Last Updated on July 28, 2019
Want to lose weight but love food? Hate diets? Do you like eating, drinking (a being merry) during the holidays, at parties, or events? Do you want to ‘have your cake and eat it, too?” You can!! (take it from me, a lover of all thing cheese, cake, and salty snacks!) It’s completely possible to lose weight without dieting. Get Full. Get Skinny. Never Diet Again.
As a foodie and former fat girl I wanted to eat everything but be fit and feel skinny. I discovered an easy way to lose weight and keep it off without dieting. Now I want to teach you how to lose weight without dieting. This trick really helped me overcome my emotional and binge eating disorder and I really think it’s going to help you, too.
If you follow these tips, you can, lose weight without feeling like you’re on a restrictive (and triggering) diet! You can still eat foods you love and get skinny. Any time. Any day. Any where.
How, you ask? Eat smart. Get it Right, Get it Tight! Here are my easy tips that you can start today that will show you how to trick your body into eating more and lose weight. Mind Right, Body Tight®
How to Lose Weight without A Diet
Before You Eat
Burn it, to Earn it – You know you’re not going to want to work out after you eat so get a sweaty, 30-minute session in first. Not a fan of sweat or intensity? Do low intensity exercise for 60 min. Walk. Bike. Do Yoga
Drink Water Like it’s Your Job – have 2 glasses of water 20 to 45 minutes before it’s time to eat
While You’re Eating
Bite rally’s – Take one bite of protein (lean proteins, please), take 2 sips of water, then 2 bites of a veggie, then a bliss bite of the good stuff, i.e. a buttery, creamy, sweet, and/or cheesy. Repeat until you’re at a level 5 on the Hunger Scale * see the next bullet* I don’t recommend eating until you feel so stuffed that you’re uncomfortable. If you’re used to eating until your plate is clean or your pants are about to pop… try
Eat according to the Hunger Scale – A negative -10 is ravenous. A zero is neither hungry or full… you’re content. A +10 is Thanksgiving Dinner, stuffed. Thousands of calories can happen between a 0 and a need-to-unbutton-my-pants- 10. For the best results, eat when you’re at a -4 and eat until you’re at a 5. Don’t forget to drink water first. Dehydration often times feels a lot like hunger. Drinking water will help you know if you’re truly, tummy-rumbling hungry.
Do Drink Rally’s – For every cocktail you enjoy, have 2 glasses of water to keep your metabolism, pipes and liver happy and up to par.
After You’re Done Eating
Still tempted to eat even though you’re full? Do something that competes with the urge. Do anything that’s productive or fun. Do the dishes, take a walk, play with your kids, clean, return a call, research online, whatever you want or need to do that doesn’t involve food.
It works, if you work it!
xxoo
If you struggle with Emotional eating or Binge Eating, check out these posts. I think you’ll find them really helpful.
How to Stop Emotional Drinking
Is my Diet too Hard? Is it making me fat?
Hi Christina
Great article and I enjoyed reading the useful and practical points.
I must be getting out of touch, never knew they was a hunger scale 🙂
That being said, it’s easier to quantity your hunger and eat accordingly rather than just saying ‘I’m hungry’ and snacking on rubbish.
Thanks! A lot of people don’t know about it! I focus on mindful/intuitive eating and help people lose fat without ‘dieting’. It is a lot easier to lose weight when you listen to your body and give it the nutrients it needs when it’s actually ready to digest/absorb them. For more info check out my programs. They work wonders for people struggling with diets and weight loss. https://www.christinacarlyle.com/programs
Great article.
Thank you <3