Weighing yourself every day is essential, for many people. It helps them manage their weight, first to lose weight, and then to keep it off.
But is that all you need to do? Some people are lucky enough that for them, just weighing themselves and paying attention to the food habits that affect their weight is enough.
The rest of us? We’re not so fortunate. Or maybe your situation is that—weighing yourself every day used to be enough to manage your weight. But as time has gone on, your metabolism has changed. Or your habits have changed. And you now find yourself wanting to lose weight.
Food rules—how to discover which ones work for you
This is where food rules come in. The entire second half of my book Weigh Every Day is about food rules—what they are, how to discover which ones work for you, and how to tell the difference between good and bad food rules.
In the overwhelmingly tempting food environment we live in today, it’s critical to have some boundaries for yourself, that you don’t need to think about. And this is what food rules do.
In the photos above, the food rules listed are:
- No fried foods
- Make my own snacks (cookies, etc.)
- Regular drip coffee, no fancy coffee drinks
Would these specific rules work for everyone? Of course not. But—along with a daily scale habit, and adjusting the rules occasionally—they can work for the person who created them.
