Small things you do to help you loose weight?

[SherlockGnomes]

Have realised I've just crept into my danger zone, from Look a Fabulously Curvy Person to Hmm bit of a Tubber so am reigning myself in a bit, am not starting a major diet or excercise regime as feel I should be able to do it by just living a bit more sensibly (not scarfing biscuits while heating DDs bottles at 3am may help). But just wondered what helpful day-to-day little things people do to help keep their weight down?

I do exercise (running and resistance work) but small things I do which probably help me maintain a healthy weight are...

I'm teetotal
I never diet, no food is banned
I walk everywhere as I don't drive but I also turn down offers of lifts and encourage dh and dd to walk with me instead of driving anywhere. I walk miles every day
I carry ds in a sling exclusively (no pram/pushchair)
I carry a bottle of water with me at all times and sip regularly
I'm bfing
I eat when hungry and stop when full
I enjoy food
I put a lot of effort into housework (scrub floors instead of mop, shampoo carpets regularly etc. I actively do this in order to add in extra daily exercise)

Great thread :)

A lot of mine have been mentioned already but the most effective probably are:

• no wine/ alcohol mon to thurs (has saved us a fortune too...)
• smaller plate or half portion first, wait ten minutes, go back for more if still hungry (rarely am)
• do NOT eat the same amount of anything that dh eats...
• drink water, often. Keep a glass by the tap for refills.
• I have a sweet tooth, so try and go for fruit first over actual cake, biscuits and chocolate. I know it's full of sugar but a hell of a lot less fat.

Avoid sugar
Eat fat
Drink water

Eat food, not products
Walk whenever you can

Don't read threads about weight loss (all this talk of food is making me hungry!)

Do some exercise! As well as making me feel good (afterwards!), I know I will be less inclined to cheat/snack afterwards as it would have been a waste of time then!

I don't have cake, crisps, chocolate, bread or biscuits in the house. I do keep an "emergency" bar of chocolate in the car which makes me think "hm do I really want that chocolate enough to get dressed and go out in the rain?"
My sweet treat is a sliced apple with no added sugar crunchy peanut butter on it

I eat lots of protein which fills me and I drink loads of water

I do sets of squats while I brush my teeth...30 straight, 30 rapid for top set of teeth, same for bottom then slow sets while rinsing. You look an idiot if spotted though... Then I record total squats for each week on my iPad - I also record my weight. Keeps me motivated.
Then all the other stuff mentioned. Try to eat list of veg/ fruit, real food not processed. Lots of water. I eat shedloads of ice-cream though, I have a weakness:-(

I definitely think that one source of unexpected calories is tea and coffee. Cafe ones are full of calories but 'home' ones soon mount up and do encourage biscuit eating . I started on the fruit teas and
Decaf black coffee and am convinced that has made a big difference.

I no longer eat salad dressings, or things like coleslaw and potato salad. I add lemon juice or balsamic vinegar to salads for a bit of 'zing'.
I fry eggs by using spray oil in a non stick frying pan. Much nicer like that IMO.
I have started doing exercises during the ad breaks when I'm watching TV. [things like push ups, squats, star jumps etc]

i'm sure i saw/read somewhere that people often mistake thirst for feeling peckish.

so i try to drink water before reaching for a snack, and most often than not water/drink is enough, and i don't need the snack.

One thing that I do on a day to day basis is watch my added sugar intake. Try by eating only 3 items per day with 3 grams or less with sugar in it. You would be surprised what has a TON of added sugars!

No added sugar jelly, when I crave something sweet a have a pot of that, 6 calls a pot.

I have been working out where my worst areas are, so I think I eat too much in the evening so now I have

Light breakfast as late as possible
Light lunch
Banana for a mid afternoon snack

Reasonable dinner, generally lots of salad and a chicken breast

Bowl of grapes, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries with a muller light yogurt dumped on it

Fruit and nut bar

Options hot chocolate (for bed)

Seems to be working so far.

I've found a lot of little things make a difference

• drink lots of water throughout the day
• cut down on portion sizes
• try not to eat carbs late at night
• a little exercise everyday this doesn't need to be excessive, I was fortunate to attend a talk by Dr Chris Steele recently and he said that 20 mins walking a day was enough to make a difference

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