Without fear of being wrong, many women have lost their diet in an instant, simply because they are faced with culinary temptations, it is a...
Even if you are completely convinced that you have to change your eating style to lose weight, there comes a time when your motivation and willpower are broken by cravings. However, thanks to the research of Lotte F. Van Dillen and others in "Shifting the Eye to Temptation" the goal can be easily achieved, the key is a distraction.
A study
The study revealed that cognitive load decreases the effect of temptation, triggering self-regulation. I mean, when the brain is busy multitasking, attractive stimuli like food and cravings are reduced. The research confirmed that people who consistently go off their diet are paying too much attention to attractive cues.
How to distract your mind from cravings?
mealtime
Annie R. Zimmerman in her study "chaotic eating" suggests that people who want to lose weight concentrate on their schedules since this will activate the metabolism and thus achieve the goal. Just as it is also true that the timing of meals can affect portion control, for example, eating in a hurry to go to work is not the same as sitting down to eat without any hurry.
The moment of eating is crucial to distract your mind, the key is to share your mealtimes with your family, co-workers, among others, getting your brain to be distracted with a good talk, even if you are alone you can read the newspaper or enjoy watching a good series or movie.
Pay attention
Although the temptation is just a step away from you, it is important that your mind is involved in thinking or doing something else. For example: pay attention to an interesting conversation or project that you like, as well as work, being with the family, etc. So your mind will be thinking about other things, driving away temptations, causing you to forget to eat.
think about your goal
Every day and every moment it is important to think about the goal you want, in this case losing weight, visualize yourself with that goal achieved, what you want to achieve, what you want to have to feel better, for example, your diet to have better health, to buy you a new dress, or just to feel better about yourself. If you think about your goals you can distract your mind avoiding falling into culinary temptations.
Perform exercise
There is nothing better than doing any physical activity to distract your mind and lose weight. It is not about killing yourself in a gym three hours a day, simply by walking 30 minutes a day, dancing, running, swimming, or doing any activity you like, you will achieve your goal faster.
Remember that losing weight is not as simple as it seems, it requires willpower and above all discipline, effort, and perseverance; do not forget to motivate yourself and reward yourself when you have gradually achieved your goals.
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