I've been overweight most of my adult life, and find I put on weight very easily. BUT I also think I have had very unhealthy food habits - I think of food as treats, I avoid the scales, I eat when I'm not hungry, I always have the cake, emotional eating etc. I know all the things I do wrong (and that I'm sure a lot of overweight people do) but what I want to know is what do thin people do "right". i.e. what are the habits of people who are consistently a healthy weight (i.e. BMI of 20-25).
I've got some very petite friends who will do things like:
- weigh every day and take immediate action if their weight goes up by more than 5lbs;
- never accept a biscuit
- only drink one glass of wine (unless its a very special occasion when they may have two)
- never order themselves a dessert/ice cream etc (will just eat whatever their kids leave)
- exercise 5-6 days a week without fail, including Christmas Day
- never have seconds
If you're slender, and have maintained a healthy weight for years, what habits do you have that you think help you?