Keep the Candy Wrappers - HUH???
Friday, May 15, 2009
OK Candy wrappers???? This is a an old post but I thought it was an interesting thought process. Hope it helps those that have not read it before!!!!
OK Candy wrappers???? This is a an old post but I thought it was an interesting thought process. Hope it helps those that have not read it before!!!!Shape Magazine had an interesting short article in the March 2008 edition on a study about NOT throwing away those candy wrappers. The study from Cornell University showed that people who saved the candy wrappers as a reminder of what they have eaten ate about half as many candies as those that threw the wrappers away. They used those mini candy bars in this study but you certainly can apply this to any candy/food item at home or work. We all know how that work candy dish or the hidden bag at home can call our name!!!! It definitely makes sense to keep those wrappers out in the open so you "don't forget" what you have indulged in already! This also applied to things like buffalo wings at restaurants & items where you can have the server leave the evidence of what you have already eaten.
Here is another tip I read in Oxygen Women's Fitness. Next time your sweet tooth hits, focus on a mental image of your ideal body instead of the food. Get your mind on the muscle and off the sweets! I really like this. If I get one of those emotional or stress urges to eat, I always take time out to think it thru first. This thought process of focusing on your current goals & what you want to accomplish may really help!
Give both a try. I bet you see some pounds come off from these very simple changes in lifestyle patterns!!! Do you think this would help? What would you do to help stop the "going back" syndrome?
Here is another tip I read in Oxygen Women's Fitness. Next time your sweet tooth hits, focus on a mental image of your ideal body instead of the food. Get your mind on the muscle and off the sweets! I really like this. If I get one of those emotional or stress urges to eat, I always take time out to think it thru first. This thought process of focusing on your current goals & what you want to accomplish may really help!
Give both a try. I bet you see some pounds come off from these very simple changes in lifestyle patterns!!! Do you think this would help? What would you do to help stop the "going back" syndrome?
Good ideas. I'll test this out and see if my Greedy Gene submits. Unfortunately, this post just made me want some Twizzlers. Geesh.
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unfortunately, for me, seeing that wrapper would only remind me of how friggin good that little sin was, and i'd want another! hahaha
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Josie and Cher, you are too funny! Good to hear though. For me, it would be like "I can't believe I ate the whole thing". BUT, it shows how we are all different & even with the "experts" advice out there, just because one thing works for a person, it may not necessarily work for another. We are all different!
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It's interesting how these little mental tricks can make so much difference! Making goals and consequences concrete really helps when temptation calls!
I find it helps to imagine how many additional miles of running or walking I'm committing to when I'm thinking about a treat. Sometimes it's worth it... sometimes not!
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"Crabby", I love your comment on thinking about how much it will take to work it off! I hear ya. Most of the time it works for me & then there is that 1% when I say, heck, I work out dang hard so I deserve it. Thank goodness that is just the 1% part! HA!
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I heard a great tip once from a woman I used to work with: chew a piece of sugarless cinnamon gum when you crave chocolate. Try it - it works.
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Hi Lee! Sugarless gum has been shown to help people. For me, I can't handle the sugar substitutes in sugar free gum. They bloat me up pretty bad! I say for those that don't have trouble with sugar free gum, give this a try BUT if you do have trouble with the sugar alcohols like sorbitol, xylitol & other ingredients that end in "tol" then steer clear of the sugar free gum.
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Yes,
"Being fit" can be defined in many ways, but most exercise physiologists would say that it is that condition in which you perform well -- aerobically.
Given that criterion, we would say that a person who can rip telephone books in half but can't jog a mile without wanting to throw up, is not fit. He's strong, but unfit. Any good athlete, no matter what his sport is, has to be fit, first and foremost...
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