When setting healthy life goals, a balanced and healthy diet is a part of this plan. A healthy diet seems very doable when planning. But appetite, which reminds you of unnecessary foods at unexpected times, can disrupt things.
Appetite is not only related to how hungry you are. In fact, there may be other factors that are much more effective than hunger: the appearance of the food, its smell, the environment in which we eat, the size of the dinner plate, what the people around us eat... It is necessary to pay attention to these external factors in order not to consume more than necessary.
As much as external factors. It is very important for the person to review the situations that affect his/her appetite for eating control. Do you eat when you're really hungry, or do you just want to snack out of boredom? Do you stop eating when you feel full or do you continue eating until you finish the entire plate? Listening to your own body and observing how your appetite is affected by your emotional states will be a very productive way for you to take control of your eating.
A few suggestions you can make to control your appetite:
*Snack foods. Do not keep it in front of your eyes
If you constantly have snacks in front of your eyes, it is inevitable that you will tend to snack. Do not keep food on places such as the kitchen counter, kitchen/study table, living room coffee table. If possible, keep the food in a closed cabinet in the kitchen.
*Be sure to portion your own plate before sitting at the table
Meals served in the middle of the dining table or pots kept close to the dining table will do your job. makes it difficult, it is not possible to measure how much you eat. Therefore, be sure to prepare your plate before sitting at the table and, as we mentioned above, choose small dinner plates. Doing this will help you achieve the satisfaction we call 'eye satisfaction'.
*Do not engage in other activities while eating
Eat quickly while standing, watch television while eating, or look at the phone. Distracting activities such as reading a book or playing games cause you to eat unconsciously. far from all this When you focus only on your food, you will feel the smell and aroma of the food much more. Enjoying the food you eat and being aware of what you eat will help you in portion control.
*Learn to distinguish between your feeling of hunger and your desire to snack
When you think of a pack of chocolates, a nice cake or a lot of spicy chips, ask yourself are you really hungry? Hunger manifests itself with the feeling of emptiness in your stomach. The need to snack is more like an uneasiness and a desire not to leave your mouth empty. Hunger can be satisfied with any food you can eat at that moment. The need for snacking is satisfied with more specific foods that make you a little more excited. If you think of food even though you are full, distract yourself; Usually the need to snack disappears within 15-20 minutes.
Read: 0
