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How To Avoid Binge Eating

In the previous post, it is stated that one of the reason why a person should opt to have a healthy eating plan is to avoid binge eating. Not knowing what is really binge eating can mislead ones’ perception towards it.

Some people thought that binge eating is like snacking on food a lot while dieting but that is not true. Binge eating can be more serious than that. It can lead to eating disorder that may harm your health and body, and can even make your plan to loose weight backfired in the future.

So what is binge eating, really?

Binge eating is eating a lot of food in a short period of time. It is not entirely influenced by hunger but rather, emotional factors. This usually happen when a person starts on a dieting regime (and usually a very strict eating regime), where at a certain point of time, when he/she is under severe stress, and will tend to eat without restriction. The stress is usually caused by feelings of guilt, sadness when thinking of the future weight gain. Sometimes it is also cause by pressure of not being able to eat as the person used to it, especially the comfort food that they are used to. Our society is used to junk food and fast food, even when it is proven bad for health. That is why most people find it exactly hard to let go of the habit.

Adhering to the prominent dieting advice to avoid junk foods and fast food at all cost is a poor idea because this act will only enhance a person’s craving for food. When those cravings amounted and cannot be hold back anymore, that person will loose control and binge eating will be the result. Therefore, if a person has a certain favorite food that they could not leave without and want to loose weight at the same time, it is better to reduce the intake of that particular food proportionately. For example; if a person loves chocolate cake so much that he/she will have it a few times a week, he/she can reduce the number of times that he/she consumes it gradually. If he/she eats it 3 times a week, he/she should make the effort to reduce it to once a week and keep up with that trend until he/she is used to it. Repeat the pattern to continue reducing the intake to shed off the addiction once and for all.

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