There must be times when you would try to do everything to lose weight but all of it might go in vein. Some of the weight loss processes might be really time consuming and might not give the kind of benefits you'd want to see. And so, carefully planning your diet might come to your rescue. Researchers have been trying to find a solution for obesity and it seems like they have found what they were looking for. Here are a few scientific ways in which you could lose weight:
- Change the order of food: Try changing the sequence in which you consume food. For starters, eat desserts first and then the main course. Well, it does sound odd but sure could work well. Doing this will influence you to opt for healthier options for the main course as you will have the urge to make up for high calorie intake before main course.
- Always opt for starters when eating out: Having something light in starters will tackle your hunger in less calories. This will in turn prevent you from overeating in the main course. Say a broth-based soup or a salad could be a good option and can control portions effectively.
- Smell the food: Sure sounds silly, but if it works, it isn't weird, right? Studies say that when you smell the food, you already start feeling full and this could be quite a successful way to handle weight gain. Sniff the food and it will trick your brain to think that you're actually eating it. This will in turn make you eat lesser portions. Also, neutral sweet smell can bring down your hunger levels.
- Cloose blue plates: Blue is a colour that can really limit your food intake. The blue plates can make your food look very unappealing which actually works at making you consume lesser amount of food. This in turn helps in losing weight and limiting your diet as well. You should avoid food plate colours like red, yellow or orange as you might just end up overeating.
- Eat in small plates: Small plates mean smaller portions of meals. You won't end up gulping a lot of food as the size of the plate will be smaller than the usual one and you will get into the habit of serving smaller portions. This could be one of the best ways to control you food intake and lose weight.
- Chew slow: Your brain might take a while to register that you've had enough food. Chewing slow can increase the satiation levels and help you take lesser calories. Slow eating can also stimulate the production of leptin which is a hormone for signaling that you are full.
- Turn on the lights: Eating in dim lights or barely any light at all can surely set the ambiance but might not help you in keeping a track of how much food goes in your system. Instead, eat when the light is lit up well and that will automatically make you notice the amount of food on your plate and you'll start limiting it in order to not overeat.
