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Moderation
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Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
Huh?0 -
Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
Huh?
We all know he likes to be provacative, right?0 -
Moderation is eating what I want in a reasonable portion that fits into my macros/calories at any given point.
If I want Doritos, I plan for it and take a single serving for lunch, or a snack. If I'm at a party - I take a few chips along with a healthier option (relish tray!) and take small bites to make it last.
Doritos aren't my thing - but I do arrange for chocolate (Right now there is a 3# bag in the cabinet at work and I've been weighing into single servings 1.5 oz to snack on)0 -
Moderation is eating what I want in a reasonable portion that fits into my macros/calories at any given point.
If I want Doritos, I plan for it and take a single serving for lunch, or a snack. If I'm at a party - I take a few chips along with a healthier option (relish tray!) and take small bites to make it last.
Doritos aren't my thing - but I do arrange for chocolate (Right now there is a 3# bag in the cabinet at work and I've been weighing into single servings 1.5 oz to snack on)
The keeping it at work strategy is another good one. Available if you get the urge, but bored/tired snacking is reduced.0 -
I had to learn moderation....
so initially I would buy the single serving packets of item X so that there was no thought about it, when the bag was done, the serving was done. Clear cut.
Now, I could buy the bulk package of item X and just pull out a single serving.
I falter from time to time - but, ultimately learning moderation meant everything had it's place when the mood would strike.0 -
incorporate it into my day routine if they truly are what i want to keep me from feeling deprived...because the quickest way to derail is to feel deprived!0
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incorporate it into my day routine if they truly are what i want to keep me from feeling deprived...because the quickest way to derail is to feel deprived!0
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Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
Huh?
shhh... don't feed the.. Oh never mind.0 -
All of the above.
I have done all of these at some point or another with various foods.
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* Buying a large bag of Doritos and having a single serving snack each night (after meeting macro and micro targets)
This is probably closest to what I do, although I don't necessarily have some every night. I still had Halloween candy sitting here in a bowl until 2 days ago when I pitched it. There's a box of chocolates from Christmas and one from Valentine's Day still kicking around here completely sealed in plastic. There are probably 12 boxes of GS cookies on top of my fridge. Treats get eaten in my house, but just because it's here doesn't mean I have to have some every day until it is gone.0 -
Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
Huh?
We all know he likes to be provacative, right?
I just read the profile... yeah, I'll pass on that guy lol0 -
* Buying a large bag of Doritos and having a single serving snack each night (after meeting macro and micro targets)
This is probably closest to what I do, although I don't necessarily have some every night. I still had Halloween candy sitting here in a bowl until 2 days ago when I pitched it. There's a box of chocolates from Christmas and one from Valentine's Day still kicking around here completely sealed in plastic. There are probably 12 boxes of GS cookies on top of my fridge. Treats get eaten in my house, but just because it's here doesn't mean I have to have some every day until it is gone.
Yes. This happens in my house with ice cream and lollipops.0 -
Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
Huh?
We all know he likes to be provacative, right?
I just read the profile... yeah, I'll pass on that guy lol
Awesome! ^^^^ just awesome. I passed as well0 -
* Buying a large bag of Doritos and having a single serving snack each night (after meeting macro and micro targets)
This is my style for food.
I like my money almost as much as I like my food0 -
I avoid it altogether. My history has shown if the entire cheesecake, bag of popcorn or whatever is there, I will go back until it is finished. It is almost like a competitive sport. Therefore, for me, I take out the temptation altogether.0
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Some things I cannot resist so well... If I buy a tray of butter tarts, I will eat a LOT of butter tarts until the tray is gone. I know I will.
So if I want a butter tart, I will often pay a bit more so that I can have that treat, but reduce my exposure.
Sometimes, I will allow myself to go nuts. But most times, I just avoid the temptation.I avoid it altogether. My history has shown if the entire cheesecake, bag of popcorn or whatever is there, I will go back until it is finished. It is almost like a competitive sport. Therefore, for me, I take out the temptation altogether.
This is me. I don't keep 'junk' (read: very calorie-dense and probably delicious) food in the house because I know I will demolish it, but I'm willing to spend a little extra on a mini chocolate bar or a single-serving 'something' on a given day because I know that there is no binge potential there.0 -
Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
I have eaten 5 bananas at once on a binge before. Damn those banana trees and their addictive crap.0 -
I avoid it altogether. My history has shown if the entire cheesecake, bag of popcorn or whatever is there, I will go back until it is finished. It is almost like a competitive sport. Therefore, for me, I take out the temptation altogether.
Do you never eat cheesecake then, or do you just eat it when you know that you'll be limited to a portion?0 -
Moderation is just what they tell you to keep you coming back for their addictive crap.
I have eaten 5 bananas at once on a binge before. Damn those banana trees and their addictive crap.
It's the one food you should never eat!0 -
I practice moderation by having something (that isn't really "healthy" or maybe it doesn't fit into my day) if I REALLY, REALLY want it. Usually this means I've been thinking about it for days/weeks and I am willing to accept the fact that I can't have it again for a while, or that I have to eat perfectly for the next few days, etc.
When I was first losing weight, I had a lot of bad habits. I ate 2 donuts every morning for example. I started cutting down to 1, then 1 every other day, then 1 on Fridays, then finally once a month (which I still do now). Now that these habits are broken and new, healthier habits are formed, it's easier for me to practice moderation with the approach of how badly I want something. I don't think that would've worked as well in the beginning.0
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