There's
a reason that grocery stores put all of the tempting foods at eye level
and within easy reach. We like things easy and fast and when we see our
favorite fattening foods, it can override our willpower.
It's
even worse if we're tired, moody or bored. How tired we are, how we feel
and what we're experiencing can influence food choices. Denial can also
be an issue when you're thinking of changing your food habits in order
to lose weight.
When most women hear the word "diet," they
immediately start thinking about all of the foods they can no longer
eat. Losing weight is not as much about denying yourself food as it is
simply choosing to eat more good foods over the less healthy ones.
The
first food habit to practice is to plan for successful weight loss.
This means that you don't want to have the foods that are your weakness
within easy reach. You don't want to avoid them altogether because the
more off limits a food is, the more your body will have a craving for
it.
If you have certain foods that are your weakness, you should
still buy them, but get them only in single serving sizes.
The second
food habit to adopt is to use portion control.
We tend to
underestimate the size of the portions on our plate and it can be too
easy to stay in that super sized mindset. It's always better to measure
out portions.
The third food habit is to learn how you're
sabotaging yourself. You should ask yourself if you're truly hungry or
if you're reaching for something simply because it's your fallback
mechanism kicking in.
Your fallback mechanism is what you rely on
when you're feeling down or worried about something or you simply have
the munchies. This is when you can eat more than you intended.
The
fourth food habit is to fit your weight loss eating plan into your
lifestyle. This is the area that trips up many women who want to lose
weight. They plan out all of their meals at home, but fail to plan for
the times when they might be working late or out with friends.
It
can be too tempting to think that you've blown it for one night so you
might as well over-eat. Figure out ahead of time what you're going to do
to eat healthy for the times when you can't make it home by dinner.
The
fifth food habit is to monitor your hunger level. When you get hungry,
this can cause you to override all of your good intentions. Keep healthy
snacks on hand and eat more often than you normally would.
You
can break up three large meals into six smaller ones. Not only will you
feel fuller all day, but you'll eat better and keep your metabolism
revved up to burn more calories.
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