The Stomach Test: Know When You’re Full

As life gets busier, we try getting through our meals faster. But what we don’t realize is that we may be over eating because we don’t stop to give our stomachs a chance to feel full.

Consider testing your stomach every now and then. You may not have time during the week if you’re at work, and especially if all you have is a half hour lunch break. Perhaps during dinner, after eating a portion of your meal, give yourself a few minutes between every few bites and pay attention to whether you are starting to feel full. The purpose of this is to give the nerves in your stomach a chance to realize that there is food in there.

The more conscious you are of how much you’ve eaten, the more likely you are to feel satisfied without having to finish everything on your plate. This may be easier to try if you’re out to dinner and can take your time eating.

Time also has a lot to do with whether we enjoy our meals or over eat. Do we really know when we are satisfied if we have to eat in a hurry? And when we’re in a hurry, are we making the right nutritional choices? Obviously, it’s just easier to pick something up from the nearest fast food place, but when those meals come with a side of fries and a soda, you easily add calories and fat that you could have otherwise skipped. Get into the habit of treating yourself to a burger without fries and you’ll spend more time enjoying that burger.

Just follow these three steps which you can implement no matter how rushed you are during your lunch break:

1. Savor Each Bite: Look at your food and taste it. Let your brain make the connection with the food you’re eating.

2. Don’t Check Your Phone: Set it away at least during the first few moments of your meal. The distraction will keep you from enjoying your food.

3. Pay Attention To Your Stomach: Sometimes just half a burger is enough, but you won’t know unless you pay attention to when you start feeling full.

If you stop when you are just starting to feel satisfied, you’ll give your stomach a chance to catch up with what you’ve put in it and you won’t feel so bogged down the rest of the day.

To learn more, visit Automatic Body’s official site to see how you can start making subtle changes to become healthier.

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