Reddit reviews The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work

I really loved reading Yoni Freedhoff's "The Diet Fix", his 10 day process to get started on weight loss is spot on advice:

1. Banish Hunger. Don't skip meals or save up calories for the end of the day. Don't withhold healthy foods to "buy" junk later on.
   
   
2. Diarize. Track everything, use the data to learn and make decisions (not to police or punish).
   
   
3. Cook. Prep your own meals as often as possible. Weigh everything.
   
   
4. Exercise. Work out to feel good, not to lose weight.
   
   
5. Indulge and Eat Out. When you indulge ask yourself, 'how much do I need to feel satisfied?' and 'is it worth it?'
   
   
6. Set Goals. Goals should be SMART, not numbers focused but behavior focused.
   
   
7. Troubleshoot and Move Forward. Reflect on your 10 days, make a plan, and move forward.

I read a great technique on how to handle times like that from this book. The summary for the technique is, when you're ready to eat something like that, start establishing a single rule and learn to follow it. Ask yourself, "how little of this can I eat to make me happy?" It might be all of it. Or it might be 1/2, or perhaps, just a slice of that pizza. Maybe you take some of it home with you and spread it out over a few meals.

So now whenever I have a craving for something I know will blow my calorie budget wide open, I go through that exercise. Sometimes the answer is still, "all of it," but I've found myself able to experience the joy of something more easily as a bite, taste or small piece, and that makes a hell of a difference.

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