How to avoid overeating?

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  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    If you can make smaller meals a habit, it makes things so much easier. Most people say that it takes 21 days to develop a habit, so if you can survive those three weeks it should help.

    I was in the hospital myself for three weeks, only eating the small meals they provided. After being released, sticking to those meals was surprisingly easy, so I guess it works.
  • andydevera
    andydevera Posts: 8 Member
    Eat slowly, watch something interesting while eating, keep yourself busy. Sometimes we eat just beacuse we're bored and not hungry. Go hiking or go out with friends and walk around the city. Anything to keep your mind off unnecessary eating.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    edited July 2016
    I also am more inclined to overeat if there is a lot of sugar in my diet - it seems to make me nibbly. So I have had good results by reducing it.

    But I want to be clear, because there is a lot of nonsense talked about sugar - I do NOT cut it out or treat it as "bad". I love sugar, it's a great ingredient, I love the taste, I think it's good. It just has that particular effect on me, and so I've rebalanced my diet to reduce it a little. I do this mainly by reducing sugary drinks and snacks.

    (cutting food out, or having rigid rules, is totally counterproductive and causes me to binge - having a no-sugar rule would be far worse for my progress than the sugar itself!)
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Also, I agree about the habit thing - if you are consistent about eating smaller portions, it will stick and become easier. Also, in my case, the hunger and fulness signals adjusted after a couple of weeks, so that now I get less hungry and I feel fuller quicker.

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