how to say no to food

browingfirearms

I know you say just leave it down but if I or you can what do you do there food every were in my home i cant trow it got coz others live here help plz thanks for looking.plus feel free two add me .:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

getmysexybodyback

1. Get out of your house as much as you can. If you are at home, have a timetable and a mission. Such as, over the next 3 hours I am going to do laundry, make these 4 phone calls I need to do, and pay 2 bills, then, I'm leaving. Then, just go!!! Don't stay at home during the day or evening for more than 2-3 hours at a time until you are mentally stronger. If you have small kids, take them with you. Then go do something active. Nice weather? Take them to the park, go for a walk, grab the stroller, hit the town. if you have bigger kids, you can go for a bike ride together, play tennis, rollerblade outdoors, you get the idea. Not great weather? Dark outside? Go for an indoor mall walk, go to the local shelter to play with the animals, go to the rollerskating rink, go to the library, go bowling, visit a friend or relative, go to a movie. By yourself? Even more options. Go to the gym, enroll in a class, volunteer at the local hospital or nursing home, go to a bookstore, go to Starbucks and get a grande tea or low fat or soy latte, and bring your computer and get on MFP.

2. Do what the grocery stores do - advertise and give the prime spots to the food you want to move. Meaning, put all the junk food to the highest shelves, and push it to the back of the fridge. Try to stock super healthy snacks as much as possible, and put them where they are most visible, at least if you are mindlessly cruising your fridge you will see the cut up veggies and hummus, low fat string cheese, fruit salad, etc. up front and hopefully choose from that - your husband/boyfriend/kids/roommates, etc. will thank you for having healthy stuff on hand.(or at least their health will thank you). If you really can't move someone's stuff, ask them if they can keep it in a brown paper bag or plastic solid bag in the fridge or cupboard, so you can't see it at least.

3. Put motivational notes and images on your fridge, bedroom mirror, etc. Remind yourself why you are doing what you are doing. You need at least twice as many visual cues not to gorge on the junk food as images of the food in your house.

4. Don't watch T.V. - watch movies. T.V. has lots of commercials for food and will put dangerous ideas in your head. Try putting on a DVD or Netflix. Maybe watch something inspiring, I recommend "Forks Over Knives" and "Vegucated" and "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" - All of these are available for free on YouTube!!! Other good ones are "May I Be Frank," and "Food, Inc" While watching, you could even walk in place, do lunges, squats, etc.

I've lived with others and by myself, and let me tell you, both are dangerous. Others = can have their junkfood around you. I had a roommate who loved to bake bread and pastries a lot! You know how delicious our condo smelled? It was pure torture! Being alone = privacy to eat a lot. I've also lived alone and I could just hole myself up for days just eating, binging, and having food delivered and no one to see my shame! We live in a society surrounding by tempting, unhealthy food. We need to prepare for it, like we are going into battle! Don't leave the house without a protein bar in your purse!! Or some almonds and dried fruit in a ziplock. Have lots of easy grab health food on hand at home. I'm telling you, it's all about preparation & motivation.

Anyway, these are the things that work for me! Everyone, please chime in with what works for you.

SymphonynSonata

I try to keep myself as busy as possible on my weaker days, or days where I ate the majority of my calories too early. I noticed that if I'm preoccupied, I don't eat - I'm a 'bored' eater, though. Otherwise, if I have a piece of cheesecake, for example, and know I can't just eat one piece, I'll try to reserve a day JUST for the cake and eat as much as I want, figuring that, even if I really freak out, I won't be too much over my TDEE anyway!

Other than that, I try to think of how I'll feel the next morning. But I also try not to be too obsessive, because tomorrow is always a new day, and I have a good (hopefully) 70 years to perfect this weight loss thing!

Achrya

You do realize that food is mandatory for life, right? Just checking.

I don't say no to food, I just say no to large portions.

Here's how I handle my business: Prelog your day, see what it takes to make your numbers. Make it as tasty and full of food as possible. Eat that. Don't eat the other stuff. When you want to eat the other stuff remind yourself that your day is set then tell yourself you'll put the other stuff in tomorrow.

When tomorrow rolls around pre log, starting with that 'other stuff'. Build your day around the other stuff. Eat what is logged.

vjohn04

Meh.

Preplan if you need to. And if you screw up, it's not the end of the world.

Like last night for me.... it was midnight and there were Twinkies calling my name. I had no available calories left.
I wanted it, so I ate one. And then the other one in the box was lonely. So I ate it too. It was after midnight so I logged it on today's diary and moved on.

caroldavison332

I saw food slip me a roofy in my drink because it wanted to get inside me. I kicked it in the balls and shouted "No!"

Lifelink

I saw food slip me a roofy in my drink because it wanted to get inside me. I kicked it in the balls and shouted "No!"

LOL

SymphonynSonata

Meh.

Preplan if you need to. And if you screw up, it's not the end of the world.

Like last night for me.... it was midnight and there were Twinkies calling my name. I had no available calories left.
I wanted it, so I ate one. And then the other one in the box was lonely. So I ate it too. It was after midnight so I logged it on today's diary and moved on.

Oh, yeah, this too! If you go over your calories on Monday by a reasonable amount, deduct that from the next day's calories. Or deduct from your overall week by a handful of calories a day. :-) Oh, you live with other people too - if there are trigger foods, just let the other people eat those and pretend they don't exist!

TX_Rhon

SpinCyn

Im loving all the responses here!!! This was helpful for me :):)

JazmineYoli

You do realize that food is mandatory for life, right? Just checking.

I don't say no to food, I just say no to large portions.

Here's how I handle my business: Prelog your day, see what it takes to make your numbers. Make it as tasty and full of food as possible. Eat that. Don't eat the other stuff. When you want to eat the other stuff remind yourself that your day is set then tell yourself you'll put the other stuff in tomorrow.

When tomorrow rolls around pre log, starting with that 'other stuff'. Build your day around the other stuff. Eat what is logged.

+1. This is what I do.

caroldavison332

I am tempted to stop at fast food because of my work hours. So I make tons of eat for life food on the weekend to tempt me to go home and get things done there. Now I will have to brush my teeth and chew gum to resist it.

Lounmoun

browingfirearms wrote: »

I know you say just leave it down but if I or you can what do you do there food every were in my home i cant trow it got coz others live here help plz thanks for looking.plus feel free two add me .:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

I am home almost all the time. The food is always plentiful and a few steps away. My family does not live on celery.

Prelog your food for the whole day. I'm more likely to stick to what I have planned.
Put food away- out of sight is helpful. If you have to leave something out on the counter then leave out vegetables or fruit.
Put your individual portion in a bowl or on a plate and leave the kitchen with it.
Eat slowly and really savor your food. Drink some water to help slow you down.
If you are sharing food, divide it up equally and only eat your portion.
If you can plan meals and/or do your own shopping. Buy less ready to eat foods.
Make sure there are foods in the house that you like that fit your calorie goal. If you always get hungry at 3 PM then plan to have a snack at 3 PM. Don't deprive yourself too much. You can fit a lot of things in your calories at the appropriate portion size but maybe some things will seem more worth it after awhile. I can eat a lot more popcorn (no butter) than I can chips for example so I choose popcorn. I love popcorn.
Drink a glass of water or a cup of unsweetened tea and wait 20 minutes to an hour to see if the feeling of wanting to eat passes. You might just be thirsty and bored.
Get out of the kitchen. Get busy with something.
Get enough sleep, water, protein, fats and fiber. If you are being hit with cravings a lot, then look at these aspects of your day to see if you are getting enough and fix those.

Kalikel

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