7 Habits That Make You Fat

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7 Habits That Make You Fat

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 Fat Habit #1: Putting the Serving Dishes on the Table

Researchers at Cornell University found that when people served themselves from the kitchen counter or the stove, they ate up to 35 percent less food than they did when the grub was on the kitchen or dining room table. When there’s distance between us and our food, the scientists theorize, we think harder about whether we’re really hungry for more.

 

 

Fat Habit #2: Getting Too Little (or Too Much) Sleep

A sleep schedule is vital to any weight-loss plan, say Wake Forest University researchers who tracked study participants for 5 years. In the under-40 age group, people who slept 5 hours or less each night gained nearly 2½ times as much abdominal fat as those who logged 6 to 7 hours; also, those who slept 8 hours or longer added nearly twice as much belly fat as the 6- to 7-hour group.
People with sleep deficits tend to eat more (and use less energy) because they’re tired, says study coauthor Kristen Hairston, M.D., while those who sleep longer than 8 hours a night tend to be less active.

 

Fat Habit #3: Not Multitasking While Watching TV

We don't need to tell you that too much TV has been linked to weight gain. But here's what you may not realize: You can have your TV and watch it, too. Just do something else at the same time. Washing dishes burns 70 calories every 30 minutes. So does ironing. Here's another thing to keep in mind: Cutting TV time even a little helps you burn calories, say researchers at the University of Vermont. In their study, overweight participants who cut their viewing time in half (from an average of 5 hours to 2.5) burned an extra 119 calories a day. “Nearly anything you do—even reading—uses more energy than watching TV,” says study author Jennifer J. Otten, Ph.D.

Fat Habit #4: Drinking Soda

Researchers say you can measure a person’s risk of obesity by measuring his or her soda intake. Versus people who don’t drink sweetened sodas, here’s what your daily intake means:
½ can = 26 percent increased risk of being overweight or obese
½ to 1 can = 30.4 percent increased risk


1 to 2 cans = 32.8 percent increased risk



More than 2 cans = 47.2 percent increased risk


That’s a pretty remarkable set of stats. You don’t have to guzzle Double Gulps from 7-Eleven to put yourself at risk—you just need to indulge in one or two cans a day. Wow. And because high-fructose corn syrup is so cheap, food marketers keep making serving sizes bigger (even the “small” at most movie theaters is enough to drown a raccoon). That means we’re drinking more than ever and don’t even realize it: In the 1950s, the average person drank 11 gallons of soda a year. By the mid-2000s, we were drinking 46 gallons a year. A Center for Science in the Public Interest report contained this shocking sentence: “Carbonated soft drinks are the single biggest source of calories in the American diet.”

 

Fat Habit #5: Taking Big Bites

Dutch researchers recently found that big bites and fast chewing can lead to overeating. In the study, people who chewed large bites of food for 3 seconds consumed 52 percent more food before feeling full than those who chewed small bites for 9 seconds. The reason: Tasting food for a longer period of time (no matter how much of it you bite off) signals your brain to make you feel full sooner, say the scientists.

 

 Fat Habit #6: Not Eating Enough Fat

You don’t have to go whole hog on a low-carb diet to see results. Simply swapping a few hundred calories of carbs for a little fat may help you lose weight and reduce your blood-insulin levels, according to researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. People in their study who consumed just 43 percent of their calories from carbohydrates felt fuller after 4 hours and maintained their blood-sugar levels longer than those who ate 55 percent carbs.
Carbs can cause blood-sugar levels to spike and then crash, leading to hunger and overeating, says study author Barbara Gower, Ph.D. Fat, on the other hand, keeps you satiated longer. Some easy swaps: butter instead of jam on toast; bacon instead of potatoes; low-fat milk instead of a sports drink.

 

 

 Fat Habit #7: Not Getting the Best Guidance!

Signing up for e-mails (or tweets) that contain weight-loss advice can help you drop pounds, a new study reveals. When researchers from Canada sent diet and exercise advice to more than 1,000 working adults weekly, they discovered that the recipients boosted their physical activity and ate smarter. People who didn’t receive the reminders didn’t change. Lucky for you, we publish the best diet and fitness guidance every single day.

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8 Bad Eating Habits to Break Now

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Are you a food binger? Here are the different types of binging classified as bad eating habits!

So which one are you? Well, either way , you've got a bad eating habit to break!

 

8 Bad Eating Habits to Break Now

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We're all guilty of having some bad eating habits and although we tell ourselves that we'll get back on track tomorrow, there are definitely long-term effects of these bad habits. Many of these bad habits can be broken with very little effort; it just takes a little patience and forming new, healthier habits. So take a peek at this list of 8 bad eating habits to break now and see if you're like me and guilty of having one or some of these bad eating habits and break them now!

 

Missing the Meal Train  

Another unhealthy eating habit is to skip meals. Skipping breakfast is probably the worst, but anytime you skip a meal, your metabolism slows down and you're much likelier to snack on something and overeat later. Plan and make meals ahead of time so that you don't have an excuse to skip a meal. You don't have to plan elaborate meals; you can do something as easy as making a bunch of salads, making smoothies or packing fruit. 

 

Multitasking Mama 

 Another one of the most common bad eating habits is to eat while you're distracted. If you commonly eat while you're reading, watching TV, working or anything else besides just eating, you're more likely to eat more then and later. Your brain isn't really registering that you're eating and you can end up eating and eating without really feeling full. Take a break from whatever you're doing and just eat without doing anything else, you deserve the break! 

 

Potato Chip Bag Lady 

If you ever find yourself eating straight of the bag or box, that is a major bad eating habit! There is no way to keep your portions under control and avoid overeating. Eating out of containers makes it so easy to overeat and most times you'll just end up regretting it. Be proactive and make it a habit to keep measured portions of snacks handy or only eat small portions on small plates. 

 

Meals on Wheels 

One of the most unhealthy eating habits you can have is to eat on the run. If you're the type who likes to eat while you're in the car, while working or walking around, stop now! Stop and savor whatever you're eating or drinking and take a moment to sit. Eating while you're running around is just as bad as eating while you're distracted which could result in overeating. Be conscious of what and how you're eating! 

 

Midnight Snacker

One of the oldest bad eating habits in the book is late night snacking! Ever go out for a girls' night and you're starving from a night of dancing or just stay up late and have an out of control craving? I've definitely been there and done that even though I knew better. If you find yourself in this situation, try drinking water or tea or brush your teeth to test if you're truly hungry. If you are, try nibbling on some fruit or string cheese. 

 

Lost in Emotion 

Eating when you're having a bad day or going through a tough time is definitely an unhealthy eating habit to break. Instead of turning to food try calling a friend or going for a walk. Get in the habit of doing something more productive and healthy to try to cope with what's going on. Eating while you're emotional usually leads to eating junk food in bountiful amounts which is totally unhealthy and won't even make you feel better! 

 

Competitive Eating 

This is I definitely one of the bad eating habits I'm guilty of, I eat way too fast! I had to learn to slow down by putting my utensils down and taking sips of water between bites. When you eat too fast, your brain doesn't indicate that it's full until about 15 minutes into a meal so if you finish your meal before those 15 minutes, you're probably going to eat too much and end up uncomfortably full!