Ahhh, the elusive "magic bullet" — a strategy to "trick" your willpower, so when you’re faced with junk food, treats, and other high calorie options, you are unphased.

Is it found in a pill?

Do you have to get hypnotized?

Or maybe you have to wire your jaw shut.  That should solve the problem of overeating, huh?

Truth be told, it’s none of those.  In fact these 3 simple strategies are not really simple to do on a daily basis and can help you make big improvements with your body.

The fact of the matter is, you don’t have to cave every time you’re tempted by some type of treat. 

3 Fat Burning Strategies

1. Eat with your other hand.  This is a really simple, yet super effective strategy.  Why does it work?  It slows you down because you have to focus more on the meal — two things that are effective for weight loss: Eating more slowly and focusing on the meal.  How easy is THAT? 
2. Weigh yourself regularly.  This one usually causes quite a stir — people come yelling to us that the scale is meaningless.  And, well, the critics are partly right.  A scale doesn’t tell you how much muscle vs. fat you have.  So in that sense, the number itself is not very meaningful.  On the flipside, with nearly 2/3 of the population overweight or obese, having too much muscle isn’t really a concern (unfortunately).  Weighing yourself regularly is a simple way of keeping things in check — don’t live and die by the scale, but do use it.
3. Put your fork/spoon down between every bite.  Again, pretty simple, right?  Well, take note of how you normally eat now.  Usually it’s more of a race to see how quickly you can shovel your food in your mouth and get done with that meal.  The problem, is that it takes about 15 or so minutes to even sense that you’re full, so by slowing down you’ll eat less.

So for your next meal, eat with your other hand and still put that fork down between bites.  It will feel odd, yes, but your results will speak for themselves!!

What other simple strategies have you used to reach your goals?

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Posted June 4th, 2010 under Weight Loss. Tags: craving, diet, eating, food, goodie, Health, into shape, junk, junk-food, Nutrition, Snack, snacking, Snacks, sweets, temptation, treats, weight loss tips, willpower
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