At last! A diet/nutrition article that talks about the ‘burden of decision making’ in the context of diet. One of my pet peeves is that this aspect isn’t given enough weight.
It’s one of the things I like about meal prep. If I make a dozen chicken curries, a dozen chilli and a doz apricot chicken, that’s a months worth of meals if I eat at least one every day. Pita salad protein wrap for another meal. Suddenly my food decisions are way down. Fruit and nuts for clean nibbles. Ice creams on a stick, two biscuits or PBnJ for dirty nibbles. Water or protein shake for drinks. That’s most of the thinking taken out of it. Every few weeks I crave something I haven’t made myself which is usually banh mi, hsp or pizza as that’s what’s good around here.
I always buy tomatoes, cucumbers, green leafies and a salad mix weekly then all I have to do is think up a protein to have with them for those days when I can’t be bothered to think.
I solve this by not going to the supermarket in person and not even looking at or clicking on the biscuit or junk food pages on the supermarket website
if i do buy lollies or biscuits while I am out I eat a few then throw the rest away. I find much of the enjoyment is in the buying not the eating so buying and throwing away I still get some enjoyment
I used to do that with cigarettes. I’d leave the pack with the bartender as a tip. Someone in a bar always smokes. I haven’t smoked any tobacco since early covid times, and that was just a joint that made me throw up. Also ruining the mood for the uhh catchup.
I know diets are really hard. I know will power is a big issue and that I’m not weak, I’m normal. If dieting was easy there wouldn’t be an obesity epidemic.
This is why I love the shake meal replacement. I have no prohibitions to make opportunities for failure and to feel bad. All I have to do is eat way less of what I normally do and have a meal shake instead. I am doing something instead of not doing something.
And it is really easy. I don’t have to cook anything special, just the same , just much less. ( and I cook pretty healthy anyway, I have always added 3 x the amount of vegies to a recipe and don’t often use premade dishes)
I’m finding giving up bread really hard. I have reduced my intake but fresh Vienna from the bakery is holding me back. I will not lose sleep about it, instead allow my self to enjoy the occasional slice or two.
At last! A diet/nutrition article that talks about the ‘burden of decision making’ in the context of diet. One of my pet peeves is that this aspect isn’t given enough weight.
worth a read whatever diet you’re on or not on
"On any given day, humans make an estimated 300 decisions about food’.
hrmm that seems like a lot…
Good article though.
It’s one of the things I like about meal prep. If I make a dozen chicken curries, a dozen chilli and a doz apricot chicken, that’s a months worth of meals if I eat at least one every day. Pita salad protein wrap for another meal. Suddenly my food decisions are way down. Fruit and nuts for clean nibbles. Ice creams on a stick, two biscuits or PBnJ for dirty nibbles. Water or protein shake for drinks. That’s most of the thinking taken out of it. Every few weeks I crave something I haven’t made myself which is usually banh mi, hsp or pizza as that’s what’s good around here.
I always buy tomatoes, cucumbers, green leafies and a salad mix weekly then all I have to do is think up a protein to have with them for those days when I can’t be bothered to think.
Seems about right for me:
Go buy tim tams; NO
Go buy tim tams; NO
Go buy tim tams; NO
I solve this by not going to the supermarket in person and not even looking at or clicking on the biscuit or junk food pages on the supermarket website
if i do buy lollies or biscuits while I am out I eat a few then throw the rest away. I find much of the enjoyment is in the buying not the eating so buying and throwing away I still get some enjoyment
I used to do that with cigarettes. I’d leave the pack with the bartender as a tip. Someone in a bar always smokes. I haven’t smoked any tobacco since early covid times, and that was just a joint that made me throw up. Also ruining the mood for the uhh catchup.
so many kudos, smoking is incredibly hard to give up 👍🙂🥰😘
I know diets are really hard. I know will power is a big issue and that I’m not weak, I’m normal. If dieting was easy there wouldn’t be an obesity epidemic.
This is why I love the shake meal replacement. I have no prohibitions to make opportunities for failure and to feel bad. All I have to do is eat way less of what I normally do and have a meal shake instead. I am doing something instead of not doing something.
And it is really easy. I don’t have to cook anything special, just the same , just much less. ( and I cook pretty healthy anyway, I have always added 3 x the amount of vegies to a recipe and don’t often use premade dishes)
I’m finding giving up bread really hard. I have reduced my intake but fresh Vienna from the bakery is holding me back. I will not lose sleep about it, instead allow my self to enjoy the occasional slice or two.
I have 3 slices max a day. It’s easy and I like it. Occasionally have some raisin bread , which I know I shouldn’t.
Which meal shake brand(s) are you liking?
I like the aldi one , am using the csiro one at the moment but not using milk as I really want to reduce my intake of dairy because intolerances