Finally, a healthy diet, for real this time – this will take a lot of time and again. But the everyday life often looks different.
Here and there a handful of Chips, a piece of the cake and on the way home, a hearty, oily Snack against hunger.
Such habits not habits to break, is not so easy. “Especially since a lot of reward with food,” says Prof. Christoph Klotter, health and nutrition, a psychologist at the University of Fulda.
But the disillusionment follows not rare when you look at the scale: those Who take in addition to the regular meals of the day again and again, uncontrollably calorie bombs, and risking Obesity.
Losing weight through better eating rituals
To fight against Obesity is, therefore, one also, to eating rituals to the test.
“What do you mean nothing else, than to be mindful of yourself and to ask yourself why you eat a certain Snack, and how important this is,” explains the nutritionist Ingrid Acker from Rödermark (Hesse).
A kind of Snack-hitlist can be useful. It is listed lands on which place on a ranking of one to five, something.
“Is the Snack for a very important and is number one in the list, then it’s not necessarily that eating in General is over,” says Acker – on the contrary.
If the chocolate tastes, well, extremely well, then you should also be nibbled every day. It is important, according to Acker, but, be aware and eat with pleasure and not inhaling.
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Waiver of time instead of cold Turkey
Maybe a eating can also reduce, if it is not abolished? And at least on a trial basis you can do without at times.
“Of course a lot of discipline,” admits Klotter. In the time of renouncement, you then go again and again: How does it feel without that Snack? I’m more alert? Energetic? I feel fitter?
This listening is when dealing with your own eating behavior makes sense in any case. Main question: do I really Hunger or rather appetite?
“A lack of the body does not attention, if you feel a particular food, almost a greed,” said Klotter.
“Many of them have rather a lack of it as you can other than with a food reward,” explains the expert.
His advice: alternative rewards think of – so a walk in the fresh air instead of the ice cream sundae. Or a couple of flowers for the Desk instead of the bag of Wine gums.
Appreciation and patience when eating
To undesirable eating habits to break, recommends Klotter further, to deal more with food. This includes, for example, to go with the time and peace of mind shopping.
“The preparation of meals should also be celebrated, such as the food,” said Klotter.
Acker argues also in favour of eating more to appreciate – even love and patience, with the help of a dish was cooked.
Even some of the cooking is creative and relaxing. And it helps the actual food to be more consciously aware.
To conscious food time also. “Eating is a short break from the everyday hustle and bustle, the every is doing well,” said Acker.
Who is tired and still continue to eat, you should ask also to the reason. For example, because you want to not leave any residue, the ruin, then? “Here may be the solution, either from the outset, the right amount of to prepare,” says Acker.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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