"Feeding my tongue " 🤯 I have never heard anyone describe it that way but that's exactly what it is. When I have a craving it's my brain imagining the taste on my tongue.
🧠Those are great hacks 🧠 My top 4, I use on the regular are: 🥦Bulk out meals with veggies and fruit 🌈 Eat the rainbow 💪 When I dont want to go to the gym, I remind myself that a short/modified workout is better than none. The best workout is the one you do 🍀Having a calorie friendly ready-to-go meal in the freezer, for days when I dont have the bandwith to shop for groceries.
that last one is the big one for me, it's nice to know you'll have energy to cook even if you have only decision fatigue. Some days i can't get out of bed from disabling pain or exhaustion. I'm working on having a bigger variety of good meals in the freezer, adding new recipes each month.
Honestly don't beat yourself up, if you want to lose weight come at it from a positive point of view. It's not a punishment 💓simple small changes over months or even years are healthier in the long run. You don't have to do everything, all at once, right now!
I've been overweight most of my life, the first time I managed to lose a lot of weight and get skinny I was in my early 20's. Then I met my now ex wife who is obese (fluctuated between 120-160kg) and when I first greeted her at the airport and she hugged she she said "omg you're so tiny" and "I feel like I'm going to break you" which was really like a back handed complement and made me feel ashamed of myself. She would also shame me for not eating enough when we went out for food (which was a lot). Takeout portions are huge as most of us know, so I would eat until I was full and stop. She would literally sit there and keep at me to "eat more, eat more, you're too skinny." I think I gained like 10kg in the first few months we were together because she somehow managed to make me feel like I was too skinny and needed to eat more. There was also no healthy foods in her house and she always insisted on buying junk and takeout. Obviously no one put the fork to my mouth and forced me to eat it, but they did contribute to me gaining a lot of weight. I've been divorced for a couple of years now and have kind of just maintained at around 82kg but recently decided I want to lose the weight for good and have been tracking my calories for about 2 weeks and have dropped around 3kg and officially am no longer in the "obese" BMI category, though not by much lol. I'm glad I found your channel cos it's nice to find other people who have also lost weight who can relate to all the struggles, and make me feel less alone I guess?
Hi Carla. Just saw your channel, and I want to commend you for voicing all the little things and tricks one uses on the way to half size. I am 166 cm tall and had a weight of 107 kg so I was severely obese. On top of that I was 70 years old and most of my overweight had been on appx 20 years (since I had a depression in 2000) It is extremely hard to mind one's weight when depressed and the most frequent word of my vocabulary in those years were "tomorrow". But I managed to pull myself together, and ONLY by doing exactly what you're mentioning here in this video, i succeeded in losing 45 kg. The most important were the planning of a weekly food-schedule. In the very beginning of my journey I avoided to socialize but slowly I found out, that if you know when you are going to deviate from your plan, you can plan the following day to contain even less calories and thus maintain your weekly level of calories. But a trick I can give you is, that if you've been out for dinner one night, then eat only 1-2 almonds at lunchtime and at supper an apple the next day. Another trick to maintain an even level of your blood sugar is eating within an 8-hour frame. For instance, I start my sort of 'eating day' with one red grapefruit about 10 am. That means that I have to eat my supper no later than at 6 pm and nothing after that. The way the body works biomedically secures, that every spike in the blood sugar happens within this time frame and will then not hurt your metabolism.
Well, I didn't know that Biscoff spread existed until now. The me that got to 300 lbs just whispered to me, "Is that the take away of this video? 🤤" The me who has lost 70 lbs so far recognized that, obviously, that was NOT the the away from this video and that I am motivated to stay consistent with the things I've been doing and the tips in this video to drop another 100 lbs. Being mindful helps to avoid acting on those old thought processes.
Carla, this was so helpful. Meal prepping takes so much time and refrigerator space! I love the idea of meal planning instead and setting yourself up for success that way. Thanks for another extremely useful tip!
Great video as always Carla! I’ve watched loads of your content and you’ve probably said this before but what struck me today is that I’m making decisions that are moving me ‘away from my goal’ 🎯
My best hack is using my freezer. It was the best way to stop eating too much because I'd made more than one serving. Now I divide stuff and if I am not going to eat something within a day or two it goes in the freezer. I also have an extra freezer in my basement and that is the only place I keep ice cream now. It has really made a difference to have to go downstairs and helps me think twice before automatically getting a bowl. 🧠
Wow, what tips on someone who has integrated and internalized fully what it takes to maintain behavior change. I appreciate your example, and the wisdom in your instruction
Thank you for your informative and helpful videos! I’m just starting my weight loss journey and appreciate hearing what works for others to try on my journey.
Oh I like the "eat the thing you most want first" idea. I hadn't thought of that one before. "brain emoji" (I didn't feel like looking up a brain emoji so I just typed it in. :) :) :))
Another hack to add to meal planning - ‘cook once and eat twice’. So make double portions of dinner as deliberate planned leftovers for lunch tomorrow. So you only have to plan ONE main meal a day, plus breakfast 👍
Thank you SO much for not offering meal prepping but talking about meal planning instead. I personally cannot STAND meal prepping, it's the one thing that actually throws me right back towards ordering out or just not eating at all, I just don't enjoy it. Meal planning however I do enjoy, my biggest issue with that one is that I might not want to eat whatever I chose for the day once I get to that specific day 😂😂 I'm also a big fan of snacking while I'm cooking so I'm definitely going to implement the 'snack-for-preparing-dinner' hack you mentioned 😂😂 (also a kitty appeared during the video! Hi kitty! 🥹💕)
I also do intermitent fasting lunch and diner, i only drink black coffee in the morning. Because if i eat in the morning, I'm hella hungry by 10 in the morning, and i want to eat all day long. When i don't eat in the morning, I'm usually only hungry by 1pm. But also always leave the best for last 😅 start with vegs then meat and finish with the carb .. But i also let myself eat what i want, i usually overdo it, and eat it every day so after a few days I'm disgusted by it 😅.
