Have you EATING HABIT changed as you grow up?
By gabbana
@gabbana (1815)
China
September 13, 2008 9:41am CST
My answer is YES YES YES. I changed a lot. I used to eat almost no fruit, no vegetables except tomato, eggplant, beans, cucumber.
Changing habits, especially eating habit, is perhaps the hardest thing to do for a weight loss. A habit is something that you have already got used to. It has almost become part of your system. A lot of people can relate to the difficulty of changing eating habits. A lot of people have tried to change and continue to do so until now.
Changing Eating Habits To Achieve Weight Loss
If you are serious about losing weight and maintaining it, you should change two things. First, change the quantity of your intake and second, change the food that you eat. The common mistake among a lot of people is that they try to change these two things together, which is definitely impossible to achieve. In the end, you will just feel deprived and crave for even more food.
Change Food Quantity
The first thing that you need to change is the quantity of food that you eat. If you are used to eating half a chicken for dinner, then cut it down to at least a quarter. It is easier to cut down on serving size than changing the whole meal at all to a different one, veggie salad perhaps.
To be able to control your craving for more food, you need to start with little changes rather than an abrupt one. You shouldn't be too strict with yourself as well. A good way of controlling your food intake is to use a slightly smaller plate. And remember to eat a bit of food every once in a while to stimulate your metabolism and decrease your cravings for food.
Change Food Choice
The next thing that you need to change is the food that you eat. Your choice of food must be healthy. It is a good idea to plan your diet well ahead of time. This way, you can decide on what you are going to eat. Each of your meals must be carefully planned and thought of. Look at some healthy food magazines to get ideas on healthy recipes and ingredients.
Drinks should also be changed. Avoid sodas and high-sugar drinks. Go back to basics. Water is the best therapy and best in weight loss as well.
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5 responses
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
13 Sep 08
My answer is also yes yes yes. I changed a lot as well. I used to eat 1 bread a day, now i hardly do eat 1-2 slices, and not even those i don't eat every day. I also used to it a lot, but now i am more steady on food. 2 years ago i decided i wanted to loose weight so i kept a diet for a few months (basically without bread diet) so that's when i renounced at bread. I eat almost everything but in a normal quantity, not extra large.
@miller23231 (873)
• United States
13 Sep 08
My eating habits have changed a lot since I was younger. I used to live on fast food and pizza, now I prefer to cook healthier meals. Of course, I have my kids to think about, too. I'd rather not give them McDonald's or Pizza all the time! I don't know if I've changed the amount of food I eat, but definitely eat better now.
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
13 Sep 08
Well i would watch what i eat recently so that i won't get fatter yea , i wanna maintain my weight and stay healthy as well yea .
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
13 Sep 08
I believe my eating habits have changed since I have gotten a little older. I will tend to eat more vegetables that I would pass up as a child. I remember forgoing broccoli and other green vegetables.
My husband is a vegetable lover and I think he has helped in the aid of me learning to appreciate more vegetables. We season them a certain way to make them more appetizing and it seems to work. I have always been a steak and chicken type of person myself.
I think you have come up with some good ideas in the way of weight loss and general good eating habits. I do agree in the power of water. It is very good for you and helps in the weight loss issue.
@gabbana (1815)
• China
13 Sep 08
yeah, we are similar on this matter. There were countless food i could name that i hate and never eat. in fact , i should say there are very feww that i eat ,haha. now things have changed, and by eating more rich food, i enjoy more about eating.
thanks a lot for your timely response.
@mistakesss (436)
• United States
13 Sep 08
My eating habits change every week! lol One week, I try to eat healthy, the next I'll barely eat anything, and the following I'll binge. My eating and sleeping patterns are all screwed up at the moment - I need to create patterns for each and stick to them!