Today’s society is a society where the culture of eating is rampant, full of all kinds of information that want you to gorge yourself on: restaurants of all sizes everywhere; food stalls where the fragrance of wine is not afraid of the alley; fragrant pastry stores; colorful packaged food on supermarket shelves. The result of this situation is to make us eat more and more, far more than we need. Eating too much is a problem for many people. What’s even scarier: the more high-salt, high-sugar, high-fat foods are available, the more attractive they are to us. However, if we decide to seriously practice a healthy lifestyle, then we must not let businesses dictate our eating habits. We should start from our own nutritional needs and stay away from those tempting unhealthy foods. These three suggestions can help us resist food temptations and avoid eating too much. Countermeasure 1: Focus on eating Focusing on eating is one of the easiest ways to prevent overeating. When you are eating, stop everything you are doing and concentrate on “eating”. Enjoying the pleasure that food gives you is not only respectful of the food, but it allows us to eat less. If you don’t pay attention to how much you’ve already eaten while dining, you’re likely to eat a lot without realizing it. Satisfy the appetite at the same time, let our eyes also enjoy a food feast it! 1, do not think about work when you eat: when you eat, think of it as an opportunity to free yourself from work. This is also conducive to the health of the digestive system, while also allowing the brain to rest, perhaps after the work efficiency will be higher. 2, do not look at the phone: look at the phone when eating, it is easy to unconsciously eat a lot. If we put our minds on the food and their intestines, seriously feel the pleasure of eating a full meal, eat full and stop in time, there will be no such problem. 3, take each meal seriously: even if a person ordering take-out, but also to put more thought into loading the plate, sitting at the table with a plate to eat seriously, rather than sitting in front of the TV or computer, using the restaurant’s packing box to eat. The latter can bring an inexplicably miserable atmosphere, giving us the urge to cover up our sadness with food. Eating mindfully and being single-minded about food is a good way to prevent eating too much. Countermeasure 2: Beware of sugar and salt Both sugar and salt stimulate our taste buds, so we are easily attracted to foods that have a strong taste, which often contain excessive amounts of sugar or salt. If we indulge our desire, we are likely to fall into a vicious circle of increasingly heavy tastes. So we have to gradually move away from heavy foods, adjust our tastebuds, adapt to low-salt and low-sugar foods, and get out of the vicious cycle in time. If it is difficult to restrain your desire for sugar and salt, try this: 1. Savor: Treat heavy foods high in salt and sugar as rewards, not food. When in a happy mood, choose a small piece of your favorite dessert, savor it and feel it slowly. 2, read the label carefully: do not just enjoy a variety of delicious snacks, if you read their ingredients list carefully, you may be surprised by the amount of salt contained in them. So, when selecting snacks, also pay attention to the ingredients list and choose low-salt ones. 3. Beware of “appetizing” packaged foods: think more when you eat, is such a rich flavor put a lot of sugar or salt? Ask yourself, can I really feel satisfied after eating? Healthy food will make you feel full when you eat it, not want to eat more. Countermeasure 3: Don’t try to use food to reduce stress Eating only solves one problem: hunger. Don’t use it as a cure for boredom, anxiety, nervousness or anger, and so on, all kinds of emotions. Eating can only divert attention for a time, and does not solve the underlying problem. We can choose to exercise, meditate, talk to friends and other ways to relieve stress. To change the habit of “turning grief into appetite”, you can try the following method: when you want to eat, ask yourself if you are really hungry. If you are not hungry but still can’t resist eating, tell yourself to eat after 10 minutes, during which you can do something else to divert your attention: for example, take a walk or talk to someone. 10 minutes later, you may not want to eat, successfully avoiding a binge eating. If you want to have healthy eating habits, start by controlling the amount of food you eat!