An effective diet for weight loss is a huge step in the right direction of stepping into your highest and best timeline of reality.
Can you see in your mind’s eye a healthy, happy, and “looking good for your age all things considered” version of yourself living your best life?
I sure can!
The key is to learn how to eat well.
Then, you must develop the necessary daily habits to maintain a smart and healthy eating regiment.
These habits ensure you are consuming the right amount of fuel to keep you going throughout your day and living at optimized health levels for better long-term results.
And that’s something you really want, isn’t it?
But here’s the tricky part…
In our society, certain inappropriate eating habits have become routine, like popping by the drive through after a long day of work or scarfing down a couple bacon egg and cheese sandwiches on your way to work.
By attacking these and other bad eating habits, you can increase the likelihood that you will actually lose weight.
Combine this with a weekly high intensity training workout routine, as well as daily nutritional supplementation.
Don’t think you need any nutritional supplements?
That’s a popular misconception, but the truth is our modern day foods are so processed and engineered to deliver just a fraction of the actual nutrients, vitamins, and antioxidants we need to function on a daily basis.
To help replenish the nutrients and other essential natural components our bodies need to function in proper homeostasis, daily supplementation is needed.
Here are 9 Healthy Eating Habits to Help You Lose Weight Faster (And Keep It Off for Life):
1. Slow down when eating.
We’re all probably guilty of this. You’re on the run. It’s busy at work.
And you have exactly 4 minutes to consume 12 inches of meatball sub.
Annnnd…GO!
This and other similar food scarfing scenarios are definitely something that can be eliminated quickly and easily from your eating habits.
Even if you are pressed for time, you can still take a few moments to chew properly, and at least work with nature in helping this meal go down without a hitch.
Scientists have found that on average at least 10-20 minutes is required before your brain receives the message that your stomach is full.
This means that you could be eating long after you are actually satisfied with the amount of food you’ve consumed. Which means you are adding unwanted pounds from excess eating.
So what can you do instead?
Try setting a timer when sitting down to eat for 11 minutes on your smartphone. Do not finish before the time is up.
This will help train yourself to lengthen your meal by engaging in conversation, resting your fork between courses, chewing slowly, and drinking plenty of electrolyzed reduced water between courses.
And if you really don’t have time to eat, then consider drinking a keto friendly meal replacement Extreme Shake instead. It has Sensoril® ashwagandha for reduced belly fat and MCTs for energy and fat burn to help you lose weight with less effort.
2. Don’t rush dessert.
Try this simple yet effective dieting trick…wait at least ten minutes after finishing your main entree before deciding if you truly need that dessert.
Within that timeframe, you may actually find out that you weren’t really hungry after all, saving you a boatload of calories from passing up on the pastry ring or brownie sundae.
3. Leave the serving dishes on the counter when eating.
By doing this, you will need to get up out of your seat to get more food. But adding this extra step may actually make you feel like it’s not worth the bother.
Or you may find that you don’t need anymore food between courses.
4. Do not eat directly from the food’s original container.
For example, don’t chow down right from the ice cream carton, potato chip bag, or cookie box.
Otherwise, you could find yourself easily overeating.
5. Always eat at the table.
Be like Lattimer finding out he made starting defense in The Program and take your rightful place at the table when consuming a meal.
This prevents you from trying to engage in multi-tasking, such as surfing the Net on your smartphone, watching TV, or flipping through magazines while you eat.
At the table, you will be forced to concentrate on how much food you are actually putting into your mouth (what a concept!)
If you eat anywhere else, or multitask while eating, you may lose track of how much food you’re really consuming resulting in overeating leading to putting on more unwanted pounds.
6. You don’t really have to “clean your plate” anymore.
This one might be tough for a lot of folks to digest (pun intended) since it’s been so ingrained in a lot of us to leave absolutely zero remnants of anything edible on our plates, but here’s a red pill for you:
This is simply not true.
Scientific research has shown that well over half of adults are proud members of the Clean Plate Club…even when they are already full!
This means that you are overeating simply out of politeness (who does that?)
Obviously, this habit leads to putting on more unwanted pounds.
Instead of cleaning your plate, try eating just the portion of food that makes you feel full.
Anything remaining is leftovers and lunch for the next day to help you not only save pounds but also save some bucks, too.
That’s a win-win, would you agree?
7. Do not keep food in plain view during the day.
If the cookie jar is wide open or the tortilla chip bag is out on the table, you will likely have an unstoppable urge to eat, even if you are not really hungry.
After a meal, put your food away in the refrigerator, inside your cupboard, and out of sight.
This way, you will actually have to put in some work to get at food before you consume it, which alone could be enough to help you avoid adding more unnecessary calories to your daily consumption.
8. If you happen to overeat, crying about it won’t help you lose weight.
Accept your mistake and get back on the grind.
If you’ve veered wildly off course, then take corrective action…and then forget it ever happened because you’re living your best life.
Otherwise, you will find yourself eating out of frustration (very dangerous), or going off the rails and completely abandoning your diet entirely.
Would you agree that it’s better to sabotage a single meal than a lifetime worth of meals?
9. Replace your creamer in your morning beverage with fat-burning coconut oil.
Since you are already consuming a morning cup of coffee or tea anyway, why not consider replacing your regular creamer with KetoCreamer, made with coconut oil, a proven fat burning MCT.
Conclusion
You may be self-conscious at first as you attempt to change your eating habits for the better.
You should also realize that your bad habits did not start overnight, and it will take some time to correct them.
While it may seem like a huge mountain of a task initially, it is well worth the effort.
That’s because you will quickly find that your new eating habits have helped you lose unwanted weight, and that’s what you really want, isn’t it?
Now granted, doing things like hiding your food and eating more slowly will not be the “magic bullet” cure-all for you to lose weight overnight. To believe this would be foolish.
However, these 9 healthy eating habits applied daily over time will help you to curb your overeating over the long run. And that will help you drop the weight and keep it off.
DISCLAIMER: I don’t claim to be a licensed dietician or an expert on nutrition. I’m just someone who researches a lot of important topics relevant to my life and I share what I learn with others to help them find the right solution they are searching for both online and off.
About James K. Kim
I am a former archery technician turned freelance digital marketer. I help people build profitable businesses online.
You can learn more about how to build a profitable online business at JamesKKimMarketing.com.
In my free time I enjoy the ancient sport of archery, sport crossbow target shooting, deep sea fishing, day hiking, recreational kayaking, high intensity weight training, ice hockey, and outdoor cooking.
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