Nutrition Made Easy
The 10 Worst Habits Destroying Your Diet
If you’re having problems losing weight or keeping it off, you may have one or more “fat habits”—those daily behaviors, choices, and actions that are keeping you out of your skinny jeans. Here are 10 of the worst habits and how you can kick them now! By: Julie Upton, MS, RD and Katherine Brooking, MS, RD, authors of The Real Skinny: Appetite for Health’s 101 Fat Habits & Slim Solutions
Fat Habit 2: Food is my BFF
Slim Solution: Most people who have weight woes also suffer from emotional eating. You may snack at work because you’re bored or binge
when you need a pick-me-up after a bad day.
To combat emotional eating, you need to practice mindful eating. This means being fully present in the moment (not distracted
or watching television) when you eat. Eating mindfully will help you recognize when you’re truly physically hungry and when
emotions are taking over. Before you rush to soothe your feelings with food, stop and assess what’s happening. Observe and
describe your feelings. Ask yourself, “Am I really hungry?” Build self control and try to banish emotional eating that does
not come from true hunger.
