Healthy Snacking For Losing Weight

Healthy Snacking For Losing Weight

One of the main reason you eat is because you are hungry and you stop eating when you are full but that isn't the only reason people eat, there are many who eats junk food when they are moody or bored.

Try to lose weight is more of a mental restrain. We need to know, what to eat, when to eat and we should know how much we need to eat.

Easier said than done. Habits are hard to break. The habit of using food to make us feel better and the habit of eating when we have nothing else to do are habits that must be broken in order to lose weight.

Maybe it is two in the afternoon on a Saturday, there's nothing on TV and you have no plans, so you decide that it is a good time for snack. Are you hungry? No, but you always have a snack around two. That's fine if the snack is fruit or any other healthy snack.

Unfortunately the snack may be chips, cookies or everything else that might just be fattening. Why not have an apple or a low fat yogurt as a snack? Your mind just can't get past the idea that junk food tastes better then fruit.

Is it possible for a change of mindset? Will the change be easy?
Two things that have to change,

Firstly boredom is not a reason for eating and next healthy snacks can taste as good as junk food. You need to write a note to yourself and put it in a visible place in the kitchen saying that boredom is not a reason for eating. I know that sounds corny, but it is simple and it can remind you if you get a little forgetful.

As for the junk food, think exactly why you prefer junk food, it's the sweet or fattening taste and the habit of eating them. Oranges and apples are sweet too; give them a try or any other fruit that you want. Remember it is a habit to eat junk food; it can be a habit to eat the right foods.

Tell yourself that you are going to try it for a week. Each day write down the snacks you ate and why you ate them. At the end of the week, look over what you have written. Eating healthy snacks makes sense and you really know that. The taste of healthy foods or snacks can be as enjoyable as junk food and you know that too.

Think about it and give healthy snacks a try.