1.
Don't snack. It is either a meal or nothing. Meals have 450 calories tops and are 4 a day.
2.
No dessert. If I want something sweet it will be one of my meals. I prefer honey over sugar and try to eat only 100-200 gr of sweet a week.
3.
No meat. I don't buy anything meaty anymore. So most fast food stuff is gone from my diet and my veggie intake has gone high. If someone invites me and has cooked meat I eat it, but in very small portions (as not to insult or cause social problems to myself)
4.
6 portions of veggie/fruits EVERY day with absolutely no exception.
5.
4 litres of water every day. The only other fluid allowed in my diet is milk with my iron supplement powder and soups for meals.
6.
No sweeteners. If it isn't benefitting me I don't need to eat it. Food is about keeping me healthy now, not keeping me sedated anymore.
7.
Daily excersize of one hour total. 30 minutes cardio and 30 minutes weights/crunches/squats etc.
8.
Determination that this is forever. I change my lifestyle for life, not just for a few months. I have no interest in becomming a thin person that eats the same crap in smaller portions. I eat healthy and aim for a healthy weight.
9.
Fill in the emotional gap of food with new exciting things. I don't eat as a reward anymore. Rewards are clothes, bubblebaths, long walks, sex
and so much more stuff that can raise my dopamine level.
10.
Find my limmits. I was afraid of hunger and now I laugh at that notion. Hunger is like sooo softcore in comparisson to what I thought it would be. Since I eat 1700 calories a day I don't feel starvation just a very healthy reminder that I need my next small meal every 3-4 hours.
11.
Steady sleeping pattern. I sleep now steadily 9 hours a day, the same hours each day and finally my body doesn't feel tired anymore.
That's all I think...