How to stop with for pleasure and just eat for sustainment?

[Anonymous]

I like food and I like cooking but it's seriously making me fat. I try to eat healthy but of course I always end up wanting something non healthy.
Also I waist so much time and money on food because I try I make things thy are healthy and delicious. When it is healthy and delicious I'm always stupid and eat too much (I make extra for left overs)
But I'm tired of this, I just want to be one of those people who really only eats because thy know they have to, so they just eat like one peanut butter sandwich every meal. I'm really just trying I figure out how I can really not care about how my food tastes

[Reddr]

Weight Watchers. Hear me out: It's not just for losing weight, but maintaining it to. You're allowed a certain amount of point per day. Healthier food like (most) fruits and veggies are worth 0. Other foods increase depending upon the fat, carbs, fiber, and protein. (Higher Fiber actually lowers the point value). With the use of smart phones, tablets, laptops, it's really easy to figure out how many points something is worth. You legitimately just have to scan the barcode of food with your phone. Once you hit your point limit for the day, you're done. You stop eating. The program naturally teaches you how to make better choices by you getting better at managing your points. You might really want that cookie, but if it will use up the rest of your points for the day and you know it isn't enough to sustain you, then you make a better choice of eating a meal with the same (or less) point value but has enough food in it to fill you up. Playing with the numbers just makes it easier. You can also determine the point values of food before you purchase it. If a food just isn't worth it, then you don't let it in your house. Or you find a healthier option of the same food. The other big thing keeping track of points does is get you to pay attention to portion size. For the points to be accurate you have to measure the appropriate amount. This in itself is mind boggling. We (Americans especially) eat entirely too much food without realizing it. Our portions are out of control. It completely changes your mindset of food. It becomes fuel and not recreational pleasure exactly as you desire.
I joined a few years ago with my friends. I was skeptical and didn't think it would work. I lost 35 lbs in 5 months which was 20% of my body weight. I've kept it off for 2 years now. But for it to actually work, you have to follow the rules and do what I mentioned above: measure and accurately track your points. There's many woman that aren't successful and it is because they don't do that.

[Aud_Queen]

Healthy food tastes good too! And you feel great eating it. Stick to basic food that give you lots of nutrients and slowly make you way up. (Think pyramid! ) Food like oranges, kale , spinach , potatoes/sweet potatoes, carrots, beans, rice squash are good places to start. Nuts can be pricey but if you can, get some too.

Today I made green a smoothie (spinach, kale, orange, pear and a bit of lime) in the morning, snack on fruits and nuts I and for lunch rice/sweet potatoes with spinach.

[meatballs21]

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels?

You need to cut out the 'stupid', not the tasty food. If you can't enjoy whatever it is you're eating, you're missing out. Portion size is the key. Eat what you enjoy, just less of it. Make a smaller portion, and only eat it. Use smaller plates so you can't fit as much. Use a calorie tracker to work out just how much is in each portion (I found out my taco salad was 1200 calories, so I reduced the amount I used making it and now it's 860)

[Asker]

I love that quote from kate moss. It's kind of my motivation for losing weight

[AleDeEurope]

If you have a healthy and balanced diet, and you exercise there's no problem. Also, eat slower than you do. If you eat fast, you'll eat more than you need, since it takes time for the brain to realize it's eaten enough.
I eat slow, and I eat a LOT, and I'm like 140lbs, I don't even exercise and I can't manage to gain weight.
Food is one of the best pleasures in life, so if you know how to eat, you won't get fat.

[kheserthorpe]

It should be possible to make food that's healthy, tastes good and you can eat till you're full.

Can you give me examples of the healthy meals you would eat, and eat too much of?

[Asker]

I make vegan curry with brown rice or quinoa. Or vegan chilli and instead of having 1/2 cup I'll have a full cup

[kheserthorpe]

1/2 cup of chili is not enough damn food.

What makes you think that's the 'right' amount?

[Asker]

It just seems like the right amount, and I drink water or tea before so that by the time dinner comes around I'm almost full

[kheserthorpe]

This is not healthy eating.

I'm probably bigger than you, but i eat like... 2 cups of chili for a meal. My kids eat more than a half cup. By a lot.

Drinking water makes you full, but not for very long.

Ultimately its protein and fiber that fill you up. There's just no way you should be eating not enough of those things to make you full.

[Asker]

Well I mainly drink water to make me full. And if I get so hungry that I'm distracted I eat something. Then the rest of the time I go back to drinkin water to make myself full

[kheserthorpe]

That is not eating healthy.

The goal of life is not to not eat, or only eat when you fail.

You need to eat. Eating is good. Eating fuels you, and energizes you. You need fuel to burn and keep your metabolism going. So feed your body the right amount of fuel.

If you're eating slow carbs and lots of vegetables and lean protein sources, really, you should be able to eat till you're full every meal and lose weight.

If you are waiting till you are super hungry, you're much more likely to overeat. Eating regularly makes it easier to eat the right amount.

[Asker]

But if something is good even if I'm not hungry anymore I still eat just because I like the flavor and enjoy the sensation of eating. That's why I try to distract myself by drinking water or chewing gum

[kheserthorpe]

yes, we all do that, unless we're careful (keep eating because things taste good).

Though I'd say when i'm eating healthy, i really just eat... and i'm full and that's it.

Being vegan does make it harder, so many of the highest satiation/calorie ratio foods are NOT vegan.

[Asker]

Yeah it's mainly just hard for me to stop eating because I et unconsciously

[kheserthorpe]

So... you know ignore me if this isn't helpful, lol, but for me it is;

list all the times you eat OTHER than because of hunger or 'time to eat'?

[Asker]

Unless it's a structure time like breakfast, lunch or dinner I try not to eat anything. Or I'll just have an apple or an orange. Usually that's after dinner because I have nothing else to focus on

[kheserthorpe]

so boredom? (that's NOT unusual btw)

by the way, if i want sort of a taste in my mouth and treat instead of snacking after dinner, i would make myself a good looseleaf tea, or a french press coffee (since i lol at caffeine apparently). But you know, the whole kind of taking the time and making a really good one and sitting and enjoying gives a lot of the same satisfaction I'd get from a desert.

You probably have room in your diet to have a square or too of like 80% cocoa dark chocolate with it too, if you like that sort of thing.

[Bellibooo]

Counting calories is the best way to be able to eat what ever you want but in moderation, be healthy and lose weight.
I always count my calories everyday and thanks to that I feel in control.
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