One Meal A Day: restricting your eating window to a single meal each day
[dc: you should always take your vitamins when doing long fasts!some suggest people living with diabetes who are taking insulin should not follow this diet, but there are said to be some benefits]
•can boost productivity
•increase focus
• balance hormones
• improve gut health (important for losing weight)
• reduce weight
•promotes cellular regeneration (anti-aging)
•easier to maintain a caloric deficit
•fights aging ^ (cellular regeneration)
•save money
•clear, smoother, & younger skin due to the anti-aging effects and increased autophagy benefits.
•save time
•boost the immune system
•live longer
•turns the body into a fat burning machine
•fix slow metabolism
•more free time! use it on your actual interests and hobbies (lmk if i should make a list of things to do/hobbies)
•increase cognitive function (improve dementia, poor memory, lack of focus, and trouble concentrating)
•chug a cup of water (sometimes your mind thinks you’re hungry when you’re really just dehydrated)
•brush your teeth (helps suppress the cravings and tells my mind I’m finished eating for the time/day)
•take a walk w/ music (always takes my mind off food and away from the kitchen)
•cleaning (cleaning my room or anything always gives me something to do for an hour or more and by the time I’m done cravings are gone and now you have a pretty and clean room:))
•do your makeup/nails (something fun to focus on and perfect)
•chew gum (self explanatory)
•draw, read, journaling (your hobbies will always help take your mind of things)
On another note, aunt flow came to visit this morning 😭 Even though my cramps aren't as bad as they usually are, I went to the market and picked up these as well...
I remember my step-sister (rip <3) used to drink this tea when she was trying to loose a bunch of weight (she wasn't 4n4, just bigger and wanted to get back on track) and apparently it worked wonders for her!
keeping food out of your sight is a very important tip. if its not there, theres nothing to binge🎀
2. being calm is key
if you have a very stressful, emotional, or hectic life you’re naturally more likely to binge or overeat. if you can learn how to be more calm and handle stress, you will be able to manage your eating habits🍵 meditating, reading, breathing exercises, & hot baths are things i do to stay calm.
3. hobbies and interests!!!
this is probably my number one tip: keeping yourself distracted with things you like(thats not food!). you have to find out what you’re interested in, and keep yourself distracted with it everyday🩰
examples: sports, music,movies,topics,instruments,fashion,art,books, being creative, (lmk if you guys want a list of hobbies/interests/things to do)
pro tip: having a pet! having a pet is a lot of work and its perfect for keeping yourself busy and active
4. sleep
if your sleeping habits are out of balance, so are your eating habits. make sure to get 8-10+ hours of sleep everyday. if you struggle with sleeping id recommend magnesium before bed!!, melatonin, meditating, & reading before sleeping💤
5. don’t isolate yourself
i know you might think staying home will help you stay away from food but, it won't.
by allowing yourself to stay home and isolate yourself, you’re actually trapping yourself in a house with easy access to food. food that you dont even have to pay for. but when you’re out, you have to pay to get access to food. therefore, harder to access.🎀
examples: you could go for a walk or run, read in a park, go to an activity, a museum/art gallery, go shopping, hangout with friends, go to a cinema, volunteer, go to an event.
remember there are many things you can do with your friends/family that doesn't involve food. 🧸
6. stay hydrated
make sure you’re drinking enough water throughout the day 🎀
•smoking/vaping (personally helps me fight the urges and cigs burn cals!)
•washing dishes (washing gross food dishes with old food all over makes me never wanna eat again lmao)
•drink tea/coffee (personally helps suppress my appetite)
•watching vs fashion shows/catwalks (one of my fav pastimes plus it’s literally thinspho)
•eating cough drop (especially if you’re craving something sugary it helps so much)
•drink protein shake (keeps you full for longer and protein actually helped me lose weight, and they got yummy low cal recipes)
•plan meals out (when eating low cal and don’t want to binge plan your meals out the day ahead and when you’ll have them so you won’t feel tempted to snack throughout the day)