I teach consumers to choose foods they like, savour each bite, and eat slowly. Slowly chew, swallow, and repeat. It takes time to fill. Slow eating makes us full and happy.
Unless we like it, we won't keep eating it. Try new produce. Deliciously cook various meals. Spices and herbs taste. Delicious fruit and hot vegetables. Food connections are fun.
Feelings might affect our eating without us knowing. Stress can be handled by eating. Keep a gratitude diary or write in it to manage stress and use tools instead of food.
Each Sunday, I batch-cook chicken for the week. Remove the fat, bake it with spices, measure 3.5 ounces, and bring it to work in a jar with mustard and frozen veggies.
The likelihood that the food you eat will be used as fuel rather than stored as fat increases as your body's mass increases.
Remember, our body's initial goal is survival. Our bodies will survive without food, their energy. We want energy-dense foods because our bodies know them.
Research shows that participants who drank two glasses of water before meals dropped more weight and kept it off.
By choosing strong cheddar versus mild cheddar, you may use less and yet get a lot of taste without dieting.
Half your meal should be veggies, quarter whole grains, and quarter lean protein. Changing your plate's grains and veggies helps.