I'm not going to pretend like I know what I'm doing 100% when it comes to losing weight. There's a reason I haven't been losing anything recently (CW 280lb, GW... less than that.), and I know I need work. But just recently I discovered one of the easiest tricks ever and somehow it's worked better than I ever hoped for.
If you're like me and fill in the time with eating excess food, whether it's while watching a movie or a YouTube video or even while you're working, then you probably are in the kitchen a lot to grab said food. The next time you're in the kitchen, and you're about to eat something else, try your best to just say this:
"I just ate."
It doesn't matter if it's true or not. You might have eaten a half-hour ago, an hour, two hours, it doesn't really matter how long ago it was. Just tell yourself that you just ate.
I'm not sure what it is- Whether saying the words in your head or out loud actually make your brain believe this or what, but it worked for me. It's been working for days now.
I have a terrible habit of eating whatever's laying around in the kitchen just out of habit. My mother will buy things like granola bars or pretzels, things that aren't necessary in my diet but I had become accustomed to eating, since the calories themselves were fairly low (big mistake, by the way, never rely just on calories for nutrition).
Because of that, I'll often just walk into the kitchen, grab a granola bar or a small bag of pretzels, and go. That's it. Nothing much fancier than that, but after about 4 to 5 visits to the kitchen like this, it adds up.
So, recently, one time I told myself, truthfully, "You just ate." And something in my brain clicked, and I left the room with just a bottle of water.
I only realized that worked about a day later, and that day I tried it again, and it worked, without it being true at all. I hadn't eaten in two hours (had dinner at that point), but because I told myself I had just eaten, my brain almost responded accordingly.
I haven't tried other phrases, but I wonder if they work similarly. Saying "You just ate", at least for me, just seems to have some sort of effect to make me reconsider all of my life choices and force me to leave with some water or just nothing. It's incredible, frankly.
If this helps even one person, I'll have succeeded! If you have any other tips like this or even just general tips, feel free to share. (I make myself sound like a genius in this post but I swear I'm not, there's a reason I haven't lost any of my 280 lbs in the past year or so I've been half-heartedly trying.)
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