Most of us overeat and can’t get over it which causes immediate regret and discomfort in the form of laziness and bloating and have a hard time for the digestive system assimilating food. Most of the time overeating food fails to get absorbed properly, overeating can lead to belly fat, skin problems, hair fall, lethargy, diabetes.
5 Ways to get over the Habit of Overeating are:
Ayurveda suggests that food that fits in two palms is your personalized portion size. Most people feel that eating less food will make them malnourished and weak. Even in modern science after a series of studies, we came to the conclusion that if any organism reduces calorie intake by 30% then it lives longer by 30% so eating less is much better than overeating.
Comprise your diet of all 6 Tastes
According to ayurvedic scriptures, a meal plan is perfectly balanced if it offers 6 taste to your tongue that is sour, sweet, astringent, pungent, sweet, bitter- this is the basis of our traditional thali system where all the six flavors are served in the plate – this also represents all the food groups along with their nutrients.
Keep Add on
Ayurveda suggests you can include curd in your breakfast, buttermilk after lunch, milk after dinner, which helps in curbing the habit of overeating. you can also include fruits, vegetables, salad before lunch, this way you will eat a variety but feel full for longer.
Replacing junk with real foods like fibre-rich food
Protein, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, minerals, vitamins, your body feels full instantly and you will eat less.
Avoiding any medium while eating
We all nowadays eat food while talking to someone, watching tv, using mobiles etc. these distractions lead to overeating- so it is advised to eat meals alone as a daily practice without your mobile, YouTube, Netflix etc.
Wait for signal
You finally went to a restaurant where service was poor, the waiter got late in bringing you the last order of chapati, but you would have eaten if he had brought sooner.
This is because, it takes time for your brain to send the signals of satiate to your body- so these are the ways to stop overeating right from the very next minute.
Summing up:
Several Psychological factors can also contribute to overeating, emotional overeating is something very common in patients, people will eat because they are feeling stressed or depressed. People use food as something to fill a certain void in their life, so it’s very important to evaluate your psychological health when you are trying to have a healthier lifestyle and trying to lose weight. If you are engaging in the habit of overeating because you are depressed or stressed out then try to speak with a professional therapist, psychologist so that you can curb all these emotions.
Two types of disorders that come from overeating are:
Bulimia Nervosa
Involves eating large amounts of food and then using things to purge the food such as over-exercising, vomiting, using laxatives. Opposite of this disorder is Anorexia- An eating disorder in which person have constant thoughts related to weight gain and they rely on unhealthy food habits like constantly starving themselves, working out regularly which is not good for health at all.
Binge Eating Disorders
It is a newly defined disorder, eating a massive amount of food over a short period like over a couple of hours and this would be more than the average person would eat-while eating you will feel out of control like you can’t stop eating.
Most of the students go through these disorders because of exam pressure, relationship problems etc. to cope with their stress they start rely on comfort food which are high on salt, sugar leading to obesity, cardiovascular problems etc.
