Treats & how to stop at one serving - The Laziness Method

Orphia
Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I use The Laziness Method.

Just get a serving of your treat out of the cupboard, then go settle down with it and enjoy eating it.

I just don't bother going getting more.

Embrace the Lazy!

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,551 Member
    Works for me. If I get something out and then go to the trouble of putting it all away ... I can't be bothered digging it all out again.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Therealobi1 wrote: »
    But I can get fitbit steps by going back for more

    Yeah, but you live light years from the cupboard. :smile:
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I like lazy :D Preportioning works better for meals than for treats :# Treats are just too easy. So I aim to fill up at meals, and make treat foods less easy by limiting the amounts that comes into my house.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.
  • lauamy96
    lauamy96 Posts: 102 Member
    Yeah I tape it shut or throw it somewhere high so I have to climb to find it. It works for me because I'm too lazy to even get food if I'm hungry, never mind snacks haha.
  • leanjogreen18
    leanjogreen18 Posts: 2,492 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

    Thats some strong urges:).

  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

    Thats some strong urges:).

    Lol, I was going to say this exact thing. Running out of wine is the only thing that would send me back to the store.
  • _piaffe
    _piaffe Posts: 163 Member
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    So far, the only thing working is buying single serve things like a candy bar.

    Ditto on this. I go to the theatre with a single pack of peanut M&Ms because, no matter what I tell myself and swear, I'll eat that whole giant bag.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Heh, I like this approach. Lazy usually works for me.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I wouldn't go to the store, but I do remember trying to portion out a specific food into the serving size, and then just going back to the cupboard to eat all the servings. Certainly made tracking the consumption easy. :D Now it just doesn't come into the house.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

    Thats some strong urges:).

    Same. I used to go out in the wee hours of the morning to get single serve items like icecream. I never did go back for seconds.

    Did you really drive back for seconds on single serve items? Which ones? @nvmomketo
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

    Thats some strong urges:).

    I live about 6 doors down from the little convenience store and even I wouldn't bother to go down to get more of something I'm eating but run out of!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

    Thats some strong urges:).

    I live about 6 doors down from the little convenience store and even I wouldn't bother to go down to get more of something I'm eating but run out of!

    I've absolutely done this at one point or another. Driven out to get more or eaten one candy bar in the car and then stopped at the next convenience store for another. It's obviously not very normal, but I believe it is a known behavior when it comes to very strong food issues.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited January 2017
    leanjogreen18 wrote: »
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Might work for some people, like how single serving packages such as the 100kcal oreo works for some.

    That doesn't work well for me. If I start on a treat it is hard to stop. I'd get up and go to the cupboard. Again and again. I'd hop in the car and drive to the store if need be. Best not to start at all for me.

    I clearly don't have a grasp on this. I don't think I've ever gone to the store to get more of something I was overeating on, exception would be wine:). Bag of chips at home, I can yeah eat the whole bag, cookies in the house yeah I could eat a lot. But starting on a bag of chips or cookies and run out, I'm not getting in the car to go get more.

    Thats some strong urges:).

    I have. I did it while I was low carbing, incidentally. I had a MAD craving for egg salad, and we were out of eggs.

    I not only jumped in the car, I had to get the kids ready and go to the store to get eggs.

    I bought two dozen and ate the whole batch in one sitting.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    _piaffe wrote: »
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    So far, the only thing working is buying single serve things like a candy bar.

    Ditto on this. I go to the theatre with a single pack of peanut M&Ms because, no matter what I tell myself and swear, I'll eat that whole giant bag.

    Oh. peanut M&M's are kryptonite for me. There is no way I could ever moderate them.

    There are some things I'm okay with, and right now I'm struggling with things I've been okay with in the past, and I'm making progress with getting back to moderating them, but I don't think I'll ever be able to moderate those delectable morsels.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    LOL, I use this method ALL the time! It works well, actually.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    _piaffe wrote: »
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    So far, the only thing working is buying single serve things like a candy bar.

    Ditto on this. I go to the theatre with a single pack of peanut M&Ms because, no matter what I tell myself and swear, I'll eat that whole giant bag.

    Oh. peanut M&M's are kryptonite for me. There is no way I could ever moderate them.

    There are some things I'm okay with, and right now I'm struggling with things I've been okay with in the past, and I'm making progress with getting back to moderating them, but I don't think I'll ever be able to moderate those delectable morsels.

    Omg, mine are those peanut butter M&Ms. I LITerally cannot leave them alone, ever. I don't like to use the term "trigger food" but in this specific case it's probably the most accurate. I had to ban them from the house. Like for forever. :D
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    edited January 2017
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    _piaffe wrote: »
    GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
    So far, the only thing working is buying single serve things like a candy bar.

    Ditto on this. I go to the theatre with a single pack of peanut M&Ms because, no matter what I tell myself and swear, I'll eat that whole giant bag.

    Oh. peanut M&M's are kryptonite for me. There is no way I could ever moderate them.

    There are some things I'm okay with, and right now I'm struggling with things I've been okay with in the past, and I'm making progress with getting back to moderating them, but I don't think I'll ever be able to moderate those delectable morsels.

    Omg, mine are those peanut butter M&Ms. I LITerally cannot leave them alone, ever. I don't like to use the term "trigger food" but in this specific case it's probably the most accurate. I had to ban them from the house. Like for forever. :D

    I know myself better than to even try those. They introduced them to the market while I was low carbing, so I've never had them.

    I have peanut butter ... issues.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I can take or leave nut butters, but whole nuts with chocolate, man. Peanut M&Ms, yes, but even more chocolate covered almonds. I know better than to bring more than a serving of those home.

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