Eating healthy is hard, agree or disagree?

[Anonymous]

I’m about 3 days in. It’s hard for me.

Giving up candy and processed food is the hardest. I’m eating about 8-7 servings of fruits and veggies a day, a small amount of whole grains, 80 grams of protein (fish, turkey, lean steak, shrimp) and snacking on stuff like 50 calorie popcorn, a grapefruit, turkey rolled up with cream cheese and cucumbers, sashimi… when will the cravings for processed junk stop?

I’m 133 and want to get down to about 126. I’m 5’5.

[Anonymous]

It absolutely is hard. You are surrounded by social/cultural cues that push you toward processed food. Processed food is literally designed by food engineers to addict you.

That said, crying out over how hard it is to lose 7 pounds to get to 126 at 5'5" isn't going get you much sympathy, lol.

[Anonymous]

It's not hard for me. I have willpower like iron though.

133lbs on a 5'5" frame is pretty heavy. I'm 5'5" and 100lbs. Yes, I am healthy (can deadlift 130lbs properly).

[Anonymous]

I mean being completely puritanical is likely to cause you to fail your diet. So going cold turkey on everything isn't likely to work. I'm not saying eat junk but giving yourself a limited cheat may make your diet actually last.

[Anonymous]

Hang on! After another few days, the cravings get much easier. Try eating dates to calm sweet tooth, and sprinkle potassium “salt” if that is ok for you.

[Anonymous]

You're in a healthy weight range, so focus on healthy food but don't limit yourself!
I think it takes about 2 weeks to really get the sugar cravings to go away.

[Anonymous]

It's not hard to cut out the drastically terrible stuff, like candy (!!) alcohol, and all fast food/restaurant food/take out.

It IS hard to always always eat the right thing at home. To always choose lean meat and salad, some grains and yogurt, etc.

Sometimes you want a slice of toast with butter, or to eat some of the homemade cake you made for the kids.

[Anonymous]

BS about it getting easier. I've gained and lost the same 30 pounds about 5 times in my life, every time gaining it back. The grab and go culture of processed foods makes it tough. The granola bar/crackers/snack isle is hard to pass up, and while fruit is fantastic, it's much easier to grab some sort of bar when you're on the go rather than a messy delicious peach.

And on the go proteins and vegetables? I'm not grabbing jerky at work and have stanky breath the rest of my day. The fresh fruits and vegetables take more time to prep, whereas the snacks are just to easy.

And then there's your social life. Doesn't matter if single (bar/restaurant) couple (date night out), family (something kid friendly, maybe with other families) or empty nest (going out with friends kid free), it's frequently revolves around FOOD.

We mostly eat at home (maybe go out with friends 3 times a month?), and I will always cook healthy, but whenever going out, it's much, much harder

[Anonymous]

133 on a 5’5 frame is NOT heavy, per a pp. jeez.

Sure healthy eating can be hard, but especially if you go from eating candy and lots of processed food to salads and lean protein.

It’s easier to make smaller changes. Lower your drinkable calories first. Less alcohol. Less coffee creamers. No juice or smoothies.

Then increase your produce. Snack on fruit instead of chips. Add a salad a day.

Then focus on something else.

Doing a complete overhaul all at once—you’ll burn out and regain whatever you lose from the initial overhaul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not hard for me. I have willpower like iron though.

133lbs on a 5'5" frame is pretty heavy. I'm 5'5" and 100lbs. Yes, I am healthy (can deadlift 130lbs properly).

Absolutely not true. I am 5'3" at 125 and a size 4. That is not pretty heavy. Yes, I was always around 117 until I hit menopause and put on 8 lbs about 2 years ago and have plateaud again. I'm not skinny, but that is not "pretty heavy." OP: you'll never do it eating like that all at once. You won't last one week. That sounds like a grim way to live eating like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not hard for me. I have willpower like iron though.

133lbs on a 5'5" frame is pretty heavy. I'm 5'5" and 100lbs. Yes, I am healthy (can deadlift 130lbs properly).

You are literally 100% delusional.

[Anonymous]

Very hard. I love junk food and I could not do it for long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:133 on a 5’5 frame is NOT heavy, per a pp. jeez.

Sure healthy eating can be hard, but especially if you go from eating candy and lots of processed food to salads and lean protein.

It’s easier to make smaller changes. Lower your drinkable calories first. Less alcohol. Less coffee creamers. No juice or smoothies.

Then increase your produce. Snack on fruit instead of chips. Add a salad a day.

Then focus on something else.

Doing a complete overhaul all at once—you’ll burn out and regain whatever you lose from the initial overhaul.

What's wrong with a smootie? I hate greek yogurt, but I make a smoothie with a tub of high protein no low sugar, a 1/2 cup of water and a cup of frozen fruit. Delicious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not hard for me. I have willpower like iron though.

133lbs on a 5'5" frame is pretty heavy. I'm 5'5" and 100lbs. Yes, I am healthy (can deadlift 130lbs properly).

Ignore this poster. 133 lbs at 5.5 is a 22 BMI, which is dead center normal and healthy for 99.9% of bodies.

100 lbs is a 16 BMI. This is underweight for the majority of bodies, which can be healthy, but without question this PP is underweight.

To say a 22 BMI is "pretty heavy" is completely absurd; it's weird and distorted when said in comparison to the underweight poster's self assessment.

Ick/sad/ignore.

[Anonymous]

Not at all as I grew up on whole foods. What is hard is finding whole food that have any taste. Tomatoes taste like water, so do the cucumbers.