Avoid Emotional eating
- Don't let strong feelings turn into weight gain.
- Figure out what your eating triggers are.
- Pay attention to how much and what are you eating.
Don't skip meals.
- Skipping meals does not help you to lose weight!
- Your body needs a certain amount of calories every day.
- If you skip a meal, you will probably snack or eat more later.
- Try to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day.
Eat when you are hungry and stop eating when you are full.
- Sit at a table to eat.
- Slow down! Eating slow let you enjoy your food and gives your brain a chance to figure out when you are full.
- Put your fork down between most bites to help you slow down.
- Pay attention to portion size.
Plan to have healthy snacks.
- Snacking is not always a bad thing. It just depends in what the snack is.
- Prepare healthy snacks ahead of time and keep them handy when you are on the go.
- Healthy snacks include raw vegetable, fruit, a small handful of nuts or unbuttered popcorn.
Be active while sitting.
- If you spend a lot of time sitting, either watching TV or working at a desk, get more active!
- Aim for 2 1/2 hours of physical activity each week.
