OT: Principles inspired by 'Mindless Eating'

jezzie · 10-26-2009, 10:36 AM

Some principles inspired by Mindless Eating:

• Feed it protein for breakfast. You'll be less hungry later on and end up eating 267 fewer calories during the day.

• Make it climb a flight of stairs. At home, store the most tempting foods way out of reach. For instance, Cornell University food psychologist Brian Wansink, PhD, keeps his favorite soda in a basement fridge. "Half the time I'm too lazy to run down there to get it, so I drink the water in the kitchen."

• Sleep on it. People who don't get their 8 hours of ZZZs experience hormonal fluctuations that increase appetite, report researchers. Learn more about how sleep affects your diet.

• Give it something else to think about. When scientists scanned the brains of people eating different foods, they found that the brain reacts to fat in the mouth in much the same way that it responds to a pleasant aroma. So if you feel a craving coming on, apply your favorite scent.

• Never let it see a heaping plate. The more food that's in front of you, the more you'll eat. So at a restaurant, ask your waiter to pack up half of your meal before serving it to you, then eat the extras for lunch the next day.

• Put it under the lights. You consume fewer calories at a well-lit restaurant table than you do dining in a dark corner. "In the light, you're more self-conscious and worry that other patrons are watching what you eat," explains Wansink.

• Talk it down. Entertaining friends with a great story doesn't give you much time to eat up, so you'll probably still have food on your plate when they're done. Once they're finished, call it quits, too.

• Offer it a seat. If you sit down to snack -- and use utensils and a plate -- you'll eat fewer calories at subsequent meals.

• Satisfy it with soup. Start lunch with about 130 calories worth of vegetable soup and you'll eat 20% fewer calories overall during lunch, say Penn State experts.

• Give it little choice. Packages that contain assorted varieties of cookies, candy, dips, cheese, etc., make you want to try all the flavors. The effect is so powerful, says Wansink, that when people are given 10 colors of M&Ms to munch on, not 7, they eat 30% more!
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mamagiff · 10-26-2009, 03:44 PM

Great article, jezzie! Thanks!

mykneesareback · 10-26-2009, 08:48 PM

If only we could just read it and it would be so.............

I will be glad when this time of year is over with, just a personal feeling.

Doris

SuSUN · 10-26-2009, 10:59 PM

Yes, great motivational article Jezzie, thanks for sharing.

jezzie · 10-27-2009, 05:30 AM

Mindless Eating

I'm now reading this book for the second time.
Showed it to Wayne. He read it in a couple of days.

10-26-2009, 10:36 AM	#1
jezzie Old Wise One Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Hudson River Valley Posts: 40,522 Blog Entries: 78 Gallery: jezzie Stats: choosing to be scale-free; WOE: YOU:on a Diet - Dr. Oz Start Date: 05/22/07 - lightbulb; started YOU at 209.	OT: Principles inspired by 'Mindless Eating' Some principles inspired by Mindless Eating: • Feed it protein for breakfast. You'll be less hungry later on and end up eating 267 fewer calories during the day. • Make it climb a flight of stairs. At home, store the most tempting foods way out of reach. For instance, Cornell University food psychologist Brian Wansink, PhD, keeps his favorite soda in a basement fridge. "Half the time I'm too lazy to run down there to get it, so I drink the water in the kitchen." • Sleep on it. People who don't get their 8 hours of ZZZs experience hormonal fluctuations that increase appetite, report researchers. Learn more about how sleep affects your diet. • Give it something else to think about. When scientists scanned the brains of people eating different foods, they found that the brain reacts to fat in the mouth in much the same way that it responds to a pleasant aroma. So if you feel a craving coming on, apply your favorite scent. • Never let it see a heaping plate. The more food that's in front of you, the more you'll eat. So at a restaurant, ask your waiter to pack up half of your meal before serving it to you, then eat the extras for lunch the next day. • Put it under the lights. You consume fewer calories at a well-lit restaurant table than you do dining in a dark corner. "In the light, you're more self-conscious and worry that other patrons are watching what you eat," explains Wansink. • Talk it down. Entertaining friends with a great story doesn't give you much time to eat up, so you'll probably still have food on your plate when they're done. Once they're finished, call it quits, too. • Offer it a seat. If you sit down to snack -- and use utensils and a plate -- you'll eat fewer calories at subsequent meals. • Satisfy it with soup. Start lunch with about 130 calories worth of vegetable soup and you'll eat 20% fewer calories overall during lunch, say Penn State experts. • Give it little choice. Packages that contain assorted varieties of cookies, candy, dips, cheese, etc., make you want to try all the flavors. The effect is so powerful, says Wansink, that when people are given 10 colors of M&Ms to munch on, not 7, they eat 30% more! jezzie is invisible Report Post to Moderators Reply With Quote

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10-26-2009, 03:44 PM	#2
mamagiff Bike Tart Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: right down the road from Bong Recreation Area! Posts: 40,275 Gallery: mamagiff WOE: CAD/CALP Start Date: 3/24/08	Great article, jezzie! Thanks!

10-26-2009, 08:48 PM	#3
mykneesareback Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern Calif. mountains Posts: 11,539 Gallery: mykneesareback Stats: 234/125-130 WOE: DTour plan & Counting Calories Start Date: March 1, 2004 w/dietitian,doctor	If only we could just read it and it would be so............. I will be glad when this time of year is over with, just a personal feeling. Doris

10-26-2009, 10:59 PM	#4
SuSUN Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 8,918 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: SuSUN Stats: 152/134.2/125 WOE: Low Moderate - LC-Atkins Start Date: LC since 02/2002	Yes, great motivational article Jezzie, thanks for sharing.

10-27-2009, 05:30 AM	#5
jezzie Old Wise One Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Hudson River Valley Posts: 40,522 Blog Entries: 78 Gallery: jezzie Stats: choosing to be scale-free; WOE: YOU:on a Diet - Dr. Oz Start Date: 05/22/07 - lightbulb; started YOU at 209.	Mindless Eating I'm now reading this book for the second time. Showed it to Wayne. He read it in a couple of days.