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Drink at least 64 ounces of water each day. Don't
eat dinner until you've finished drinking your daily water requirement.
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Pick one place at home and work that you will
do all your eating. Be sure you are seated. Don't eat anywhere but in that
spot. No counter eating, couch eating, car eating, etc.
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Keep healthy foods handy like fruit or vegetables
in the fridge. Eat only if hungry.
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Keep a diary of your eating and your feelings,
far away from the kitchen. Document everything that you eat before you
eat it. Describe how you feel health wise as you progress. Describe how
you feel when you cheat your self.
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Soups are a great meal, they are filling, tasty,
and healthy.
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If you are going to a restaurant, decide ahead
of time what you will be eating. Stick to it.
Set up a schedule for when you will eat your
food and snacks.
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Watch food labels. Foods with a high percentage
of fat (or carbohydrates that are sugars) will slow down your weight loss
program Don't just count grams, but instead percentage of total calories
that are fat or sugars.
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Keep all food in the kitchen or pantry, not in
any other places.
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Never starve yourself, especially before going
out to eat (or you will binge). Never skip meals, you must have some kind
of nourishment regularly or your body's starvation defenses will kick in,
lower your metabolism, and store fat. Use nutritional meal replacements
instead of skipping or eating very low calorie meals.
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Don't think that just because you are eating
low fat/low calorie foods that you can eat all that you want. The calories
still add up and must be burned off regardless of what kind of food you
eat. Balance is key.
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Give away or throw away leftover food.
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Have the rest of your family or live-ins make
their own snacks, etc..
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Trim all fats from meats, remove skin from chicken.
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Don't put extra food in bowls and kettles on
the kitchen table. Keep it in the kitchen or put it away.
Make your shopping lists in advance, and
we all know, don't shop when you're hungry!
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