nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq5tvv6c5rdcj2z03r5sw5dzl36qx2kkpqe47yscckve5a2h0psststdvuvh I'm on this journey (again) after taking a hiatus. There are things that I found that...
@nprofile1q... - Wow. This is an amazing post! Thank you for taking the time to write it up.
A couple things are working for me...
- I got a calorie counting app, BUT! I really only use it a couple of times a week to see if what I'm eating aligns with my goals. Calorie counting as a concept helps me, but I really hate counting all the time. So I only count a couple of times to make sure I have a good feel for it.
- I weigh myself once a week. On a monday. In the morning, after my morning ablutions. This keeps all the variables the same and means I'm tracking trends not worrying about any given ups and downs.
- For food, I actually have good habits - I don't really have a sweet tooth (though I love cookies and butter cake!!!). So I just dont keep snacks really. My biggest thing is I need to be able to make food easily so that I dont order out and eat too much. I've developed a system for this (i can drill down if you're interested). But essentially I can make a healthy meal with variety in about a minute and a half.
- My biggest thing, and you mentioned this, is I can't let myself get hungry. I will overeat. Every time. I used to be in the military, so eating fast and stuffing down what you can when you can is a really hard habit to drop.
- With that, I overload on veggies. I pack veggies in as often as I can for filler. If I have fish ramen, I pack in a lot of kimchi. If I have roast beef, I pack in a loooot of carrots and peas. For breakfast, if I have eggs, I pack in a lot of sweet bell peppers. Veggies are free. I eat as much as I can.
- Beyond that, I've tackled the root cause of any given overeating outside of what my body needs. I dont snack out of cravings (yay!), I snack out of boredom. I also eat when stressed. Lastly, I eat when my brain is fried. So I started addressing the root causes of those and minimizing what would cause me to eat, and then covering the rest by giving myself a healthy outlet if I do need something to address those triggers.
The last thing that I havent tackled is overeating when someone else cooks for me. I have it drilled into me that it is impolite not to eat what is served. So I have to sort out how to take what is offered but portion it out to a way that is good for me.
A couple things are working for me...
- I got a calorie counting app, BUT! I really only use it a couple of times a week to see if what I'm eating aligns with my goals. Calorie counting as a concept helps me, but I really hate counting all the time. So I only count a couple of times to make sure I have a good feel for it.
- I weigh myself once a week. On a monday. In the morning, after my morning ablutions. This keeps all the variables the same and means I'm tracking trends not worrying about any given ups and downs.
- For food, I actually have good habits - I don't really have a sweet tooth (though I love cookies and butter cake!!!). So I just dont keep snacks really. My biggest thing is I need to be able to make food easily so that I dont order out and eat too much. I've developed a system for this (i can drill down if you're interested). But essentially I can make a healthy meal with variety in about a minute and a half.
- My biggest thing, and you mentioned this, is I can't let myself get hungry. I will overeat. Every time. I used to be in the military, so eating fast and stuffing down what you can when you can is a really hard habit to drop.
- With that, I overload on veggies. I pack veggies in as often as I can for filler. If I have fish ramen, I pack in a lot of kimchi. If I have roast beef, I pack in a loooot of carrots and peas. For breakfast, if I have eggs, I pack in a lot of sweet bell peppers. Veggies are free. I eat as much as I can.
- Beyond that, I've tackled the root cause of any given overeating outside of what my body needs. I dont snack out of cravings (yay!), I snack out of boredom. I also eat when stressed. Lastly, I eat when my brain is fried. So I started addressing the root causes of those and minimizing what would cause me to eat, and then covering the rest by giving myself a healthy outlet if I do need something to address those triggers.
The last thing that I havent tackled is overeating when someone else cooks for me. I have it drilled into me that it is impolite not to eat what is served. So I have to sort out how to take what is offered but portion it out to a way that is good for me.
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