Diet for Idiots

Ready to attend my quick diet for idiots 101 class? Well then start reading. These are some common sense things that some people just don’t think about.  Dieting isn’t hard, but it is actually hard to think about.  It’s hard to think you are giving up foods and drinks you love, but it will be even harder to realize exactly how you eat those foods.

You love ice cream, especially on a hot summer day.  Doesn’t that sound good right about now?  Go ahead, have some.  Really, you can have ice cream on a diet.  The only thing you have to do is not eat the whole container in one sitting.  Kind of hard, isn’t it?  Sometimes it is really hard to stop.  When you get that ice cream out, don’t bring the whole thing with you, get a bowl, a spoon, and put some of the ice cream into a bowl.  Not a giant bowl either.  Yes, I know what you are thinking, I’ve been there myself.  Get a small bowl, put a couple of spoonfuls of ice cream in there, then put the ice cream container away.  That’s the hard part, putting it away and not going back.

What I am talking about here is moderation.  We can eat anything we want while dieting.  The problem most of us have is how much of it we eat.  How often have you eaten a whole pizza by yourself?  Bag of chips?  Box of cookies?  The whole of anything?  I’ve done it, and it is really hard to stop.

One way that works, but is a little pricey, is get prepackaged foods.  Single serving sizes.  Have you looked at those?  They don’t seem like a lot compared to what you normally eat, but really that is all you are supposed to be eating.  It gets expensive to buy these, and the amount of packaging they use for these is tremendous, but if that is how it will work best for you, do it!

Here is my diet for idiots way way that is cheaper, but takes more time, and can actually even be harder in some ways is package it yourself.  Buy in bulk, or normal sizes, but when you get home, open it up and read the serving size.  After you have figured out how much is a normal serving, take that much of the food, and put it in a baggy, small container, whatever you have that will keep it separate.  The hard part about doing this is that you are the one measuring the proper proportion, and it certainly doesn’t look right.  Why not add a little bit extra, make it look better?  Not a good idea, you really need to use the accurate measurements to keep your diet on track.  Try to get someone to do it for you if you are really having a tough time.

Grab one of these smaller portions and have your meal or snack.  You will get used to the smaller sizes, and your stomach and body will thank you for it. I hope you enjoyed my mini diet for idiots class.

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