I am eating too much junk and processed food while watching movies and youtube videos. I want to stop as it affects my health. Any suggestions.

  • @sbvEnglish
    42•6 months ago

    This is the way. It’s easier to have will power at the grocery store. Stop buying that crap and you’ll have a harder time binging.

    • @[email protected]English
      21•6 months ago

      It’s also buying the right stuff.

      Veggies and protein take a long time to digest. So you feel full longer.

      Junk food is way more calories and easily digestible, so you eat more of it.

      Soda is an extreme example. You can take in 500 calories in fluids and your stomach feels completely empty.

      A serving of kidney beans will stay in your stomach most of a day. Throw some hot sauce on them and you’ve got a cheap easy snack that will keep you feeling full all day.

      People always want to focus on calories, but not all calories are created equally. You need to pick stuff that’s also slow to digest or your body is going to keep telling you that you’re hungry.

      Especially when changing your eating habits

    • themeatbridge
      10•6 months ago

      Also, using a shopping service like Instacart helps me avoid impulse purchases. I make my list, put it into the cart, and don’t add anything not on the list.

      It does cost more, but I actually spend less per trip because I can take my time to comparison shop and look for items on sale. “Do I need beans, or do I have some in the cupboard?” “Oh, they have that seasonal cookie I love, I should grab a box whil they are available.” If I’m not at the store, I don’t have that problem. I justify it to myself by the time saved times my normal wage being far more than I spend on the delivery fees. Reducing the bad snacks in the house is just another perk.

      • @sbvEnglish
        6•6 months ago

        I really like the idea of shopping services, but going to the store with a paper list feels like less work than messing around with the shitty apps, answering the shopper’s “is this substitution okay?”, and then interacting with the shopper when they deliver.

        Laziness takes many forms. 😬

      • scopsEnglish
        2•6 months ago

        For me, just going to the grocery store after a full meal eliminates virtually all of my impulse buys. I typically go out to eat during that shopping trip, so it’s less effective for OP’s concern, but if they took the extra step to cook a healthy meal at home first I think it would be a helpful stopgap.