Silly (but effective!) Rules
itsfitnessnotrocketscience
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I'd be interested to hear if anyone has "rules" for their health that are simple but maybe nonstandard. Two of mine:
1. No eating in the car. Candy at the grocery store, fries on the way home, etc etc etc. Just say no. This (for me!) is always mindless and unfulfilling.
2. No entrees at Mexican restaurants. I like chips & salsa too much. I never need the full entree, a la carte ordering is always enough.
Anyone??!!
1. No eating in the car. Candy at the grocery store, fries on the way home, etc etc etc. Just say no. This (for me!) is always mindless and unfulfilling.
2. No entrees at Mexican restaurants. I like chips & salsa too much. I never need the full entree, a la carte ordering is always enough.
Anyone??!!
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1 Rule to rule them all. Don't eat more than I burn27
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No eating in front of the TV. Although the car rule is a good one too.4
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No eating in secret. No hiding or hoarding food. Share treats. Eat meals as a family.30
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No snacks in the bedroom. This is where I curl up and watch TV before going to sleep, and it's too darned easy to fall into what I call "mindless munching."4
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Just thought of another one: If I'm craving something, I give it 15 minutes. If I still want it, I'll have some provided it fits into my plan for the day.7
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No surfing online grocery stores and looking at delicious pics of food. No food porn!!
No checking my weight 50 times a day6 -
No eating in secret.7
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »1 Rule to rule them all. Don't eat more than I burn
True, obviously. But it's certainly good to have guidelines in place that make THAT rule easier to abide by.2 -
1. Im hungry, Ill eat in 1-2 hours. Helps my mind realize i do get to eat so it relaxes, But also helps me spread my calories out and ensure im actually hungry
2. Sit down and enjoy everything i eat, No eating the candy bar i bought as i walk home. Ritualize eating a bit so i enjoy the flavors and every little bite.
3. Keep my diet very basic. Mainly eat potatoes/tuna/onions garlic and mushroom mix. Low calorie meals as i prefer to snack, If i want something else ill eat it but i have to want it enough to walk my butt out to buy it from a fast food place or small portion from the grocery store. Often to lazy/cheap
4. Dont complicate things, An example could be water. If my pees getting to dark, Drink. Simple. No need for arbitrary over complicating rules.4 -
1. Drink only water, unsweetened coffee and green tea. 2. Eat a vegetable at every meal. 3. Minimize sugarS and fake sugarS. 4. Minimize carbs.4
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fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »1 Rule to rule them all. Don't eat more than I burn
True, obviously. But it's certainly good to have guidelines in place that make THAT rule easier to abide by.
I think it depends on the person. Not all of us use rules to get by. Some do, some don't.
If I didn't eat in my car I'd be hangry. My job is an hour from home and at multiple sites. That doesn't work. I live alone, so what does "eating in secret" do for me?
If they work for you, fine, but don't expect that everyone has extra rules.1 -
itsfitnessnotrocketscience wrote: »I'd be interested to hear if anyone has "rules" for their health that are simple but maybe nonstandard. Two of mine:
1. No eating in the car. Candy at the grocery store, fries on the way home, etc etc etc. Just say no. This (for me!) is always mindless and unfulfilling.
2. No entrees at Mexican restaurants. I like chips & salsa too much. I never need the full entree, a la carte ordering is always enough.
Anyone??!!
I also avoid Mexican. There just is so little there that I want, that is healthy. You can certainly eat healthy at Chipotle, but my the burrito that my BF loves is 925 calories. We split it - 2/3 for him, 1/3 for me. But then there are the damn chips. I can't even say no to them - I freaking LOVE them with the hot red salsa. But 600 calories. And I can eat the whole bag with salsa, easily. So I stay out.
I don't eat much in the car, but when I do it's usually a protein bar before the gym or something like that. Try to stay away from the fast food places - only when there is no other option and I am starving.
Exercise every day. Ideally I'd love to be in the gym 5 nights a week.
I bring my lunch to work - I never eat out for lunch. I try to get in a workout at lunch instead.1 -
itsfitnessnotrocketscience wrote: »I'd be interested to hear if anyone has "rules" for their health that are simple but maybe nonstandard. Two of mine:
1. No eating in the car. Candy at the grocery store, fries on the way home, etc etc etc. Just say no. This (for me!) is always mindless and unfulfilling.
2. No entrees at Mexican restaurants. I like chips & salsa too much. I never need the full entree, a la carte ordering is always enough.
