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I think this self-programming things work a lot better than people expect. The best way to avoid the temptation to each junk food is just not to buy it, or the
by conanbatt 8y ago
I think this self-programming things work a lot better than people expect.
The best way to avoid the temptation to each junk food is just not to buy it, or the best way to avoid defaulting to something is making it impractical.
- spdionis 8y agoOr the other way around. Something that helps a long way picking up a good habit is to make it easy to do, by removing all possible obstacles/annoyances to just doing it.
- ghostbrainalpha 8y agoThat worked really well for me when I was single. But once you have a family with small children, keeping all snacks and junk foods out of the house is a different challenge. I really had to drastically up my game because my old strategy of not eating what wasn't there didn't cut it anymore.
- mrfusion 8y agoSo what did you do?
- ghostbrainalpha 8y agoIt took about 4 years of "discipline lag" but if you keep trying eventually you can serve the kids cake and pizza at a birthday party, without being distressed you aren't having any. I don't have a good specific strategy but if you keep focused eventually willpower gets stronger.
- Sophistifunk 8y agoYou're the adult, just don't buy junk food. It's worse for your kids than it is for you.
- ghostbrainalpha 8y agoI don't know if you have kids but I was shocked how much junk food appears in the house EVEN if you don't buy any, especially as they get older. It would be helpful if my spouse was as strict as I am but that's not always possible. Not to mention step parents and grandparents who are purposely sabotaging to the healthy food plan.