You Can Lose Weight While Eating Out

January 28, 2012 on 12:29 am | By | In health news today | Comments Off

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As the New Year goes, people are putting weight loss first on their resolution list. Despite of the dominant belief that you should minimize your eating activities to lose pounds, you can still eat anytime you want while losing weight, a new study reveals. At the University of Texas at Austin, researchers gathered 35 healthy women aging between 40 to 59 who dine out frequently. These women averagely lost nearly four pounds as a result from a six-week lifetime fitness program in which they learned techniques on how to slowly eat and select menus that have low fat and calorie content.The researchers published the results of the study in the January issue of The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior wherein they stated that they were surprised that the success for losing weight was not expected. Dr. Gayle Timmerman says that 50 percent of bingers, as the research reported, occurred in restaurants when women eat overly, and that they were aiming for the development of intervention ways for preventing weight gain. Participants in the program have successfully minimized their intake by 300 calories per day, which explains that they were losing weight.The university researchers recommend people to address barriers instead of ceasing from eating out during a lifetime fitness diet. Timmerman advises diners to slow down when eating while enjoying the food they eat.Page love, a registered dietician from Atlanta, Georgia, says that one can get accurate and appropriate measures of when to stop eating when they tune in by slow eating while pausing during meals. Love, who also does counseling for those who aim for losing weight, suggests that people should enjoy themselves when eating in order for them to feel satisfaction. Tips for Diners in RestaurantsIt is very important that you should keep in mind the sources of calories. In the study, the women were taught on how to determine foods with high calorie and fat content.You should always know what foods you are eating. You should possess the skills for navigating specific foods such as Italian and Mexican.Importantly, eat in a slow manner. You can also help yourself in listening to fullness cues and hunger by doing meditation.Moreover, the best way to achieve your lifetime fitness goals is advanced and proper weight loss planning.

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