Mindfulness refers to the action of being present in the moment while turning on all your senses to fully understand what is happening. Mindful eating encompasses the same process, helping people control their portions so they don’t overeat. If you have trouble limiting your food intake and lose control, these 7 tips can help you put a stop to overeating.
Oftentimes, we tend to add too much food to our plates. This is especially when we haven’t eaten for hours, and we get to the starvation point. However, we don’t need as much food as we think to feel okay. So, before filling your massive plate up to the brim, add a small portion and give it some time before you go for a refill.
This practice will prevent you from overeating or throwing away food you didn’t manage to eat.
If you over-serve, it’s very likely that you’ll also overeat. Shockingly, in this research, even the nutrition experts served 31% more without being aware of it when given a larger plate to eat off of. Apparently, it’s the distance to the border of the plate that makes you decide on what a proper portion is, instead of the amount of food itself. So you’d better buy some more small plates!