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advice for an extreme picker?

shrinkbacktome
shrinkbacktome Posts: 10
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I pick at food way too much, sometimes I don't even know I doing it! Today I was cooking pasta for some kids I look after and before I knew it I had eaten a couple of bits of pasta and then, when I was grating cheese, I just had a bit of that too! I know its a really bad habit, my mum does it constantly too but does anyone have any ideas as to how I can break this awful habit?!

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  • sullykat
    sullykat Posts: 461 Member
    My only suggestion would be to make your portions smaller once you sit down to eat, if you know you were just picking at food. I have some terrible habits too, and for me it is such a subconscious thing that I simply can not control them. The only thing I can do is make up for it once I realize I have done it.
  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
    Chew on some sugar free gum while you are preparing meals. This way, you already have something in your mouth and be less tempted to pick at food.
  • michaelsgirl1210
    michaelsgirl1210 Posts: 37 Member
    Chew on some sugar free gum while you are preparing meals. This way, you already have something in your mouth and be less tempted to pick at food.

    I was going to say gum as well. I had to make chocolate covered pretzels for work last week, so I popped some gum in my mouth before I got out the ingredients. I didn't even have a taste of chocolate, and that's a huge temptation for me.
  • Fallen_Angel226
    Fallen_Angel226 Posts: 37
    ugh that's one of my worst habits. I do it ALL the time. Especially if I'm cooking with cheese. Like everyone's said, chew gum. It helps me a lot :)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    I do it too!! Sometimes I will munch on a few baby carrots while I cook or just keep a big glass of ice water nearby!
  • Miss_Chievous_wechange
    Miss_Chievous_wechange Posts: 1,230 Member
    I usually have a glass of wine when I'm cooking.
  • sullykat
    sullykat Posts: 461 Member
    Oh yeah, chewing gum is WAY better advice than I gave!!!
  • LilynEdensmom
    LilynEdensmom Posts: 612 Member
    Gum and water..and really telling myself to stop every time I caught myself..Also my girls love to cook with me so to their delight I told them to smack my hand when they catch me doing this :P.
  • wndnls
    wndnls Posts: 25
    Great advice about the gum! I have noticed that while I chew gum I don't get that hungry so often....
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