Love this pic that I set it as my wall paper......

I usually weigh all my food in grams with my scale. It is a pain in the butt to weigh everything, but it does help on losing weight.

Started this journey weighing at 270.4 pounds June 2015 as of today i am at 182.2. Still have a few pounds to go to re hit my all time low of 176 pounds. I found that taking my goal and turning it into small one 10 pound mini goals its not as overwhelming. In my head losing 10 pounds sounds easier that 100 pounds. This has helped me keep to going. So 8 mini goals down and 2 more to go.

viciouslitany wrote: »

I'm having a hard time keeping it together lately with school stressing me out (I'm in an accelerated, online only program), and work having me there full time. Any tips for busy bees?

I know your pain-I also work full time but have been studying a long distance Masters (so all online) on top of that.

I am definitely a stress eater, boredom eater, and I love snacking when I'm studying, just can't seem to resist.

If mindlessly snacking when you're studying is a problem for you, I found that it was more to do with the fact that I needed something to do with my hands to slightly distract myself, yet still be able to study. I found that buying a small foam or rubber ball (one that can easily fit in the palm of your hand) was a great help; I would sit there studying and just throwing it up and down, from hand to hand. Really helped me cut down on the amount of snacks I was eating.

If it is stress eating, that one is tougher, especially if it is a habit you have had for most of your life! I found that actually telling myself that I was just stress eating and that it wouldn't make the stress any better helped. Or I would go for a walk, give a mate or my parents a call and have a vent, or just put some music in and go for a walk/jog around the block.

If it is finding the time to exercise that is a pain, unfortunately I have nothing for that Just break up your studying with a few minutes of activity, push ups, sit ups, etc. Try getting up early if you can to work out (a hell of a lot harder than it sounds!).

I hope some of that helped, you are not alone!

Apologies, the website for the above is darebee.com, not deebee.com!

Sleep. As much as possible ... try to get enough sleep. When I'm tired ... I want to eat ... and not lettuce. Not always easy though so meal planning helps a ton. The other goofy thing that I do when I am reallllly feeling "skittish" and no other distractions are working to keep me away from mindless fridge surfing, I have this little game app on my BB called 2048 (I'm telling you, this is goofy). I play one super quick game.. takes less than 1 minute and it is usually sufficient to redirect my brain away from what I "think" is hunger but is usually "boredome" or "lazy" or "tired". So far .. it does help.

It helped me immensely to cut down on TV. I hardly watch it anymore, and I've noticed my need to graze when I'm not hungry is gone. Such a weird association!