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Por fin algo que te ayudará a dejar de “comer por comer”

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Aquí están las armas… lee y toma control de tu peso.

1. Fibra: Está comprobado que la fibra es lo que ayuda a calmar la ansiedad y nos hace sentir llenas y satisfechas. Mucha veces aunque te sientas llena después de las comidas, continúas comiendo chucherías porque no quedaste satisfecha. La fibra es la solución porque ayuda a incrementar nuestros niveles de serotonina dando esa sensación de satisfacción y evita que comamos de más.

2. La mesa del comedor: Si eres de las que come en frente del computador, el televisor o mientras escuchas música es hora de apagar todos los electrónicos y sentarte a la mesa. Está comprobado que cuando uno come distraído come más alimentos en menos tiempo.

3. Un reloj: Comer rápido no te ayuda a bajar de peso. Cuando comes rápido no le das oportunidad al estómago a que haga bien la digestión. Vas a comer más comida porque todavía sientes un hueco en el estómago y si no puedes repetir vas a agarrar una bolsa de pretzels para llenarte. Lo ideal es que te comas toda la comida sin tomar nada para que controles la velocidad. Cuando uno come lento, se mastican bien los alimentos con la saliva.

4.  El sazón: La razón por la cual muchas dietas no funcionan es porque las comidas son desabridas. Recuerda que la palabra clave aquí es satisfacción porque cuando uno come algo delicioso, uno come lento y lo saborea. A final estamos tan felices y satisfechas con el plato que no dan ganas de comer nada más.

5. Unplato pequeño:  Estamos acostumbradas a llenar el plato de comida y a servir en platos grandes. Para engañar los ojos, escoge un plato pequeño o sirve menos comida en un plato grande. Asegúrate de que el plato de comida sea balanceado para que puedas adelgazar. Si únicamente vas a comer una ensalada, añádele granos de garbanzo, queso, brócoli, col y pedacitos de granola para que no quedes con hambre.

6. El tenedor: Es tu mejor amigo para adelgazar. Jamás comas con cuchara porque lo más probable es que comas más comida en cada mordida. Con la cuchara se come más rápido. Los nutricionistas recomiendan comer con el tenedor boca abajo para comer menos y más lento.

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Why your high-protein diet is making you gain weight

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To lose weight successfully, you have to understand the anatomy of your body first. You are frustrated because your high-protein diet is working well for your man, but you are still waiting to see the results. The reason your waistline is not shrinking is because of your serotonin levels are low. Yes, that hormone is responsible for giving you the feeling of satiety and that high protein meal is lowering your hormone levels. Why? Well, because women have lower levels of the hormone to begin with in comparison to men. Relax, there’s a solution,  you simply have to tweak your high-protein-low-carb-diet in order for it to work. Keep reading, we’ll tell you how!

  1. Add fiber to your plate because fiber is what makes you feel full and satisfied. If you’re satisfied, you won’t snack that fast.
  2. Replace simple carbs such as salads and fruits with more complex ones like whole-grains. Think of it like a savings plan, you’ll eat a little more food now so you don’t have to eat a lot later.
  3. Have a serving of wild or brown rice, whole-wheat pasta or grains with a meal per day in order to raise your serotonin levels and absorb protein better. Remember that to generate weight loss we have to eat, but we have to eat smart.
  4. Make your man jealous. How? Eat a piece of whole-wheat toast with olive oil with your meat. A high protein meal will only satisfy you for a few hours and before you know it, you’ll be craving high calorie foods.
  5. Keep your serotonin levels up by eating oatmeal in the morning. Choose a flavorless variety and cook it in water. Low serotonin levels are what makes you feel hunger and cravings.
  6. Drink a glass of water before and after every meal. It will keep you hydrated and full.

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5 Ways to stop binge eating on its tracks!

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You’re spinning around in a carousel eating all day and somehow you can’t hit the break.  The thing about mindless eating is that there’s no control over it because you aren’t conscious of the action. You just eat dinner, washed the dishes and sat in front of the TV to watch your favorite show. Suddenly, without thinking you are grabbing the bag of potato chips and… voilà! Before you know it, the whole thing is gone! How did that happen?

If mindless eating is constantly sabotaging your weight loss efforts, you should follow these tips so you can stop eating without knowing.

1. Try to Eat fiber with every meal: Try to eat have foods rich in fiber so you can feel satisfied. The key word here is satisfied not satiated. Fiber raises your serotonin levels making food sit on your stomach longer. Fiber slows your metabolism and aids your digestion process. Believe me, you won’t be able to snack after a high fiber meal.

2. Only at the table!  If you are the type that eats in front of the TV, computer or while the music is blasting with your favorite tune, it’s time to turn every device off! It’s known that when you eat your meals distracted, you eat faster and way more food. We tend to eat at the pace of the show, and not at our pace. We drink more and don’t chew long enough to break all the food before taking another bite.

3. Slow down: Speed doesn’t help you either because you end up eating more. The key to weight loss is eating small amounts of food slowly. We have to give chance to the acids in our stomach to break down everything we eat. Ideally, we shouldn’t drink while we eat so our saliva does all the work.

4. Eat delicious food: Remember that the key word here is “satisfaction” and you’ll only get that from eating something tasty. The Rolling Stones were right! We know that the reason most diets fail is because the food doesn’t taste that good. Every day diet recipes are becoming tastier, so people can stick to the plan and see the results. When you eat a delicious meal you are going to eat it slowly because you want to savor every bite. Let’s be honest, you don’t want it to end!

5. Shrink your portions! Portion control is everything. You heard this before, but somehow you still fill that plate with food. Trust me, you are not alone. Most people fill their plates to the max and eat it all. Eating a huge serving won’t stop you from eating more afterwards. Use smaller plates to trick your eyes or cut your portions in half so you can start losing weight.

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