To ask for your good and bad health habits

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Sorry if this has been done before. I’ve developed some bad binge eating habits since lockdown (but in truth I’ve always been greedy with food/a binger) and I’ve put on weight as a result. I’ve been trying and failing to break the habit for a while, but in the meantime I’m trying to be kinder to myself as I do have plenty of “good” habits when it comes to health, which is one of the reasons I’m not quite overweight regardless of the weight gain.

Good habits:
Regular exercise - always have, always will.
Rarely have take aways or ready meals.
Little alcohol (this was much more pre DC but nowadays unless it’s an occasion, it’s usually 1-2 maximum, only on the weekend).
Drink a lot of water every day.
Limited caffeine, 1-2 coffees and teas a day.
No biscuit habit - never bought them other than the rubbish ones I give to DC.
Eat plenty of fruit and veg.
Try and get 10k steps a day and walk where I can - wouldn’t dream of driving to a nearby shop, always walk.

Bad habits:
Crisps. Minimum 1 packet a day, sometimes several. I feel like I can’t go without and tend to buy the “healthier” ones like quavers so will easily have 3 packets.
Binge eating - this is a big one. I’ve been having snack binges at least once a week since WFH and it’s really not good.
Portion size - I’ve always had a big appetite and so can eat a lot more than many people I see. I think because of this I’ve got a messed up view of being full/satisfied.
Fizzy drinks - always diet, but again a lockdown habit that has continued and both DH and I have at least 1-2 large glasses a day.

I can’t think of any more right now.

Please share yours with me…and any tips you might have on overcoming binge eating would also be welcomed!

Good habits:

• Rarely drink

Bad habits:

• Comfort eater
• Massive sweet tooth
• Portion sizes are probably way too big
• Never really eat any fruit or veg
• I don't do any exercise
• I only really drink coffee and Pepsi Max
• I eat my main meal too late in the evening. Always at least after 9pm

Ooh Let me think about mine
Bad habit
Poor sleep hygiene ; on Mumsnet now instead of getting a good nights rest/ likely to be tired to morrow and make poor food choices...

No others?

Good:
Don't drink
Don't smoke
Vegetarian/vegan
Use olive oil to cook
Drink water
Eat lots of fruit
Eat porridge for breakfast

Bad
Like pizza
Eat when emotional/bored
Don't exercise enough
Sit around too much
Don't take enough breaks

Good
Drink tons of water each day
No fizzy juice
No caffeine
I get a full undisturbed nights sleep
Love salad, fruit and veg.
Exercise
Always on my feet and rarely sit down
Love all food

Bad
Love all food.
Drink waaaaaay too much
Love crisps and dip
Put on weight easily
Have to force myself to exercise
Get a very short temper if I’m hungry or tired
Add diluting juice to my water

Good
Don't smoke
Don't eat massive portions

Bad
Rarely excercise
Drink way to much wine
Eat way to many crisps
Eat alot of beige
Love eating out
Sit around to much
Hate fruit
Bad sleep
Tad overweight

Also a binger.

But my good habits is that I never eat crisps or sweets or chocolate.

About 20 years ago i decided to train myself to not like these things by making myself think 'yuck' when I saw them. I am like this with cigarettes, i almost have a phobia of them in that even seeing a butt makes me feel nauseous. I was interested by this and wondered if i could make myself feel that way about junk food. I just consciously made myself think 'boak' when I saw crisps / chocolate/ pizza. I can honestly genuinely say i feel that way now, and it did not take too long to get there.

Mind you, I have since then been trying to make myself think this about McDonalds and booze but have been less successful.

Good
Rarely drink
Never smoked
Exercise of some sort every day
Lots of fruit
Porridge/ brown bread
No fizzy drinks
Regular meals

Bad
Too many snacks
Too little veg
Sit around a lot in spite of exercise
Some family stress
Too little water

Good thread.
Good: don't smoke
Don't drink (well the odd one)
Good sleep hygiene
Attend routine health screening promptly
Ditto dentist.
Drink plenty of water
Cook mostly from scratch and eat more than my 5 a day
Walk/ swim regularly
Laugh a lot daily (DH can be very funny!)
Daily cold shower (massive help for anxiety I've found.
I make sure I connect with a real human who is not part of my household daily, face to face.
I get depressed if I don't.

Bad
I am another binger. I have a sweet tooth and once I start I don't find the off button easily. Also crisps. I am a stone overweight as a result, despite all the good habits listed above.
If I'm feeling low I spend too much time online, which has a detrimental effect on my mental health.
I drink a little bit more coffee than is good for me but I'm working on it.

I like @BlueLobelia's 'yuk' strategy and intend to embrace it forthwith.
Along with taking up yoga.

Good:
Don't smoke
Walk everywhere/ try to go for walks most days
DH and I are both veggie so eat lots of veg
Cook from scratch most days
Don't eat huge portions
Don't have condiments as I just don't like them eg mayo, ketchup, salad dressing etc

Bad:
Probably drink too much (and always like to have crisps/nuts with a drink!)
Diet coke addiction (though try to have only 1 can a day)
Don't exercise except walking
Not a big fan of fruit
Sweet tooth - chocolate everyday...probably 3 times a day!

