Eating May Be Addictive
No
kidding, Dick Tracy. Nonetheless, we've
got some skinny solutions to ponder during
this festive time of year - more festive
for some, than others.....
So
what does one do when one must live to eat?
Although we must eat to live, many of we-humans
live to eat. Somewhere along the tracks,
our appetite became bigger than our brain
and our chew-chew became derailed. There
is nothing quite like a Diet Train Wreck
- and to rectify this vicious Circle of
Eating, we must 're-train' and get right
back on track. Here are a few suggestions
that may work for you:
- Rather than zipping through
foods during the day - STOP-LOOK-LISTEN
to your body talk. Ask these questions:
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Why am I eating right now? Snack time?
Meal time? Or just because I wanna eat
time?
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What is a serving size? I'm not eating
more than a serving size, am I?
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Is this food selection in the official
Food Pyramid? Unfortunately, cookies,
cupcakes and candy reside in the 'Minimal
Fat' block of the old Food Pyramid and
it doesn't take much to meet and/or
exceed 'minimal' when it comes to sugar-filled
foods. Stick to sugarplums - without
the sugar and your waistline, scales
and Tooth Fairy will love you forever!
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How many calories have I had today?
Did I exceed my calorie
needs?
If so, by how much? Keep in mind that
it takes 3,500 calories over your daily
calorie needs to equal a pound of weight
gain.
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Did I just wolf down my food with no
Red Riding Hood in sight? If so, why?
Was I nervous? Stressed out? Too tired
to give a whang? Too hungry?
My
dear old mother has a funny story from
her childhood that she has shared with
me often over the years. Coming from
a large brood, meal time and 1 chicken
often meant that those quickest on the
draw got white meat while the slow-pokes
often ended up with the neck. More than
once my mother remembers my grandmother
saying, " Slow down! Are you going
to a fire?"
There
is an important lesson in the above.
Not only do we look " more marvelous"
when we take time to eat, we also " feel
more marvelous" when we take time
to eat AND we are giving our brains
time to register the food we are eating.
In addition, eating too fast can create
digestive woes - such as chunks of foods
that are quite large to breakdown and
digest, as well as gas and bloating
issues.
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