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Originally Posted by JuliannaB  Not sure what 'older' means to you, but I hear that once we hit 50 it takes twice as long to work off the extra pounds. Arggg! I too am paying more attention to what I'm putting in my mouth. Fortunately for me, my health conscious dad always made an effort to chew his food lots, like 30 times, before he swallowed, so I have consciously tried to count to 15-20 myself. There are enzymes that are released while we chew that help in the breaking down of food in our stomaches, so it is in our best interest to chew more. As you said, the more you chew the fuller we feel in a shorter time frame  The other thing that I do when I go out for dinner is portion 1/2 from the start, so that I am not overeating and have a meal left over They certainly can make food taste soooo delicious that I want more, but have to talk rationally to myself... and most of the time it works. As I don't exercise, it makes sense for me to do this, as I know that I won't be working off the extra calories. Now chocolate... well that's a whole 'nother story!! My NY's resolution is to eat less chocolate! Typically I eat the dark, but occasionally it's the milk. Bad  |
Good info about chewing. I never would have thought of that.
I'm 36. It seems weight was a lot easier to lose when i was in my 20's! LOL
Dark chocolate is known to prevent certain types of cancers. So it's not completely bad. My mom is a cancer nurse and works for a very respected oncologist. She tells me all kinds of stuff like this - which is where I got that info.