Strangest aids to your weight loss

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  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
    edited September 2016
    qvene wrote: »

    Ditto! Majority of my 19 pounds loss since July was due to Pokemon GO. :wink:

    I play Ingress (same company that makes Pokemon Go). It's kept me moving.

  • wishfuljune
    wishfuljune Posts: 2,609 Member
    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Video games during times I'm most likely to snack on random stuff. When both hands are busy and the story/gameplay is engaging, time passes quickly and it doesn't even occur to me to snack. Before I know it it's time for my next meal.

    I lost 15 pounds playing The Witcher series. No lie.

    SUCH a good video game series. I'm still doing the DLs for Witcher 3. I don't want it to end.

    Many have said it, but my vote is for brushing and flossing my teeth. It keeps me from wanting to have a late night snack. And video games. I can crank out a few hours playing a videogame on my console or computer, and I'll have never thought I was once craving a snack. I also knit, which keeps me busy.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Video games during times I'm most likely to snack on random stuff. When both hands are busy and the story/gameplay is engaging, time passes quickly and it doesn't even occur to me to snack. Before I know it it's time for my next meal.

    I lost 15 pounds playing The Witcher series. No lie.

    Replaying the Mass Effect series recently I had to sustain myself with extra high calorie shakes because I had a hard time hitting my goal calories grumbling and complaining that I had to eat, although I almost never do shakes in normal circumstances. I would finish my work and whatever is needed around the house by noon, then play until bedtime. Thankfully, not all games do that to me. But yes, gaming helps a lot with snacking.

    I think most people who play video games actually have the opposite experience of snacking too much while playing. I put on weight play ME2 and ME3!
  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    Crocheting! I can't eat while my hands are busy with yarn.
  • ElvenToad
    ElvenToad Posts: 644 Member
    edited September 2016
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Video games during times I'm most likely to snack on random stuff. When both hands are busy and the story/gameplay is engaging, time passes quickly and it doesn't even occur to me to snack. Before I know it it's time for my next meal.

    This is what I do too. Difference is now instead of planting my butt on the couch for hours on end I jog in place while playing. The time really does fly by when your mind is occupied. I get to check off my exercise for the day and before you know it, its time to eat again. Win win!

    I've lost 140 pounds over the past 2.5 years doing this, and its sustainable for me as I'm a huge gamer.
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