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The
Psychology of Weight Loss #5 -
Perspectives Towards Food
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by:
Greg Ryan Fitness Expert
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Any
dietary plan on the market has some portion of it that works, but the
basic principle of any good eating program, no matter how sugarcoated,
centers around calories IN-- calories OUT.
The eating "only one type of food diets" will not be effective, and
such a restricted diet defeats you mentally. Most diets are just too
unrealistic for a person's lifestyle. Plus they don't supply enough
basic nutritional needs for people to stay with them. Balance is the
key! Attitude is the key to keeping balance!! Here are what I call the
5 P's of eating and the attitude one must take to keep food in check!
Perspectives toward food
Ask yourself, "Why do I eat?" Most will say, "I eat because I have to."
Well, think about it. Do you? If you eat just because you have to, then
your choices will be more for taste. If you ate with the attitude that
food was fuel, then how would you eat? You may be more likely to make a
quality choice. Your attitude toward food is very important!
Pattern of eating
Do you drive the same way to work every day? Do you go to the same
grocery store? Do you hang out with the same people most of the time?
The same thing is true with your food.
Chances are you eat at the same time, gobble up the same food types and
in most cases, you take in roughly the same amount of food on a weekly
basis? Your body gets used to eating the same types and same amounts.
As in exercise, it is really important to incorporate a variety of
foods in our daily eating to keep it off guard, so to speak.
Pushing your buttons
Why do you think advertisements are so powerful? They spark something
inside of you and immediately you find yourself on autopilot going to
the refrigerator or the next fast food joint to get something you don't
need. Recognize this so you can make better choices.
Portion Control
Being aware of how much you eat at one time is very important. Take
spaghetti for example--fifteen years ago the doctors came out and
endorsed pasta as a healthy food. While this is true, physicians didn't
explain portion control. Even though pasta may be a good food type, an
extra hundred or two calories a few times a week adds up. Learn to push
the plate away.
Pre-Planning
This may sound like common sense, but with our busy lifestyles,
pre-planning meals in advance is far from simple. However, pre-planning
is essential.
For most of us all we can do to just keep up with the day's activities,
much less cook in advance. It really boils down to time management. If
you have good choices in the refrigerator, you will be more likely to
eat that food. When healthy foods are unavailable, you will go out of
your way to the pantry, pizza parlor, or fast food restaurant for
immediate gratification.
In a nut shell:
Eating right has a lot to do with how you look at food, how much you
eat and what you eat. Recognize if you have eating patterns. The
patterns may be lifestyle, emotional, physically related or all the
above. Pre-planning meals and shopping ahead solves a lot of the poor
decision making. Learn to push yourself away from the table. YOU WILL
EAT TOMORROW!
From the suggestion box:
If you have excessive eating habits, they may be emotionally related.
Figure out your bad habits and counteract them.
Pre-plan the week, if possible. You'll make better choices if you have
better choices from which to choose.
Food journal twice a month with times, types and amounts of food eaten.
Snacking throughout the day helps overeating.
Eat until comfortable - you will eat tomorrow.
Eat with your opposite hand.
Sit while you are eating.
Proper - Planning - Prevents - Poor - Performance!
About the Author
Greg Ryan is a high profile fitness expert and
former employee of Kathy Smiths. Body building champion, public speaker
and personal trainer to the stars. He is a best selling author of the
Changing from the INSIDE Start getting in better shape today!
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