Weight loss is not about following a certain diet, but rather following a healthier lifestyle and changing the way you approach your daily life. If you’re trying to look for ways to avoid overeating, these 9 strategies will help you out!
- Eat Real Food!
The single most important thing to avoid overeating is to include real, whole, unprocessed foods in your diet. That means trying to switch to vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, olive oil, organic, grass-fed animal products, and fish as opposed to fast food.
- Have Protein at Every Meal
Protein helps keep your appetite under control by stimulating gut hormones that help you feel full. Some options include eggs, milk, yogurt, and oatmeal for breakfast. As well as nuts, beans, whole grains, low-fat dairy, fish, lean meats, and poultry.
- Load Up on Veggies
Non-starchy ones like broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, spinach, and bell peppers are rich in fiber and water, which means they fill you up for fewer calories. Try to have 1 cup of veggies at breakfast and/or snack time and 2 cups at lunch and dinner.
- Use Smaller Plates
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ones! You can’t fit as much food on a smaller plate, and a smaller portion will look more visually satisfying when it fills the plate. This will send a subtle hint to your brain that this is all it needs to feel full.
- Eat Slowly
Slow eating can help reduce your portion size, cut calories, and shed excess weight. It takes about 20 minutes for the brain to get the signal that your stomach is full. If you eat slowly, there is enough time for this chemical process to happen and thus prevent overeating. Lots of chewing can help with digestion too~
- Drink Water Before a Meal
Drinking water helps the stomach feel fuller and will curb any unwanted cravings. Drink water at least 10 minutes before your meal to curb your appetite.
- Brush Your Teeth!
It sounds silly, but if you brush your teeth right after a meal it tells you that you’re finished. No stray snacking on leftovers, dessert isn’t quite as tempting, and it eliminates the reminiscence of dinner on your breath.
- Set Family Rules
No eating in front of the TV, in the car, or at your desk. This will help you avoid mindless eating when you’re not hungry.
- Keep a Food Journal
Keeping a food journal will monitor your food intake on a daily basis. Since you will have to register each meal in your journal, you will be very conscious of how much you eat.
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