Comments on: Avoiding Deprivation

By: Laura Jane

Laura Jane — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:15:18 +0000

I really go back and for on this issue. At times, I think that I need completely avoid my most-loved, least healthy foods altogether. And I have done that successfully. (Successfully as in actually did avoid eating the food for a specified period of time, not that I think that was necessarily the right approach.) I went six weeks without any sweets or chocolate on a couple different occasions. I don’t really think it made me want to eat those foods less. However, when I did start eating them again, it did make a normal portion seem like a sufficient amount. I’ve also tried the eat a very small amount of chocolate (like 50 calories or so) daily, so you don’t feel deprived. Works for a few days until I eat another piece and another and so on. At the moment, I’m striving for moderation instead of saying no altogether.
Laura Jane´s last blog ..Weigh-in Results!

By: Marcelle

Marcelle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:07:34 +0000

I saw this comment you made after I made mine..

That weight will come right off because you know you didn’t eat an extra 14000 calories! *3500 calories per pound* That would be a lot of food!

3 500 calories are what you need to burn a week with your workouts to lose one pound…Not what you need to eat.
I’m sorry if it didnt come across the way I meant it to be.
Marcelle´s last blog ..Week 9 on new WW program

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:46:17 +0000

My weight loss kinda went the same way — I cut all those treats out for the initial period and then realized that treats were OK, in moderation, because otherwise I was destined to fail!
Ashley´s last blog ..Health blogger confession: I love bar food

By: Fran

Fran — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:41:40 +0000

I’ve had periods in which I said to myself: you can’t have this or that and that always resulted in eating too much of the stuff that wasn’t in my eating plan.

The journey I’m on now allows me to eat everything but less, especially chocolate f.e. And knowing I can eat everything but I don’t have to eat it makes it much more easier this time. Sure I fail every now and then, like last weekend, but overall I’m doing okay.
Fran´s last blog ..A day in my life: Monday January 25th 2010

By: Mackattack (Beth)

Mackattack (Beth) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:26:11 +0000

Oh totally, I deprived myself the whole time low carbing. Now I am doing moderation and it is working so much better! I’m no longer jealous of other people’s meals!
Mackattack (Beth)´s last blog ..Basic Risotto Recipe

By: Cari (aka Gastric Bypass Barbie)

Cari (aka Gastric Bypass Barbie) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:41:51 +0000

If I don’t call it deprivation, then it’s a better idea for me. Not fool-proof, but better. I think it’s better to just call it “segregation” or…”quarantine” In other words, I’m not be DEPRIVED of the food, I’m being protected from it! When you mentioned the chocolate chip cookies, I was like — “ahhhhhhcccckkk!” That is so me! I STILL that cookie monster, and so far, the only way to keep myself safe from them is to keep them out of the house. If I encounter them in random situations outside the house, I seem to do better.
Cari (aka Gastric Bypass Barbie)´s last blog ..Bariatric Buddy for Every Bariatric Body

By: Carla

Carla — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:16:40 +0000

For me there are some foods that I know I can eat just a little bit of, but there are other foods that I can’t seem to stop eating. The main one is chocolate! So I have been allowing myself a few squares of dark chocolate a day, and this has been keeping the binges at bay so far!
Carla´s last blog ..This journey is more like a roller coaster ride

By: Quix

Quix — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:28:33 +0000

When I say I can’t have something, I go nuts! Like atkins/southbeach/etc – can’t do it. What worked for me was allowing myself to eat ANYTHING I wanted, but giving myself a bank of calories per day. When they were done, I was done eating.

After a while, I figured out that healthy foods generally filled me up quicker than junk foods, so I got to eat more, and gravitated to those. Now, it’s just normal for me to eat a bell pepper like an apple or munch a head of broccoli mindlessly in the car.

I did have an issue where I was CRAVING cheese and crackers for a few weeks but tried to deny myself for healthier snacks…well Saturday I ended up at a party with an amazing cheese and cracker spread and ended up WAY overdoing it. So long story short – I should have just eaten what I wanted when I wanted it. Hrmph.
Quix´s last blog ..I Got Nothin’ Today

By: Cammy@TippyToeDiet

Cammy@TippyToeDiet — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:22:18 +0000

I agree completely! For me, the deprivation is what spoiled previous weight loss attempts for me. By figuring out ways to have small amounts of luscious treats every now and then, I was able to focus on making the healthier decisions the remaining 95% of the time.

But you still won’t catch me with a bag of cookies (other than animal crackers) in the house. I’m not to be trusted.
Cammy@TippyToeDiet´s last blog ..Mailbag and Things You Might Have Missed This Week

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:17:03 +0000

I know one of the reasons I didn’t put on weight during the holidays was because I allowed myself one or two of a treat. Knowing that they were okay to have in small increments made me desire them even less.

On the flip side, I told myself once that I wasn’t going to have chocolate for a month and felt like all I wanted to eat was chocolate.

I think if you need to break an addiction it is fine, but for me putting things “off limits” seems to kick my mind and body into deprivation mode and make me want it all the more.
Leah´s last blog ..Tired, But Glad