Tip 2: How to eat?

©Philippe Put

Yes! because eating is an art, not only getting stuffed, so before you fix your diet here are some tips and techniques on HOW to eat:

1. Eat Intelligently: don't follow your instinct, the thing that make the difference between humans and beast is that we're driven by intelligeance not instinct. do NOT eat something just because you feel like eating it. ALWAYS ask yourself, does my body really need this?
2. Keep an eye on what you eat: watch everything that goes in you, sometimes garnishes can be richer than the main food you're eating, accompaniments too.
3. Control your Love for sweet things :) especially CHOCOLATE (sorry ladies lol). try to go easy on it. SWEET MEANS CALORIES, remember that. And everytime you eat something sweet don't forget that it's gonna ADD ON somewhere in your body ;).
4. Fix the times when you eat your meals, and RESPECT it. Of course it's not gonna be perfect like always having a meal at 7:43 min everyday.. but try to stick to the times you fixed as much as you can, a little while after or before wouldn't hurt, just don't make it more than 30 mins.
5. Eat when you're hungry and ONLY when you are :D don't eat just because you're offered food, if you're invited and can't refuse eating like in a party or something, just break on the nibble, so that you mind your manners but at the same time you're sticking to your diet, remember ONE day can ruin a WEEK diet :)
6. STOP snacking between meals: it's something hard to do but it's a great tip to avoid adding pounds..some people especially the ones who move or travel a lot go for snacks, snacks and junk food are tempting when you're hungry but fatning put this on your mind.
7. If you have no other choice then snacking, snack vegetables, it's a greta tip.. Carrots for example can satisfy those hungry pangs and still good for your body :)
8. Even if you're busy always take all your time to eat, most people are in a hurry that they gulp down their food and rush off. Eating slowly gives you time to digest your food and register a sense of fullness.
9. Eat smaller portions. When dining at home, serve yourself on a smaller plate. And if you were dining out, make it a rule that you will only eat half of the food. but it's much better to cook and eat at home.