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One of my mottos: Good eating starts in the supermarket, not in the kitchen. I can easily not buy potato chips. I don't even pretend like I'll control myself a
by xyse53 6y ago
One of my mottos: Good eating starts in the supermarket, not in the kitchen.
I can easily not buy potato chips. I don't even pretend like I'll control myself and not eat a whole bag in one night if it's in the house.
- tiew9Vii 6y agoYou don’t even have to go to the supermarket for food these days so can avoid the temptations completely. With online shopping it’s easy to set up a weekly shopping list so easier to stay in track, no chocolate bars or soft drinks at the check outs. Likewise if you walk to a butchers or green grocers vs a supermarket it’s easier to avoid temptations.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoDo you have a second motto that helps me not stress eat all the good food I just bought?
- FartyMcFarter 6y agoIf you buy food that requires preparation time, that makes it less likely to stress eat.
- PopeDotNinja 6y agoThat's an interesting idea. I'll look into that.
- xyse53 6y agoFuck it. I'd just enjoy myself, the damage is already done this time.
- d0100 6y agoJust buy a bunch of veggies. Eat soup all day?
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- godelski 6y agoMy motto is: if you're house is dirty, you're probably getting depressed. Clean your house. It'll probably help with the stress eating. Anxiety is a big culprit and it is common these days.
- Broken_Hippo 6y agoOn the other hand, if my house is very clean and uncluttered, I'm probably depressed/anxious and not spending time doing things I like. I personally despise cleaning house, and minimal cleaning for practical reasons works for me.
- katbyte 6y agoEat it all you want? I can eat cherry tomatoes all day long and I doubt that’s awful for me
- Broken_Hippo 6y agoMake it difficult. Open chips, put chips into bowl, and take them somewhere else. (for example). You can make yourself bored while eating them, but I rarely do. The bowl/plate plus immediate cleanup helps stop the mindless eating. In the meantime, work on getting some sort of hobby to help with the stress.
- Ductapemaster 6y agoLove that. I've learned two things about myself in the last 5 years or so: - I have very little self control when impulses are right in front of me. This goes for most things: drinking (especially out), food/snacks, purchases, even exercise (eg. just keep hiking a little farther vs. stopping). - I have enormous self control if I "distance" myself from impulse. This means not buying snacks in the first place, trying out alternative forms of exercise, not buying beer except on weekends, putting things from Amazon on a wishlist vs. clicking the Buy Now button. I know my impulses well enough at this point, and maybe there is something to be said for these methods not actually controlling them (just avoiding them), but they are much healthier mentally for me since I can indulge when things are around that I want without feeling guilty for being constantly indulging.