Treats & how to stop at one serving - The Laziness Method

Orphia

I use The Laziness Method.

Just get a serving of your treat out of the cupboard, then go settle down with it and enjoy eating it.

I just don't bother going getting more.

Embrace the Lazy!

Therealobi1

But I can get fitbit steps by going back for more

Machka9

Works for me. If I get something out and then go to the trouble of putting it all away ... I can't be bothered digging it all out again.

Orphia

Therealobi1 wrote: »

But I can get fitbit steps by going back for more

Yeah, but you live light years from the cupboard.

MelodyandBarbells

But I'm gonna have to get up for other stuff, anyway. Might as well come back with a little happiness in a plate?

daniip_la

Therealobi1 wrote: »

But I can get fitbit steps by going back for more

And then use those exercise calories for another snack. It's like an endless cycle of yum.

paperpudding

Yes that method works for me too - in its simplest form pushing the plate on the coffee table or the staff room lunch table so it's just out of my reach. In it's more pure form putting chocolates etc on top shelf of pantry where I can't reach them without getting step stool out of the garage.....

kommodevaran

I like lazy Preportioning works better for meals than for treats Treats are just too easy. So I aim to fill up at meals, and make treat foods less easy by limiting the amounts that comes into my house.

VintageFeline

Therealobi1 wrote: »

But I can get fitbit steps by going back for more

I've been getting more incidental steps in over Christmas because of this. True story.

But if one has problems moderating servings of treats my recommendation is to just not keep them in the house, just go and buy a single serve instead. I can have whole bags/packets now but at first this strategy was the best for me. Plus, the effort of putting on "outside" clothes and nipping down to the shop often put paid to my treat eating!

Sara1791

Serve in the kitchen, eat in the dining room- it keeps me from taking "just a little more."

GottaBurnEmAll

One of my strategies in becoming a fitter person has been conquering my innate laziness.

I used to be terribly, terribly lazy and realized it was a huge fault and took active steps to conquer it. It's no longer a failing of mine. But this is because I used to be lazy about everything.

Laziness doesn't work as a motivation for me anymore because I see it as falling back into a very bad habit. I really try not to be lazy because of this. I'm pretty hard on myself about this, because I did see it as a personal failing.

One of my goals for this year is to be able to enjoy eating things in moderation again, I'm going to have to come up with something creative to get me around this slump I've been in lately once I reach goal weight.

So far, the only thing working is buying single serve things like a candy bar.

nvmomketo

Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

lauamy96

Yeah I tape it shut or throw it somewhere high so I have to climb to find it. It works for me because I'm too lazy to even get food if I'm hungry, never mind snacks haha.

Sara1791

Last week I packed up all the chocolate and put it in the (empty) barn because in the cold dark night I'm not going out there.

leanjogreen18

nvmomketo wrote: »

Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

Thats some strong urges:).

Dnarules

leanjogreen18 wrote: »

nvmomketo wrote: »

Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

Thats some strong urges:).

Lol, I was going to say this exact thing. Running out of wine is the only thing that would send me back to the store.

_piaffe

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

So far, the only thing working is buying single serve things like a candy bar.

Ditto on this. I go to the theatre with a single pack of peanut M&Ms because, no matter what I tell myself and swear, I'll eat that whole giant bag.

lemurcat12

Heh, I like this approach. Lazy usually works for me.

kgeyser

nvmomketo wrote: »

Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

I wouldn't go to the store, but I do remember trying to portion out a specific food into the serving size, and then just going back to the cupboard to eat all the servings. Certainly made tracking the consumption easy. Now it just doesn't come into the house.

everher

I would cross the ocean on a raft for a piece of chocolate.

With that said, my tips for eating treats:

I eat them at the end of the day. I find if I have a sweet at lunch I will want more sweets later after dinner.

I do not eat straight from the package. Too easy to mindlessly eat. I measure out a serving, put the package back away, then sit down and enjoy my treat.

I make myself wait. I don't get a cookie the second I want a cookie. I'll wait 30 minutes to an hour to see if the craving passes. If not, I'll get a cookie.

I also eat treats more slowly than regular food. If a serving of cookies is three cookies I'm not going to eat all three cookies right away in a row. I might even save one cookie for later.

Lastly, I often tell myself no. If I've eaten my serving and I want another I tell myself no, I can have another serving tomorrow if I still want it and I move on.