I’m going to echo a few others suggesting apps that help you log what you eat. Even in the absence of a goal, I found that making sure I was only eating consciously, and only when I was actually hungry (as in, not eating just because it’s time to eat) helped immensely.
Yes, it boils down to self control, but think of intake tracking as exercise. The more you do it, the easier it gets, and the whole point is just to build momentum so that it becomes routine.
There’s no magic bullet, but I lost about 40lbs in a year just telling myself things like “Fuck, I mindlessly opened another bag of Doritos, I DO NOT have to finish this” before I even started researching food intake apps.
Having an underlying cause (medication, stress, etc) will make this exceptionally hard ( I struggled for decades ) but every single time you stop yourself is progress. Failing to stop is NOT backsliding, it’s just your normal, and you have to think of every day you manage to lower your intake as another step toward a new normal.
I hit a wall that only exercise can solve, which is what I’m doing now, and it’s not easy, or consistent, but I know every 5 minutes I spend running, or lifting, or whatever is 5 minutes I didn’t spend on my ass, and that’s good enough for me.
I’m going to echo a few others suggesting apps that help you log what you eat. Even in the absence of a goal, I found that making sure I was only eating consciously, and only when I was actually hungry (as in, not eating just because it’s time to eat) helped immensely.
Yes, it boils down to self control, but think of intake tracking as exercise. The more you do it, the easier it gets, and the whole point is just to build momentum so that it becomes routine.
There’s no magic bullet, but I lost about 40lbs in a year just telling myself things like “Fuck, I mindlessly opened another bag of Doritos, I DO NOT have to finish this” before I even started researching food intake apps.
Having an underlying cause (medication, stress, etc) will make this exceptionally hard ( I struggled for decades ) but every single time you stop yourself is progress. Failing to stop is NOT backsliding, it’s just your normal, and you have to think of every day you manage to lower your intake as another step toward a new normal.
I hit a wall that only exercise can solve, which is what I’m doing now, and it’s not easy, or consistent, but I know every 5 minutes I spend running, or lifting, or whatever is 5 minutes I didn’t spend on my ass, and that’s good enough for me.