How to stop eating when you work from home

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Tracking food is SO successful - and I agree that tracking before you eat is the way go so you can adjust when you see what you are eating. It has helped me lose weight very easily in the past when I'm willing to put in the work!!

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Diets are built in the grocery store, not the kitchen.

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Stuff yourself on water and vegetables so you feel too full to snack.

Take your breaks by walking outside instead of to kitchen. Keep your shoes on and dress for the outdoor weather.

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What I don't understand is that some of the advice is to fast....if someone doesn't have the discipline to NOT snack, how do they have the discipline to not eat ANYTYHING the entire morning or whatever?

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Anonymous wrote:I could have written this a few months ago. I started intermittent fasting and it has helped tremendously. I would recommend reading anything by Gin Stephens. The concept of a clean fast is game changing.

NP thank you for this; I'll look this up today.

btw a few years back, DCUM directed me to Mark Sisson at MarksDailyApple.com and that was lifechanging for me. He's along the same lines of the benefits of intermittent fasting (IF) and not eating sugars or grains. He's more than that, it's a whole lifestyle change--accomodating our anciently-programmed bodies to thrive in modern life.

Another one who is good is Dr. Mark Hyman who specializes in functional medicine.

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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is that some of the advice is to fast....if someone doesn't have the discipline to NOT snack, how do they have the discipline to not eat ANYTYHING the entire morning or whatever?

It does sound counterintuitive. I would recommend reading about IF. Obesity Code, Fast Feast Repeat, Life in the Fasting Lane, Delay Don’t Deny are good. Other folks have recommended Mindy Pelz. I read her book too, which is focused on fasting for women; her approach is based on hormone fluctuations through your cycle (or post menopausal hormonal changes). I liked the book, but it was a bit too complicated for me to follow. There also several podcasts on IF if that’s preferable.

When you do a clean fast (plain water, plain sparkling water, black coffee, black tea, green tea - no milk or sugar or artificial sweeteners, no flavored teas, no gum or mints) it really is not that hard to go long periods of time without eating. I have young kids and work from home 2-3 days a week and snacked all throughout the day…literally like 10-12 times a day, and this has been surprisingly easy for me. I did a 20 hour fast twice this week with no issues. Otherwise I am going 18 hours (6 hour eating window).

And the benefits are not limited to weight loss.

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Anonymous wrote:Take a photo of yourself in underwear, without sucking in anything - just your loose flabby self.

Post that photo on the fridge and pantry doors at the start of your workday, and keep it there until you are off duty (assuming you don't want kids, spouse etc. to see it).

This should help a lot with mindless eating behavior.

Yes definitely. Because self-loathing and shame are really effective at bringing about positive change.

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Anonymous wrote:Stuff yourself on water and vegetables so you feel too full to snack.

Take your breaks by walking outside instead of to kitchen. Keep your shoes on and dress for the outdoor weather.

I am NEVER too full to snack! LOL. But the taking a walk outside instead of taking a walk to the kitchen is good advice!

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Anonymous wrote:What I don't understand is that some of the advice is to fast....if someone doesn't have the discipline to NOT snack, how do they have the discipline to not eat ANYTYHING the entire morning or whatever?

It does sound counterintuitive. I would recommend reading about IF. Obesity Code, Fast Feast Repeat, Life in the Fasting Lane, Delay Don’t Deny are good. Other folks have recommended Mindy Pelz. I read her book too, which is focused on fasting for women; her approach is based on hormone fluctuations through your cycle (or post menopausal hormonal changes). I liked the book, but it was a bit too complicated for me to follow. There also several podcasts on IF if that’s preferable.

When you do a clean fast (plain water, plain sparkling water, black coffee, black tea, green tea - no milk or sugar or artificial sweeteners, no flavored teas, no gum or mints) it really is not that hard to go long periods of time without eating. I have young kids and work from home 2-3 days a week and snacked all throughout the day…literally like 10-12 times a day, and this has been surprisingly easy for me. I did a 20 hour fast twice this week with no issues. Otherwise I am going 18 hours (6 hour eating window).

And the benefits are not limited to weight loss.

I want to add onto this. I haven't read the books, but know once I start eating it is easier to keep eating. Fasting isn't hard. I've done longer fasts (for health reasons) and just drinking water/coffee is not difficult. Especially after you get to the 24 hour point ... it's very easy to just keep going.

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Anonymous wrote:I have the same problem. What worked best for me was the intermittent fasting thing - no going into the kitchen for food before 4pm, and then having some healthy things ready to snack on-carrot sticks, celery etc.

+1 - you gotta cut the window of stuffing your face everyday to just a few hours. Give your body a break.

I don't think one meal a day is healthy.

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Anonymous wrote:Stuff yourself on water and vegetables so you feel too full to snack.

Take your breaks by walking outside instead of to kitchen. Keep your shoes on and dress for the outdoor weather.

I am NEVER too full to snack! LOL. But the taking a walk outside instead of taking a walk to the kitchen is good advice!

DP but when I eat a large volume of low calorie, high nutrient foods I do feel very full. I WFH and have one snack each day mid afternoon. Always an apple and either dry shredded wheat cereal, a serving size of nuts (weigh them!), or a protein drink. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Plus they are delicious and portable for when I do need to be out and about.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have the same problem. What worked best for me was the intermittent fasting thing - no going into the kitchen for food before 4pm, and then having some healthy things ready to snack on-carrot sticks, celery etc.

+1 - you gotta cut the window of stuffing your face everyday to just a few hours. Give your body a break.

I don't think one meal a day is healthy.

Neither is continually spiking insulin.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have the same problem. What worked best for me was the intermittent fasting thing - no going into the kitchen for food before 4pm, and then having some healthy things ready to snack on-carrot sticks, celery etc.

+1 - you gotta cut the window of stuffing your face everyday to just a few hours. Give your body a break.

I don't think one meal a day is healthy.

Neither is continually spiking insulin.

There's a happy medium between those two options.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have the same problem. What worked best for me was the intermittent fasting thing - no going into the kitchen for food before 4pm, and then having some healthy things ready to snack on-carrot sticks, celery etc.

+1 - you gotta cut the window of stuffing your face everyday to just a few hours. Give your body a break.

I don't think one meal a day is healthy.

Neither is continually spiking insulin.

The TikTok obsession with “spiking insulin” is dumb and ill informed. If you aren’t eating garbage all the time and haven’t done that for a few decades that isn’t the problem. Eating too frequently results in eating too much. That’s what the OP is trying to cut down on.