Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution™ by JayKay Bak PDF EBook JayKay Bak Your New Years Weight Loss Resolution | Page 18

There are ways to treat yourself other than eating. Why not get your
nails or you hair done? Why not treat yourself to a nice hot bath and a
facial? Why not have a healthy lunch with the boys or the girls? There
are other rewarding ways to treat yourself that are not based around
tempting treats. It’s just a matter of thinking a little outside the
square and replacing old habits with new and healthier ones.
Boredom Eating
If you find yourself reaching for that tempting delicious high fat food
because you have nothing else to do, why not call a friend for a chat?
Why not take up a sport and meet up with your friends instead?
Guaranteed you’ll have so much fun you won’t even be thinking about
junk food.
Mistaken Hunger
It should be a healthy appetite that drives us to eat. When our energy
needs replenishing because we’ve depleted our energy stores our
appetite signals for us to eat. It is a simple biological reflex. We get
hungry, we eat. Sometimes our hunger is more psychological than
physical and thinking our body is hungry, we feed it.
If you have eaten your last meal within the past 2 hours more often
than not it will be thirst which your body can sometimes interpret as
hunger. If you know you have just had your last meal within a short
timeframe ago, why not try drinking a glass of water then waiting 30
minutes for the brain to register it. If you are still hungry after this
time period then have a light snack.
Sometimes we eat out of boredom. If you find yourself sitting around
and instinctively reaching for the fridge or the pantry, catch yourself.
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