What's your weird weight loss tip?

Awesam2121

Curious to read crazy and weird weight loss tips. There are some weird ones out there that actually work...what worked for you?

vespiquenn

I don't think you're going to find many "weird" weight loss tips around here beyond some variation of a calorie deficit.

Mycophilia

Weigh yourself in a descending elevator. Instant weight loss! Works every time!

tabletop_joe

You won't believe number 6!

quiksylver296

Religiously using a food scale to weigh all your food, and logging everything without cheating, skipping or forgetting results in 66.7% more weight loss*.
















I totally made up that statistic.

hiyomi

Uhhh weight yourself after you poop lol you will weigh a little less lol

Mouse_Potato

I frequently make "deals" with myself to quell cravings. Okay, body, you say you want to order the cheeseburger? No problem, but first you must order and eat this salad. If you still want the cheeseburger after you eat the salad, you may have it. By the time I finish the salad (or whatever lower calorie option it was), my hunger is either satiated or at least subsided to the point that willpower takes over again. Works every time and I don't feel deprived.

Sashslay

I am a salt fanatic, specifically hot chips! I live for fried food but obviously can't have it. I also love seafood. My go to salt quencher is...






...anchovies. 1 whole tin

kfizza1

I have 3 important ones that work for me:

1) Have a cheat meal, NOT a cheat day.

2) I promise myself a grand cheat meal if I see a new low number on the scale. It also teaches me discipline and patience.

3) I always make sure that even though it's a cheat meal, it must fit into my calorie goal for the day. I'd either eat little the entire day to make room for my cheat meal, or hit extra cardio at the gym to accommodate.

All of these work mainly because they keep me from feeling deprived of food and going on a binge! I get to eat burgers n other good stuff while still remaining under my calorie goal!

PaulaWallaDingDong

Pickles. Dill pickles.

Seffell

Ice lollies for desert.

sofchak

PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »

Pickles. Dill pickles.

This x1000 - I keep a jar in my fridge door for easy access. Whenever I want to graze, I grab a dill pickle or two first. Helps a lot!

Alatariel75

don't click on anything that promises "one weird tip..."

My weird trick is, when I'm craving something sweet, I have something completely opposite, like a pickle or a cracker coated in hot sauce. It often takes care of the craving.

roamingtiger

All the prune juice

lorrpb

Here's one that's rarely followed: No gimmicks. Just stick with your plan regardless of any stalls and it will get going again in a few weeks.

bpetrosky

Craziest thing ever, eat less and move more.

middlehaitch

I love deserts, really really love deserts.

But.....

I can go to the fresh bakery counter at my local store desperate for a cake, spend 2-3 minutes looking at all the lovely creamy, chocolatey, gooey, cakes, imagining the taste of each and every one of them, then walk away with nothing.

I actually feel quite satisfied just looking at them and imagining the taste, I don't feel the need to eat one anymore.

Yes, I have sampled all the delights of that display case.

If I don't do that, I will hanker after a cake for the rest of the night- I have gone back looked, imagined, and walked away.

Cheers, h.
(Yes, my SO thinks I am strange)

L1zardQueen

Leave food out on the counter long enough it will have negative calories! True story!

PaulaWallaDingDong

sofchak wrote: »

PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »

Pickles. Dill pickles.

This x1000 - I keep a jar in my fridge door for easy access. Whenever I want to graze, I grab a dill pickle or two first. Helps a lot!

Yup. When I wake up in the middle of the night with a taste for something salty and find myself rummaging, I grab a fork and jab a few dill pickle chips. Then I zombie shuffle on back to bed. I don't always land on the pickles, but it definitely helps to have them there.

sofchak

I do that, too, @middlehaitch - I go to my local bakery and just browse around. Of course, it's pretty easy to say no to the goodies since I am gluten sensitive... but I do enjoy remembering what danishes and cinnamon rolls taste like - gluten free versions just don't compare. *Sigh*

MoyMG

Mine is kind of a version of @middlehaitch, I find a cookbook on my ereader, one with pictures, and I read thru recipes and imagine making them. NOT eating them, just making them. That seems to satisfy me.

LynnJ9

middlehaitch wrote: »

I love deserts, really really love deserts.

But.....

I can go to the fresh bakery counter at my local store desperate for a cake, spend 2-3 minutes looking at all the lovely creamy, chocolatey, gooey, cakes, imagining the taste of each and every one of them, then walk away with nothing.

I actually feel quite satisfied just looking at them and imagining the taste, I don't feel the need to eat one anymore.

Yes, I have sampled all the delights of that display case.

If I don't do that, I will hanker after a cake for the rest of the night- I have gone back looked, imagined, and walked away.

Cheers, h.
(Yes, my SO thinks I am strange)

Mine is similar, I watch cooking shows. There is something satisfying about watching them make these amazing meals, and listen to the judges describe them.

And yes my hubby thinks that is strange too!

ahoy_m8

Hahaaa... you all remind me of a friend who calls herself a "dessert voyeur."

nutmegoreo

Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »

Leave food out on the counter long enough it will have negative calories! True story!

That's because it will mold, grow legs, and walk away. Built in exercise calories.

Or not.


My weird tip? Stop looking for quick fixes, fad diets, labeling foods as good or bad, and allowing guilt and shame to be tied into food consumption and dietary choices. Honestly, when I gave those things up, life became much less complex/painful

middlehaitch

ahoy_m8 wrote: »

Hahaaa... you all remind me of a friend who calls herself a "dessert voyeur."

Oh, I could go for that descriptor so happily.
Better than what some have called me

Cheers, h.

emmam1212

I don't know how weird this is but it's probably unusual at the least. When I'm feeling hungry sometimes I take a nap to avoid snacking. Can't consume calories in my sleep and it buys me a few hours. It works ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

livingleanlivingclean

kfizza1 wrote: »

I have 3 important ones that work for me:

1) Have a cheat meal, NOT a cheat day.

2) I promise myself a grand cheat meal if I see a new low number on the scale. It also teaches me discipline and patience.

3) I always make sure that even though it's a cheat meal, it must fit into my calorie goal for the day. I'd either eat little the entire day to make room for my cheat meal, or hit extra cardio at the gym to accommodate.

All of these work mainly because they keep me from feeling deprived of food and going on a binge! I get to eat burgers n other good stuff while still remaining under my calorie goal!

So your weird tip is "stick to your calorie goal"?

... That's all I have too.

UnknownMasta

Drink green tea with honey xD

JeromeBarry1

Use the food diary. Plan your eats and eat your plan. Crazy, huh?

JeromeBarry1

Sashslay wrote: »

I am a salt fanatic, specifically hot chips! I live for fried food but obviously can't have it. I also love seafood. My go to salt quencher is...






...anchovies. 1 whole tin

For a salt fix I eat salt. Every night.

kokonani

I watch Food Shows such as "The Best thing I Ever Ate", "Food Paradise", and "Carnival Eats". I watch these at night when I'm craving food and sweets- weird thing is that it somehow satisfies my cravings! I know it's the opposite for most people, right? These shows make you hungrier? But me.. it completely satisfies just watching these people stuff their faces with emense calories.