Rules

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This is a compliation of our favorite tips, tricks and rules for our Pro-Ana lifestyle;;


♥  Drink a full glass of water before you eat and then sip a full glass between bites, you'll get full much faster. Remember it takes 20 minutes for the brain to realize the stomach is full.
♥  Think before you eat. Don't eat while distracted (TV, etc). Stop and consider if you really want to eat that then consciously give yourself permission.
♥  Drink at least a glass of water every hour. It's better for weight loss to sip throughout the day than to chug a full glass (except before eating, in which case it can make you eat less, or make you slightly nauseous so you don't want to eat at all). Try keeping a water bottle somewhere you'll see it a lot, like every 10-20 minutes, and take a drink from it every time you see it/notice it.
♥  Make a list of "bad" foods. Periodically, cross one of the list and pledge to never, ever eat it again. Eventually there will be none left.
♥  Eat a lot of fiber for digestive health and low calories.
♥  Eat low carb and high protein foods, to help drop lots of fat and tone up your muscle. Eating protein increases your metabolic rate by 14%.
♥  Don't take bites, either from others' food or while cooking, as the calories add up surprisingly fast and you may not realize how much extra you're taking in.
♥  Chew gum while cooking. That way you can't take bites while it is cooking, and you won't want to eat it once it's done.
♥  Write down everything you eat and its calories. This will make you think before eating and also make you more aware of how much food and calories you are actually consuming. You can also write down other things such as how you're feeling, who you're with, place, time, and why you chose to eat it, this will help you track patterns in your eating behavior.
♥  Wear a rubber band around your wrist and snap it when you want to eat. Food = pain.
Set a time you cannot eat past. 6:00 or 7:00pm are good choices. This is especially helpful if you are prone to night binging. Then make a rule that you cannot eat before 6:00 or 7:00AM, this is like having a 12-hr fast every day.
♥  Brush your teeth when you want to eat. The clean feeling and mint aftertaste will put you off food.
♥  Carry a list of all the reasons you want to be thin and avoid food. Look at it when you want to eat to remind yourself why you won't. Or, write a new list every time you want to eat. It'll distract you, postpone eating, and thinking of the reasons will inspire you.
♥  Cut a ribbon the size you want your waist to be. wrap and tie it around your wrist like a bracelet.  Every time you look at it you'll be reminded of your goals. When you're tempted, take it off and wrap it around your waist. See how close you are, or how far you have to go, and resist the temptation.
♥  Always leave at least one bite of food on your plate. This will help you to be able to stop eating and prevent binges. It will also stop you from compulsively finishing portions even when you have eaten enough.
♥  When you have hunger pangs, picture your stomach eating away your fat, and that what you feel is the feeling of thinness and your fat burning away.
♥  Coffee is an appetite suppressant. Drink it black or with Splenda or other no-calorie sweetener.
♥  Drink water before eating. If you're still hungry, drink green tea or broth. If you still need to eat, you'll eat less than you would have.
♥  Do not eat anything unless you know the exact amount of calories in it.
♥  Keep food out of sight, not sitting out, and stay away from food and the kitchen to keep your mind off it.
♥  Write your current weight on one hand, and your goal weight on the other. When you go to eat, you'll be reminded how fat you are, and how skinny you could be.
♥  Green tea raises metabolism and is very good for the skin and overall health. Drink it in the morning to increase metabolism for the day. Add lemon to make it more effective and to add a detoxifying aspect.
♥  Start the morning with stretching to wake up your muscles, the morning is also the best time to exercise because your body will use stored food (fat) as fuel instead of food you ate. It also processes food better throughout the day and gives you more energy if you exercise in the morning.
♥  Get at least 6 hours of sleep each night, less than this can decrease metabolism by 10% and increase appetite by 15%. You look better and feel better when you have more sleep also if you're sleeping then you're not eating!
♥  Vitamin B6 and B12 raise metabolism and give you energy.
♥  The first 3 days are the hardest, so just think about how good you'll feel once you conquer those 3 days.