Do it in 20!

First off! I've missed all my readers!! Hope you enjoyed the guest posts over the past month! Anyway, on to the post..

Recently I was reading an article about eating more slowly. I think I am an extremely fast eater which from what I have read, isn't a good thing. Eating slower allows your body to realize that it is getting full and will prevent you from overeating - or so they say. So what is suggested? To take roughly 20 minutes to eat. Now if you're anything like me, you're like TWENTY MINUTES - WTFUDGE?! Who has time for that! Well at first you might say, oh that isn't too long but then you try it and realize… hmm 20 minutes is a longggg time to eat a meal!

I have been trying though. It is tough. It requires taking breaks between bites and not just gobbling down my food.

Here are a few tips that I have found:

• Chew!
• This is something I have to remember. You may think you're chewing…. but are you really? So I'm trying to take smaller bites and really enjoy each bit of food. 
• Put your fork down between meals
• Putting your fork down or the sandwich or whatever down between each bite forces you to pause for a bit before taking the next bite or fork full. This is one that it easy for me to remember! I also try not to pick it right back up LOL! If you still have food in your mouth from one bite… don't go taking another bite!
• Eat with others
• I think I take the longest to eat when I'm eating with others. I think it's because you pause to talk of course!
• Don't watch TV….
• This one I don't like. I need a distraction from my food to not eat it so quickly however it is said that a lot of people eat mindlessly while watching TV. I do believe this is true as well but it also helps me when I am focusing on not eating too quickly to distract me from my food.
• Practice makes perfect!
• If you're a fast eater then it's more than likely a habit. So how do you break a habit? By constantly doing something else. Keep practicing eating slower until it becomes your new habit!

So these are the tips that I have found the most helpful (except for the TV one!) for starting out.  Hopefully if you're a fast eater like me, you're give some thought to trying these out!

Are you a slow eater or a fast one?

Take the time this week to time yourself while eating! You may be surprised!

xoxo, Preshii


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