The article in my last post made me think. I'm the worst eater on the planet, I think. For starters, I never eat breakfast, lunch is hit or miss, and as I don't finish work until mid evening, sometimes the first thing I eat is at 9pm! By this point,I'm soooo hungry, I think I'll pass out unless I can stuff food in my face as soon as I get home. Then, of course, I eat solidly for about an hour, or until I feel sick, whichever comes first! Then its off to bed, and I can't sleep. It sounds crazy, but that's my life.
I've found 2 articles for us today around the topic of healthy eating patterns, something I know nothing about, obviously.
The Easiest Way to Lose A Lot Of Weight?
Most people who are trying to get in shape are looking for the easiest way to lose a lot of weight fast. But the problem is that most people while looking for the easiest and quickest way usually end up coming across dangerous fad diets. Fad diets are very ineffective and contrary to what those advertisements tell you, they are NOT easy to stick to.
Think about it: Can you really last for an appreciable amount of time drinking "special lemonade" all day long... and not eat anything? See what I mean? Listen my friend, if you want an easy (and NATURAL) way to drop pounds fast, then in this article I have for you an awesome method that helped me and many other people get amazing results lightning quick!
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http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Avy_Barnes
How To Drop Pound Packing Habits
Dieting your butt off, but still not able to lose all the pounds? It could be you're eating more than you realize!
How is that possible, you say? Experts report it's easier than you think, thanks to our "hefty habits" -- unconscious pairings of food with activities that sometimes cause us to eat more than we realize.
Whether it's subconsciously crunching chips while surfing the Net, grabbing that 20-ounce bottle of soda every time the phone rings, or sometimes, just automatically pairing two foods together -- like reaching for a chocolate doughnut every time you smell your morning coffee -- experts say old habits die hard, even when we're on a diet
"This means if you have coffee and a doughnut every morning for 90 straight mornings, on the 91st morning when you pour that cup of coffee, you are going to be craving a doughnut because those two foods are linked in your brain," says Huberman.
Cravings, he says, are not random, but rather learned. "You never crave foods you have not tasted. You have to learn certain things in order for your brain to crave it, and when you repeat something enough times the craving becomes part of your brain's repertoire," he says.
"Do you always plop down on the same spot on the couch, with the same television show on and the same bowl of chips in your hand?" asks Huberman. If so, he says it's a good bet you will eat all the chips, even if you didn't plan on doing so.
"Behavioral eating really is a lot like links in a chain; when you continually find yourself in a situation that is conducive to eating, or conducive to eating a particular food, and you follow through by eating that food, you reinforce a chain link of behaviors that is very much like being on autopilot, says Huberman.
By Colette Bouchez
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http://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/how-to-drop-pound-packing-habits
Well, what did you think? I'm sitting composing this post during my lunch break, but there has been no food involved. I believe I need to be better organised. Time management is one of my downfalls, and I think that if I can plan several (calorie-counted) snacks for during the day, I can begin to implement a better regime.
Wish me luck, as I do you. Tell me about it.
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