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Seven Bad Eating Habits
Many people fall into a daily routine that can include skipping
breakfast, wolfing down an unhealthy lunch, grabbing soda, chips,
candy, donuts or coffee all day and gorging in the evening.
Following are the top seven bad eating habits.
1. Binging: When foods are low in fiber and high in sugar or
salt and partially hydrogenated trans fats the tendency is to
over-consume. When eating five to six small meals a day of high
fibered fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, seeds
and nuts, the result is burning more calories and storing less
fat because your body's thermal effect is raised more frequently.
Binging on refined processed foods is probably the greatest
cause of obesity in America.
2. Starving Yourself: Before and after binging comes starvation.
Skip breakfast and your body has been "starving" for
12 to 18 hours resulting in over-eating again and causing your
body to store much of the food as fat, as it can not burn it
all for energy.
3. Not Knowing What You Eat: Most people do not pay much attention
to how many low fiber calories and how much bad fat they consume
daily, especially if they eat often in restaurants. Those excess
calories get stored as fat.
4. Sugar, White Flour, Caffeine and Simple Carbohydrates: Sugar
raises blood sugar (glucose) levels, causing your body to produce
insulin and changes your metabolic rate. Those who eat a lot
of white flour and sugar products, loaded with empty calories,
will store more fat and have a harder time burning it. Caffeine
also raises the insulin levels, slowing down the fat burning
process that starts in the morning and slows down throughout
the day. Eating simple sugar carbohydrates late in the day promotes
fat storage and blood sugar swings. Eating high fiber whole
foods as a late night snack can help maintain a steady blood
sugar level to give your body deep rest.
5. Skipping Breakfast: Bet you thought your stomach tells you
when you are full. It is actually your brain that signals your
body it has had enough food, taking about 20 minutes from the
time you begin eating. By eating chewy foods in a relaxed manner,
you will be much less likely to overeat.
6. Lack of Exercise: Our bodies were made to move so the less
you feel like going for a walk, the better you will feel after
going for a walk! Exercise increases our metabolism to help
burn the food we eat as energy.
7. Not Drinking Enough Water: Water is crucial for your brain
cells and every organ in your body (including your skin) to
work properly. For your body to burn fat, it needs at least
eight glasses of pure water daily. Water not only satisfies
your thirst, it reduces hunger and flushes out toxins. Liquids
such as soda and coffee actually deplete your body of water.
Do drink your water - it makes your whole body feel good!
If you suffer from any of The Seven Bad Eating Habits, gently
and lovingly change to a healthier lifestyle. You will be glad
you did! |
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