withholding food from yourself will not make you skinny

think about the additions to your plate first - make yourself eat the veggies first - have a glass of water before you even start your meal

eat slow and savor deliberately - stop when you feel full

focus on the habits surrounding food, not the actual food: for me, it’s forgetting to eat, working through lunch, eating too late, and eating in bed with a show on, replacing a real meal with a snack

and find new comforts/treats: I swapped fruit sorbet in for dairy ice cream, and chocolate covered fruits in for sour patches, green apple slices with peanut butter is better than chips, and making my own guac and pico is better than Tostitos queso con salsa

I will never give up cheese but I discovered oat milk - also buy fancy cheeses over synthetic

it’s the small things! low sodium ritz, lite mayo, light babybels, unsalted adobo, no salt added stocks - add your salt yourself

cook more and less takeout! it makes the biggest difference - learn to make the pastas you like at home! the steak! the stirfry!

you will never add as much salt and oil as they do in a restaurant!! seeing it go in changes you