I failed my diet

[Yaraye]

F*ck! f*ck! f*ck! The title says it all. I failed my f*cking diet! I was doing so great for two weeks and then eid rolled around I'm still actually doing ok with my workout and keeping track on that, but I failed my diet. I having a hard time getting back to my diet. I haven't got back to it. I lost 3lbs in the two weeks but gained it back in this week I don't know what's going on wallahi. Every morning for this entire week after eid, I wake up and scream to myself "today you'll seriously get back to your diet!" I seriously have the intention and I'm not just saying shit to myself. I'm successful with my plan until 3pm. Breakfast goes great. then lunch rolls around and I lose control of myself. Let me break down how lunch goes:
I'll eat my lunch, which a decent sized healthy lunch. Then 1-2 hrs later I'll crave soul food/ sweets, and can't hold myself. It doesn't help that my siblings aren't dieting and have these unhealthy foods lying around. I don't know what the f*ck I'm doing wrong! Wallahi this shit is getting to me. I'm actually depressed an about to cry. I'm in a stump and don't know how to get out of it.

 

[Yaraye]

For me, once I find a rhythm for dieting for one week it's easy for me to continue. I'm having trouble finding the rhythm. I was going well and steady until eid and it spiraled out of control. now i don't know what to do.

 

[Yaraye]

Just track your calories,,,

I'm doing that. I'm actually successful in eating in terms of calories. Most of these days after eid i was eating 1200-1500 calories. For example today I ate 1294 calories. But it was mostly unhealthy junk food. This is what i'm struggling with and I'm feeling hella bloated tho.

What I ate today:
Breakfast:
french toast with honey and a medium cup of milk
I whipped one egg (with no sugar) and coated 2 slices of bread and put it on the pan to make french toast. I drizzled pure raw honey for some sweetness and drank 1 cup of milk.

2 slices of bread = 140 cal
1 egg = 70 cal
1 cup of 1% milk = 110 cal
drizzle of pure raw honey = 20 cal

Lunch:
I came back from jimca prayer and forgot to thaw my salmon. I was too hungry to wait, and just did a quick frozen snacks.

2 bread sticks = 380 cal
11 frozen fish sticks = 408 cals (each fishstick is 37 cals)
1 banana = 70 cals

Now dinner:
24 cherries = 96 cals (each cherry is 4 cals)

 

[Khaem]

I've never dieted a day in my life lol.
Work out for like 2 hours then eat like a pig in the chicken shop.
But I'm on the skinnier end so I'm trying to bulk up muscle mass, but even as a chubby lad a couple years back I simply worked out and did activities and I lost the weight without realising. It's not so much the food but how active you are and how much of the calories you burn compared to how much to take in.

For me playing a game of ball with the boys a couple hours was enough despite my bad eating. As long as you are not eating too much you shouldn't stress, just get active an hour or two a day and you will see in a couple months.

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

Can u share your diet plan? I'm considering losing weight

 

[Yaraye]

Can u share your diet plan? I'm considering losing weight

I've never dieted a day in my life lol.
Work out for like 2 hours u7

doesn't work for me. Right now I do 45 min of cardio (light jogging/ brisk walking) and 30 mins of a mix of lifting/gym machines/floor exercises

 

[Khaem]

doesn't work for me. Right now I do 45 min of cardio (light jogging/ brisk walking) and 30 mins of a mix of lifting/gym machines/floor exercises

I finished writing it*

 

[xiin-finiin]

24 cherries = 96 cals (each cherry is 4 cals)

 

[Keep it a boqol]

@Yaraye what’s your maintence level of calories? you should be aiming to eat 250-500 calories less then your maintence level to healthily lose weight

in terms of sugar cravings i’d suggest eating more fruits to help you beat them

 

[Yaraye]

Can u share your diet plan? I'm considering losing weight

I tried doing @Shimbiris one of meat and protien only, but my stomach turned on it self. got to a point where i almost couldn't even pass a BM. Nigga almost killed me. Plus I'm addicted to carbs. So i do his diet with added baby spinach/ avacado for fiber and 1 toasted bread for my carb/ sweets addiction. I'm planning on working my way back down to his diet fully.

 

[Yaraye]

@Yaraye what’s your maintence level of calories? you should be aiming to eat 250-500 calories less then your maintence level to healthily lose weight

in terms of sugar cravings i’d suggest eating more fruits to help you beat them

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[Yibir_]

I'm doing that. I'm actually successful in eating in terms of calories. Most of these days after eid i was eating 1200-1500 calories. For example today I ate 1294 calories. But it was mostly unhealthy junk food. This is what i'm struggling with and I'm feeling hella bloated tho.

