1. Get back in touch with physical hunger.
When you lead a busy life it is very easy to just react and eat instead of eating to satisfy physical hunger. By getting familiar with true physical hunger again you will be able to make better eating decisions.
The idea is simple, right before you put food in your mouth ask yourself, "how hungry is my stomach?" and then assign your hunger a number between 0 and 10 where "0" equals starving. By doing this for only a few days you will start to get back in touch with your true needs and avoid unconscious eating.
2. Become a mindful eater.
The more aware you are of your food the slower you will eat and the more satisfied you will stay. The simplest way to become a mindful eater is to pull in more of your senses when you eat. Instead of just popping the food in your mouth look at it first and then notice if it has an aroma, when you bite into it listen for a sound, note how it feels in your mouth and how it tastes. In other words use all 5 of your senses when eating.
3. Have a Stopper handy.
It is easy to overeat even when you know in your head that you don't need the food, for those times have a Stopper handy. This is any food, drink or activity that is incompatible with eating. Try sticking a piece of gum in your mouth or a few cinnamon Tic-Tacs or simply folding your napkin over your plate.
These are just a few of the helpful weight loss tips you as a busy mom can start using to get the weight off without adding to your list of things to do, if you are ready to lose the weight then these tips are the way to go.
Losing this extra weight you are carrying is possible but there are things you must do first.
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