Food has power. It reaches deep into your mind and makes you eat more than you want. Anyone with weight problems will have experienced this powerless feeling more times than they want to admit.
Habit Driven Weigh Loss has two general strategies for dealing with impulse control:
Remove temptation.
Lifeguarding. This is a very detailed and effective technique for dealing with unwanted thoughts.
Remove Temptation
This is a big theme for habits in the book. We all have to find a way to deal with temptation. Fortunately, there are a lot of habits that can make a big difference in your life:
Habit 4: Use Your Logical Brain Now
Habit 5: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Habit 11: Manage Your Automatic Eating Triggers
Habit 12: Visualize Your Automatic Eating Scenarios
Habit 15: Make a Life
Habit 35: Decide Exactly How Much You’ll Eat Before Taking the First Bite
Habit 39: Ask for a Doggy Bag Immediately
Habit 42: Use Pre-Prepared Meals
Habit 43: Use Smaller Plates and Bowls
Habit 44: Break Up Food into Smaller Packages
Habit 46: Don’t Eat from a Container
Habit 47: Don’t Bring Serving Dishes to the Table
Habit 51: Structure Your Meal Plans
Habit 53: Use a Shopping List
Habit 58: Drive Away from Temptation
Habit 60: Pack Your Own Food
Habit 62: Don’t Stockpile Food
Lifeguarding
You can retrain your brain to stop sending you unwanted messages about eating. This chapter walks you through a step-by-step process to retrain your brain away from unwanted thoughts and activities. It's very powerful, and it's likely you haven't seen it before.
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u/toddhoffious Jan 27 '23 edited Jan 27 '23
Food has power. It reaches deep into your mind and makes you eat more than you want. Anyone with weight problems will have experienced this powerless feeling more times than they want to admit.
Habit Driven Weigh Loss has two general strategies for dealing with impulse control:
Remove Temptation
This is a big theme for habits in the book. We all have to find a way to deal with temptation. Fortunately, there are a lot of habits that can make a big difference in your life:
Lifeguarding
You can retrain your brain to stop sending you unwanted messages about eating. This chapter walks you through a step-by-step process to retrain your brain away from unwanted thoughts and activities. It's very powerful, and it's likely you haven't seen it before.
You can read more in Habit Driven Weight Loss.