All of us eat food to get energy. If the energy is not used up then it is stored in the form of fat for future use. If this keeps on accumulating then you tend to grow fatter. This is the common belief which persists in the mind of a common man. But even after doing proper exercise you may be surprised to find that you do not seem to reduce weight. Have you ever given a thought for the reason for this? This is the time you look into your eating habit as the way you eat your food also has a high hand in the weight assimilation. Does not seem true? If you actually want to loose weight the two important things which you should have is the will power and a positive attitude. Just read on to see how the way you eat is a reason of your weight gain and how minor changes in your eating style helps you to lose weight.

Chew slower: In this busy life how much time do we give to ourselves to have our food? Generally we grub something while traveling or in the break, quickly and continue our work. We hardly chew our food. We have almost forgotten what we learnt in the primary classes—Chew your food properly before swallowing. If you chew your food properly your digestive system will start functioning immediately and you will feel satisfied with the little amount of food you have taken While on the other hand if you do not chew your food you will be wanting more amount of food to feel satisfied. .

Color me hungry: Some colors increase our appetite. You will find eating more if you eat in a brightly colored plate. The color of the kitchen will also stimulate your appetite. So go in for some light colored utensils and also have your kitchen colored with light shades.

Eat your food in silence: In this busy world, we make important decision and discussion over food. Whenever we want to make any dealings it is quite natural to go in for a lunch or a dinner and finalize the dealings there. But we never think of its side effect. While finalizing we get so engrossed in talking and do not pay attention to what we eat and how much we eat. As a result we eat much and add up to the calorie level. So we should eat in silence, concentrating on what we eat.

Be realistic: It is often seen that it is easier to constrain ourselves  70% of the time with your food plan every single day than just being perfect 3 days per week. Every individual is unique and his food pattern is different. This is said because there is a lot of a possibility for you not to be able to hold on to the nutrition plan you have set if you have not taken into considerations the nature of your food pattern.

Planning the meal: Every single meal which you take must have adequate quantity of protein as it is a well known fact that protein stimulates the metabolism and helps you to feel full. If enough amount of protein is not taken then you will end up eating a large quantity which will make your fight with weight a lot harder.

Do not over eat: Do not over eat. Once when you have a feeling that you are full,  stop eating. What ever is on the dining table do not touch it. There is a good old saying practiced in India   that you will not die if you eat less but are sure to die if you eat in excess. Changing your food habits to loose weight also includes the need to eat as much as is required and neither too much nor too less. Over eating will make you feel lazy and eating less will create a situation wherein you will have no energy left in you to do any work. So eating a proper amount of food is very essential

Control your carvings: Each and every individual have his own carvings when it comes for food. And it is seen he eats those food which he has carvings more than what he requires. Even though he feels full he helps himself with one or two servings of it. And this happens generally with those foods which are generally called as bad food when concerned with health point of view. In such cases it should be made a point to make extra effort to restrain yourself to have small quantities of that food which you carve for. It is really difficult but necessary.

Eat whole grains: Try to choose food with complex carbohydrates to simple carbohydrates as they will help you feel full for a longer period. Wild rice or brown rice is a better option to regular rice. Simple carbohydrates should be included in your diet but only in small quantities, if you are serious about losing weight.

Eat fresh fruits and vegetables: If you are in habit of taking juices then switch over to take fruits instead of juices as the juice secreted while digesting the fruits and vegetables helps in increasing the metabolism and there by burning up of the fat accumulated in the body.

Choose the least bad food: It may some time happen that you have to take snack or dinner at some places where you are compelled to take all those bad food ( bad related to health point of view) then choose the less bad ones for yourself. And make it a point to compensate it with the next meal.

Do not munch in between meals: Make it a point of not eating in between meals. At least have a gap of three hours in between your two solid intake of food. This will not only help you in digestion but also in losing your weight.

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