What I ate today:
Breakfast:
french toast with honey and a medium cup of milk
I whipped one egg (with no sugar) and coated 2 slices of bread and put it on the pan to make french toast. I drizzled pure raw honey for some sweetness and drank 1 cup of milk.

2 slices of bread = 140 cal
1 egg = 70 cal
1 cup of 1% milk = 110 cal
drizzle of pure raw honey = 20 cal

Lunch:
I came back from jimca prayer and forgot to thaw my salmon. I was too hungry to wait, and just did a quick frozen snacks.

2 bread sticks = 380 cal
11 frozen fish sticks = 408 cals (each fishstick is 37 cals)
1 banana = 70 cals

Now dinner:
24 cherries = 96 cals (each cherry is 4 cals)

I deleted that post in order to not offend you

have salads (veg not fruit) with lemon/lime/chilli dressings as meals, rice cakes/ crackers as snacks and switch lunch and dinner around so you don’t binge around bed time.

My meal plan;
Breakfast; protein/vitamins/water
Lunch; calorie light lunch
Dinner; calorie heavy dinner

 

[Yaraye]

looooool! i ate cherries as dinner. too worn out to make a dinner. I think I need to start doing meal prep. I think that's my root of my issues.

 

[barbiedreamzz]

Dieting requires your mentality regarding food to change for the better, me personally I only eat 2 or 3 times to keep me going through the day. Food is meant to be a delicacy, as the saying goes quality over quantity so jungkfood and any other large quantity of food that don't have any nutritious benefits are a no-no. Have you tried pilates or yoga ? It's proven to help with the digestion system and is a better solution for women than going to the gym or harsh exercise.

Whatever you do DONT stress to much about it, I don't know if they do this in other countries but in the Netherlands when we were younger they used have separate class to teach us about the importance of health and what type of food was good for our growth and what we shouldn't consume. They also learned us about how dieting effects the mental health e.g. bulimia, binge eating, anorexia etc. Hence why it's important to not but too much stress on losing weight think of it as a long journey.

 

[Yaraye]

I deleted that post in order to not offend you

have salads (veg not fruit) with lemon/lime/chilli dressings as meals, rice cakes/ crackers as snacks and switch lunch and dinner around so you don’t binge around bed time.

My meal plan;
Breakfast; protein/vitamins/water
Lunch; calorie light lunch
Dinner; calorie heavy dinner

I need a meal basis plan. General shit like that won't help me. Tell me exactly what you eat for each meal.

I've never dieted a day in my life lol.
Work out for like 2 hours then eat like a pig in the chicken shop.
But I'm on the skinnier end so I'm trying to bulk up muscle mass, but even as a chubby lad a couple years back I simply worked out and did activities and I lost the weight without realising. It's not so much the food but how active you are and how much of the calories you burn compared to how much to take in.

For me playing a game of ball with the boys a couple hours was enough despite my bad eating. As long as you are not eating too much you shouldn't stress, just get active an hour or two a day and you will see in a couple months.

Lucky you. I'm active these days for about 1-1.5 hrs, and don't eat crazily. But still....

 

[Khaem]

looooool! i ate cherries as dinner. too worn out to make a dinner. I think I need to start doing meal prep. I think that's my root of my issues.

Maybe it's just me being a bit of a glutton but I wouldn't worry too much about all these super healthy foods.
Make sure you eat decent meals and in appropriate quantity and hit the gym for 2 hours/4-5 days a week and you will be doing more than fine.

Also I read somewhere that a 3 meal day was something pushed onto the active workers of the decades before and isn't really well suited for our modern sedentary lifestyle.

I personally ate only 1 big meal for lunch after gym and a couple snacks here and there for today.

If you think it's a good idea, eat like one big meal a day whilst having smaller foods during the day and stick to your work out. But Idk your lifestyle so one meal a day might not be sufficient for you, you decide in the end of the day.

 

[Yaraye]

Dieting requires your mentality regarding food to change for the better, me personally I only eat 2 or 3 times to keep me going through the day. Food is meant to be a delicacy, as the saying goes quality over quantity so jungkfood and any other large quantity of food that don't have any nutritious benefits are a no-no. Have you tried pilates or yoga ? It's proven to help with the digestion system and is a better solution for women than going to the gym or harsh exercise.

I'm not in a position to be able to do yoga just yet. I barely got time for gym. I'm gonna finish the paid membership and then give yoga/pilaties/ martial arts a try.

Whatever you do DONT stress to much about it, I don't know if they do this in other countries but in the Netherlands when we were younger they used have separate class to teach us about the importance of health and what type of food was good for our growth and what we shouldn't consume. They also learned us about how dieting effects the mental health e.g. bulimia, binge eating, anorexia etc. Hence why it's important to not but too much stress on losing weight think of it as a long journey.

