How many of you know you will overeat during the holidays this year?
Bloating, belly ach, gas and heartburn are just a few of the symptoms many of us can except to experience over the coming weeks.
Here are a few easy tips you can use to help reduce the impact all that eating will have on your health.
Try filling your plate up only half way. I now many of you are laughing at that one, but this will give your mind some time to send the required signals to your brain when you are full. The more food you have on your plate means the more you will stuff yourself before you realize you are no longer hungry. Once the half plate is finished, choose to fill it up again half way with only vegetables. This will ensure you don't eat excessive amounts meat, which is hard for your body to digest. For the men out there, trust me, cutting down on the meat will allow you to feel so much better at the end of each meal.
Listen to your gut. Pay attention to your full signal and wait two minutes before taking another bite. If at the end of the two minutes you are still hungry, take a few more bites, but continue to pay attention to what your body is saying.
Drink lots of fluids. I know it's the holidays, but try and drink as much water as possible this season. Water is the key fluid for flushing all the toxins out of your body. Water is also great for relieving feelings of hunger.
How many of you get to the end of your second plate of food and realize "oh no, I forgot about dessert" and then do your best to shovel in at least one piece of cake and a few cookies. Yes, I am guilty of this every year and this year I have come up with a tool to make sure I save room for dessert. I am going to eat it my dessert first. This will ensure that I save the room required to have at least two pieces of that yummy goodness.
It is your choice. Choose to be that guy or girl passed out on the sofa just after dinner or use the tips above and enjoy the holidays with a little room to spare
