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Do you choose to ignore the obvious? When we decide we want to lose weight, we will often look for an obscure missing component in our diets rather than focusing on the glaringly obvious negative behaviours which are causing the real problem. Many would rather find out what the new magic secret fat loss formula is than put a stop to obvious bad food choices. No, surely it cant be margarita night, sugar laden drinks or ice cream thats causing me to gain weight. It has to be some other reason. It must be a deficiency in koo-koo berry juice or my slow metabolism which needs to be boosted by the new fix-it-all diet pill which has just been advertised. Its easier for us to rationalise what theyre eating because wed rather believe theres some way around it that will help us to reach our goals without putting in the hard work and effort. The boozy weekends that make people uninhibited around unhealthy food which provide constant cravings and unlimited grazings on sweets between meals; liquid-dessert coffee drinks (which are never considered to be part of the overall daily calorie intake!); and even too many perceived healthy snacks made of dried fruit and peanut butter are all examples of mistakes often overlooked whilst we are searching for the secret to instant weight loss. Most of the time we do have an idea of what our vices are, but without someone saying, stop eating that well keep the junk in our diets and scale back on the portion sizes. For some reason, eating the biscuit crumbs out of the bottom of the biscuit barrel, or eating around the edges of a cake, but not eating the centre, doesnt count as having eaten anything?! in some peoples heads. Solution We need to take an honest look at our eating. A food journal can help. What are we eating, when are we eating it, and how does it makes us feel? Are we snacking, almost unconsciously, throughout the day? Are we eating our childrens leftovers? What seemingly innocent snacks are actually trigger foods that lead to overeating an hour later? How many calories are actually in that frappuccino? A food log will help you to realise, just how much you are eating. As a bonus, a journal will also hopefully highlight that eating larger portions of healthy foods always works better in the long run than portion-controlling junk. No koo-koo berry juice or magic miracle diet pill required.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:26:19 +0000

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