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56 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 07 March 2013 04:33AM

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Comment author: Error 07 March 2013 03:10:05PM 9 points [-]

Related: Shop with a list. Do not buy anything not on the list. If possible, do not put anything on the list that doesn't require cooking to eat.

(not having anything snackable on hand is a great way to ensure that you only eat when you actually need to. Most people won't go out of their way to cook just to satisfy the "hrm, I'm bored, let's eat something" impulse.)

Comment author: Kindly 07 March 2013 11:11:54PM *  5 points [-]

If possible, do not put anything on the list that doesn't require cooking to eat.

In my exprience, following this advice leads to me skipping approximately every fourth meal.

Edit: to my detriment.