Portion Control. HUUUUUUUUUGELY important, my friends. Studies have shown--and you may be able to attest, personally--that people will eat what is put in front of them. If you pile food on your plate, you're likely to scarf it ALL down even if you satisfy your appetite midway through. That will lead to unnecessary weight gain, digestive problems, and feeling like a big ol' piggly wiggly.
SOLUTIONS? Here are four:
1) Smaller portions. Dole out smaller amounts of each food you're eating. You can always get more, but you can't uneat something, ya dig? Finish the medium sized portions on your plate and then decide--when you're no longer ravenous, if that was the case--if you want more, not the other way around.
2) Water. Drink a full glass of water before each meal. This will put a small buffer in your belly and allow you to fill up eating less food.
3) Give it time. Eat SOME of your meal until, then take a 5 minute break. DON'T EAT UNTIL YOU FEEL FULL...by then it is too late. Your body takes a few minutes to digest and send signals to your brain telling you how hungry you actually are. After 5-6 minutes, you may discover that you no longer feel hungry. If you're still hungry, have a little more, with your stomach's blessing!
4) Sloooooooow down. If you're like me, you have a natural inclination to scarf down food like it's going out of style. Make a conscious effort to eat more slowly. This will, like #3 above, give your brain time to catch up to your stomach and allow you to feel, more accurately, how hungry/full you really are.
Use some of these tips and you may surprise yourself at how easily you drop some of those unwanted pounds!
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