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Shvoong Home>Medicine & Health>Diet & Exercise>Incompatible Eating Behaviors That Hinders Effective Weight Loss Review

Incompatible Eating Behaviors That Hinders Effective Weight Loss

Article Review   by:josephsfng     Original Authors: Joseph SF Ng lectures extensively on weight loss; nutrition; physical fitness and body fat; bringing
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Quote:

“Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.”

~English Proverb

Good News! Although you may be ready to read this article, you may not be ready to work on your eating right now. If you are not, relax. You can still read this article, just taking in the information without forcing a premature breakout from your obesity. But if you feel you’re ready to follow the suggestions in this article, push yourself gently along, remembering to pace, rest and review, with your own special needs in mind. Agreed? Then let’s move along.

Overview:

Let’s pause here for a moment and allow me to flash a quick glimpse of this prelude for you to glance over. For starter one of the incompatible involves fast eating. Another would be eating oversize portion. Similarly it’s the eating leftovers. By the same token it also involves eating while standing or on the move finally it could be the sampling while cooking. Does that sound enticing?

Read on if you will.

Incompatible Eating Behavior No.1. Fast eating

After your food is placed in front of you, wait five minutes before you eat it. Place small mouthfuls of food on your fork or in your spoon. Completely swallow food from each mouthful before you add any more to your fork or spoon. Put your utensils down between bites. Use smaller utensils a cocktail fork, for example no soup spoons, ladles, or otherwise oversize tableware for shoveling in food. Consciously take time to taste, chew, and savor the food you eat. Take sips of water or other non caloric beverages between bites. Introduce a one- or two minute delay between courses.

Next!

Incompatible Eating Behavior No 2. Eating Oversize Portion:

Measure your food ii you're afraid of overeating. Use a smaller plate for your meals. Purchase single-serving foods. At restaurants, order one meal and ask for two plates so that you can split the meal with your spouse, date, or other dinner companion. Avoid ordering super-size meals; opt for regular or kiddies portions instead.


By the way, I have only peeled back the first few layers of this article but if you really want to get the truth we are going to get a little more personal. Any problem?

Incompatible Eating Behavior No 3. Eating leftovers.

Put away all the food involved in preparing a meal. Clear the table of serving plates. Leave the table after you've finished eating. Have someone else clean leftovers off the plates after meals. Leave some food on your plate. Purchase food in smaller packages or quantities so that you rarely have leftovers.

Having said and done, let’s move along! OK?

Incompatible Eating Behavior No 4. Eating while standing or on the move

Localize your eating: select one area of your home your dining room, breakfast nook, or some other area reserved only for eating and eat all of your food at a designated table in that area. That includes regular meals, snacks, and beverages. Never eat while driving in your car; standing in front of your open refrigerator; reading a book, magazine, or newspaper; sitting in your bed; or talking on the phone. In other words, do not pair other behaviors with eating. Doing so only distracts your attention from your eating behavior, and you will lose all sense and awareness of how much you are consuming.

Satisfied so far? If ‘yes’ then let's scroll down the line.


Incompatible Eating Behavior No 5. Sampling while cooking

That eating behavior may be a little flip. You probably wonder what I mean by it. I mean you must just use a huge an uncommon amount of common sense! Believe me, just place a small portion of the food on a plate; sit down and taste it. Chew sugar-free gum while cooking. Minimize your time in the kitchen. Does that sound easy? You bet!


Summary:

In a shining nutshell, the article on how to identify and destroy incompatible eating behaviors hindering effective weight loss can be distilled as follows. Firstly such kind of behavior involves brisk eating. Secondly would be consuming vast portion. The third conflicting behavior is none other than eating unfinished scraps. Fourthly eating while standing or on the move. The last contrary behavior is appraising the food while still cooking. Easy to remember and apply? A big ‘yes’ if I may say so!

Conclusion:

My final wrap-up of this article is just this. Now you have the knowledge to make this weight loss success possible. Believe me, nothing going to stop. Your new life has begun. So start today. Why wait? Period.

Published: April 07, 2012   
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