| Secret Reason #1: Not Enough Sleep |
Sleep may be the last thing on your crazy to-do list, but your body needs
it to stay at a healthy weight. That’s because, when you’re
sleep-deprived, you reach for unhealthy foods, like sugars and starches,
to get a quick energy hit even when you aren’t hungry. Plus you never feel like exercising!
| Secret Reason #2: Skipping Breakfast |
Skipping
breakfast may seem like an easy way to cut back on calories, but eating
first thing in the morning gets your metabolism going. Breakfast eaters
also feel less hungry all day, so they deal with fewer crazy junk food
cravings.
| Secret Reason #3: Portion Sizes |
These
days, food is packaged and served in a way that makes it so easy to
overeat. (For example, most restaurant entrees have enough food and
calories for not just one, but two meals!) You may need to reprogram
your idea of what a healthy serving looks like and really pay attention
to your hunger cues so that you stop when you’re full.
| Secret Reason #4: Eating While Distracted |
Ever
start munching away while you’re on the phone with a friend, and before
you know it, you’ve finished a whole bag of chips? About 86% of you eat
while doing other things, like talking on the phone or watching TV, and
this puts you at risk of overeating. Why? Your brain doesn’t hear your
stomach saying “I’m full” when it’s focused on something else!
| Secret Reason #5: Liquid Calories |
Sodas, juices, smoothies, bottled sweet teas you think of them as just
drinks, but many have enough calories to be a meal or snack! Plus,
since they have tons of sugar, they can spike your hunger and make you
eat more all day.
| Secret Reason #6: Stress |
Yes, food can sometimes distract you when you’re upset or give you a calming feeling when you’re frazzled. But what you don’t
realize is that stress amps up your body’s production of a hormone that
messes with your metabolism. So if you eat to deal with stress, you’re
more likely to store that food as belly fat!
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