Eating Slowly Rocks!

i eat too fast. That is a bad habit that overeaters have. We eat fast, then get second helpings, and before you now it we've gained another pound or two. Week after week those pounds add up. Here is a tip I learned from a friend...

Every day I take a handful of mixed nuts: cashews, almonds, macadamias, etc. I eat and chew one nut at a time. I eat it as slow as I can. At first it was very difficult to do because I love nuts. Any food I love I want to eat fast. Devour it and then eat more. My new eating habits tell me to eat slowly and take smaller portions.

Six months later I can now eat slowly as a general habit. Yes, it is a HABIT. That is the key--develop a good habit (eat slowly) and reject the old habit (eating fast). The reason I want to eat slowly is I then give my digestive system time to let me know I'm full. If I overeat it's because I ate too fast, still felt hungry, and ate more food.

Today, we had a buffet at church to celebrate our new young pastors' ordination. I was amazed at how little I ate and I was full! Chatting with friends it was easy to eat slowly and enjoy every bite. I wasn't focused on the food so much as I was chatting with my friends.

Practice eating slowly with mixed nuts, or with any kind of chewy food, such as toast (wheat, of course), or raw vegetables (carrots, broccoli, etc.)

I enjoy my food now. Eating slowly rocks!