Good:
Don't smoke
Walk mostly everywhere (live fairly central so don't need a car)
Don't drink fizzy juice (drink water if I'm thirsty)
Rarely eat chocolate/crisps/sweets/ice cream
Don't snack
Try and keep a good simple skin care routine
Eat lots of veg/fruit

Never had a burger from McDonald's (not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing!) doesn't interest me
Maybe a takeaway once a month, again not sure if that's good or not

Bad:
Drink too much alcohol
Drink too much coffee
I don't like onions or peppers, which can be a real ball-ache. I wish I did, I just can't
Don't have a lot of hobbies (if any) but would like to

Sleep can be hit or miss, but try and keep it consistent, i.e., same time to bed and wake up time

Should also add in the bad bit, I am overweight. But I'm taking steps to rectify that and have lost roughly 41lbs since April

Good:
Drink lots of water
Don’t smoke
Only have 2-3 alcohol units a week if that
Eat lots of veg
Sleep well
Generally quite low/managed stress - quite organised so mostly feel on top of work/life admin etc

Bad:
Don’t exercise enough
Can emotional/comfort eat
Drink fizzy drinks
Takeaway once a week
Eat unhealthy snacks rather than fruit, pulses etc

Good
Non Smoker
Rarely Drink Alcohol
Don’t sunbathe and I always wear factor 50
Exercise regularly, several time a week
Drink two litres of water a day
Mostly vegetarian/vegan

Bad
Tendency to binge eat and have poor impulse control around foods I like.
Poor sleep hygiene
Sweet tooth
Eat far too many takeaways
Eat too much junk food
Drink way too much coffee

Good
Like fruit and veg
Like to do daily exercise
Good sleep hygiene
Drink lots of water
Not keen on junk food

Bad
Add condiments
Too big portions
No willpower when I drink any alcohol and then binge on crisps
Limited mobility and pain limit exercise
Sweet tooth especially when tired

Good:
Breakfast: on weekdays, oats soaked until soft (not overnight) with chopped apple, mixed toasted seeds (I do a big batch in a dry pan) and prunes
Walk everywhere
Don't smoke

Bad: much of what has been said already, including the crisp habit!

I've just got a health insurance bonus for normal-range BMI and blood work, so I must be doing something right.

Good
Don’t drink
Don’t smoke
Exercise daily
Walk everywhere
Vegan
Don’t do takeaways more than once every three months if that

Bad
Like cola
Love bread
Can get into a routine of snacking after months of going without
Don’t get 10 portions of fruit/veg a day

Good:

Drink loads of water
Eat really healthy I. E. Homemade food, lots of vegetables, 90% of the time.
Sleep loads.
Don't drink too excessively

Bad:
Far too much caffeine
Struggle to prioritise my needs, the kids always come first

Good
Never smoked
Barely ever drink - maybe 3 or 4 units a month maximum. Often none.
Never sunbathed
Gave up caffeine at 20
Gave up UPFs recently
Love salad, vegetables etc
Don't like bought dressing, mayonnaise, ketchup, etc - too sweet/artificial
Car free household, have to walk /public transport everywhere
Takeaways very rare
Don't like sweets (except very good quality chocolate)
Don't ever eat artificial sweeteners

Bad
Don't drink nearly enough water
Really crap impulse control with chocolate, salty food like crisps, nuts etc, so I don't buy them
Dreadful sleep hygiene
Boredom eater
Insufficient proper exercise

I'm still a couple of stone overweight but I've lost 1st 6lb so far this year. Had a big plateau & the scales are moving downwards again, finally.

Good
Exercise regularly
Walk the dog for an hour a day. Average 11,000 steps.
Don't drink alcohol
Eat loads of veg. DH and I compete to get to 30 different types a week.
Skip breakfast, so do 16:8
Have two fast days a week (going back to an old habit here.)

Bad
Snack too much, which I'm trying to get a handle on.
Tend to eat large potions, though again I'm trying to have my meals always be ⅔ of DH's (reflecting the difference in our weights).
Have much more of a sweet tooth after ditching the booze.

Bad habbits....
No exercise,
Dont drink enough water at all,
Don't go to bed until gone midnight,
Drink a few glasses of wine , 4x a week.
Could eat healthier each day , I would say my diet isnt bad but could be improoved a lot! Takeaway atleast once a week in some format- Be it kebab, chinese or a club sandwich from a shop.

Good habbits-
Don't snack on sweets much
Never smoked
Dont sunbathe , use factor 50

I am v.over weight, I have no motivation at all to better myself at moment- endless circle

Good:
Usually do 5:2 happily (not at the mo, pregnant)
Could happily live on salads/dhal/soup
Don't drink except a glass 3/4x a year
Don't smoke
Good sleep habits
Naturally fidgety/like to move

Bad:
So, so much Diet Coke
McDonald's at least fortnightly
Not enough water
Have to have a word with myself constantly about not sunbathing/burning
Use the car far too much

Good
Exercise every day without fail.
Eat loads of veg
Never smoked

Bad
Drink loads of alcohol/coffee/diet coke
Sleep habits are dreadful

Good habits:

• I exercise somewhat regularly
• I don't often drink fizzy drinks
• I don't have takeaways too often, the cost puts me off lol
• I don't tend to snack on crisps
• I'm good at keeping on top of my medications (most of the time)

Bad habits:

• I can't really cook so I eat far too much convenience food and ready meals.
• I probably drink a bit too much, not so much during the week anymore and I have several days off these days but I don't keep too close an eye on the 14 unit guideline.
• I eat too much chocolate
• I don't get nearly enough sleep
• I sometimes don't eat dinner till 11pm
• I drink soooo much coffee, sometimes up to 6 a day. I don't feel like it affects me

Good:
Never smoked
Yoga and pilates sessions weekly
Walk, bike ride or gardening daily
No fizzy drinks
Regular dental checkups

Bad:
Drink wine 4-5 days a week
Love bread
At best manage only 3 a day veg
Don't drink enough water