Living The Lifestyle Thursday 1/52023

imastar2

This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight loss, your questions and comments are always welcome. If you're maintaining, or a long-term loser, your thoughts on the topic may be just what someone else needs to hear. If you're reading this, join in the discussion!

Each weekday, a new topic is offered up for discussion.

Monday - crewahl (Charlie)
Tuesday – Flintwinch (Tim)
Wednesday - misterhub (Greg)
Thursday -imastar2 (Derrick)
Friday - Wildcard

Today's Topic: Well we're off to a new year. Not asking for any New Year Resolutions or Goals but how about any changes or actions that toots might want to share?

Anything! Going on? With your 2023 food plans? Feel free to share.

steve0mania

I'm back to substituting--hot tea at night instead of snacks/alcohol. I made it one day so far! I'm calling that a win. Now if I can just keep it up for a while...

crewahl

One day, and one day, and one day . . . . is the start of a streak! 👍

That’s how I stopped grabbing a handful of cashews each time I walked by the large open-mouth jar.

ClayandRocks

I have eaten most of my meals at restaurants throughout my life, and that is something that is not going to completely disappear. But I need to eat less while doing so. I've taken the past couple of weeks to assess what will be necessary to achieve this. (I moved to a new location a couple years ago, and now I have a good handle on what my new patterns are. The good news is that I already do more cooking than I used to. The bad news is that I snack more.)

First, I made a list of my favorite places, and figured out how many times I "need" to eat there in a month. Distributed these over a calendar -- lo and behold I appear to have carved out one extra day per week for eating at home. So I am aiming to eat 5 lunches or dinners out per week.

Second, I calculated out which typical meals were no longer workable -- as in I must take half of the serving home, there is no way to stick to a calorie/points budget if I eat all this. Also found the ones where I could eat the meal, but then dinner would have to be nothing but vegetables. A form of pre-tracking I guess.

I'll see what effect this has at the end of the month, then figure out what adjustments are needed.

88olds

I’ve reworked all the numbers and I’m actually adding a few calories at breakfast and dinner in the hope that it helps avoid snacking.

crewahl

ClayandRocks wrote: »

I'll see what effect this has at the end of the month, then figure out what adjustments are needed.

I like the fact that you’re giving this a month, Will. Too many people give something a few days or a week, and make changes. Unfortunately, it just takes time to get some certainty abaout which X is causing result Y.