It happens to the best of us. We get in an unhealthy eating rut. For me, it usually starts with a VERY large bag of tortilla chips. Or a VERY dark piece of chocolate.
Before I know it, I'm eating too much, too often.
The only thing that works for me is stopping cold turkey. Yes, I do allow myself to indulge in the things I enjoy. I pride myself on *usually* being able to keep it in check. But when I can't/don't/won't, the best way to get out of the rut is to avoid the offender completely.
As painful as it is, I stay away from tortillas or dark chocolate for a full week. When the week is up, I find I can go back to it in moderation.
That's my strategy! What's yours?
That works for me too! I just gave up sugar and flour for ten days because I was overdoing it. It makes me appreciate them more and I'm happier with less.
ReplyDeleteI can't say I stop for a week, but I do make sure the things I crave like that are not easy to get to it...if it's not in the house, I won't be as likely to crave it!
ReplyDeleteYou are do much stronger than I am. I think cold turkey would make me want it more.
ReplyDeleteMy strategy is to stop eating after dinner. I enforce a 12 hour fast on my body (7pm to 7am) which for one thing eliminates most of the unhealthy snacking since I was doing it at night, and also seems to jump start my metabolism and energy level. I do it for a week or two, then I am able to go back to normal eating.
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestion. I usually tell myself I can have a set amount of junk food each week. It doesn't matter whether I eat it all in one sitting or spread out. When I'm done, I'm done.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing!!! Right now I cannot stay away from CheezIts...yucky right? Sometimes I think if I ate the whole box it would be over! But maybe I would just need another box... Sigh...
ReplyDeleteI avoid buying a lot of things (tortilla chips, cookies, chips, French bread) for similar reasons -- Once I start, I lose my moderation efforts. Yay for having a system to deal with it!
ReplyDeleteSuper strategies guys! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteDani - love the 'no late night snacking' idea. That works well for me, too.
Rochel - love your strategy of setting a weekly quota.
Sarah - definitely avoiding buying the stuff altogether is the best bet! My problem is that my kids would rebel if I didn't bring some junk into the house... :)
I wish I had your will power. I need to give up a few things.
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