Six dietary hacks to help you stop overeating

Junk food is everywhere. From TV ads to wafts of the burger joint down the street, the pull of the convenience food industry can seem nearly impossible to escape, especially for those who want to stop overeating.

It’s easier than you think to stop overeating. However, it takes a significant amount of preparation and thoughtfulness to set yourself up for success.

Check out the following strategies to help you stop overeating, inspired MyFitnessPal.

1. Spice up your meals with herbs that regulate appetite

Cinnamon, for example. Using cinnamon is great way to keep your blood sugar in check, keeping your food metabolizing slowly so you feel fuller for longer periods of time. Read more about how cinnamon can help you lose weight at FitDay.

2. Beat hunger to the punch

Don’t wait until you’re hungry to eat. Feeling ravenous at the start of a meal may only cause you to overeat. Instead, take your meals on a schedule, whether you’re hungry or not. Your body needs the calories and will use them. Don’t set yourself up for failure.

3. Drink water (and track it)

Cut the calorie-dense coffees and shakes. Drink water. It has absolutely no calories, keeps your skin radiant and saves you from phantom hunger caused by dehydration. If you need help tracking your water intake, get a water-logging app!

4. Chew like you enjoy chewing

It requires about 30 minutes before your brain registers satiety. To keep your food intake in check, chew each bite no fewer than 10 times to slow yourself down. This will allow you to eat more consciously and stop eating when you are actually full.

5. Eat bland snacks

A small shot of olive oil or a handful of almonds regulates a hormone known as ghrelin by re-educating the body that flavorful does not equal calorie-rich.

6. Put healthy snacks within reach

Keep kale chips at your front door. Fill your kitchen counter with jerky. The more healthy food you have ready at your disposal, the easier it is to push junk food out of your life.

Make healthy choices convenient! It requires some forethought, but is more than worth it.

If you find that you avoid simple and effective strategies to stop overeating, even though you know they make sense, then you might be self-sabotaging.

Self-sabotage is cause by hidden psychological attachments that steer you in the direction of failure. Now, we’re not in diet territory. We’re discussing the psychological aspects of success in any endeavor. When self-sabotage is in play, you can expect to destroy your chances of getting what you want.

If you think this may be the case with you, then you should learn how self-sabotage works (it’s not what you think) and how to stop it. Begin by watching this free and enlightening video.

Awareness of self-sabotage can help you stop overeating. And it can help with dozens of other issues as well!