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Originally Posted by cindisthinner
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Welcome to the board. I am full of tips and strategies.....I just don't always pull myself together to take my own advice.
For me, the old habits, cravings, feelings, issues, etc. are back with a vengeance. Some things that have helped along the way are:
1. Drinking something with a little protein instead of snacking. I usually add a little dry milk to tea, coffee, or make cocoa with sweetener. Sometimes I use the small low sugar drinkable yogurts. It seems when it's something with even a little protein it satisfies me better.
2. Switching to soy and sugar free products when I can. I found soytzels (soy pretzels), tortilla chips made with flax and soy. Because of the protein they fill me quicker and I eat fewer, so they are healthier, and I stop sooner. The sf products now taste much better and I use them when I can (drinks, popsicles, pudding, yogurt, choc milk, etc). The exception is sugar alcohol......it makes me sick.
3. If I crave something specific, I try and make it at home where I control the ingredients (like meatloaf, spaghetti, waffles, mac and cheese, cream soups). I can use leaner meats, leave out butter, use healthier and less oil and such. When I eat out, I stick to more basics like grilled chicken or fish, crab legs, good cuts of steak, then add veggies or baked potato, broth soups, and/or salad.
4. If I insist on a snack that I have trouble limiting, I do better if I also eat protein with it. Again, it helps me stop sooner. For instance, eat cheese with pretzels, or PB with crackers, or nuts with popcorn. It seems otherwise I can munch unlimited with not much word from the good old pouch.
5. Don't even bring the BIGGEST trigger foods home. The bigger trigger foods I buy in small bags. Other trigger foods I can divide into baggies myself. For some reason I am less likely to open a sealed bag than a zip lock baggie?
Well, that's what came to mind. Anyone else have some......maybe it'll help if I add new ones......Lordie I am struggling.