Silly (but effective!) Rules
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If you cannot control your eating, do not bring it home from the grocery store.5
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My "rules" are mainly from work.
1. Say no to the Starbucks runs, we have a kuerig and creamer in the breakroom. (I don't particularly enjoy Starbucks over the kuerig coffee anyway so this one's not too hard)
2. Don't eat the free goodies unless they are actually delicious and/or something I can't get otherwise.
I also try to get my steps in during my downtime but there's no real rule for that.
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• I do NOT buy foods that I have no self-control over in multi-portions. (cheese, candy, snack cakes, etc). I will buy them in single portions if I have the calories (such as after a run) or eat them while out.
• In the past, I've done the "no eating in front of the TV"... many of us are conditioned to snack endlessly while watching TV. However, I typically get home from dancing well after 10 pm, and want to both watch an episode of something and eat a bowl of soup, and get in a bath and get to bed at a reasonable time - (so I usually ignore that rule, though it is a good one...I do have the habit of wanting to snack if I'm watching TV).0 -
Eliminate all tempting non-nutritional, empty calorie foods from your home.1
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Water, water, and more water.1
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Motion is lotion, move it or lose it.0
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Share the snacks and treats.
Exercise everyday, even if it's only 15 minutes of hiit or a walk at lunch.
Fruit and/ or veggie with every meal. Water too.
Weigh every day.
Portion control, even if its the rare guesstimate.
When my current size is loose, get the next size down and chuck everything too big (finances allowing).
I need to stop eating and walking or eating on the train. I eat fruit or have my protein shake on the train after the gym. Now I'll do it in the lobby if I have to. Why not, its Planet Fitness. They have pizza and bagels!
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sarraheclark wrote: »Pizza is only an option on days I have a spin class.
why?
Because it is round.
If you use a rowing machine, you have subs for dinner.
Seems obvious to me.10 -
fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »1 Rule to rule them all. Don't eat more than I burn
True, obviously. But it's certainly good to have guidelines in place that make THAT rule easier to abide by.
I think it depends on the person. Not all of us use rules to get by. Some do, some don't.
If I didn't eat in my car I'd be hangry. My job is an hour from home and at multiple sites. That doesn't work. I live alone, so what does "eating in secret" do for me?
If they work for you, fine, but don't expect that everyone has extra rules.
Exactly. If you have a problem with secret eating, you probably know about it. It refers to the motivation - not the fact you happen to be alone. For example, do you carefully hide the packaging of whatever you ate so that others won't find out? I consciously don't do that because I have those tendencies.4 -
CycleCoast42 wrote: »If you cannot control your eating, do not bring it home from the grocery store.
This too! There's a lot of foods I would love to have one of but can only buy in a 12 pack or whatever, so they just don't come home any more.0 -
Hard and fast rule:
1. No drinking alone. (this has multiple and not just caloric reasons)
2. Eat more to be more active to eat more! Positive spin. No guilt, no exercise as "punishment" for "bad" food.
3. Look at weekly calories/macros rather than daily.
4. BE FLEXIBLE! Move workouts around to accept new activities or social things.
5. Don't eat out more than 1 meal a day (unless its a road trip and impossible not to)
Usually rules:
1. If I'm hungry, particularly for an unplanned snack (rather than a meal), wait at least half an hour and a cup of water. If still hungry: eat.
2. If I start to get weird/OCD/disorder-ey about counting, I'll take a couple days off while still eating mindfully.
3. Don't snack out of the container. Put what I'm going to have on a plate. Get more if I'm going to. This is obvious when you're counting, but its a general life rule.
Should implement but haven't:
1. Stop reading while I eat. Pay more attention to taste/flavour/enjoyment.4 -
1. At work, I only eat my food. This means, if it's in my lunch bag, it belongs to me and I eat it. If it's not in my lunch bag, it belongs to someone else and I don't eat it. (referring to all the high-calorie treats that are always abundant at work)
2. Don't drink my calories.
3. As much as possible, exercise early in the morning before work. It energizes me and sets my whole day up for optimism and successful choices.
4. Try to hit my protein goal every day. Protein keeps me satiated.
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MonkeyMel21 wrote: »My "rules" are mainly from work.
2. Don't eat the free goodies unless they are actually delicious and/or something I can't get otherwise.
This is an awesome rule. I try to do the same for on cafeteria snacks. They are not great. Just because they're there, doesn't mean I should buy them.1 -
Rule #1: leave room for beer.
(or pizza, or whatever it is you really enjoy)
The absolute best part about a calorie-centric diet is that you never have to deprive yourself of what you really crave. You just need portion control and proper planning. When I want a beer, I start planning for it at breakfast, and hopefully I've got room left for it on my log by dinner. Then it's not just a beer, it's a reward for a job well done!4 -
Set meal times.
Knowing its only x amount of time till the next meal has cut my snacking down to nothing.
You cant outrun your mouth.
No amount of the time on a treadmill can make up for just not eating the crap to start with.3 -
SeikoMonster wrote: »Set meal times.
Knowing its only x amount of time till the next meal has cut my snacking down to nothing.
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1. I'll probably screw up my diet at some time, don't hate myself
2. Don't make more rules - they just provide extra stress2 -
Don't eat a piece of chocolate while walking - wait till you arrive at the destination - sit down and eat it slowly3
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I am trying to lose weight so my rule is to make sure I don't go over calories but stay just under or close to goal0
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I've made this a household rule:
No eating out of the bags/boxes. You are not allowed to eat out of a bag of chips, box of crackers, etc. You get a bowl out, fill it with an appropriate serving and put the bag/box back. This stops mindless eating and you really have to think twice before going back to the pantry, opening the bag, filling the bowl, closing the bag, and putting it away.9
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