I'm addicted to chocolatea and need some help!?

Question

I am gearing up to the yearly january resolutions, and i usually succeed for about 2 days. Ive tried all the slimming clubs - slimming world worked but I found it boring. I read mens health and know all the ins and outs of healthy eating and exercise. What I really need is some will power and while I know that exists in each person differently depending on personality etc. does anyone have any tips to help me come Jan 1st? Im determined to lose weight this year as I am going to teach in Dubai and I dont want to look like a sweaty pig. Im 15 stone and prob about 4 half stone overweight.

Also im addicted to mcdonalds and eat there everyday- help!

Answer 1

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Will Power and Self-Discipline


Sometimes, you wish to go for a walk, knowing how good it is for your health and how wonderful you feel afterwards, yet, you feel too lazy, and prefer to watch TV instead. You might be aware of the fact that you need to change your eating habits or stop smoking, yet, you don't have the inner power and persistence to change these habits.

Does this sound familiar? How many times have you told yourself, "I wish I had will power and self discipline"? How many times have you started to do something, only to quit after a short while? We all have had experiences like these.

Everyone possesses some addictions or habits they wish they could overcome, such as smoking, excessive eating, laziness, procrastination or lack of assertiveness. To overcome these habits or addictions, one needs to have will power and self discipline. They make a great difference in everyone's life, and bring inner strength, self mastery and decisiveness.



Definitions of Will Power and Self Discipline?
Will power is the ability to control unnecessary and harmful impulses. It is the ability to overcome laziness and procrastination. It is the ability to arrive to a decision and follow it with perseverance until its successful accomplishment. It is the inner power that overcomes the desire to indulge in unnecessary and useless habits, and the inner strength that overcomes inner emotional and mental resistance for taking action. It is one of the corner stones of success, both spiritual and material.

Self-discipline is the companion of will power. It endows the stamina to persevere in whatever one does. It bestows the ability to withstand hardships and difficulties, whether physical, emotional or mental. It grants the ability to reject immediate satisfaction for something better.

The human being is full of inner unconscious, or partly conscious, impulses. People sometimes say or do things they later regret saying or doing. On many occasions people do not think before they talk or act.

By developing these two powers, one becomes conscious of the inner subconscious impulses, and gains the ability to reject them when they are not for his/her own good.

Will power and self-discipline help us to choose our behavior and reactions instead of being their slaves. Don't think that life will become dull and dry in this way. On the contrary, you will feel more powerful, in charge of yourself and your surrounding, and consequently much more happy and satisfied.

How many times have you felt too weak, lazy or shy to do something you wanted to do? You can gain inner strength, initiative and the ability to make decisions and follow them. Believe me, it is not difficult to develop these two powers. If you are earnest and are willing to become stronger, you will certainly succeed.

In this article you will find some exercises and techniques for developing these abilities. These simple, but effective exercises can be performed everywhere, and at any time. Go slowly and gradually, and you will see how get stronger and your life improves.

There is a misconception in the public mind regarding will power. It is erroneously thought to be something strenuous and difficult, and that one has to exert and tense the body and mind when expressing it. It is a completely wrong concept. This is one of the reasons why people avoid using it, though they are conscious of its benefits. They acknowledge the fact that the employment of will power in their life and affairs will greatly help them, and that they need to strengthen it, yet they do nothing about it.

Will power gets stronger by holding back and not allowing the expression of unimportant, unnecessary and unhealthy thoughts, feelings, actions and reactions. If this saved energy is not allowed expression, it is stored inside you like a battery, and it becomes available at the time of need. By practicing appropriate exercises, you develop your powers the same way, as a person who trains the muscles in order to strengthen them.



Developing Will Power and Self Discipline
One way to develop and improve these abilities is to practice doing some disagreeable things in your daily life. Your mind and feelings will probably oppose doing them, nevertheless, do them. Let me explain. By doing something you do not like or are too lazy to do, you overcome your subconscious resistances, train your inner powers and gain inner strength. Muscles get stronger by resisting the power of the barbells. Inner strength is attained by overcoming inner resistance.

Remember, strengthening one of these abilities, automatically strengthens the other one.



Here are a few exercises:
1) You are sitting in a bus or train and an old man or woman, or a pregnant lady walks in. Stand up and give up your seat even if you prefer to stay seated. Do this not just because it is polite, but because you are doing something that you are reluctant to do. In this way you are overcoming the resistance of your body, mind and feelings.


2) There are dishes in the sink that need washing, and you postpone washing them for latter. Get up and wash them now. Do not let your laziness overcome you. When you know that in this way you are developing your will power, and if you are convinced of the importance of will power in your life, it will be easier for you to do whatever you have to do.

3) You come home tired from work and sit in front of the T.V. because you feel too lazy and tired to go and wash yourself. Do not obey the desire to just sit, but go and have a shower

4) You may know your body needs some physical exercise, but instead you keep on sitting doing nothing or watching a movie. Get up and walk, run or do some other physical exercise.

5) Do you like your coffee with sugar? Then for a whole week decide to drink it without sugar. You like to drink three cups of coffee each day? For a week drink only two.

6) Overcome your laziness and your habits. Convince yourself of the importance of what is to be done. Convince your mind that you become stronger when you do things, even when you are reluctant, too lazy or believe you are too tired to do.

7) Sometimes, when you want to say something that is not important, decide not to say it.

