What worked for you today?
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What worked for me today was having a small portion of cake and adding some sliced strawberries. Super-satisfying and filling for only 30 or so extra calories.5
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Drinking more water. It really helps me stay on track.12
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What worked for me yesterday --
Logging my foods prior to eating. That way I can keep a closer eye on what I'm putting into my body, and I can adjust my meal quantity so I don't ruin a day's worth of progress.10 -
Yesterday - cutting the grass straight after finishing work at 3pm. It staved off the "hunger" I thought I was feeling, even managed to get an hour of studying in in the sunshine before the hunger came back, and I didn't eat dinner until 6.30pm.6
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Bought smaller plates. (( hear me out ))
Think about how many times we all like to, "fill up our plate," when we get ready to eat. If you have a smaller plate, you can actually play a Jedi mind-trick on yourself.... by filling up your plate with less food.19 -
I usually budget some calories for things like chocolate or black licorice, so I don't overindulge or feel deprived. Today I swapped that out for some 20 calorie hot chocolate and a single serving of Greek yogurt and blueberries. Was nice having the extra fruit and I know it'll keep me satisfied longer.8
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Adjusting my food choices to my hunger - or in this case lack of.
I'm doing a VERY small deficit and trying to maintain for more than a 2 week diet break for the first time. Having a day where I'm not hungry at all. So today has been a day of CHOOSING all those calorie dense (and healthy) foods I initially cut out while I was losing in order to meet a different kind of goal.
It feels like upside down world and is oddly uncomfortable, but I'm not feeling crappy or getting stuck in a weird psychological cycle so we're going with it.8 -
kyndread71 wrote: »Today --
Bought smaller plates. (( hear me out ))
Think about how many times we all like to, "fill up our plate," when we get ready to eat. If you have a smaller plate, you can actually play a Jedi mind-trick on yourself.... by filling up your plate with less food.
I can attest that this trick works wonderfully for me as well. I use a small plate for hot meals (usually dinner) and a small bowl for my cereal and milk.
The first time I weighed 30g of cereal I was in shock of how little it seemed. But now in a small bowl it just looks right - and truth be said, I don't feel hungry when I finish eating it.12 -
What worked for me today was letting go of my ego and choosing a beginner online workout instead of one that was too hard for me. I felt strong instead of miserable, and my form was much better!19
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Honestly this is ridiculous, but putting on my running socks instead of regular socks in the morning pretty much guarantees that I’ll get out there.
Sort of a light version of changing into your workout clothes first thing 🤷♀️14 -
today I decided was the day I would take my diet seriously and have planned meals for the next 3 days. today I start12
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Having quart jars of cold tea (regular and green) in the fridge. It's easy to drink enough when it's cold and ready, and a quart jar fills my large cup twice, so the tea is always fresh. (I make up more tea in the evening as part of my routine.)
I'm honoring the feeling I have that I don't want to eat that much, and letting myself drink the tea instead if that's all I want in this hot weather.11 -
Realizing that exercise is recess/playtime for grown-ups.
I've always been active in specific things that I happened to love but associated exercise with something that made me kind of miserable. The less I weigh, the more energy I get, the more my general fitness go up the more things I am not afraid of/intimidated to do.
And the more I realize that it is all (for me) just freaking PLAY.9 -
Drinking 32 oz of water before I leave home and logging, logging, logging. Though my meals aren't where I want them to be, I am able to see the error of my ways and make the adjustments.
Same here! Also, I realize drinking a glass of water as soon as I roll out of bed helps wake me up and make me feel better.7 -
I was able to walk 1 mile in my hilly neighborhood. First time in several months.15
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Stocking up and in season produce and building meals around those fruits and veggies.6
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I have to do something about my abs. I HATE abs workouts. But it had to be done.
I picked six exercises that I could reasonably do.
Put on some heavy music -- "NOLA" album, from Down. Hope my neighbors enjoyed it.
Got on the garage floor w/carpet remnant. Did the work.12 -
Refusing to give up and go back to my old habits.7
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Deep breathing! I am struggling with allergies so I am working hard to pay attention to how I'm breathing, and it relaxes me, which makes me stop stress-eating.9
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kyndread71 wrote: »Today --
Bought smaller plates. (( hear me out ))
Think about how many times we all like to, "fill up our plate," when we get ready to eat. If you have a smaller plate, you can actually play a Jedi mind-trick on yourself.... by filling up your plate with less food.
You are absolutely right. "Regular" dinner plates get bigger and bigger. I have some in my house that I actually use as serving platters. Pretty, but no functional in our weight loss battle. Thank you for posting this.4
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