[Justlikeabirdie]

About losing weight?

Which is harder for you?

Watching what you eat
OR
Exercising consistently

For me, I have the hardest time fighting cravings. I exercise every day with no problems, but put a pizza in front of me and that's the end of it! I'm curious to hear which component of dieting is harder for you.

[SuchAPrettyFace]

Exercise. It's much easier not to. Eating right is a no-brainer if I do it right.

[looosingit]

Exercise is much harder for me.

I can find foods that I like and are healthy. I can even plan my day to allow for a little treat every now and again without too much difficulty.

Unfortunately, most of the hobbies that I love are sedentary (reading, movies, knitting). Now that I seem to have the eating portion pretty much in check, I am focusing on developing the mind-set of an active person! I most certainly walk EVERYWHERE (no driving), but getting cardio & toning is a real challenge. I like the feeling after I exercise...I just need to bottle that so that I can motivate myself to exercise in the first place!

Kris
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[mocha74]

Mine is kind of confusing. I can lose weight by just eating right but I just crave lots of sweets and don't really take losing weight seriously sometimes. But since I can lose weight by just eating right I can lose a lot more and a lot faster with exercise but I just can't seem to get that exercising addiction like some of you have. That's definitely one addiction that I wish I had.

[golfergirl]

Definately eating right... I can run and walk but I can't stop myself from Dill Pickle Chips...

I am doing Atkins right now and WOW it's touch with out DQ and my chips!!!!

[treefrogtoes]

what an insightful question!

For me I'd have to say that it's more of a challange to eat right all the time. I love going to Curves mon-fri and actually go through 'withdrawl' when I can't get there (only happens if I'm on vacation or they are closed for holidays).

always eating the right things and the right amount is truly difficult at times though... I'm a sucker for chips, I can turn away from sweets without a problem, but put a bag or Doritos in front of me and bye-bye bag! So i don't buy them anymore. It's easier if your vise is not close by. Now if I want to "sneak" some, I have to go to the store and buy them... too much work!!!

[Justlikeabirdie]

It looks like there's more people who have trouble with the exercise part. That surprises me, but that's probably just because I've gotten so used to exercising that I feel terrible if I don't do it.

The great thing about having difficulty exercising and an easy time with food is that you will STILL lose weight. As for me, if I exercise my butt off and eat crap all day, I won't! I wish I had an easier time fighting the cravings!!!

[thinby2004]

I would say exercise. I hate it ! Haha. Like someone else said it is just so much easier not to do it.

[Mistao]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was some device you could buy to shock you when you get a bout of the lazies until you run to the gym or just run- period? It has been so hard for me to keep motivated or undistracted enough to work out for longer than a week. I think the guilt of putting off working out is what really gets to me, and I tend to subscribe to the "well.. today is shot, we'll give it a go tomorrow" school of thought.

Eating used to be a lot harder when I had a desk job and was the runner for our office takeout orders. In a situation where food equals freedom you can bet our point allowances went out the window. After seeing what havock that wreaked on my body I think I developed almost a hatred for fried/fast food. Ive chilled out a bit, and am still battling a torrid relationship with sugar. I feel myself craving less and less though, which is a good thing.