How to fit in "off plan" food choices without derailing?

sunfastrose · May 2019

Something to point out - for those who claim they could "never" eat only the serving size (or less than the serving size) of a treat, it's not like you immediately have to succeed at doing it. What I mean is try eating the serving size, and if you eat more than the serving size for that first try it doesn't mean you will eat that way forever. Building habits takes time. Some elements to retrain include: taking the serving size and walking away/closing the package, setting up the mindset of the treat as something special but not "this is the LAST TIME for A LONG TIME" special... It all takes practice.

Danp · May 2019

Something that I've noticed is that I tend to find '1 serving' equally satisfying regardless of the actual size of that serving...

By this I mean, I tend to get a pretty similar level of satisfaction out of finishing 1 Fun Size Snickers (about 80cal) as I would from finishing a normal size Snickers (230cal).

I'm not sure why this happens. Perhaps it's because when eating the Fun Size bar I unconsciously take smaller bites so it takes me just as long to eat the small bar as the larger one or if it's some weird psychological brain trick where in both cases I've 'eaten a whole Snickers bar' which leads to the same level of satisfaction.

OooohToast · May 2019

I factor in nice things I like into my daily plan - if I am going away for the weekend or to an event, I try to stay mindful about what I am eating and why, but essentially enjoy it and get back on plan as soon as is possible. I do like the mindset that this is a way of eating rather than a diet, and as such, its has to work with your whole life. Each to their own though

How to fit in "off plan" food choices without derailing?

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