On Friday morning, a few of us met for our first "All About The Food" Support Group. It was a nice, small group so we had time to open up about the obstacles we're facing with our eating habits & to brainstorm strategies to overcome them.
For the first meeting, we discussed which eating habits we wanted to focus on just for the upcoming weekend.
At the end of the meeting, we decided we would each send an email to the group stating our focus again and also writing down any strategies or steps we're going to take to make sure we stay on track.
At the end of the meeting, we'll email again to report back about how well we did. This is a great open forum for exchanging ideas and for holding ourselves accountable to each other.
Why don't you post a comment here telling us what you want to focus on to improve your eating habits? Making yourself accountable to others is a great way to keep yourself in check!
This tip works for me... have assorted beverages on hand (sparkling water, vanilla soy milk, cranberry juice, diet coke) or treating myself to a soy latte always helps curb my overactive appetite when I'm not really hungry but want something to eat.
ReplyDeleteHi Beth! We like your comment.
ReplyDeleteLime, lemon, mint leaves, sliced cucumber, etc. in the sparkling water (or even in plain water) works really well and feels like a treat.
Herbal teas (iced or hot) can also be delicious and satisfying.
The only thing we would advise against is the diet coke. The artificial sweeteners are not healthy for your body, plus they can actually increase your appetite for sweets.
I know--Diet Coke is bad (but it tastes so darn good:)
ReplyDeleteOne thing that really helps keep me on track is always having nothing but healthy food (including very small amounts of healthy treats) on hand. Even if it means going to the grocery store or farmer's market two or three times a week, I try to keep the fridge/cupboards loaded with fresh fruits and vegies, yogurt, cheese stks, soymilk, rice cakes, beans, soups, etc. This way, I don't have any excuses when it comes to creating and eating healthy meals and snacks. Of course it isn't always easy to do this when I get swamped, and sometimes I fool myself by thinking that I can have certain things in the fridge/freezer/cupboard without going overboard with them. For instance, sometimes I think I can buy a box of my favorite frozen treats and just have one a day, but invariably I get tired or stressed and end up reaching for a second or, yikes, third serving! A better strategy for me is to have some kind of treat that I "like" but don't "love." For instance, I enjoy having a frozen fruit bar now and then (but don't LOVE them) so those are easier for me to have around than say a box of soy ice cream sandwiches. So that's my goal --- to keep the house full of healthy food, as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I agree with Beth, keeping an ice tea jug full is definitely helpful. I get these huge teabags of barley tea from the Japanese markets. The tea is really satisfying without any sweetners or caffeine. The other nice thing about them is that you simply put them into cold water and then put the jug in the fridge. You don't have to use "hot" water.
- Kelly