If you had to suggest just ONE healthy eating habit, what would it be?

[InMyGetawayCar]

Dreading this lockdown. I am in such a bad cycle of losing weight in summer, and putting it all back on through toast in the winter 😫

No snacking!

I was cursed with a sweet tooth and carb cravings 😭

I'm very overweight and trying to change my bad eating habits.

What's working for me is no evening snacking except fruit. I used to have toast, cheese abd crackers etc every evening around 10pm.

Planning my meals really helps as it makes sure put weekly shop is only full of things that will be used for meals - and maybe a treat I can spread through the week if I can fit them into my calorie goals.

I don't plan boring meals so that I don't feel deprived. Before most meal plans I'll have a look through recipes to see what I fancy, what I can cook with the time I have and what can fit in my calorie allowances.

The weekly treat is helpful. So if I'm in a chocolate mood I will get a big bar of something I love where the quality is worth it, and make it last the whole week until the next shop.

Sorry, our not put!

Hide fruit and veg. Frozen spinach is my lifesaver - I put it in tomato sauce and can't even taste it!

I find 16:8 really good.

Learn what proper portions look like and actually eat them and not what you think a portion should be.
Bulk out meals with salad or veg (not drenched in dressings or oils though) if the portions feel small especially in the beginning but really make a conscious effort to move towards proper portion control.

The truth is we probably all eat about double what we actually should be just from our meals alone.

So Says the fat bird who puts enough pasta on her plate to feed a small village

Eat more veg! I aim for 5 veg (minimum) & 2 fruit every day and that has cut out a lot of crap and really improved my diet

Take 1mg melatonin at night. The weight drops off, seems to suppress appetite.

Clean your teeth after dinner.

16:8 / some other form of intermittent fasting.

Definitely reduce sugar and carbs. I have a very sweet tooth which is hard, but a low carb, high protein and high fat diet reduces hunger and the weight falls off

A walk everyday.
Plenty of non alcoholic drinks.
Eat fruit and veg.
Everything else in moderation.

I can't imagine no refined sugar and being able to socialise at all.

No snacks between meals and increase your fibre - veg, legumes, brown rice etc. It keeps you fuller for longer.

Always leave the table feeling you could eat a little more......

Eat your main meals from a side plate. Half of every plate should be filled with salad or veg.

Well lions seem fit and can certainly run quickly so perhaps eat a zebra every few days?

Eat less. Putting your food on a small plate can help.

When you are preparing a meal, make about one third less than you normally would. If you feel hungry before the next meal, then drink a glass of water.

Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re not.

It really is the secret of staying a healthy weight. The hard part is being honest with yourself about what feeling hungry actually is and/or learning to recognise it properly.

Eat 5 portions of veg a day. Plus 2/3 fruit. More veg is better. Lots of fibre, improves gut microbiome, low cal etc.

Eggs for breakfast
Soup for lunch
Normal dinner but smaller portion than you had before
Fruit and yoghurt for pudding/snack.

Never snack. Add treats onto the ends of meals as puddings, but never eat between meals. That was my NY resolution last year and I've stuck to it and dropped nearly 2 stone over the year.