Many times we reach for a snack is it because we hear a growl in our tummy or is it because we choose not to listen to our minds. Is the snack what our body really wants or is it just something to do at the time. The next time you are having a snack attack ask yourself these questions before you reach for those unwanted calories:
1) Are you thirsty? 9 out of 10 times we are more thirsty then hungry. When we do not properly hydrate it shows through our dry skin, and chapped lips. It also appears in our hunger. When we are thirsty we reach for food instead of drink. Most of the time we do this because we don’t even realize that we are thirsty and not properly hydrated. So next time you reach for a snack drink 8 oz of water and then see if the snack is still as appealing as before.
2) Are you bored? How many times do you mindlessly walk from cabinet to refrigerator back to cabinet. Just looking for something exciting. Well guess what – it’s not the food that we need to be exciting, it’s our life at that moment that we wish to be more exciting. Since we can’t have that we settle for the food. So next time you are mindlessly reaching – pull the hand back. Put on your shoes and go for a walk. Don’t come back until you are no longer hungry 🙂 – it will probably be about 20-30 min.
3) Are you avoiding something? Many times we eat out of comfort. We don’t want to face something in our life that we are not ready to deal with. This could be as little as the laundry, as middle way as homework with the kids and as big as an upcoming argument with the significant other. Big or small makes no difference when we use food as a comfort. If it’s a small issue we don’t go for a small snack, we snack attack and keep at it regardless of how big or small the avoidance is. So next time you want to avoid something that is making you reach for the snacks, simply think about the outcome. You will not only have to still deal with the problem at hand… now you will have extra weight to do it with 🙁
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT…..
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797
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