Don't Eat Less, Eat Right

The premise of ' Don't eat less, Eat Right' is pretty much self explanatory but has some reallt really interesting points hidden inside.

One point being that if we eat healthily we will lose weight as side result. So make you aim to eat healthy and don't focus on the weight loss because it will happen.

The next point is that this piece of weight loss advice fits in with what we at Mind Body Weight Loss believe is the best weight loss strategy ever:

"The best strategy we have got is to just add in good stuff and eventually it will crowd out the bad stuff. It’s so simple and deactivates the mental neurosis we have about diets and what we have to eat"
Source – David Wolfe

 The final point that I feel this tip falls under is the 'Eat Less CRAP, Eat More FOOD' because if you eat less crap and and eat more healthy food you are still eating the same amount, but the difference is that you are eating more healthy and as a result the weight will come off.

I hope you found this post helpful.

Take care and speak soon.
Mindful Mark

5 Ways To Think Yourself Thinner

These are the five ways Lauren Conrad suggests to think yourself thinner:

1. Out of site, Out of mind: Clean out your kitchen and get rid of the junk food to eliminate temptations
2. Portion Control: Trick the mind into thinking you are eating more by putting meals on smaller plates
3. Drink up!: Sip on water in between meals when you think you might be hungry. Chances are you are just thirsty
4. Eat until 80% full: Taking smaller bites, eating slower, and avoiding distraction like TV will make a difference and help you slim down faster.
5. Take a hike: When you're bored and want a snack, get and take a walk instead.

Mind Body Weight Loss Tips

Always stop eating while you’re still a little hungry to make sure you don’t stuff yourself.

Learn to tell physical hunger from emotional hunger to help you eat only when you’re really hungry.

Don’t compare yourself to other people. Some people lose weight faster than others. Your only competition is with yourself.

Don’t starve yourself as this can have a bad effect on your metabolism.

Don’t eat in front of the TV. This is mindless eating and you will never be aware of how much you really eat.

Don’t eat when you’re stressed out or bored. It can lead to overeating.

Eat fresh food, not processed or pre-made dishes.

Exercise the Hara Hachi Bu principle and never eat until you’re totally full. Always eat until you’re about 80% full.

This list, are in our opinion at Mind Body Weight Loss, the best from along list of 70 other weight loss tips but as you can see above we do believe that getting your mind in shape is the best way to get your body in shape too. So please explore the links within the list above to learn more.

Kind regards
Mindful Mark

Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 2

Lets look at some more ways that we can adjust our thinking to make us thinner.

1. What is the best alternative I can come up with, right now?

This works because it come from a point of acceptance of where we are right now and from here we can work out the best journey to our destination because we know our starting point.

2. I will NOT let chocolate determine my self-esteem.

You are perfect as you are, this is important to realise. There are just some behaviour we may need to change, like the amount of chocolate. This is a huge difference and a fantastic way to move forward. Check out our post on Love and Acceptance to learn more

3. My husband is 6’1″ and I am 5’3″ – WHY do I think I could or should eat what he eats?

A useful perspective to use here is to the Eat to Live rather than Live to Eat. We should try and consume the correct amount to keep us at our most healthy enabling us to live a longer life with our family and friends.

4. Buffets are intended for you to have choices, not to eat the whole thing!

So true, the all you can eat buffet mentality is dangerous because of the reasons I mention in point 3. We at Mind Body Weight Loss have discussed this in previous posts called: Hara Hachi Bu - Eat until 80% full

We hope you found this second part of how 'Thinking That Will Make You Thinner' helpful please checkout other in this series:

Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 1
Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 3
Thinking That Will Make You Thinner - Part 4

Take care and speak soon.

Mindful Mark

The source of these thoughts for weight loss come from our friends at conquersugarcravings.com.

Portion Control for Weight Loss

There are some great techniques to help with weight loss one that we have looked in to recently is portion control.

It the above audio we have some great tips and techniques for you to listen to, alternatively you can read the transcript at our Mind Body Weight Loss website.

The 80% principle for Weight Loss

Here is a nice theory we have just found that we would like to share with you. Have you heard of the saying "20% of the people do 80% of the work." There seems to be correlation of the 80/20 rule through out life. It is called the Pareto principle and it seems that it is also the case for weight loss.

We have already discuss the Hara Harachi Bu Method which means eating until you are 80% full. However this can be extended into choosing to eat healthy food 80% percent of the time as this quote demonstrates:

Moderation is the key to sustaining weight loss over the long term.
iVillage.com

As I am sure you are aware that we at Mind Body Weight Loss are purely about losing weight and keeping it off and this weight loss principle seems like a great way to do it.

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Take care and speak soon.

Mark

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