Taming Our Appetite!
Contributed by junefit on Thursday, June 30 @ 10:57:50 EDT
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"Fourth of July" is upon us and most of us will look forward to the traditional barbeques and lots of food.
Many of us are concerned about overeating, so while we want to enjoy ourselves let's look at a few tools that might help us to tame our appetite, because there's always an occasion (including more summer parties) to bring our appetite to!
To tame our appetite, let's
Not go to the party hungry! Let's eat often before the party, starting with breakfast. If we save our appetite for the barbeque it can result in our eating too much. Can we remember how much we ate the last time we arrived for a party hungry?
Not have the first drink on an empty stomach. Some alcohol is absorbed through the tongue, and stomach before it reaches our small intestine, and alcohol is absorbed much more quickly through the tummy when it's empty! Remember eating and drinking more when the first drink hit quickly? Let's drink lots of water in-between sips of our alcoholic drinks as well, and all day long.
Put all our food on one plate. When we keep going back to the grill for individual foods, our brain is less likely to register how much we've eaten. So, even when we make that second plate, let's pile it on all at once.
Bring a healthy low fat dish to the party. When we bring our own side dish or entree to the party, we can fill up on our own low calorie food (this might help us to eat a little less of the high calorie foods) . We'll also be a great guest; we'll encourage others to be a bit healthier, and we'll have more control over our "environmental eating" too.We can try my two-thirds rule, which is two- thirds low fat foods on the plate to one-third anything goes. I once brought a great fresh fruit boat filled with fresh fruit in a carved watermelon which was a big hit. Then I was able to add a small scoop if ice-cream on top of my fruit with a sliver of pie on the plate which made my dessert look huge!
Go Lean. Let's choose lean meats as much as possible. Beef Tenderloin, chicken breasts (without the skin of course), salmon or tuna steaks with veggies such as corn on the cob, all taste great grilled and are lower in calories and fat than hamburgers and hotdogs. Want a hamburger too? Let's make small hamburgers (3 oz. is the portion size recommended) instead of those fast food super-size ones that have contributed to America's weight concerns.
Be Active. Let's swim, play hoops, even fidget! Don't forget, when we move we burn more calories.
Here's to a Happy, Healthy, Fun, and Safe Fourth of July!
June
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