eating+habits

Eating habits: When to eat is an issue that can lead to obesity. Is it better to eat three meals a day? Or to have several small meals throughout the day? It depends on the amount of energy you consume during these meals, how active you are or how much energy you burn, how muchyou eat each time, and how high your metabolism is. Studies show that several small meals a day rather than three large meals does not make a significant difference in weight loss. As long as you allow your metabolism to keep up and you do not take in more than you will burn off you should maintain a healthy weight. You don’t need to stay thin or muscular to be healthy, sure these things are important, but not the most important part of remaining healthy. The most important part of remaining healthy is the most simple thing, what you eat. When your hungry, do you tend to reach for the box of cookies in your pantry? Or maybe for the apple in your fridge? What you eat is the most important factor in weight loss, statistically people who eat healthy are less likely to have heart attacks, strokes, and even cancer. You don’t have to join some dieting company to lose weight, the things they tell you are the same things you can do on your own. The only difference is that you pay for it. If you simply eat healthy you are more likely to lose weight. Also eat in groups, if you are in a group you are more likely to model yourself after someone else and will not eat as much. Just be sure to surround yourself with healthy-eaters. Also eat in moderation, if you eat less you may not feel as satisfied but it will help. If you do get hungry during the day reach for some celery or possibly an apple, or maybe even a nice salad. Also understand your body does need some sugars and fats. But don’t overdo it. If you reach for the cookies or chips put the chips in a bowl, or the cookies on a napkin before you start eating them. That way you won’t be tempted to grab more, once you start eating you need to know when to stop. And the best way to do that is to portion your food before you begin eating. It’s okay to eat, just know what to eat, how to eat, and how much to eat. Food intake is essential but you need to have good nutrition, not junk food. Today most people are on the go and don't have time to stop and have a good meal. The majority of people eat fast food three or four times a week and as a result tend to gain weight. Unhealthy eating such as fast food lead to lack of nutrition, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and many types of illnesses. It is important to eat breakfast, starting out on an empty stomach is not good for you, if you don't have time to eat in the morning you need to get up earlier. Salty food is a problem, you do need salt to function but you can get it in a variety of foods so you don't need the salty ones. Don't cook in used oils, they may have cancer-causeing toxins in them, use olive oil or alvacodo oil, they have less toxins. Do not drink water during a meal, it's better to drink later on, if you drink during a meal the liquid you drink dilutes your stomach acid and the food doesn't digest properly, drink an hour before and after meals. One thing that most people don't know is that canned vegetable have no nutrional value, they are so loaded with preservatives that they do nothing. Iceberg lettuce also has little to no nutritional value, use romane instead.

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