Help! I need willpower.

When it comes to dieting, i'm terrible. If i don't have a dieting 'buddy' i fall off the wagon in days. Anyone know a way to keep my willpower when i'm dieting?

Well... I don't diet exactly. I personally don't generally agree-although I don't judge people that do it's just my one of own rules towards myself- with dieting unless one is doing it for health purposes or just to make one's self happy not others especially since it's so often the latter of the two. However, I do require will power to be a vegetarian and to eat certain things instead of taking medicine when I'm sick, so I can understand your need for it with a diet. Being a vegetarian, especially when I first started, I had a lot of people offering me meat, knowing what I was trying to do. The obstinate rebel in me used that to continue to not eat meat. Now, it's been almost seven years with only one mess up! Basically, I suggest using anyone and everyone's doubt even your own to motivate yourself. I hope that helped at all!

I got some good insight out of this article from Newsweek.com - it's an interesting take on women's "willpower" issues when it comes to dieting and losing weight. maybe it will help. Woman vs Cookie

Thank you both. I will try using others doubt (there is a lot of that).And i'm going to read that article now.

You are very welcome and I hope all goes well for you. Be sure to tell us how it's going! Have a wonderful day!

my mom once said that when dieting, don't tel yourself what you can't have. Don't make a mental list of everything your going to miss while dieting, that will only make you more likely to "fall off the wagon". Think more of what you can eat that sounds good.

jharra would you mind if your going to share us >>>some menu or recipe [ at least a 3x a day menu for 7 days ] how to be a vegetarian because I wish to avoid meat but being a carnivore person this is really a pain to switch to vege only ....and also did you add fish and egg in vegetarian diet or what is your alternative protein diet ?

this is what i got from diet resolution let say our BMI is the total factor of our height + weight = BMI so let say if your a woman and your body frame is about 135lbs so normally were going to check with our nutritionist or our primary doctor if our calories that were going to take is right with our BMI

example) we ate normally 3x a day so,
to take 1200 calories/day = 3x day/ meal
and if your going to start to starve or hungry
again just add in between small meals with
total amount of 200 [ so 1200 + extra 200calories]

then add: Physical activity for starter...start with
15 minutes warm up then go with normal walking
at least 3 days for/1wk for 30 min ,then when your
body is totally adapted with your activity>>>>>

You can add 5 days/wk for at least 2-3 hrs
depends on your body framework or your plan
of how much your going to loose ,let say you
are 300lbs obviously we need to make it more