Lose weight by eating more slowly
Posted on December 18, 2013 by john in Daily health tips for kids, Health Food, Weight loss and diet plans
Eat more slowly is important to teach children to eat more slowly, You’re probably wondering how you can lose weight by eating more slowly.
In this article I’ll tell you exactly why you can lose weight by eating slower, plus many other benefits that this practice will give us both our weight to our overall health .
In fact , this advice is one of the simplest things we can do right now to start our journey to weight loss .
It is simply that, eat more slowly
Hunger happens in the brain
The hunger happens in the brain , not the stomach. When we are full , the stomach signals the brain to stop eating . However, this signal needs time ( about 20 minutes) to reach the brain , and in the meantime , we continue eating.
So by eating more slowly, when the signal reaches the brain stop eating and we have not gone well with food and is easy to lose weight.
According to different studies due to this effect is normal eating 100 to 200 calories more per meal for not having stopped eating as we are full .
This actually eating more slowly give the body time to process the different signals to the brain and assess the amount of food we eat into its proper value.
Eating slower weighs less people according to statistics.
In a study in which the amount of food in relation to the speed with which a group of women ate was evaluated , clearly demonstrated that eating more slowly was related to the amount ingested.
In this study, women were monitored at two meals. At the first meal , they were given a large plate of pasta and said they ate quickly. In the second meal , they said they chew each bite at least 20 times .
At the first meal , they ate an average of 646 calories in 9 minutes .
In the second meal , they ate 579 calories in 29 minutes before feeling full.
Enjoy your meals
Besides losing weight , eating more slowly you can enjoy your food more , eat less because when we experience a higher level of satisfaction while we do not have to endure the terrible feeling of fullness when we eat more .
Get better digestion
By eating more slowly got up from the table lighter because it also performs better digestion.
This is actually due to the digestion process begins with the chewing of food .
By eating more slowly tend to chew more food , so it reaches the stomach into smaller pieces and this means less effort for digestion.
Conversely faster eating is a safe bet that we will have a heavy digestion , and therefore it will be with less energy for our daily activities .
Stress Reduction
Finally , eat more slowly also has positive effects in reducing our stress level .
By eating more slowly can we make the meal time becomes a moment of relaxation and rejuvenation instead of frantic activity which is what many people make a habit to have little time
Also if we enjoy the company of friends or family tend to eat more slowly, to be attentive to the conversation, and the food tends to be more quiet and we got a lot more relaxed on the table
As we see with this simple tip we can really see how effortlessly consume less food and therefore is simpler we keep our weight and even lose weight while gain in peace and have more energy.
The secret to all this and have a more fulfilling life is simple : eat more slowly
