What is your biggest thing about dieting?
By keasling
@keasling (723)
United States
October 6, 2008 2:48pm CST
What is the one thing you cannot stand about dieting? Mine is counting calories. I HATE IT! I wanted a snickers bar to find out it has 280 calories for that little bar. So now I am eating these little 100 calorie packs and they just are not fulfilling. What do you snack on when trying to shed a few pounds?
5 responses
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
6 Oct 08
I hate that hungry feeling you get. I am the type of person who likes to eat practically all day long. So restricting myself to 3 meals or even only 2 is the end of the world. It doesn't help that I can't have my breakfast of 5 bowls of cereal filled to the top, on nearly any diet. As consuming an entire box of cereal in one day probably goes over the number of calories allowed for the whole day.
Currently I'm trying to cut down on eating, but mostly just exercising instead. I gained 8 pounds this summer and now I've already lost 1 pound this fall. So 7 to go!
@keasling (723)
• United States
6 Oct 08
Me too! I love to snack. I mean I was probably consuming twice what I need to eat now to lose weight. I am eating more veggies and more salads with a litter amount of dressing but I still get those dang cravings for chocolate. Ugh... I guess it would be worth it all in the long run
@Pigglies (9329)
• United States
7 Oct 08
I hate salads, but the good thing is, when I do eat them, I always eat them without dressing. I like my salads with salt and pepper instead of dressing. I know, it's weird.
You might be onto something there... maybe if I snacked on veggies it wouldn't be so bad. I know my dad went on a diet once where anytime he wanted a snack he could eat a carrot. He ended up losing over 50 pounds, so I guess healthy snacks might work.
@jordankalaher (78)
• United States
2 Dec 08
my biggest problem with dieting is that the first day i do great, and then the next day i eat EVERYTHING!! then i just feel miserable and cannot get myself to they gym.
@zeroflashx2 (2491)
• Philippines
10 Oct 08
One of the hardest thing in losing weight would be getting past breaking points. At some point when we go on a weight loss program, we are stuck at a certain weight or size for days or even weeks. It does seem that the process is really taking slow and it breaks our momentum and even affect our motivation. I'm currently in my breaking point and I've been in this weight and size for nearly a month now and I haven't seen continued progress.
Although, now I'm considering that I can't exercise as much as I used to since I recently got sick and can't get physically stressed. Once you get off 1 lb or 1 inch smaller, it's a big achievement and the weight loss moves on. 
Take care.
Take care.
@DLi16Blue (38)
• United States
12 Oct 08
Fruits, Vegetables, Meats, Oils, anything natural except anything laden with chemicals. Don't be too strict about dieting. You only have one life and food should not be an obstacle to stop you from enjoying it. Lift hard and eat hearty
