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According to the WebMD, Being obese means having so much body fat that your health is in danger. Having too much body fat can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, sleep apnea, and stroke. Old habits can be hard to break, but they may be breaking your weight-loss efforts. Nobody\u2019s perfect. We\u2019ve all plowed through endless chips at the taqueria or eaten Sara Lee straight from the freezer. What\u2019s your secret meltdown?<\/p>\n
When we recognize our bad eating habits, we are empowered, says Weight Loss Clinic Dietitian Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD, LD. Then it\u2019s easier to break them. \u201cDo something new for 21 days, and you can break the habit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her motto: \u201cSlow, steady changes in your lifestyle can free you of diets forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bad habits to watch for:<\/p>\n
1. Eating amnesia<\/strong>. Very often, this condition is TV-induced. \u201cYour hand is stuck in the bag, and you don\u2019t realize what or how much you\u2019re eating,\u201d Zelman says. \u201cThat big ol\u2019 bag of chips can disappear pretty fast.<\/p>\n 2. Too few zzzz\u2019s<\/strong>. Sleep loss makes you feel hungry even if you are full, because sleep loss affects the secretion of cortisol, a hormone that regulates appetite, studies show. Also, sleep loss increases fat storage in your body.<\/p>\n 3. After-dinner treats<\/strong>. \u201cIt tends to be mindless eating and usually involves something sweet,\u201d says Zelman. \u201cStart a new habit \u2014 have a warm cup of tea, sparkling water, something non-caloric. Most importantly, quit eating anything after dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n 4. Starvation-mode shopping<\/strong>. Face it, grocery stores and extreme hunger just don\u2019t mix. You end up buying the first quick-fix item you see. Slow down. Eat a little something \u2014 something healthy \u2014 before grocery shopping. Suggestion: Get a sandwich on your way to the grocery store \u2014 grilled chicken breast, that is. \u201cThen you won\u2019t be so hungry, so tempted,\u201d says Zelman. Also, shop with a grocery list and stick to it.<\/p>\n 5. Getting grabby<\/strong>. You\u2019re at work, in the airport, anywhere, and hunger sets in. Easiest thing is to grab what\u2019s convenient \u2014 and too often, junk food wins. Better bets: a homemade sandwich, a few carrots, fresh fruit, a smoothie, or trail mix. Plan ahead. Have healthy snacks at your fingertips.<\/p>\n 6. Drinking without thinking<\/strong>. Beer, alcohol, wine, soft drinks \u2014 they all go down easy. But the calories can really add up. \u201cSave your liquid calories for when you really want them,\u201d says Zelman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to the WebMD, Being obese means having so much body fat that your health is in danger. Having too much body fat can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10354\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}