Eating & Emotions

Eat intelligently. The difference between man and beast is that we are driven by intelligence while beasts are driven by instinct. Don’t just eat something because you feel like eating it. Ask yourself whether your body really needs it.

Your body has a way of signaling if it’s right to eat or not. Especially when you are sick, we don’t have the appetite to eat because the body needs rest and vacation from overtaxing.

You will not be harmed if you deny food occasionally. Because foods are sometimes the cause of so many sickness and diseases we are suffer in this generation. We stuff a lot without giving rest to our digestive system or our body. They too need a vacation.

Watch what you eat. Keep a watchful eye on every thing that goes in. Sometimes the garnishes can be richer than the food itself. Accompaniments too can be very rich.

Go for the simple and plain foods. Don’t overdo in preparing your food. It’s not only harmful to the body, but it’s very expensive too.

There are four main basic health foods given to man.

Fruit
Vegetables / Cereals
Milk
Eggs

These four complete foods are practically as life-giving as the blood itself. Because the primary need of the body is oxygen, not food.

Remember that it is the easiest thing in the world to eat something without realizing that it was something that you should not have eaten. Selective memory you know…

Graze 2 to 3 times a day. Instead of sticking to just three meals a day, try grazing. Grazing means try having 2 or 3 smaller meals instead of three king sized meals. It is an excellent way of having smaller quantities of food. The smaller the amount of food the smaller the expenses and the stomach can adjust and go back to its normal size.

Go ahead eat cheat food, but only for flavor. There are many things which you have to avoid from your diet but which you may have an undying craving for. Do not avoid them altogether. You could call them cheat foods and indulge in them once in a while. But take care just to tingle your taste buds, don’t hog on them. Instead of that share them with others. In this way you’ll not be tempted to consume everything your self.

Control that sweet tooth. Remember that sweet things generally mean more calories. It is natural that we have cravings for sweet things especially chocolates and other confectionary. Go easy on these things and each time you consume something sweet understand that it is going to add on somewhere.

Eat only when you are hungry. Some of us have the tendency to eat whenever we see food. We use parties as an excuse to stuff our selves. Understand that the effect of a whole week of dieting can be wasted by just one day’s party food. Whenever you are offered something to eat do not decline it completely bit just break of a nibble so that you appear to mind your manners and at the same time can watch your diet.

More than a billion dollars a month are spent for an excess of food which is wasteful, injurious, useless and is the enemy of our mind and body.

Quit snacking in between meals. Do not fall for snacks in between meals. This is especially true for those who have to travel a lot. They feel that the only time they can get a bite to eat is snacks and junk food. The main problem with most snacks and junk food is that they are usually less filling and contain a lot of fat and calories. Just think about French fries…tempting but terribly fattening.

Snack on vegetables if you must. You might get the pangs of hunger in between meals. It is something that you can very well control. Or even better, try munching on carrots. They are an excellent way to satisfy those hungry pangs and are good for your eyes and teeth. True, you might end up being called Bugs Bunny, but its miles better to be called Bugs Bunny than fatso.

Carry guava with you. Guava is an excellent thing to munch on in between meals. Not just is it good for you in terms of vitamins, but it is also a perfect way of making your breath fresher.
Be sure to burn out those extra calories by the end of the week. If you feel that you have consumed more calories than you should have during the week, it happens you know, and then make sure that you work off those extra calories by the end of the week. Or you can opt to fast one or 2 days per week to achieve a healthier lifestyle. The fasting result are tremendous, aside from increasing your focus and increase mental clarity it does result in more fairer and flawless skin.