By Harry M. Austin


Eventhough it could appear evident, it is always well worth stating that we eat for numerous purposes. Am sure you are looking at hunger and desire for food, nonetheless, we also eat to commemorate, to become social, to soothe and ease boredom. Although getting slim has something to do with eating, you will find there's little difference between eating and over eating. To circumvent overeating and thus prevent weight gain, we first have to know what moves us to consume.

Before I go into that, I am sure that we all understand that there is no mystery to gaining weight and we know that if we eat more calories than we need, we will get fatter - it is just simple science. Managing how we it however lies in knowing what causes us to overeat in the first place and also doing something about it. If you are interested in getting slim, then read on.

1. Storage - I could not believe this at first, that where we store our food can actually affect how much we eat and gain weight, until it happened to me. Placing healthy foods within your line of sight in your fridge will make you three times more likely to eat them. The reason being that the foods we can easily see and access are more likely to be consumed than those that are tucked away. You can however turn this to your advantage, keep the fruit bowl in the middle of your kitchen table and a bottle of fresh water in your bag or your car all the time.

2.Looking at The TV - if you desire to continually lose weight of excess fat with no going on a diet, then you could - just switch off your "talking box" during meals. Researchers found out that eating in front of the TV distracts us from noticing if we have had enough, thus, causing us to be much more susceptible to over-eating.

3. Plates and Spoons and Cups - sometimes a thing no more than swapping from a 12 inch to a 10 inch plate can make a difference. Studies show that we eat nearly as much with our eyes even as we do with our mouths therefore we are very likely to feel just as full when eating off a smaller plate as we would from the larger one. The same is true for each cutlery you use.

4. Stress - this is probably the most prevalent reasons for overeating. Whenever people feel stressed, they often times grab selected comfort foods in an effort to help them to cope with negative emotions. Sad to say, these comfort foods usually are high in fats, sugar and calories. Giving in to the yearning of eating when stressed can be called stress eating. A more clear explanation for this can be the fact that when you're feeling stressed out, your body produces a bodily hormone called Cortisol, and Cortisol, in turn, heightens your desire for food. In any case that you are a stress eater; it is possible to keep yourself from eating too much by reducing the fattening foods you usually take when in stress. Simply replace them with healthier foods like fruit smoothies, nuts or crispy veggies, they may be low in calories and they are generally also good for you. One other way to stay away from over-eating from stress is always to tackle the root of your emotional issue.

5.Passing up Meals - the concept of skipping foods may seem like a great way to shed weight, in fact, most people who wish to lose fat really skip meals. Odds are this behavior forces you to eat more in the long run. This is because once you skip meals, in the next meal, you have a tendency to eat more in order to compensate. Additionally, omitting foods will initialize your body's starvation mode, in the sense that your body will follow the process of storing more fat and getting rid of much less calories, as a way to live the time of famine. No matter how busy you may be the whole day, make it a point to eat no less than three well-balanced meals each day.

6. Food Selections - the meals you decide to eat may influence your desires for food. The Glycemic index is a rating system that assess foods in line with the rise in blood glucose soon after the intake of your food. A food with low-GI food will result in a slow rise as time passes, while a high-GI food leads to a quick rise and drastic drop in blood glucose. This is what you should know, choosing low-GI foods will help stave off hunger and lower overeating, while high-GI foods and the extreme drop in glucose that comes with it will send signals to your brain that you are starving again, often leading to consumption of more high-GI foods. Getting thin is past eating less food, or low calorie foods, it also has to do with controlled eating.




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