Food is one of the most accessible pleasures for a modern person, which is why many people overeat so often, trying to forget about stresses and troubles. At the same time, controlling the amount of food eaten is quite simple, if you develop a few useful habits.
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Stop eating on the run, give enough time to eat. Firstly, thanks to this, you can get more pleasure from the dishes. Secondly, you will have the opportunity to stop on time. The stomach needs some time to give the body a signal that enough food has arrived when you eat too fast, these signals come late when you have already eaten. At first, set the timer for lunch or breakfast, try spending at least ten minutes on a meal, in the future it is advisable to double this time.
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Replace large plates with small ones. Large plates "allow" to impose more food, which leads to overeating. Use dessert spoons and dessert plates, buy small individual packages instead of large ones, especially for not very healthy products. If you want chips, buy a small bag and pour its contents into a small bowl, so you will eat them much less than from a huge bag.
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Keep a food diary. It is proved that people who keep a food diary lose weight much faster than those who prefer to rely only on memory. To get started, just start writing down everything you eat during the day, so you will see how much excess food you eat. After that, you can proceed to counting calories and grams, this is very motivating, especially when you understand that a plate of delicious and satisfying pasta in calories is equivalent to a small chocolate bar. A nutrition diary helps to set priorities, change eating habits.
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Remember that you should always have enough protein in your diet, because they digest much longer than carbohydrates. Eat more egg whites, beans, lean meats and cottage cheese, these foods strengthen muscle tissue and are low in fat.
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Try halving your meals, especially if you know you eat a lot. Do not try to eat everything that remains on the plate, this is a vicious practice that leads to gaining excess weight. This is especially true of restaurants and cafes.
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Be sure to have breakfast. People who at least eat something for breakfast consume much less food during the day. If you can’t shove anything at all in the morning, drink at least a glass of milk. Most likely, over time, you will learn how to enjoy breakfast.