What's your best eating rule?

Only eat when I'm actually hungry, not because I'm bored or because it's breakfast/ lunch/ dinner time.

^^^^ this. Too many people look at their watch and say "oh it's noon must be time to eat" even when they are not hungry. And they wonder why we have an obesity problem in America. I have some days where I may only eat 700 calories - 1 or 2 a month. And other days when I am STARVING - again 1 or 2 a month. Just make sure I eat the good stuff and not the junk. Rest of the time I eat about 1400 cals and no junk and I'm satisfied.

^^^ This

Enjoy your favorite guilty pleasures, once in a while. Buy doing this you don't feel deprived. Once a week I do this, and have still managed to lose 20lbs since late July:):wink:

weigh everything.

and, if i'm going to throw away calories on sweets or junk food, they have to be good! if i'm going to eat chocolate, it's lindt!

Food is not entertainment. It is just a means to stay alive.

I eat 2 meals (hate breakfast - and that is bad, I know) - snack awareness - calorie awareness - when in doubt look it up...can very easily make me put it down....and saying, no thank you - like today when the boss offered me a cookie.:-)...not kicking my self (too hard) when I fall off the wagon

Hara hachi bu - eat until you're 80% full - it takes your stomach a while to send the message to your brain that you're full, so if you keep eating until you feel full, you've over eaten.

chew alot while eatiing and drink plenty of water

Don't go to any restaurant without planning out what I'm getting in advance.

If you can find a beer to go with it, you should have a beer with it.

I don't eat the same "thing" more than once per day... at most! ie; toast for breaky, sandwich at lunch, then bread with dinner...
It's helped me alot, getting lots of variety is great

use the smaller salad plate for dinner :happy:

I make informed choices. Always.

One night a couple of weeks ago I really wanted a hot fudge sundae from Baskin Robbins. I'm talking brownie, two scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream, hot fudge, whipped cream, nuts and a cherry. Instead, I looked up the nutrition information on my options as Baskin Robbins and had a single scoop of mint chocolate chip and some hot fudge. Now, I certainly wouldn't want to eat like that every day. But it totally satisfied my desire and fit within my calories for they day, or darn close anyway (I don't recall for sure).

No more of me eating what I want, then going "holy crap" when I find out the nutrition information. Informed choices. Is this worth the calorie count? If not, I don't eat it.

I'm really focusing on lowering sugar intake, and increasing protein intake. The rest just seems to be falling into line.

1. Smaller portion sizes
2. Eat little and often
3. Drink in between meals (rather during)
4. Snack on fruit and veg
5. I put Redoxin (Vitamin C and Iron tablets) in my water bottle so that i finish at least 1 litre during the day - it makes it taste better
6. Allow myself some junk food during the week as i would binge on it if i didnt have it
7. No hummus and avocado ( at least while i am in the 70's (kilos) they make me put on weight quickly
8. No dairy whatsoever ( i am lactose intolerant)
9. Cook with coconut oil
10. Never get too hungry

I try to keep all my meals under 500 calories.

MEASURE (dont eye-ball the amount) /PORTION control.. and still eat what i like /love!

I love the idea about spinach I started liking more foods like spinach and chick-peas solely because of the nutritional value and now I LOVE them.