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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grateful to have found this thread—it’s the first day of a new month, and I am feeling motivated at last to clean up my diet, give more than lip service to strength training, and drop my Emotional Eater pounds.

So January 1 was a month ago. I’m a late bloomer.[/quote]

Happy to have found this thread as well. I’ve lost 12 pounds since last May and would like to lose 30 more.  It’s a slow slog. I’ve decreased sweets and portion sizes but know from experience if I cut it all out completely I’ll give up and eat all the sweets. I’ve also started exercising with more intention and lifting weights. [/quote]

For me, the big problem is sugar. I wish there was a 12-step meeting for sugar-aholics. I am certain I'm addicted to sugar, and I can't get off of it, no matter how hard I try.

the only thing I've been able to do is add more natural sugar -- fruit -- to my diet, but it's hard in the winter when there are far fewer fruits to eat. I don't like frozen or canned fruit, so that's a problem. In cold weather or when I'm stressed, I crave sweets.

I do restrict my calories by keeping a food diary and limiting portions of food I eat. No more cheese, which was causing me to gain weight. I eat an avocado nearly every day. Lots of salads, vegetables. I've taken to eating a bowl of applesauce before I eat anything sweet, and that seems to help me stop eating a bunch of sugar.

And I always stop eating when I'm full. I wait to feel hungry again before I eat. It's hard because I eat a lot out of boredom or when I'm stressed and anxious or procrastinating.

More exercise is in my future. I've started exercising, stopped, started again. I do stretches and strengthening exercises most days at home, but only for 5-10 minutes, which is nowhere near enough. I have to lose 10 more pounds, and it's really hard. But I want to live to 100 and be walking, gardening, enjoying life and traveling when I'm 100, so I must lose weight and exercise and eat a healthy diet if I'm going to live to a healthy old age. [/quote]

Cheering for you!
I hope you've checked the applesauce you're eating before sweets. Applesauce can have a lot of sugar.
Have you tried dark chocolate to stave off those sweet cravings instead of something like applesauce? I didn't use to like dark chocolate but eventually acclimated to it and now prefer it to milk chocolate, as milk chocolate merely makes me want more; whereas a small piece of dark chocolate often satisfies the need for sweet. Especially if it's a piece I can suck on and savor rather than just quickly chew and consume. Dark chocolate covered almonds, perhaps? Or start with dark chocolate sea salt caramels and wean off the caramel part?
Keep trying and keep up with the physical activity. I'm beginning new exercise classes this week myself.[/quote]

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