Weight Loss Starts With Better Eating Habits
The overlooked truth about overeating, portion sizes, and emotional eating.
4 - 5 minute read time
A lot of people trying to lose weight never realize that their relationship with food might be what’s holding them back.
From a young age, many of us were told things like, "You can’t leave the table until you clear your plate." Sound familiar? That mindset trains us early on to eat past the point of being full and we’re conditioned to overeat. Whether it's finishing everything on our plate, eating because we're bored, sad, stressed, or simply because everyone else around us is eating, we’ve been programmed from a young age to not have the healthiest eating habits.
Those childhood norms have turned into poor adult practices that produces overeating; and that’s why you're not losing weight.
The average donut has around 250 - 400 calories and most people eat more than one without thinking twice.
Practicing healthy eating habits doesn’t mean you have to give everything up. It can start with something as simple as eating half a donut instead of the whole thing.
Start small and apply this mindset to other areas of your diet too.
What an Unhealthy Relationship With Food Looks Like:
Eating past the point of fullness.
Eating because you're bored or emotional.
Over eating in social settings.
Skipping meals and bingeing all at once (eating 2000+ calories in one sitting).
Committing to diet fads: lemonade diet, keto diet, carnivore diet. Any diet that promises extreme weight loss while excluding entire food groups.
Fixing Your Relationship with Food can Help You Hit Your Weight Goals!
We’ve trained our bodies and minds that we need to feel full in order to be satisfied. But we can retrain it by following these simple tips:
Only eat when you're actually hungry.
Chew each bite 20 times to slow down the eating time and help with digestion.
Listen to your body while eating. You may realize you’re satiated way earlier than you previous thought.
Stop eating when you're satiated, not full. Just because it’s on your plate doesn’t mean it all needs to be eaten in one sitting.
Reduce portion sizes; most meals you consume consist of 2 – 4x the serving size of whats actually recommended. You can let your meals stretch by turning one oversized plate into two meals.
Don’t neglect macros; proteins, carbs, fats, and sugars are all necessary in a well balanced diet.
If you’re stuck wondering why you’re not losing weight… this might be why 👀
Start small. Build better habits. Progress > perfection
Small Changes = Big Results
You don’t need to overhaul your entire diet and eating habits overnight. Start with small, manageable changes:
Eat off smaller plates.
Choose lean protein and fiber-rich foods.
Practice mindful eating and cut back on mindless snacking.
Remember, your body is built in the gym but it’s sustained by what you eat. Your eating habits are just as important (if not more) than your workout routine. By practicing better eating habits consistently you'll start seeing your weight loss goals faster than you think.
Your results start in the kitchen so start to make the shift one meal at a time.