Anyone??!!
I agree with the mexican one! I go out for Mexican wayyyy too often and between the chips and salsa and the margaritas it's always better for me to just order something a la carte.
Staying with the out to eat ones, my rule is before I go out to eat I look up the menu and choose something. It is so much harder when you are there to get something different (higher calories) when you are hungry than to pre-plan it before you even go into the restaurant. This way I don't need to look at the menu when I get there and I'm not swayed by what looks good or what others at my table are getting.4 -
Not necessarily a rule, but this is what I tell myself. "You can lie to yourself about how many calories that you consume, but you can't lie to your body."25
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Not necessarily a rule, but this is what I tell myself. "You can lie to yourself about how many calories that you consume, but you can't lie to your body."
I do this as well.
Also, if you can't accurately count it you can't eat it. That only applies to competition prep though. The rest of the time guesstimating is fine.2 -
steph_runn44 wrote: »
Staying with the out to eat ones, my rule is before I go out to eat I look up the menu and choose something. It is so much harder when you are there to get something different (higher calories) when you are hungry than to pre-plan it before you even go into the restaurant.
Yes!!! Such a great rule. Just look! You can't unsee that info. Haha, awesome one
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Avoid fast food.3
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lessismoreohio wrote: »Avoid fast food.
Especially french fries...................my weakness is french fries.2 -
I'm trying to think but I don't have any hard and fast rules. I also do pretty much no planning ahead. I like to live dangerously.7
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JaydedMiss wrote: »
2. Sit down and enjoy everything i eat, No eating the candy bar i bought as i walk home. Ritualize eating a bit so i enjoy the flavors and every little bite.
4. Dont complicate things, An example could be water. If my pees getting to dark, Drink. Simple. No need for arbitrary over complicating rules.
Love both of these. Sit down to eat. I know that makes a difference. And I love just telling myself to look at my pee. Haha, so simple.
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I like simple rules, boundaries that are effective without feeling restrictive. Mine are pretty standard:
Eat meals, and only at meals. Wait until I'm hungry before I eat, and eat a real meal. A meal consists of at least a source of protein and fat, and a vegetable.
Between meals, drink water, black coffee and unsweetened tea.
Make exceptions, but not so often that the exceptions become rules.
Plan meals, and write shopping list based on meal plan. Follow shopping list and don't buy anything "just in case".
Only eat food I like. Never ban any food I like. I can make it fit (that'swhat the meal plan is for).
Move every day.
Weigh every day.5 -
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itsfitnessnotrocketscience wrote: »I'd be interested to hear if anyone has "rules" for their health that are simple but maybe nonstandard. Two of mine:
1. No eating in the car. Candy at the grocery store, fries on the way home, etc etc etc. Just say no. This (for me!) is always mindless and unfulfilling.
2. No entrees at Mexican restaurants. I like chips & salsa too much. I never need the full entree, a la carte ordering is always enough.
Anyone??!!
I don't have rules about where I eat. Calories are the same whether they are eaten in the car, sitting on the couch, standing in front of the fridge, or sitting at the table. Same with food - calories are calories whether they are in the form of chips and salsa or a taco or whatever. The only rule that I go by is log what I eat and aim for eating less than I burn so that I can lose weight.2 -
I avoid watching cooking shows on TV, because no matter what you've eaten or what you have on hand, it's never going to be as yummy as whatever's being cooked.
And that just makes me sad *and* hungry.
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Pizza is only an option on days I have a spin class.2
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Whole fruit or veg with every meal (this isn't always as easy as it seems).2
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My only rule is "log everything".
Some good advice I aim to follow: I do try to avoid secret eating, and I try to always enjoy what I'm eating and pay proper attention to it. I love food, so it genuinely makes me sad if I stuff something down mindlessly and then have to log all those calories. Such a waste!4 -
No eating in secret. No hiding or hoarding food. Share treats. Eat meals as a family.
I liked this. Even though I live alone, these rules appeal to me. For me, it's about mindset. I'm eating in a way I'm not ashamed of now. When I'm buying groceries, I don't pretend I'll need all that ice cream because I'm having a party, or "hoping" I'll be using those vegetables for a great big stew, and I'm not trying to tell myself that the family-size bag of candy will last me a month or two.
This has had a remarkable impact on my overall stress level.7 -
calorie deficit for weight loss
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no foods are off limits or bad2 -
sarraheclark wrote: »Pizza is only an option on days I have a spin class.
why?0
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