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You Are not a tick...

9/8/2014

 
You are not a tick so stop eating like one!
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I was perusing Facebook this morning and read a post that stated “I ate so much last night I feel like a tick about to pop!” This got me thinking about why we eat to the point of discomfort? It happens a lot. It happens at holiday gatherings, parties, date nights and many times throughout the workday when we forget to eat a healthy snack in between meals; the result is overeating at lunch and dinner.
While I will admit to a random stuffing from time to time, moderation wins every time. It is why I can still eat pizza, ice cream and drink a few beers periodically and continue to stay on track with my health and fitness goals. Here, I will show you an easy concept to help you do the same. It is called the Hunger Satiety Scale.
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The concept is quite simple. The scale uses numbers 1-10 to help you judge hunger and how satisfied you feel throughout the day. It is ok to feel hunger because that is a clear sign that your body is requesting fuel. The problem lies in ignoring hunger. When you continue on with whatever project, meeting, or chore you are engaged in, ignoring your hunger cues, you may feel ravenous and overeat at your next meal. This is bad news for your weight loss efforts. In fact, overeating is often followed by guilt which is followed by over-restriction which sets you up for a good ol’ fashioned binge. Unhealthy eating habits have a cycle, friends, and I bet as you are reading this you are thinking “oh my....I have done this!”

Your objective, should you choose to accept it, is to get back in tune with your body and what it is telling you. It is recommended you stay between a 3 (Hunger = Ready to eat) and 6 (Comfortably full, satisfied). This may mean stopping mid-morning for a Greek Yogurt and an apple. You may have to stock protein bars in your desk drawer or brief case to combat the #3 feeling at 3PM vs. ignoring hunger until dinner.

If you follow the scale correctly, you will most likely be consuming 5-6 small meals/snacks throughout the day which is a concept supported by many fitness pro’s as a sound nutrition/weight loss strategy.

Will a strategy like this help you from overeating? Please comment below and let us know what works for you to keep from overeating!

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    Jeremy Koerber, MA is the owner of Integrated Wellness Concepts. An ASCM certified Health Fitness Specialist with 17 years’ experience in the health and fitness industry, his philosophy is to create wellness 
    plans and exercise programming that focuses on integrating physical and nutritional concepts into his client's lifestyles that fit their objectives, interests and personality. 

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