Autumn and winter are times of the year that are accompanied by cold, which provokes many people to eat excessively. Specialist in the field of eating disorders, psychotherapist Gerard Apfeldorfer gives recommendations on how to avoid this.
- Change your attitude to your favorite foods. You should not exclude them from your daily diet. It's very simple - use what you like, only in small doses.
- Think of chocolate as a regular product. It is quite nutritious and this is its advantage. The more nutritious the food, the tastier it is. Accordingly, the dose of its use should be less for satiety.
- Remember that fat deposits accumulate quite slowly and also go away slowly. And if it so happens that you have a small weight gain, then this is not a reason to go on a diet. The reason for this may simply be fluid retention.
- The pursuit of the ideal weight often ends badly. You need to determine your steady weight and maintain it. By listening to the needs of the body and bodily sensations, you can successfully keep it normal.
- Everyone has bans on a particular product. This refers to foods that people avoid in their daily diet. But as soon as a person loses control over himself, he begins to absorb them in large quantities. The stronger the taboo on these products, the more deplorable the result of its violation. This is where addiction arises. Weight gain is not due to a particular product, but only to our attitude towards it.
- Do not limit yourself in the face of temptations. For example, sweets or ham, which beckon, which are impossible to resist. As soon as you have a desire to eat them, do not deny yourself this. This will lead you to come to terms with the foods you love and hate at the same time. By stretching the pleasure of pleasure, you will learn to stop in time without overeating.
- The main task is to get away from the emotional needs of the body to the physiological ones. Listen to your appetite, hunger and satiety. Many people eat worries, anxiety or rage with food. Then, when they come to their senses, they realize that it was unnecessary. Learn to relieve emotional stress with the help of sports and entertainment.
- The use of harmful products for children is especially worrying for many parents. Children love chips, chocolate. But before giving the child these products, you should find out if he is hungry. After all, an increased appetite for fatty and sweet foods may indicate a lack of warmth and affection. Therefore, you should first talk to him, find out how he is doing and maybe something is wrong, and then offer what he asks.