How to beat the urge to eat?

Hey guys! Currently on a weight loss journey and 20/40 lbs down. Although I can plan my meals pretty well to be stuff I enjoy, doing low cal swaps and being consistent in the gym, one thing I’ve been struggling with is resisting the urge to snack and treat myself. It isn’t necessarily the fact that I’m hungry I just crave a bag of chips or a sweet treat especially now that’s it’s summer and my schedule is very open (I’m a student). I’m finding it harder to resist the urge although what’s keeping me motivated is my upcoming vacation however once that’s past I don’t know. I can try and fit more snacks into my deficit but I rather prioritize eating actual meals since I’m doing an aggressive cut since I rather lose weight quicker. Sorry for the long message and let me know what has worked for yall :)

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Little big win: I said no to a donut!!!

Donuts are my #1 ultimate comfort food, and Friday is usually a guaranteed donut day to celebrate the weekend. I decided to treat myself to an iced tea instead because I do enjoy the ritual of it all. But... I made the mistake of going out hungry and stressed and then I got stuck in construction traffic. By the time I finally got to Dunkin', I had talked myself into a donut and even logged it in LoseIt.

When I got in the drive through, I ordered my iced tea and THEN... I said "that'll be it." It felt AWESOME!

I'm in the first week of this round of weight loss so every win feels enormous, but this definitely felt like a breakthrough!

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I’m almost at my goal weight but I want to lose more

Anybody else get close to their goal or hit it and realize that they would be happier if they lost more? Well I’m in this situation now. I’m 5’11 (female) and my goal weight was 165 pounds. I’m now 167 pounds (about a 40 pound weight loss)

I want to lose more but everyone says I wouldn’t be a healthy weight if I lost anymore than what I’ve lost, but I disagree. Anybody can go on google and see that according to my bmi I’m barely in the healthy range for my height. I think if I lost 10 more pounds I would look exactly how I want to look. Opinions or advice?

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My weight loss trends are super weird

Hey everyone!

For reference on the post, I’m 26 M, 5’7 and 195lbs currently, 22% BF

So about a year ago I cut from 226 to 186. 6 months later I popped back up to 204 because I burned out on the gym since that cut took so long and I just ate whatever.

I’ve been back at it for 9 weeks now and my weight loss trends are all over the place. I get about 10-15,000 steps a day according to my Fitbit (haven’t dropped below 10k in weeks), workout 5-6 days a week and play volleyball 1-2 times a week as well (I walk my dog everyday for about 45+ minutes as well).

I’ve been back in the gym and all of my lifts have gotten back to pre-break levels, some even heavier. Problem is, at 1800 calories a day I’m only seeing about 1 lb of loss a week.

That would make sense, but I must be undershooting like crazy because every TDEE calculator has me at about 2800 to 3000 calories for my activity level.

The OTHER problem is, this deficit is WAY too steep. I can’t sleep, I’m super anxious all the time and have heart palpitations that go away when I bump the deficit up. I’m also tired all the time.

The OTHER OTHER problem is, when I lose weight I probably go 4-5 weeks at a time losing maybe 0.5 lbs a week or less, then drop 4 in one week. I understand it’s not linear but it’s ridiculous.

So what gives? If I’m only in a deficit of about ~500 calories, after weighing and measuring all my food, putting me at 2300 calories despite the high activity level, why do I feel so awful? Is it muscle being added that’s deceiving? Water due to stress? What should I do?

TL;DR 5’7 M 195lb 22% BF, workout 5-6 times a week, play volleyball twice a week, walk dog every day, 10,000- 15000 steps a day. Measure relatively accurately and put myself at about 1850-2250 calories a day. Losing 1 lb a week but dealing with symptoms of a deficit that’s too big (severe anxiety, lethargy, awful sleep). Something isn’t adding up. Do I cut the deficit or take a break? As of rn it’s unsustainable

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Breakfast Holding Me Back?

Hi. I wanted to clarify that I’m loosing weight. After being sick, I’ve recovered but noticed my weight loss has slowed. I’m 14 pounds overweight so I should be able to progress at my normal rate.

After looking closer at my diet, I think the Jimmy Dean Eggwiches I eat for breakfast might be slowing me down. They fit in my 1,300 calorie limit but have a higher sodium level. Does anyone else eat these and have the same problem?

I love the taste and how convenient they are. But they may not be the best fit for me at this point.

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Curious about a challenge.

Hi all, so I have a forerunner 255 and I workout moderately Id say I also work in hospitality. According to the watch app, I burn about 3170 calories average daily (active and rest). My body weight at last weigh in (feb) was

94.7kg 24.8% body fat

My question is if I opted to go hard on cardio ( I do occasionally at gym) but like burned an extra 1800 or so cals a day from it without changing my current calorie intake of 1750- 1950. What kinds of weight loss could I hope for in say a month or two from now?

Cheers for any advice

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Haven’t touched the cheesecake in the fridge

I just wanna humble brag how proud I am for not eating ANY cheesecake I made on Friday for my husband

The biggest issue on making progress on my weight loss journey was binge eating and food noise. I would just mindlessly eat and eat until I was grossly full. But I started counting calories 4 months ago, even when I was being “bad” and going over.

Counting calories alone has helped me make better food choices. My “dessert” is homemade Greek yogurt, honey, chia seeds and delicious frozen cherries. I very much look forward to my dessert and it does the job of hitting my cravings

I’m just so proud that I have my food cravings under much better control. Now I just have to work on … working out lol. Fuckin hate it haha

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