This is a most excellent tip to lose weight that I learned by eating with a friend’s family regularly while I was growing up. I thought it was most strange back when I was a teenager. However, the older I got, the more it made sense to me. I do this one thing every day when I eat, and suggest you try it too!
This suggestion might surprise you a lot! But I am gonna suggest it anyway! Here we go! Don’t be mad at me! (No throwing rocks, please!) ;o)
Are you ready???? Here it is:
Don’t drink while you eat! And I mean nothing!
(Ok, you can have a sip or two.) There, I said it! (WHEW~)
Here’s the thing: Most people just don’t realize how much they drink during meals.
I used to drink lots of milk and tea while I ate, but I was filling up on fluids and I got full so much faster. However, later I would be hungry again! That's because I wasn’t full from food in the first place. If you are full of fluids, then how will you know if you're full from food?
The other problem that drinking too much during a meal can cause is indigestion. Think about it. Too much + Too fast = UGGGHHH!
No one likes heartburn! You are going to think you are full, but then you'll be much more likely to want something to eat again later. You'll be tempted to eat SOMETHING ELSE. You know, something that's not so nutritious or something that's less inappropriate? ...and the downward spiral begins.
Eat meals SLOWLY and drink water only before and after you eat. That way you'll know you are satisfied on food only during meals. It's also an excellent tip to lose weight because it also aids the digestive process.
If you drink lots of fluids during a meal, then you are diluting the digestive juices. Gastric juices are at highest concentrations when you haven't eaten for a while.
Food is more likely to break down more effectively and efficiently if 'food' is the only thing present in the stomach!
This is also a great tip to lose weight during festive times of the year like Christmas and Thanksgiving. If you don't drink as much during your big meal, you'll fill up faster on the foods you eat and will be less likely to eat as much. If you don't like that uncomfortable feeling you get from overeating, try cutting back on the amount of fluids you drink while you're eating.
You'll be amazed at the great results you get! You'll actually eat less foods as your stomach gets used to filling up on food, not liquid. If you eat healthy foods, you'll lose even more weight!
It's an excellent tip to lose weight if you can do it. Once you get used to it, it'll be like you've been doing it all along. Good habits vs. bad habits. So what do ya think? Think you can?
See if you can at least try it. I've been eating this way for years and my weight rarely fluctuates. It really helps!
If you eat more slowly and don’t drink too much during meals, you’re stomach will get used to filling up with nutritional, healthy foods and your health will also improve!