Over Complicating Your Eating

OVER COMPLICATING YOUR EATING

While you are "going down a different road", because you have found The Venus Factor and you are really excited that it is going to FINALLY make changes to your health and well-being you are probably looking at other options that might support and / or enhance your journey; so I have been able to find some great advice / information about health related matters that will increase your knowledge and support what you are achieving with VF.


The ideal way to manage your food intake is to only eat when you're hungry and to stop when you feel comfortably full.

Seems like common sense doesn't it. But decades of fad diets have thoroughly confused us when it comes to the simple act of eating.

Adding to the evidence that the best diet is actually no diet at all is a recent study of more than 50,000 participants that showed a correlation between those who ate intuitively and lower rates of overweight and obesity.

It sounds so simple, but unfortunately there's many other factors ....  like our emotions .... that come into play when we talk about eating.

So how do you learn to listen to your intuition and develop a better relationship with food?

One of the first things you can do is to say no to dieting.

The majority of people who go on a diet put the weight back on in the long term. Restricting your food intake, counting calories, or labeling foods as "good" or "bad", is not a sustainable, or enjoyable, way to live.

Instead make the effort to listen to your body. Though we're programed to think that certain times of the day mean we must eat, it's important to recognize when you're truly hungry and eat accordingly.

When you do eat do it slowly, as it can take up to 20 minutes for your body to recognize that you're full. It's also important to learn to actually enjoy your food. Many of us are not aware of how switched off we are when we eat.

Think about it; how many times have you sat down on the couch with some chips or chocolate and demolished a whole bag without even realizing? We may really enjoy the first few mouthfuls, but after that it just becomes an automatic action.

Instead, take the time to actually enjoy the delicious taste of each mouthful and you'll feel more satisfied and will be less likely to over consume.

For those that struggle with emotional eating it's best to seek help to address the cause of the emotions so you're less likely to use food as a coping strategy.

This post is from :  westernweekender.com.au

Publish date : April 7, 2016

The author is Kate Reid. She can be contacted on Twitter :  @kate_reid6

Kate is a journalist and qualified Nutritionist with a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) Degree from the University of Wollongong.

Kate does not have any affiliation with this website and does not necessarily agree with the claims of the Venus Factor program. I am just a fan of health and dietary issues she chooses to write about and think they are worth sharing.

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