Fitness Magazine has a suuuuuper great article to help us avoid overeating. Try implementing a few of these rules and regulations to keep yourself from reaching for those 'goodies' that add to your waistline.
1. Eat the real stuff. go for a little bit of the REAL stuff instead of loading up on diet foods. chances are you won't be satisfied with the substitute.
2. Nix the hands-off policy. treat yourself with a cheat day. don't stress yourself out by trying to live by the rules 100% of the time.
3. Beat cravings. train your tastebuds to crave healthy substitutes, forgetting about those sugary salty calorie bombs. cravings don't usually last for longer than 20 minutes. distract yourself with a task and make a healthy snack instead.
4. Ask yourself questions. are you really hungry? is this a physical need or an emotional one?
5. Eat slowly. give our brain time to register your fullness.
6. Know your portions. pick up measuring cups and small tuperware containers to help control the size of your snacks and meals. you can have too much of a good thing.
7. Step away from the package. don't eat out of the bag. or the bowl. grab a serving size and put the package back in the pantry.
8. Don't eat in front of the TV. try to keep noshing to the kitchen. focus on your food. otherwise you become distracted and don't realise how much you consume.
9. Close the kitchen. after dinner, move your activities to another area of the home to eliminate late night snacking.
10. Think mint. peppermint helps signal fullness to your brain. so brush your teeth or have a cup of peppermint tea after dinner.
find the full article here.
What do you think? Do you practice any of these? Will you give some a try?
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