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Why We Overeat: Lack of Sleep
We know that healthy portion sizes are the way to go if we're trying to slim down or maintain a healthy weight. So why is it that we're so quick to overdo it when it comes to eating? Health magazine suggests one reason may be that you're not getting enough Zs.
How to Prevent Overeating at Barbecues
If you're headed to a barbecue this weekend, arm yourself with these tips from fellow FitSugar readers on how to prevent overindulging on all the good eats.
- Hottpink says, "I make sure I eat a little something healthy before I go. If I arrive at the BBQ starving then I have a harder time controlling myself!!"
- "I bring something that is healthy that I know I like and try to fill up more on that.
Holiday Survival: How to Prevent Overeating
In my family, Thanksgiving tends to be a full day of nonstop eating. With all the delicious foods on the table, from turkey, to cranberry walnut stuffing, to real mashed potatoes and gravy, to the smorgasbord of desserts, you just don't want to stop. Here are some tips to prevent yourself from feeling engorged.
Another Reason For Moderation: Overeating Affects Your Brain
Not only does overeating make you digestive system work overtime, but it also does a doozy on your brain.
American scientists recently found that overeating stimulates a usually dormant immune pathway in the brain. Once stimulated the brain then sounds the alarm for the immune system to battle invaders that aren't really there.
Diet Tip: How to Stop Overeating
You eat when you're hungry and you stop when you're full. Makes sense right, but it can be a hard rule to follow. Not only does food taste good and make us happy when we eat it, but portion sizes have gotten out of control.
How to Detox After Your Thanksgiving Feast
If you ate more than you wanted to at your Thanksgiving meal, you are not alone. So to help the digestion process along, here are a few ideas.
- Drink ginger tea; it helps to improve digestion.
- Chewable papaya enzyme can help promote digestion as well.
- Oatmeal is really high in insoluble fiber, which helps get things moving.
- Drink plenty of water to help the body digest and eliminate waste.
- Eat foods high in insoluble fiber, like carrot sticks, with your turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread.
- Get exercise: Nothing helps more than a little motion and a little sweating to help the body process and burn the extra calories you consumed.
Friends Don't Let Friends Eat Too Much...
...well actually, they do.
Have you ever noticed that when you're eating with a large group of people, you tend to eat more than you would if it were just you or you and your husband? Turns out you're not alone (or crazy), it's completely normal.
Overeating or Bingeing: What's the Difference?
A lot of people have been asking about the differences in overeating and bingeing. Just because you overeat, does not mean you have a problem bingeing. Splurging on three pieces of pizza (and laughing about it with your diet buddies) is not necessarily considered a binge and it really differs on a case by case basis.
Overeating? Change Your Tablecloth
So ever since you've heard the news about how people tend to overeat while watching TV, you've starting eating at the table. But how come you're still finding yourself overeating? Maybe it's what's on your table.
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Must-Read: The End of Overeating
He took on big tobacco as the head of the FDA, then once out of the government Dr. David Kessler decided to take on America's growing obesity problem, focusing on the issue of overeating. His motivation was personal this time, having dieted on and off for years watching his scale yo-yo up and down.
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