Morning Musings: April 21
Strategy: Don’t be a sucker for a sale (or a buffet). Why: I may have gotten six for the price of three, but I just spent money I never intended to spend in the first place! And now I am […]
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Morning Musings: March 1
Records can call my bluff on “just picking.” How many times have I racked up hundreds of calories worth of damage grazing because I didn’t want to commit myself to a “real meal”? I can stand in my kitchen at […]
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Strategy: Eat the veggies first. Why: Just logically they take up space so that you will eat less of other higher calorie items. But there are two other important off-shoots of this strategy. When you do eat the more tempting […]
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Strategy: Give protein time to kick in – about 45 minutes. (Variation on this theme: hot food is more satisfying). Why: Once it does, I am really OK. This is a great strategy before going out or at the start […]
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Strategy: Wait to eat the really tempting thing till there is only one left. I have a sister and nephew who will save me their last bite of brownie. Can you imagine? Clearly different gene pool. Why: So that I […]
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Once I have reached “I don’t care”, all bets are off. But, somewhere before that place, I did care. It is my job to figure out where that line was. That way, I can learn to plan and set up […]
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How many times has choosing not to look become license to go crazy? Like somehow if I don’t know the number, I don’t have to hold myself accountable for it. I can just “start again” as if the debt somehow […]
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I look at it this way: I can pay it now or pay it later. But not paying it is not one of the options. If I let it accumulate, I am unhappy all the time I am gaining the […]
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Rule: Immediately freeze doggie bags. Why: Otherwise I feel pressured to finish them up before they spoil, ending up with “Saturday night” dinners as weekday meal options or worse, late night snacks. Combined with a salad or some veggies, they […]
read moreMorning Musings: April 13
Finding the place right before “I don’t care” is critical. It is specific to me and it is a bit of a moving target. It is easier to cross that line when I am tired or stressed, for instance, or […]
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