to eating.

You know that even if you lose the weight you will regain it if you go back to your old habits. You need to make a conscious decision to change your lifestyle. Eat in moderation, get a little exercise, and realize that there is really no logical reason why a person need to pig out on sweets and junk food. You didn't get fat over night and it will take some time for the weight to come off. You need to come to terms with that. Realize that you aren't on a diet - you are changing your eating habits for the better for the rest of your life.
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Here’s what I did.

Pick 1 bad thing that you consume regularly and give it up entirely. No cheats. Just drop it entirely.

It takes 2-3 months, but eventually you won’t miss it. It might even disgust you after long enough.

Then pick something else. Focus on that. Repeat every 3 months or so. Within a year, you’ll notice a major difference.

Over the last 6-7 years, I’ve given up:

-all pop
-energy drinks
-fries (that one was really hard)
-chips (except Veggie Straws, which I don’t even really like)
-most red meats (except on special occasion)
-breaded chicken (only grilled or baked)
-almost all candy (except very rare occasions)
-sugar in my coffee

It’s always been easiest for me to just focus on giving up 1 or 2 things at a time. Giving up several things I like makes me miserable. Much harder to commit.
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What's everyone think about planet fitness for 10 a month as a secondary gym?
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Anyone ever used a meal prep service? I'm thinking about trying Evolve. Yeah I get it I can make the shit myself but I'm lazy and my skills are trash. Putting some money into this will help me stick to eating better and be more consistent.
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Yeah. It helps a TON. My wide uses Freshly. The meals taste great and they are not at all plain, but they are also kind of expensive.

I've been using a meal prep that operates out of a gym here in town. The meals are $5 each and you just pick from a menu of one meat and two sides. Just consult their calorie table and build up your meal. I eat 4 of those per day, and my 5th meal will be something I make at home (usually anabolic French toast or egg whites and oatmeal).

A meal prep makes counting calories much easier...its easy to track, convenient, and you don't have to worry about overeating portions.

I suggest looking on google for a local business that does it. It'll be fresher, probably cheaper, and you support a local business.
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Learn to cook Billay. Your future wife will love you for it.

Unless you’re ripped and hung like Loochy. Then you can forget it.
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I don't blame him though. Sure, I could cook all of the stuff myself, but then I'd have to go to the store and buy salmon, chicken, and steak; weigh each piece; measure out the peas, beans, and rice; then cook everything. That's a lot of time spent. If you have the money to spare then I say go for it. If you have lots of spare time and not much money, then do it yourself.
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Yeah, even a prepped meal a day can stop people from grabbing some shitty fast food somewhere.

I have also tried some local meal prep services and they are better/cheaper than the national companies. Good recommendation there.

A game changer for me is using the instant pot for making chicken. I can throw chicken breast in there (even frozen if I forget to thaw) and cook lbs of chicken at a time for the week without having to do much work. It's a game changer for saving time.
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I may give that a try. For a long while I did a Sunday afternoon thaw/butterfly/marinate/grill of chicken breasts for the week. It wasn't bad, but the thaw and butterfly process was messy and kind of long. I'll try your frozen instapot method.
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Do you just cook up a bunch and shred it?
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Heard alot of great things about Evolve but its 10-11 a meal. Went to Hyvee tonight they have premade meals for 5.50 with the macros printed on them as well.
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