I would like you to know that I did not make these up. Dr. Oz, however, did, so he deserves all the credit.
1. Thou Shalt Not Wear Pants that Stretch
Your clothing is an early-warning system for weight gain. When it's getting hard to snap your jeans, you know it's time to be vigilant. Wearing stretchy clothes allows you to live in ignorance of how your body is growing, making it easier to pack on pounds without knowing it.
Luckily, I dont own stretchy pants. All my jeans button... My work out pants are stretchy though and I am going to say this is alright.
2. Thou Shalt Not Keep Fat Clothes in Your Closet
When you keep the clothes you wore at an unhealthy weight, it gives you a back-up plan if the pounds don't come off. Instead, force yourself to stay on track by 86ing your "fat pants."
I am wearing my fat clothes. I have skinny clothes that I keep though... I wonder if this counts as well...
3. Thou Shalt Not Eat Meat That Walks on Four Legs More Than Once a Week
Meat that comes from an animal with 4 legs is higher in saturated fat (the unhealthy kind) than that which comes from 2-legged animals such as chickens, or animals with no legs, like fish. Plus: women who eat large amounts of red meat more than once a week have a 50% higher chance of dying from heart disease and have higher cancer rates.
Wow... this is put in such an odd way. But I am usually a chicken person so no worries here...
4. Thou Shalt Not Graze
Plan your meal before you open the refrigerator, get what you need, and close the door. Opening it throughout the day leads to impulsive choices and overeating.
This is where I go down hill... I am horrible at grazing, I could have just ate and I am back in the kitchen. When there is a commerical, I am in the kitchen. Whether or not I actually eat something or not its the fact that that is my go to place.
5. Thou Shalt Not Eat After 7:30pm
When you eat late at night you are more likely to be eating in front of the TV (when you won't pay attention to how much you're putting in your mouth) and you're more likely to pick high-calorie snacks.
This is a great rule. I will implement this into my life.
6. Thou Shalt Not Pile Food More than 1 Inch High or Within 2 Inches of the Plate Edge
Larger portions equal more calories. 'Nuff said. I am not usually a piler... but I do go back for seconds which is kind of the same thing...
7. Thou Shalt Not Chew Food Less than 20 Times Per Bite
Chewing allows your body to realize that you are eating food, prompting it to create a sensation of fullness at the appropriate time. When you don't chew enough, you get ahead of that process, eating well past when you are actually satisfied. I heard that it was 27 times per minute. But regardless of the amount
of chews. The reasoning makes sense. Although, I usually lose count, it prevents me from shoveling more food into my mouth.
8. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Plate
Spend your day nibbling bites on someone else's sandwich or afternoon snack, and you will add on 1,000 calories easy. Eat only your food. Check I can do that.
9. Thou Shalt Not Carry Small Bills
Nothing loves a small bill better than a vending machine. When you have them at the ready, you are one step closer to an impulsive, calorie-loaded afternoon slip up. I am not into vending machine food. Even at the store I rarley get candy.
10. Thou Shalt Not Eat While Standing Up
Eating sitting down enables you to be aware of what you're eating and eat it slowly so that your body can tell you your full before it's too late. I am very guilty of this rule too.
I find it surprising that out of the 10 commandments of Dr. Oz I am only really gulity of 2 of them. But regardless of that fact I am still super over weight.
NEW GOAL: Stop Grazing...
