What is your new food substitute?

J3nnaLyn
J3nnaLyn Posts: 125
edited September 30 in Motivation and Support
Hey all--

So I'm only in week one of this journey and have 35ish pounds to go, but thought I'd ask: what keeps you going when you aren't working out or eating healthy foods?

What have you started doing (instead of eating) that makes you happy? What do you spend your time doing?

:)
Jenna

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  • XaviersMommy07
    XaviersMommy07 Posts: 22
    I clean my house and run after my 4 yr old....lol, shopping, working, hanging out with friends! My mind is usually off of eating then. I also substitute 2 protein shakes, 1 in the early afternoon and then 1 after dinner. That keeps me full in between meals. I hope this helps! Feel free to request me as a friend!!!

    Melissa
  • rei707
    rei707 Posts: 4
    I'm still working on that myself! I'm a stay at home mom/student so sometimes I get busy and its hard to make good food decisions. I also tend to eat out of boredom so I'm trying to read, or clean house if I feel like eating. Also I drink a glass of water if I think I'm hungry and by then, I'm usually over whatever the craving was.
  • mea9
    mea9 Posts: 561 Member
    Between meals? I feel like I am always cleaning, preparing veggies/fruit/grain/beans, eating them or cleaning up. Between meals I'm getting ready for the next meal:-(
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    After 3 weeks i started noticing in the mirror that i am looking better. and clothes fit me nicely again. So if i walk past a mirror and take a glance it gives me a boost to keep going. I also think about other goals like running longer faster, throwing a ball further and learning a new sport to keep me wanting to continue. When i a eat bad food i feel gross look gross and i like the way i feel and am looking now.
  • jaycurran
    jaycurran Posts: 25
    Reading about other people and how they're doing it :) Sounds strange, but reading about all the food and what everyone else is doing from this site, keeps me from being bad. Well...most of the time!
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