How to Quit a Bad Eating Habits
By: Sams
The first step is to brace yourself for the
challenge; it goes without saying that bad habits are hard
go break. When you’re trying to eliminate something that has
become a part of your life, you’re bound to encounter
resistance, and see your willpower seriously tested. You’re
in for a marathon—one in which that old addiction will tempt
you at every step, trying to lure you back into that old
vicious circle.
Slow down. People who eat faster consume
more calories because their brain doesn't have the chance to
recognize that the stomach is full. Instead of choosing
finger foods that can be eaten quickly, always eat food from
a plate with utensils. Salad is an excellent choice since
the bulk of it fills you without ramping up the calories or
clogging your arteries. Drink water throughout your meal.
Bad eating habits can ruin your life. They
can turn you into a wild man at the table, force you to lose
control, and influence you to make poor and unhealthy food
choices that will eventually make you overweight and obese.
By torturing yourself too much, I just worry
that you will eventually give up in all these funny tools
and use both of your hands to eat instead! So, whether diet
fork, diet spoon, chopsticks or teaspoon, at the end of the
day, it is the will power that makes the difference when
come to diet control.
Remove temptations. Keep food out of sight
and store a minimum amount of food in kitchen cabinets and
in the pantry. Never store your favorite foods. Keep on hand
only those foods that require preparation before they can be
eaten.
Do a little, not a lot. By cutting 500
calories per day for a week, you will have lost 3,500
calories, one pound a week—a nice, natural weight loss that
won't freak out your metabolism. A good, brisk walk each day
can cut out 250 calories, and skipping dessert (but not
breakfast) can do the rest. Go slow and gentle: don't try to
lose a lot of weight at once. Experiment with what you're
willing to let go of: the Grande latte you usually enjoy at
10 AM; the buttery movie popcorn that's become a nightly
habit. Target foods you don't especially love and stop
eating them.
Rate your hunger. Ask yourself, "how hungry
am I on a scale of 0 to 10?" 0 means you're starving—woe to
anyone who gets between you and the fridge! 10 means you're
so stuffed you can't eat another bite—you might explode! Eat
when your hunger falls somewhere between 4 and 8; but stop
eating when you feel you've reached 7 or 8.
Planning your food a day in advance ensures
that when that emotion or a challenging time of day hits,
you are not tempted by incompatible foods as you try to
combat old habits. Plan your meals and ensure you have your
trigger times well covered and plenty of food and/ or
options all day long so that you no longer have to resist
all those choices. When you do this, the old emotions and
trigger times of day will still happen, the difference is
you made the choice about your food intake yesterday when
your emotions did not have a grip on you.
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