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the Obie Plan

Intuitive Eating-Helps with portion control and emotional eating

Very unofficial calorie counting-helps me realize exactly what I am eating, avoid mistakes like eating a muffin I thought was 200 calories and it is actually 600 (yeah that happened). I might eat it anyway, but I like to know. I have calorieking book marked on my blackberry for when i am out. LOL


Wholefoods/Education-Whenever possible I try and eat the organic version of something, but I refuse to throw out all the stuff I already bought. With the IE I started avoiding oily sauces and eating more fruits and vegetables.I takes me a couple of hours to do my big grocery shopping (and I live alone) I care more about what I am eating. I only drink water. No particular amount, but I have a 32 ounce water bottle that I fill up and I usually drink at lease one of those a day. I do drink soda and juice usually when I am out some where eating and I try to drink the soda/juice after I have finished a glass of water. I also try and drink seltzer with lemon when I am in the mood for something fuzzy, but don't need the sugar.

Excercise at least 3-5 days a week, no specific amount of time. I am a excercise at home person so I can do it in bad weather and I have built up a nice library. Adding in weights. Can't afford a personal trainer, so bought beginner DVDs to get me started.

Accountability/Support-I post on 2 excerise threads which keep me motivated to get out of bed and a few other threads for when I need to work through some issues on the scale or food or whatever.

Goals other than the scale.

Not sure what to call this, but I only eat out 2 days a week. It could eat out the other days, but these are the days I don't cook or pack a lunch to bring to work. I still try and eat well, but gives me a break away from the lean cuisines and eating left overs and having to cook at home.

None of these are hard and fast rules, but guidelines that help me able to do this over the long term.

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