Little tricks

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  • laurajcrampton
    laurajcrampton Posts: 71
    Bump!
  • MooMooooo
    MooMooooo Posts: 306 Member
    Don't drink your calories.

    Research low calorie foods and use them, also never keep junky, high calorie foods in the house.

    Switching to splenda and low fat milk made me drop weight like crazy.

    But I also use slim pasta, chocolate fish (imported from New Zealand), cup-a-soups, Soleil yogurt and low joule jelly to help me along.
  • StArBeLLa87
    StArBeLLa87 Posts: 1,582 Member
    Substitute sugar with stevia personally I believe it's better then sweet n low and Splenda there has been studies that they may cause health risk along with cause food cravings which in the end your better off sticking to natural sugar to begin with!


    Oh and don't forget to calculate condiments in your calorie intake
  • yksdoris
    yksdoris Posts: 327 Member
    Mine is this: Before I eat something, I try to evaluate - do I want to eat it because I'm hungry or am (seriously) craving it. Or am I bored?

    I do satisfy cravings, I just measure the portions out and accommodate within my allotted calories. But if I'm just fidgety, I'll substitute with carrots (nice and crunchy) or a glass of water or something.
  • prium01
    prium01 Posts: 306 Member
    Have a glass of water with your meals, I found that really helped

    A glass of water half an hr before or half an hr after meals help, else the food does not get digested(dilutes the digestive fluids) and remains stored as fat!
  • MissMormie
    MissMormie Posts: 359 Member
    Have a glass of water with your meals, I found that really helped

    A glass of water half an hr before or half an hr after meals help, else the food does not get digested(dilutes the digestive fluids) and remains stored as fat!

    What? So, because the food doesn't get digested it gets stored as fat? So how does it become fat? By digestion maybe? Now I'm not saying that drinking a lot of liquids with a dinner could not dilute your stomach acid, but I'm not seeing how this will turn stuff into fat.

    Do you have any sources for this?
  • OfficerFuzzy
    OfficerFuzzy Posts: 222 Member
    Smaller snacks through out the day instead of larger meals three times a day.
    For example I pack a lunch, but I don't eat it all at once, just pick at it throughout the day.

    Not putting extra condiments on.
    I've cut cheese out for the most part.
  • PipBnz
    PipBnz Posts: 49 Member
    Telling myself that if i'm not hungry enough to eat healthy then i'm NOT HUNGRY....its just a craving.

    Having regular rest days (1-2 a week depending on how hard i've been going at work and gym).....

    Mixing up exercise....1 kettlebell day, 2 run days, 2 gym cardio & weights days and 1 hot yoga day mixed up through the week

    And logging.....logging EVERYTHING is what has kept me going on the right track :smile:
  • mazdauk
    mazdauk Posts: 1,380 Member
    Cook as much as possible from scratch - then I know exactly what is in it and can alter the portions sensibly. And before I eat something, first - do i really want to spend those caloies I just "earned", then have some water or make a cup of tea and get half-way down before I decide if I really want it- often we think we're hungry but actually thirsty!

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