They don't do that shit in the US and add all sorts of hormones to our food. You can eat little but still gain hella weight in this country due to the shit they add to everything. I literally mean EVERYTHING even the food that's supposed to be healthy. A lot of american food is synthetic.

 

[Step a side]

F*ck! f*ck! f*ck! The title says it all. I failed my f*cking diet! I was doing so great for two weeks and then eid rolled around I'm still actually doing ok with my workout and keeping track on that, but I failed my diet. I having a hard time getting back to my diet. I haven't got back to it. I lost 3lbs in the two weeks but gained it back in this week I don't know what's going on wallahi. Every morning for this entire week after eid, I wake up and scream to myself "today you'll seriously get back to your diet!" I seriously have the intention and I'm not just saying shit to myself. I'm successful with my plan until 3pm. Breakfast goes great. then lunch rolls around and I lose control of myself. Let me break down how lunch goes:
I'll eat my lunch, which a decent sized healthy lunch. Then 1-2 hrs later I'll crave soul food/ sweets, and can't hold myself. It doesn't help that my siblings aren't dieting and have these unhealthy foods lying around. I don't know what the f*ck I'm doing wrong! Wallahi this shit is getting to me. I'm actually depressed an about to cry. I'm in a stump and don't know how to get out of it.

Fast every other day and you wlll loose fat but will keep lean muscle. Thank me later!

 

[mrlog]

doesn't work for me. Right now I do 45 min of cardio (light jogging/ brisk walking) and 30 mins of a mix of lifting/gym machines/floor exercises

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[cars]

I'm doing that. I'm actually successful in eating in terms of calories. Most of these days after eid i was eating 1200-1500 calories. For example today I ate 1294 calories. But it was mostly unhealthy junk food. This is what i'm struggling with and I'm feeling hella bloated tho.

What I ate today:
Breakfast:
french toast with honey and a medium cup of milk
I whipped one egg (with no sugar) and coated 2 slices of bread and put it on the pan to make french toast. I drizzled pure raw honey for some sweetness and drank 1 cup of milk.

2 slices of bread = 140 cal
1 egg = 70 cal
1 cup of 1% milk = 110 cal
drizzle of pure raw honey = 20 cal

Lunch:
I came back from jimca prayer and forgot to thaw my salmon. I was too hungry to wait, and just did a quick frozen snacks.

2 bread sticks = 380 cal
11 frozen fish sticks = 408 cals (each fishstick is 37 cals)
1 banana = 70 cals

Now dinner:
24 cherries = 96 cals (each cherry is 4 cals)

Based on this list, it looks like you didn't eat any servings of vegetables on this day? How much servings of vegetables do you typically eat?

If you are feeling constant cravings for junk food, I think training your gut to start eating healthier, less processed foods, including more vegetables in your diet, implementing whole grain foods, etc could help which could even end your desires for unhealthy food. According to a scientific study on gut bacteria and food cravings, there was found to be "circumstantial evidence for a connection between cravings and the composition of gut microbiota" and "Individuals who are “chocolate desiring” have different microbial metabolites in their urine than “chocolate indifferent” individuals, despite eating identical diets" (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270213/). Additionally, studies have found a link between the foods one eats and gut bacteria: "diet can modify the intestinal microbiome ... This impact can be beneficial or detrimental, depending on the relative identity and abundance of constituent bacterial populations. For example, it has been shown that a high-fat diet adversely reduces A. muciniphila and Lactobacillus, which are both associated with healthy metabolic states" (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385025/). A lot of the foods you are including in your diet are highly processed, i.e. frozen fish sticks, as well as the breadsticks you ate which you ate on that day, typically have more ingredients then other types of foods.

Ensure you check the ingredients of the foods you buy in the grocery store, and try and pick foods that are more natural and less processed. Limit fast food as much as possible and cook all meals in your home. Try and ensure most of the bread you eat is whole grain (harvard paper on whole grain vs bleached/enriched bread). Limit added sugar consumption to 24 grams/day. A main source of sugar is typically cereal, so try buying cereal that is higher on fiber and low on sugar if you do eat cereal. Make sure you eat foods that are low on saturated/trans fat (unsaturated fat is healthier), and maximize the fiber you are getting from food. Try eating more vegetables throughout the day as well. These steps all have worked for me in the past, and I used to crave fast food but now eating fast food often disgusts me.

I don't think going to the gym will significantly assist you in losing weight. However, I think it is still essential to becoming healthier. Also, it may help to lift weights and eat protein while dieting - that way you lose fat while retaining your muscle. Many people make the mistake of dieting by reducing their calories too much and not working out. Although this results in quick weight loss, this comes with the consequences of losing muscle mass.