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Healthy living
Healthy living
Living a life of moderation, avoiding smoking, and eating until you're only 80 percent full. The secret, many say is moderation. "To live a long life," they say, "We must moderate what we do and eat, as well as eating small portions - the biggest evil in our diets today is overeating."
How do you know when you're 80% full?
The problems it that there's a lag between the stomach and mind. You're likely to still feel hungry even though you're suppose to be full. It takes almost 15-20 minutes for your body to create that full stomach feeling.
Tips for Healthy Eating Habits...
Tip #1: Eat slower. Enjoy your food. Chew thoroughly!
Tip #2: Listen to your body. Ask yourself, are you still hungry? Do you still need to eat more? If you're no longer feeling hungry, stop eating.
Tip #3: Don't wait until you're starving to death before you eat. If you're very hungry, you'll probably gulp down the food as fast as the speed of sound, and not realise that you're full.
Tip #4: Split your meal in bits. Eat a bit, then take a little break and see if you still feel hungry.
Tip #5: Avoid looking at food pictures or videos of people eating. That can trigger your mind in making you feel hungry when you're not.
Tip #6: Cook less. Often when we're eating, we start feeling full but because there is still food on the plate, we feel the need to finish it. If we have smaller portions, we won't have left overs.
Tip #7: Eat smaller, yet more frequent meals rather than one giant meal.
Tip #8: Have some soup before you start eating, as that can fill your stomach a little and help you feel fuller faster.
Tip #9: Eat half of what you normally eat, and then check how you feel.
Tip #10: Make sure there's plenty of fruits and vegetables in your diet....