Eating Well
How to Avoid Food Temptations
If you want positive changes that last, it’s important to identify food traps – those seemingly innocent choices that bust your calorie budget. For example, did you know that a blueberry muffin can cost you a quarter of your daily calorie budget?
You also need to know your overeating triggers, like social eating or TV snacking, and the types of foods that always leave you wanting more.
Retrain your brain.
Healthier habits happen with repetition – continuing to stick to your plan will become your new normal.
Say “yes” to staying full.
Fill up on the right foods like high volume smoothies, and low-calorie fruits and vegetables.
Make a shift with snacks.
Whether you’re eating out of hunger or habit, make it easier to choose snacks that satisfy your cravings and still support your weight loss goal by having them readily available.
Think ahead.
Most people have no idea what they’re going to have for dinner tonight, much less the rest of the day! Planning your meals and snacks is key to staying on track.
Anchor your plate with vegetables.
Don’t eat less. Eat better! Cover more than half your plate with veggies.
Practice out of sight, out of mind.
Remove the temptation altogether. Keep the foods that trigger you most out of sight—and out of the house—so you can’t be tempted to have “just one bite.”
Stay strong.
Veering off your plan, even just a little, is never a good idea. Once you allow one slip up, the pattern usually continues.
Never assume there will be something healthy “there.”
It’s astonishing how many calories are in the average sit-down restaurant meal—even more than most fast foods1. Just one portion can undo several days of hard work!
Blueberry Muffin
424 CALORIES
United States Department of Agriculture Food Composition Databases
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Applebees Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
800 CALORIES
Calorie Count Taken from the Applebees Menu
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Medium Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt
250 CALORIES
Calorie Count Taken from the Pinkberry Menu
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When it comes to eating right, knowledge is definitely power. And prevention is key. With solid planning it’ll be easier not to fall for food traps or succumb to triggers.
It takes a serious commitment to change your relationship with food. And we’re seriously committed to helping you do it.
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