8) Don't read some unimportant gossip in the newspaper, even if you want to.

9) You have a desire to eat something not too healthy. Refuse the desire.

10) If you find yourself thinking unimportant, unnecessary, negative thoughts, try to develop lack of interest in them, by thinking about their futility.

Never say that you cannot follow the above exercises, because you certainly can. Be persistent no matter what. Motivate yourself by thinking about of the importance of performing the exercises, and the inner power and strength you will gain.

Trying to attempt too many exercises when you are still a beginner, might end in disappointment. It is better to start training yourself through easier exercises at first, and gradually increase the number and difficulty of the exercises. Practice will improve and increase your power, giving you a lot of satisfaction.

Most of these exercises can be practiced anywhere, anytime. You do not have to devote special times for them. Believe me, they are very effective. Practicing them enables you to be strong and exercise will power and self-discipline in everything you do. This power becomes available whenever needed.

If you practice weight lifting, running or doing aerobics you strengthen your body. When you need to move something heavy, you have the strength for it. By studying French each day, you will be able to talk French when you travel to France. The same thing happens with will power and self-discipline. By strengthening them, they become available whenever they are needed.

It is important to remember not to choose exercises that might affect adversely your body or health. Deny and give up what is not necessary, futile or is harmful, but not what is vital for your well being. Always use your reason and common sense, so that you do no damage to yourself.

If for the sake of an exercise, you stop doing something that you usually do, and overcome the inner resistance concerning it, you may resume doing it, if it is not harmful. For example, if you love drinking orange juice, and for the sake of an exercise you switch to drinking apple juice, after doing so for some time and after it makes no great difference for you, you may go back to drinking orange juice, if you still like it. The point here is to develop inner strength, not make life difficult for you and continue doing things you don't like to do.



Advantages of Possessing Strong Will Power and Self Discipline
You need both of them in order to rule your thoughts and to be the boss of your mind. The stronger they are, the more control you have over your thoughts, and consequently your powers of concentration get stronger.

When you are the master of your mind you enjoy inner peace and happiness. Outer events do not sway you, and circumstances have no power over your peace of mind. This might sound too unreal for you, but experience will prove to you that all the above is true.

These abilities are essential for self growth, spiritual growth and meditation. They give you control over your daily life, help you improve your habits and behavior, and they are the keys to every success.

Practice the exercises presented here earnestly and persistently, and you will go really far.



If you wish to advance on the path of inner power, experience more self-control, overcome laziness and become more decisive, purchase the eBook "Will Power and Self Discipline".

The eBook guides towards the attainment of inner mastery and inner power. It is filled with information, practical advice, and exercises. It teaches a unique and proven program of inner training, which you can conduct anywhere and at anytime.

Answer 2

find some healthy foods you like.then get addicted to them. it will be alot better on ur weight.go for the mcdonalds at the most 1 time a week.u know wats in that stuff?and the chocolate maybe a little a couple days a week after a good meal never mix chocolate and mcdonalds

Answer 3

you found it boring? find something you enjoy! eat lots of greens and only let yourself have chocolate 1-2 times a week. think of it as adding to ur life instead of taking away from it.'
best of luck

Answer 4

Don't try to go cold turkey and cut out chocolate and burgers, just buy one small bar of choc a day and nibble it when you get a craving. Its the taste and smell we get hooked on. Save the biggest bit for the evening. And try it with those low cal choc drinks.
And just have a small mac & don't always have fries, or have small ones.
But going without altogether will just make you miserable, then you'll have one, then you'll feel bad for 'breaking' your diet.
Give yourself a break! If it took you a year to put that weight on then allow yourself a year to lose it, and do it at a steady, sensible rate.
What does 4 stone work out to per week over 1 year? You can do it.
Have something to do to keep your hands and brain busy so you're not snacking out of boredom in Dubai, and good luck!

Answer 5

It is all in the mind.
You have to believe in yourself and not be pulled away by McDonald foods burgers, fries, fizzy drinks.
You are worth more than they are.
Don't let food control you. Control yourself.
I wouldn't describe myself as a sweaty pig, or anyone else regardless of their weight and eating habits.

Answer 6

yes, very addicted. I have another account that is on level 7. I made a back up account just in case.

Answer 7

first of all stop eating at mc donalds like it's a daily intake regiment.

eat fresh produce. cut down on that fast food junk... that food doesn't have the minerals and vitamins your body needs.. you will get over weight real bad and still be starving your body to death.

fast food, processed food.. package foods are all 'dead' materials...

eat living material. fresh produce... greens, grains, fruits, eat those tubers and salads... drink fresh juice... moderate those calories... walk walk walk... do some biking, walk those stairs.. little things mean alot!~

instead of always taking the car with short trips.. walk or ride a bike that'll help big time.. instead of the escalator or the elevator.. walk those steps.. those tiny adjustments will make a big impact.

cut down on soda, hard candy... if you're going to eat chocolate eat chocolate that doesn't have alot of preservatives and chemicals in it... instead of a t.v. dinner eat a salad with lean meat in it... not only will the weight melt off eventually but you'll feel cleaner and more alive.. more energy and fresh.

crap food will dull you, make you listless, fat and always hungry.

http://www.mypyramid.gov can help you quite a bit.

and drink that water.

Answer 8

See your doctor. Good luck