Avoid snacks between main meals

Nothing like starting the day eating properly and having a good breakfast as recommended by nutritionists is ideal for starting the daily journey. In this way we can come to the conclusion that it is right to perform the meals at proper times and portions so we won't be pinching all day. When do we eat fractionally? every three hours? We get used to eating at certain times and thus avoid compulsive or inappropriate eating.

In the pursuit of weight loss we often focus on dietary restriction, and we do not always seek help from skilled professionals to help us reach our goals. This is because we develop misconceptions about how we should eat, following fad diets, copying a friends menu, or some magazine. At other times we hear from some people the following sentence:?But I eat almost nothing, need to see how I put little food on the plate ?.

Is this the right way to go? Have you ever stopped to think what's wrong? Does what you are eating meet your needs?

Firstly, it is important to stop and reflect on the weight we are accumulating, the excess we eat and do not spend, or even the unhealthy choices we make throughout the day, which makes us think that something is wrong, and we need review this situation.

When we do not eat the food portions that are necessary for our body to function well, we are lagging, and throughout the day we tend to chew some snacks in an attempt to deceive the hunger that comes up. If this is your problem, nothing better than good nutritional guidance to address this issue.

However, the vast majority of people seeking care report that in addition to the food they follow, they feel anxious, often distressed by situations in their lives that are not well and seek food as a way to control what they are feeling. When this is happening it is important to look for psychotherapy as a way to detect which emotional triggers are leading to eating out of time, even small portions, as this will cause an increase in weight scaring the moment you check the balance. difference shown.

Some interesting tips for dealing with these situations:

• Always have foods that are healthy and low in calories;
• Eat for your hunger and not for the desire to eat, because there is a big difference in these two aspects;
• Take a few deep breaths and reflect on what you are feeling before attacking a snack;
• Seek assistance from a professional in the area to eat properly;
• Making a food and emotional journal can identify what you ingested, quantities, quality and also what you were feeling at certain times of the day, which will help in self-perception of your behavior;
• Drink water;
• Engage in activities that give you pleasure, to blur food as the only source of satisfaction.

Diabetes: Healthy snacks (May 2024)