How to Stop Overeating

Try these tips for getting more satisfaction from fewer calories.
By Elaine Magee, RD
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic-Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang,MD

Babies are born knowing to eat when they are hungry, and stop when they are comfortable. But as we grow up and are exposed to fad diets, advertising, food used as a reward, etc., many of us unlearn this beautifully balanced way of eating and begin to overeat.

Yet eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are comfortable is one of the keys to healthy eating and living, says Linda Bacon, PhD, nutrition professor at the City College of San Francisco.

Much has been written on the "eating when you're hungry" side of this equation. But how do you learn to stop when you're comfortable if you've lost touch with this over the years?

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Jacques' Notes:

The last paragraph above echoes my own views on the subject, which I also incorporate in my Weight Management Trainings.

To go one step further, the same principle applies to drinking. Especially that old adage of "Eight glasses of water daily", which I have seldom, if ever, adhered to. Instead, I drink when I'm thirsty and stop when thirst is gone.

Recently, it was found that my instincts about food and drink have served me well. And anyone else who has learned to listen to their "Inner Voice" and stick to its dictates, realizing that it guides us with wisdom straight from our Higher Self.

What I am referring to is a scientific "discovery" and reversal of the above mentioned prior "Eight glasses" Rule. For it was overwhelmingly found that water, if drunk in quantities that exceed one's craving for it has been shown to be toxic. Especially in individuals whose kidneys were not naturally equipped to process large amounts of water or other liquids.

The Physician who reported this shocking news on NBC-TV's "Today" Show presented it with humor, when she said: "An amazing discovery has just been made: it is called "THIRST"...and the safest way to handle it is to satisfy it whenever we become aware of it, then, STOP drinking as soon as it STOPS nagging."

Lastly and Most Importantly, I ask you to join me in Honoring, Supporting and Thanking All our men and women in uniform, past and present, on this, THEIR Day!

Hope you're enjoying a fine weekend! SHALOM!

Your Friend,

Jacques