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I usually need my iPod to distract me on walks/runs, if I don't have another person there. Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 30/01/2012 04:14:25 PM
But I am going to ask if anyone has any tricks? I'm all about trying to outsmart myself.

For now, I've made myself avoid bad carbs, or have them in very small amounts. It works, but it's also boring after a while. I've been walking all around the villages in the area, but that also gets slightly boring after a while (without a friend or dog).

Thoughts?


I like listening to audiobooks or podcasts while walking/biking, and sometimes running, but mostly I prefer music for running. Actually can you get a bike? That might not be a bad way to expand your exercise horizons for not too much money.

Foodwise I tend to get into ruts but I don't mind. I have a breakfast and a lunch that I like and fit my dietary preferences/requirements and are pragmatic for taking to work each day. That's my go-to most of the time, and I try to mix it up at least once a week to give myself something to look forward to and keep me from getting too rebellious :P And I try to keep elements of it fresh, so I might try a different kind of salad dressing each week for my lunch salads, or get a vegetable I don't usually include (like this week radishes looked really good at the store so those are a new addition).

My only other trick is something we've already talked about...doing as much of the prep as I can in advance so that everything healthy is just right there and ready, and I can't use the "I don't want to take the time to wash and chop these vegetables for a salad, so I'll just throw a sandwich together..." excuse. If there are hard boiled eggs or carrot/celery sticks and hummus in the fridge I'm less likely to go for the bag of potato chips. Both because I know it's "better" but also because I don't want to waste the money and effort that already went into those options.
If you are from Betelgeuse, please have one of your Earth friends read what I've written before you respond. Or try concentrating harder.

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Still doing well on the diet. Mostly. - 30/01/2012 03:31:02 PM 1125 Views
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Yes, that's what I keep telling myself too. - 30/01/2012 04:26:20 PM 780 Views
Re: Yes, that's what I keep telling myself too. - 30/01/2012 04:52:09 PM 647 Views
in the end despite all the hype the math is simple - 30/01/2012 03:47:20 PM 758 Views
the math is simple, but doing more than just calorie balancing helps increase your sucess - 30/01/2012 03:59:16 PM 711 Views
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I presume you=Ray then? *NM* - 30/01/2012 10:08:29 PM 344 Views
i do that. - 30/01/2012 04:54:58 PM 665 Views
watching my carbs helps me as well - 30/01/2012 09:28:21 PM 731 Views
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I usually need my iPod to distract me on walks/runs, if I don't have another person there. - 30/01/2012 04:14:25 PM 735 Views
I need to charge mine up. - 30/01/2012 05:00:44 PM 7909 Views
You should! - 30/01/2012 05:23:08 PM 589 Views
hehe - 30/01/2012 09:15:57 PM 713 Views
I know that, silly. - 30/01/2012 09:19:15 PM 881 Views
lol - 30/01/2012 09:29:53 PM 672 Views
Well, you shouldn't make it then. - 30/01/2012 09:35:55 PM 736 Views
How long are your walks? - 30/01/2012 05:37:05 PM 738 Views
An hour or more. - 30/01/2012 09:28:07 PM 758 Views
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