8 Ways to Stop ‘Mindless Eating’
Is the urge for mindless eating all in your head?
Ever had the munchies even after you just ate? That’s when you’re about to enter the realm of mindless eating, somewhere you don’t want to go if you’re trying to lose weight and get healthy. From doctors at Cornell University’s medical school, here are eight ways to avoid going there:
• Consume foods that are low in calories but high in fiber and water to help make you feel fuller;
• Use smaller plates and serving utensils to control portion sizes;
• Beware of the “clean plate” mentality - you really do not have to clean your plate like your mother told you to;
• Visualize how much you’re going to eat before you start eating;
• Avoid all-you-can-eat buffets, which destroy the concept of “portion control”;
• Eat slowly, because your brain needs 20 minutes to sense you’re full;
• Don’t do other activities, such as watching TV, while you eat;
• Eat only a small portion of the food you are craving when, if all else fails, you give in to temptation.
source:nubella news
(by Marcela Vanharova)
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Pingback left on January 14, 2007 @ 8:40 pm
The higher fiber and smaller plat is working for me…portions really have goten out of hand in today’s world!
Comment left on January 25, 2007 @ 11:56 am
I’m to the point where large portions really make me lose my appetite. I just think of all those over-weight Americans at chain restaurants like Ruby Tuesday’s and TGIF’s.
Comment left on January 27, 2007 @ 11:47 pm