Grazing -how not to

Heres a few tips that  have seemed to work for me when i needed to loseweight or just slow my role with the eating lol .

1)  A morning workout , preferably  running .  A body that suspects  its gonna be in motion TOMORROW  like it was today is not likely to put out hormones telling you to pick up  extra insulation.    Its easiest when I  do the exercise first thing when I get up ....have everything laid out and it really helps me  plan my day out mentally too I've found .

2) Often when i want to snack when i am not hungry  what i really am looking for  the relaxing feeling provided by a glass or half-glass of red wine .  

The Mediterranean diet recommends seven or more glasses of red wine per  week .  I eat a lot less  when i am having a bit of wine .   I have indulged in wine and the occasional beer since i had  my surgery some 4 years ago and my health and  vitamin levels are great ... nor do I make an ass of myself in public lol .

3) I've learned to turn the tv on and  or to read  without snacking !  That took a LONG time !   And I keep healthy snacks around and eat them first (  my favorite now are those little muticolored peppers ... they last FOREVER ... theyre very sweet crunchy and healthy tasting ... and two fill up my pouch perfectly .  I don't even need hummus with em though i usually have some in the fridge .  I also like to make a tzaziki type dip with fat free Greek yogurt , a bit of garlic and cucumber and dill .... 

4) Getting a grip on the eating by going clothes shopping also works .  You very quickly come out of your overeating-justification denial when you  have a belly roll over the size jeans you think you should be lol...

5) as a last resort salt free plain air popped popcorn  really works well .  Among other things its a WARMING food   which means if I get chilled outside  it really helps my inner core warm up fast .

6) Soup and Vegetable filled  fat free stirfries made at home are also terrifically filling and calorically tiny .  I love brown rice n beans too ... and brown rice sushi ...  and am generally very careful not to use  any fat because that makes everything into " real food "  calorie wise .   Its super easy to substitute  chicken stock in stir fry recipes instead of oil... 

Great to see you and thanks for the ideas!

Very good advice!  Everyone was spot on - including the wine - lol... well... maybe... I find when I drink alcohol I go for the snacks.  My best judgement isn't rearing it's smart head at that point...

I love the multi-colored peppers.  Last night at dinner (made a garlic parmesan encrusted tilapia) my granddaughter was eating them out of a bowl and just loves them.  She was at daycare and all the other kids were eating a cookie - she wanted her peppers. 

My daughter used brown rice noodles in a spaghetti dish last week.  You couldn't tell it wasn't real spaghetti and was very good.

When I'm cold (and need the warming food) I make the diet hot chocolate and mix a scoop of chocolate protein with it - yummy!  Warms me right to the core. 

Thanks for the much needed reminders of what it takes! 

I appreciated AL of these ideas! Thank you for taking the time to post them  :-)

I graze because I can't get enough in otherwise. So I eat about every 2 hours.

My workout is getting from the bed to the kitchen without stepping on any cats or dogs!

My dh has one beer a day (and plans for those carbs). I do not drink...I am literally allergic to alcohol. I get a bad reaction when I do...haven't had any since Dec 1999. It's not that I don't want it...I would love to have wine sometimes...just do not want the physical reaction.

Most of my grazing is protein...yogurt or shrimp or deli ham rolled up.

I use to love popcorn but thanks to my jaw surgery it and nuts are no longer options.

Did you know that brown rice has a higher incidence of arsenic than white rice? Both have it but because brown still has the hull, more is left in it.

Fat is NOT the enemy. For anyone EXCEPT a DS'er...about 30 grams a day is what you need for good health. DS'ers need 5 times as much due to the way we malabsorb. But make it good for you fats like olive oil.