10 Tips to Breaking Bad Eating Habits
The trick to losing or maintaining your weight isn't finding the next miracle diet; it's pinpointing your unhealthy patterns and making small, albeit smart, changes to what, and how, you eat. These quick fixes to typical mistakes should get you on the right track
1. Starving is self-defeating: The fastest way to lose a few pounds is to cut down on calories. But, eating too little can be counterproductive. Make sure you eat at least 1200 calories a day. When your caloric intake is too low, your body thinks it's starving so your metabolism slows down, to conserve calories,
2. Liquid calories count: Drinks, alcoholic or not, have lots of hidden calories. Use low-fat rather than whole milk in your coffee; and eat fruit instead of drinking fruit juices. Fruit has fiber, which fills you up and is more satisfying than juice.
2. Liquid calories count: Drinks, alcoholic or not, have lots of hidden calories. Use low-fat rather than whole milk in your coffee; and eat fruit instead of drinking fruit juices. Fruit has fiber, which fills you up and is more satisfying than juice.
3. Start the day right with breakfast: Going without breakfast leads to low blood sugar, making you more likely to binge. Go for a combo of protein and whole grains. A hard-boiled egg, whole wheat toast, and fresh fruit, or high-fiber cereal with low-fat milk and a banana.
4. Be conscious of what you consume: You'd be amazed at the amount of calories you consume when eating mindlessly, you don't realize how much you've consumed. That doesn't mean you can't snack; just be more aware when you do eat.
5. Don't hoover your food: Bolting down your meals causes you to overeat because your brain doesn't register you're full until after you've overdone it. "Sit down, chew your food slowly, and eliminate distractions so you're concentrating on what you eat.
6. Avoid the clean-plate club: eating food we don’t want is just as wasteful as binning the excess, and will just add to our hips size. Feel free to leave food when you are full up
7. Try to control your emotional eating: Do something physical—not food-focused. That will make you feel better. You'll only feel worse if you indulge in a food free for all.
8. All food groups are good: Despite some recent diet trends, it's not a good idea to completely forego one food group. "There are different nutrients you need from each grou
9. Rehab your unhealthy rituals: Take a good look at your eating habits, and see if you can make minor improvements, Skip the cream and use skim milk in your coffee.
10. Cravings won't kill you: We all get food cravings, particularly at times of the month, but watch portion size, a small slice of cake not the whole cake! You don't have to be perfect; that will make you crazy. The key is moderation."
4. Be conscious of what you consume: You'd be amazed at the amount of calories you consume when eating mindlessly, you don't realize how much you've consumed. That doesn't mean you can't snack; just be more aware when you do eat.
5. Don't hoover your food: Bolting down your meals causes you to overeat because your brain doesn't register you're full until after you've overdone it. "Sit down, chew your food slowly, and eliminate distractions so you're concentrating on what you eat.
6. Avoid the clean-plate club: eating food we don’t want is just as wasteful as binning the excess, and will just add to our hips size. Feel free to leave food when you are full up
7. Try to control your emotional eating: Do something physical—not food-focused. That will make you feel better. You'll only feel worse if you indulge in a food free for all.
8. All food groups are good: Despite some recent diet trends, it's not a good idea to completely forego one food group. "There are different nutrients you need from each grou
9. Rehab your unhealthy rituals: Take a good look at your eating habits, and see if you can make minor improvements, Skip the cream and use skim milk in your coffee.
10. Cravings won't kill you: We all get food cravings, particularly at times of the month, but watch portion size, a small slice of cake not the whole cake! You don't have to be perfect; that will make you crazy. The key is moderation."
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