@Pepperfam exercise provides dopamine. Add it in, you’ll always be glad you did & once you get used to recognize it as a source of dopamine, you’ll crave it.
🧠 the number one thing that I dol every day, I meal plan for the next day. I buy cheap composition notebooks on Amazon (with cute graphics on the cover), I call it my food diary. What I do one day prior to every day, I sit down, and I write out exactly what I’m going to eat for my two meals and one small snack in between, with the calorie count. This way when I wake up I know exactly what I’m going to eat that day, and I never go over my calorie limit. I always check my calendar to see what is going on the next day and I plan accordingly. If I know I’m going to the city to run errands. I will make sure that I plan a meal to go or a snack to go. If I see, it’s going to be a really busy day, and I will be possibly tired at suppertime, I will make sure there are leftovers from the day before, or an easy meal to prep. This has worked fabulously for me! I even include my coffee with cream, of course, and any other beverages. Thank you for all these wonderful tips I really appreciate it🥰
I can do that with candy and sweets and discover It months later. Even when I am craving a bit of chocolate, I still forget that it's in there if I put it in the correct spot. You have to put it someplace up high that's hard to reach or out of sight
You're lucky. There's no "forgetting" for me. It just can't be in the house. I live alone, which makes managing what food comes into the house easier, but if I try putting something up high and out of the way, I'll just go get a stool. 😊
@danimcmahon5503 me too, I live alone, and yes, easier to just not buy. Put on those occasions when I do, I have surprised myself. For example, I bought some chocolates at Trader Joe's in November or December and didn't realize that I had them again until March I think, because I put them in a different cupboard than I normally would keep food
So, I know that calorie counting and meal planning help with portion control. Did you struggle with that at all and if so, how did you manage the urge to eat more even though you know that if you did, you’d be past your calorie limit? And when you prepare your snacking veggies for when you’re cooking, do you portion those out ahead of time?
So you lost your weight by counting calories? I'm on a low carb eating plan and I've lost 43 lbs in a year. I'm 75 yrs old and not real active. In the last year I started walking a mile every day. What do you do to break the plateaus? I've stuck to the plan and I haven't lost anything this month. I did lose another inch around my waist--but that darn scale won't budge!!
Another great video. Very helpful, I'll be using these tips. ❤ I posted on one of your last videos that someone walked off with my lilac journal (still new in box) and another one I had bought. I love to collect them. Who does that?? Who felt comfortable enough in my home to steal journals?? It's really upsetting and unsettling.... I changed my screen name again. 😬😂 (Maureen)
I was controlled by crazy food cravings and had an overeating problem... deliverance prayer in Jesus' name gave me freedom. It's good being a Christian. :)
🧠- my helpful hacks for myself = drinking enough water, and especially drinking a full glass of water when I find I am tempted to 'stress eat' = I'm not really physically hungry, I'm just having emotions that I have dealt with in the past by eating, 😕. Actually that's a topic I'd love to have more suggestions on = how to curb or deal with emotional or stress eating. = a past habit, I'd like to be further away from! Tks for all you share!
I've done exactly the meal prep thing this week, but you're a genius with making snacks that include your lunch calories. Making snacks for while you're cooking is such a smart idea. I'm actually shocked. I already have some blueberries ready for my dessert tonight. While I'm watching this, I'm snacking on those while my lunch is heating up. Normally, I'd grab anything at all: nuts, chips, even some peanut butter. This is going to be a game changer for me. Thank you.
I try to not bring things into the house that I shouldn’t eat. My husband buys more of those items but I’ve asked him to keep them out of sight. If I don’t see it I’m not as likely to eat it. If it’s not in the house I’m even less likely to eat it.
🧠 Hi Carla. I love these 5 hacks and would love to see a Part 2, with a focus on hacks for eating out. I find it particularly hard to stay on track if I’m eating out for lunch or dinner. I go with the best of intentions, but when I see the menu or see what my companions are ordering, my plan to eat healthy goes right out the window. It’s like I think to myself eating out is a treat so I need to treat myself. In my mind, treating myself means ordering something high in calories and fat. Any advice you could pass on would be most appreciated. Your videos are inspiring and informative.
I do two things there. If it's just a normal get together with friends for lunch, I look at the menu before I even leave the house and decide on what I'm having. It does not always have to be a salad with grilled chicken. Sometimes having two healthy appetizers is as good as a meal, if it's something different. The other thing is if there is something that I have been really craving for a while, like fish and chips, after a month or so, I let myself have it. Having something because it sounds good is an impulse. Having something that you have been thinking about for 3 weeks is a craving and you have to address it.
@patriciabrewer489 another thing....if you're in the US. I pop one or two minu York peppermint patties in my bag. When others at the table get dessert, I have a little something sweet for 50 calories.
Hi Carla- this video was so helpful, and I would love a part 2! I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your tips and hacks and for being vulnerable about your own journey.🖤 Your videos led me to consider my own limiting beliefs, and then to Body Slims and now I am half way through this cycle- and I love seeing your helpful videos there every week- like you’re on this journey with us! 🖤
