What are you doing that is working?

palwithme

Just curious to know what little things or "tricks" people are doing that they think is working.
Here are some of mine.

* Totally gave up bread, cheese, and wine. Each weekend I used to buy the "good stuff" and treat myself after a long week. No more.

* I go to the gym every day. No matter how I feel. Even if I get there and am just not in the mood I will still try to do "something" just to get moving. I usually will end up doing more. Only once did I just leave after only 10 minutes. I just get my butt over there.

* I am slamming a lot of diet soda. Does this count as water? I don't know. It stops my hunger and my cravings.

* I log everything I eat, even if I am just guessing. After five months I can almost tell when I hit the line.

* I don't go too long with feeling very hungry. I try to have a light snack.

maggierenee88

Hey lady!

I went gluten free a year ago so that limited my eating options to more healthier foods...I haven't done anything drastic aside from that...I still drink wine, eat chips, and chocolate once in awhile. Cutting things out completely makes it worse for me because that's all I think about. Like you I eat when I'm hungry. I love Chai seeds in yogurt for breakfast it's very filling and healthy.

palwithme

Chai seed with yogurt sounds great. I am trying to learn new "tricks" to get me out of a rut I am getting into.

Sweet_Heresy

I was a HUGE diet soda drinker. I've read conflicting things about whether it is bad or indifferent...but just to be on the safe side, I cut out pretty much everything except coffee and water. I found a water "bottle" that holds a gallon of water, and I usually slice up a lemon and throw it in there. I try to finish at least one gallon every day.

No fast food, which until recently was a big part of my diet. Minimal (if any) alcohol...I was drinking quite heavily, pretty sure I could lose weight just cutting it out lol.

Eating good foods every 3-4 hours. I'm never hungry. It's awesome.

Finding exercise I enjoy. I love martial arts, so logging a good 2-3 hours of Muay Thai/BJJ maybe 3-4 days a week isn't exactly something I need to force myself to do.

tulips_and_tea

palwithme, I completely agree with your gym philosophy. I do the same thing. I don't ask myself if I feel like going today, I just pack my bag and go just like I go to work every day. 9 times out of 10 I get in a pretty good workout.

Other than that, going low carb and lifting heavy has completely changed my body and my life. I'm sure many will post here saying that's not necessary, nor is giving anything up, etc., but if it works for YOU and it is healthy, just do it!

malibu927

Eating what I want in moderation, weighing as much as I can with my food scale, and logging everything I consume.

999tigger

Staying focused. Reading learning and adapting. Not demonising food, being friends and having a laugh. Taking responsibility, getting my backside into gym and exercising. Not making exuses.

leggup

• Using a food scale for everything I eat.
• Making sure I always have food in the house that I want to eat.
• Keeping nice cheeses in the house so that I can have a little when I want it instead of depriving myself and then eating too much when I come across it in life/work/socializing
• Drinking red wine slowly (and with moderation) instead of chugging gin & tonics
• Finding physical activities/workouts that I actually enjoy doing. Making ones I hate less terrible by doing them with my husband (I'm talking about weight lifting).

kristen6350

Prelogging. Saves me from some really sticky situations.

Quit buying salty snacks in bags. If they aren't in the house or at work I won't eat them.

BioQueen

I find that when I don't eat breads/pasta I feel MUCH better. I will go nowhere as far to say that I have an "intolerance", because I don't. But I feel less bloated and more comfortable as well as fuller longer when I don't eat grain products. But that also forces you to eat more of the other things like protein/veggies/fruits/seeds/nuts that fill you up more.

sengalissa

palwithme wrote: »

Just curious to know what little things or "tricks" people are doing that they think is working.
Here are some of mine.

* Totally gave up bread, cheese, and wine. Each weekend I used to buy the "good stuff" and treat myself after a long week. No more.

* I go to the gym every day. No matter how I feel. Even if I get there and am just not in the mood I will still try to do "something" just to get moving. I usually will end up doing more. Only once did I just leave after only 10 minutes. I just get my butt over there.

* I am slamming a lot of diet soda. Does this count as water? I don't know. It stops my hunger and my cravings.

* I log everything I eat, even if I am just guessing. After five months I can almost tell when I hit the line.

* I don't go too long with feeling very hungry. I try to have a light snack.

* My most important trick is to not snack between breakfast and lunch. If I eat anything (in particular if sweet) then my mind gets struck on food. So nothing of that! 2 years ago I maintained sucessfully just by "fasting" between 7am and noon.

Oh, and cardio makes me less hungry, and lifting makes me hungry but also makes me feel like an athlete. Worth it!

yopeeps025

Putting down the fork.

beamer0821

-keeping aware of emotions and how they trigger me to make poor food choices.
-practicing self care (i.e. saying no, resting when I'm tired, etc)
-having a balanced plate of something i enjoy in a portion paired with something unprocessed and fresh like a roasted veggie for every meal.

yoovie

i stopped running all the time.
i dont go to the gym everyday, i just go 3-4 days a week.
i eat smart, aiming for 16-1800 calories a day and about 100g of protein.
I struggle to eat enough carbs, and struggle to not eat all teh ice cream.
I removed the idea of a goal weight.
I removed the idea of a goal size.
I replaced them with goals for abilities - since I can directly control that.
I traded in using food as a means of punishing, rewarding myself, and now see it as a beautiful way to simply fuel my amazing life.

oh and I only drink soda and eat ice cream about 8 times a year. (some people can go nuts with these things, for me it hinders progress, weird, right?)

palwithme

beamer0821 wrote: »

-keeping aware of emotions and how they trigger me to make poor food choices.
-practicing self care (i.e. saying no, resting when I'm tired, etc)

This is really important and something I just started to work on. When I get bored or stressed I turn to food. I need to redirect my mind and thoughts. Also, making "me" first has helped a lot. Getting rid of the guilt of leaving the kids to work out at the gym has had a really big impact.