Living at home

Jaellll
Jaellll Posts: 1 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
I still live at home but I am trying just to trim up a bit. My mom thinks I am fine the way I am, and I don't really have money to buy all of my own food. How can I still eat less when she makes home cooked meals every night? Thanks

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  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    Have you tried logging food on here? It really works. When she cooks, ask her what she puts in the food and do estimates.
    Ex: Rice and beans, just input rice and guess amount. Ask her how many cans of beans she used in recipe.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Does your mum spoon feed you like a child? I guess not - you choose how much goes on your plate, or in your mouth if your meal is plated for you. There is nothing wrong with leaving food on the plate!
  • alpear
    alpear Posts: 19 Member
    Offer to help cook and make meals. Ask your mom if you can cook 2x a week and plan healthy meals. Also little things like asking for no cheese on a burger or taking extra veggies/salad add up.
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    eat less of whatever is being made for you??
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    Get to know how your mom cooks. My mom is a great cook, uses no recipe book for anything, and likes to make everything taste good. She adds and subtracts to her liking. This isn't bad of course, but she doesn't always remember everything that goes into her creations. Even if she makes something as simple as tea, chances are there are "hidden" calories in it in the form of honey or sugar. I've learned to add an extra 60-200 calories to some foods.
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    Why not offer to help cook? Also ask if she'll teach you some of her recipes. That way you'll know what's going into the dishes and she'll be passing on the family recipes to the next generation.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    edited August 2017
    Eat smaller portions of higher calorie foods. Bulk out your meals with low calorie vegetables.
    Ask if you can take out your portion before sauce or cheese is added so you can eat it plain or add what you like to it.
    Help shop. Help cook.
    Ask for some foods that you would like to eat.
    Buy some of your own food. A bag of plain frozen vegetables for 1 person is not very much money for example.
    If you don't have much weight to lose simple changes like smaller portions, no seconds, drinking low or no calorie drinks, watching amounts of salad dressings, oils, butter, nuts, cheese, bread, rice, pasta, guacamole or just exercising a bit more may be all the change you need.
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    1. You can eat less (amount) at dinner.
    2. How about the other meals? Can you not eat less on breakfast and lunch?
    3. Don't use this as an excuse for too long. You might regret it.

    Weight loss is about "how much", not about "what" you eat.
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