How on earth do I stop being such a greedy pig?

[Givemestrengthorvodka]

Every single day I wake up telling myself today is the day I will stop eating crap and stop drinking so much. Roll on bed time when I'm 3 (strong) g&t's deep, face down in a family sized bag of Revels berating myself once again for being such a failure.
How the hell do i stop being like this? I understand what I need to do, I have all the info I need....just apparently a complete lack of willpower. How on earth do I change my habits for longer than 3 days at a time 😬.
Send help, please!

@JC084 yes that's exactly it, everytime I think of it as a sacrifice or restrictive then I feel demotivated and cave in.

I also think I need to separate out the first 6 weeks of breaking the habit from whatever comes after. I cave because I can't see it being sustainable but actually the first 6 weeks is probably the toughest and then hopefully after that is gets gradually easier to maintain, a bit like quitting smoking. I wouldn't take up smoking again now if you paid me but there was a time when I couldn't see myself without it.

@JC084 what meal replacement plan are you doing?

@PuffingPuffin I haven't heard of slimpod, I'll look in to it, thanks.

Sounds obvious but just not buying crap. That's the only way

@Givemestrengthorvodka yes, that's completely it. My husband is the same ... if he doesn't see results within a few days he gets demoralised and gives up. However, it takes 21 days to break a habit and to create new ones as they say :)
We do 21 day challenges which really motivate me and gets my competitive side going to see what changes I can make within the 3 weeks 😂
I'm doing herbalife (not sure if I'm allowed to say that or not on here ... so if I'm breaking rules .. apologies! ... but I really love it!)

I had this exactly. I read ‘brain over binge’ by Kathryn Hansen and have lost 15kg since Jan without trying (I mean I literally just had a kebab for dinner). Honestly try it. And then let me know how you get on!!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/674336281210166?s=yWDuG2&fs=e

Every single day I wake up telling myself today is the day I will stop eating crap and stop drinking so much. Roll on bed time when I'm 3 (strong) g&t's deep, face down in a family sized bag of Revels berating myself once again for being such a failure.
How the hell do i stop being like this? I understand what I need to do, I have all the info I need....just apparently a complete lack of willpower. How on earth do I change my habits for longer than 3 days at a time 😬.
Send help, please!

^^ Me to a T.

I'm going to find the brain over binge book pp suggested. Sounds good.

Good luck OP

@whattodo235 , where I struggled with BoB was in deciding how to eat as I went forward. I know she made three suggestions for non restrictive food models, just wondering how you have chosen to eat as it's clearly worked well for you. Was it one of her suggestions or something else?

I posted on one of the Slimpod threads recently. I still haven't signed up for the free trial, it does sound as if I should give it a try.

intermittent fasting : if you start eating later and know it's a snack night you can mitigate the impact by just starting eating later - and know that drinks will mean snacks so avoid tipples on a school night - I did get down six dress sizes but picked up 2 dress sizes bc I went too far .. but honestly it's the only thing that works for me and now I know how those super slim people manage me the huge meal out or snacks

And I go big on protein and is sates whereas carbs just make me hungry

So I have a lot to lose atm but am aiming for 20kg off this year then 20kg off next year. For this year I cut out sugar (not if it’s in savoury things, ie I still have mango chutney etc, but basically means I don’t have puddings much) as sugar is a massive trigger for me. And I exercise 5 times a week, but that’s more for fitness than weight loss. Next year I think I’ll have to step it up a bit further ie maybe stop eating in the evenings to maintain a loss.

I cant remember what she suggested - what were they?!

My best trick is to picture the dirty, mangy flea ridden old fox lurking in our street, and any time I see bad food I want I picture this old guy nosing it and dribbling on it.

Or I picture my neighbours Labrador puking on it.

It helpd, but sometimes I have to imagine REALLY HARD

Do you live alone?

children ?

What has helped me is not changing the food I eat but starting eating breakfast a little later each day and stopping eating a little earlier. If you have breakfast at least 10 minutes later each day and reduce the evening snacking window, within a month or so you can be on an intermittent fasting schedule without ever really feeling cravings. From that point what you want to eat starts to change.

Intuitive eating or calorie counting but setting a minimum of (I think) 1800 a day or eating a set number of meals and snacks. Actually I think there was another option but no idea what it was 😳
Well done on your progress so far.

Yet another day of caving in to chocolate and beer for me. I do 16:8 but am not losing any weight presumably because I don't alter my diet. So I think 16:8 is nonsense, what I need is a diet!!

I can are that one needs to somehow change your mindset so bad foods don't seem appealing. I just can't do it though

Getting an x-ray done on my hips made me take action - shows osteoarthritis. I am in pain most days, shock horror, carry most of the excess weight on my hips. So I don't buy sweets, chocolate or crisps.

I have written down on a sheet of paper what food I can eat during the day and it's stuck on my fridge so I have to look at it every day to stay on track.

Shocked into submission with my BMI too, not just my osteoarthritis diagnosis. Time to take action. Two to three stone to lose.

Just bite the bullet - get it done OP!!!

the only way is just don't buy it!
if its not in the house you cant eat it can you
find snacks that you enjoy and are healthy
.low calorie desserts
.yoghurts and fruits
.crackers and cheese
.jello

if you really crave the chocolate, get just one bar of it as a treat
you will always fail if you tell yourself you cant have something , it can lead to bad cravings and unless you have willpower of steel there is no point, you just have to give yourself limits

You just described my life with almost 100% accuracy.

I hate myself.

I also hate the fact that if I 'ruin' one day, I'll continue binging for the next few before I get myself back in gear, so I'm constantly losing the same few pounds over and over again.

Get pregnant! Worked for me!

Other tips

Switch the g and t to non alcoholic gin
Don't have anything chocolatey in the house
Have a bath instead of tv after dinner.
Get pineapple chunks or something like that as a replacement
Brush teeth shower and change into pjs straight after dinner

crudités and sour cream instead of crisps

Delete food offering apps if you have them for groceries that you use for snacks if you go