 Everything has been learned by heart the famous phrase "you are - what you eat." But it is important not only what we eat but how we eat. What does a smart food?
Clever eat - it means, totally given to the process. There's even a term such as "meaningless power." Unfortunately, most of us eat it meaningless as a result eat too much too much, but still not adding itself with the health.
That's what situations lead to mindless eating:
- The abstract power.
Eating while checking email, watching TV series or other classes leading to a pretty decent overeating. When you are mentally not fully tuned to the food, you find it difficult to experience and celebrate the taste and quality of food is almost impossible to enjoy. The brain does not signal fullness, he is busy with the attendant things. As a result, you do not get from brain signals that are fed. On the contrary, he continues to dictate the "feed me! ". Naturally, the amount of food intake is significantly increased.
- Stress food.
Stress promotes the production of hormones, causing appetite. As a result, under stress, we can eat a lot of superfluous, because the body is more likely to signal hunger. The level of stress is accumulated by the end of the day. Therefore, it is important to be able to relax, to not overeat.
- Emotional eating.
Many people overeat when they want to remove with the help of food anxiety, boredom, sadness. It is best in these situations to have a cup of tea and relax.
Advice on how to make smart food:
- Slower!
Increase the portions eaten at least twice. If you normally eat a plate of chicken with vegetables for 10 minutes now stretch it for 20 minutes.
- Stop distracted while eating.
Turn off your mobile, laptop, television. Focus on the food itself. Try to analyze the taste, color, smell, consistency eaten. Celebrate how delicious all of what you eat. At first, it will be a strange feeling, but after you can easily gather in this "game".
- Eat only when you're at the table.
No snacking on the go or at work. Separate snack and other activities.
- Make food before the five slow, deep breaths.
It works as a natural tranquilizer!
- When you feel the urge to eat - drink a glass of water and wait 15 minutes.
Usually, during this time you can find a distraction from the food class. Only if you're really hungry, you want to have again after 15 minutes.
- Rest and sleep.
If you feel tired, then the appetite is increased by 25%! If you sleep seven to eight hours a day, you do not have to eat too much.
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