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Found 4 comments on Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More!:

u/bluebuckeye · 15 pointsr/IWantToLearn

As someone who has lost 50 lbs, I have to say that motivation and willpower aren't enough. You do need them, but you need tools in place that will help you along when your motivation and willpower fail. And trust me, they will. You have to have tools in place that will make easier to stick to your diet and exercise plan than it will be to go off of it. So, being extremely long winded, here is what I suggest.

  • First, realize that weight is not the only, nor is it the best, indicator of health. You may not lose 35 pounds, but if you go down 3 pant sizes and lower your cholesterol, while increasing strength then you're better off for it. Before you start, weigh yourself, note your size in tops, pants, shoes as well as measurements at your waist, hips, bust, neck, upper arms and thighs. Take a "before" picture to look at when you're discouraged that the changes are happening too slowly. I'd also suggest seeing a doctor and getting a biometric screening to make sure you are well enough to exercise. Plus it'll give you a good baseline to measure against once you've lost the weight.

  • Pick a "diet plan" that works for you. Keto, paleo, low-carb, low-cal, Weight Watchers, whatever. You are more likely to keep the weight off if you pick a diet plan that you can live with forever, which is why Weight Watchers has a much higher success rate than many other diets because their members don't have any foods that are off limits. I don't really like plans that tell you there are foods you can't eat, because that will make me want them and then I'll binge. But if you can do it, go for it.

  • Don't jump into your diet plan head first. Do a little planning. Slowly ween yourself off fast food and junk. If you normally go out to eat every day, cut down to a few times a week. Pack your lunch. (It's not only more healthy, you'll save money too!) Find a bunch of recipes that fit your meal plan that you think are delicious. You may need a few weeks to test them out so you know they're good. Don't just focus on dinner. Find snacks, breakfasts, and lunches too. The goal is to never feel deprived. So eat only foods you love. I cannot stress this enough. This has been my saving grace on my "diet". I eat delicious food all the time.

  • If the foods you love are time consuming to make, make them in bulk and freeze them. That way on some night when you're starving and want to just go to McDonald's and get a burger, you'll realize it'll take less time to heat up what you have in your freezer.

  • If you refuse to stop going out to eat (which is fine!) research your favorite places and find foods on their menu that fit your meal plan. Get the book Eat This, Not That and see what it suggests for the restaurant you're going to. Do this before you decide to go, as it's much harder to have the willpower to pick something on plan once at the restaurant and starving. For sit-down restaurants don't hesitate to ask to swap things out, or slightly modify their dishes.

  • Exercising probably won't make you lose weight, but it will help you keep it off. Once you get your food figured out, start working out. Find exercises you love and do them frequently. Make it a routine and don't deviate from that routine for at least a month. Do both cardio and strength training. If you don't feel like you have time to work out, try to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Bike or walk to work. Hang up a chin up bar in your door way and make a rule that to walk through that doorway means you have to do at least one chin up. Do burpees every time you have a beer. Something like that.

  • Lastly, and this is the most important rule: Weight loss is like Fight Club. DON'T TALK ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PLAN. Numerous studies have shown that when you talk out loud to people about your plan to lose weight, your mind gets the satisfaction of committing to losing weight, but you are actually less likely to follow through. Keep it to yourself and you are much more likely to follow through and actually lose the weight.

    Good luck!
u/halasjackson · 2 pointsr/loseit

Buy Eat This, Not That! and keep it near you all the time -- near the toilet is good, too.

It's a great accompaniment to low-cal eating. I'm on 1600 cal per day, and this book help me find foods that are decent in bulk / portion size, but have much fewer calories than similar alternatives.

Veyr easy, intuitive, fun to read. Extremely helpful whether you are eating out or grocery shopping.

No, I'm not the author or work for Amazon. This book really helped me (I also am on MyFitnessPal!).

u/motdakasha · 1 pointr/Fitness

try the healthy choice exchange books, like this: http://www.amazon.com/This-Thousands-Simple-Swaps-Pounds/dp/1594868549 and remember: there are these things called libraries. you don't have to break your wallet buying a bunch of food choice books that end up irrelevant to you. check them out in the library first to see if you even use it.

instead of white rice, eat other rice varieties, like GABA brown, jasmine, arborio, basmati, or a wild mix. wild rices and whole grain rices actually have nutritional value, white rice does not.

you could try whole grain pasta, but like quinoa, it's not for everyone. substitute part of mashed potatoes for mashed cauliflower. decrease your rice and increase your veggies -- they are lower calorie and have more nutritional value than grains. measure your food -- even if you're not aiming to decrease to start off, it helps to become aware of how much your intake actually is. track it in a food log.

remember to snack (healthy items!) frequently, it decreases your chances of binge eating. try a healthy snack before you go to the dining hall to see if that helps "uncloud" your judgment.

u/theoryface · 0 pointsr/freeideas

I'm sorry, but any post about nutrition coming from someone who "ate nothing but McDonalds all summer" is invalid here. You clearly don't know very much about the subject matter. For example:

> You can become unimaginably fat eating apples if you try hard enough.

No you can't. It's a negative calorie food.

Trust me, I see your point, that's there's more to dieting than just making sure you eat the right foods. It's the same problem Lean Cuisine faces, right? You can't just eat their foods and become magically thin, there's more to it than that. But I see your hangup as something a little disclaimer can take care of.

This website idea is less like a full-on diet plan (no nutrition info, remember?) and more like "Eat This Not That". In a no-nonsense way it can debunk the irrational dieting decisions we sometimes let ourselves make ("Oh, one piece of cheesecake can't hurt, and Tammy's birthday just comes once a year!"). It also can provide clarity to some people who really need it ("Is peanut butter bad for me? There's a lot of fat..."). Finally, it's a kick in the ass - maybe if you knew this website would say "Not Eat" about that hamburger, you're more likely to stay in and have soup instead. In this way, you don't even have to use the web site for it to work.

But c'mon, a "horrible idea"? How can it be a horrible idea to have a site that suggests getting a fettucine noodle bowl from Healthy Choice over the fettucine at Olive Garden? No, it would not be an end-all dieting solution, but that's undeniably helpful.