More often you don’t realise you’re overeating until it starts showing\u00a0on the outside\u00a0or until someone is kind enough to point out\u00a0that\u00a0you’ve slightly\u00a0gained some weight.\u00a0Especially during the summer holidays, when you tend to do a lot more outings, consume alcohol and eat snacks on the sofa during the most boring afternoons at home. This is the time you easily get distracted and don’t notice the signs that your body\u00a0tries\u00a0to give you about overeating.\u00a0It’s fine to have a couple of days,\u00a0once in a while, when you\u00a0definitely\u00a0eat that extra plate\u00a0of food,\u00a0however, it would be better to look out for the little signs of overeating that your body sends you and stop before it’s too late. Here are 10 signs you are overeating and how to slow down when doing so.<\/p>\n
After a tiring day at work or at school it is easy to come back home and have a quick TV dinner, which means\u00a0you get your food with you and sit on the sofa as you watch your favourite show on\u00a0TV. However, this is a bad habit and you should try and avoid making it part of your regular routine.\u00a0Other\u00a0distractions can be eating whiles browsing on\u00a0social\u00a0media. You will think it is just as normal to scroll up and down your Instagram feed to check what’s new, but nutrition experts have said that this approach to food can lead people to disconnect from their hunger and fullness cues, consequently leading to overeat. So, without even realising, you are eating more than you\u00a0actually need. To stop doing so, try and have your meals seated at a table and enjoy your food without any smartphone or TV distracting you. Once you are done, you can then go back to that series you didn\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n
Sometimes you feel 100% satisfied\u00a0But,\u00a0for some reason, you keep\u00a0adding\u00a0in more food and end up over eating. To avoid\u00a0such situations, experts suggest that the best time to put your fork down is when you feel approximately 80 percent full. This is definitely one of the signs you are overeating!<\/p>\n
When having a meal, chances are, your first full plate of food\u00a0is\u00a0enough to serve the\u00a0standard that your body needs.\u00a0Now, if you are at a party, your favourite restaurant or a family dinner, and the food is so good you can’t help but go in for a second, go for it but this time try filling your plate with smaller portions or maybe veggies, which are never\u00a0too\u00a0much to be doubled up.<\/p>\n
At family gatherings there is always that one person who will keep eating whiles everyone is done. If you’re always the last person to put your fork down, this is one of the signs\u00a0 that you are overeating.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n\n<\/h6>\n
5. You feel the need of a break<\/h2>\n
Another sign that you are over\u00a0eating is when, in the middle of your dinner or launch, you feel the\u00a0physical\u00a0need to take a break. When you have this feeling, then it is time to put the fork down<\/p>\n
When having food becomes a\u00a0habit\u00a0more than a pleasure, this can also be a sign that you are\u00a0overeating. To avoid putting food in your mouth for the sake of eating, ending up over doing it, try and focus on\u00a0your\u00a0favourite food and the ones full of nutrients. If you can’t remember what your food tasted like then this is definitely one of the signs you are overeating!<\/p>\n
When\u00a0at\u00a0home and\u00a0with not\u00a0much to do, you\u00a0become bored and tend to fill the time by munching\u00a0snacks or\u00a0eating leftovers because there is nothing more exciting or interesting to do. The only way to avoid overeating in these cases, is to stop and think “I am truly\u00a0hungry though?” This is absolutely one of the tell-tale signs you are overeating!<\/p>\n
Sometimes food seems to be the only one who understands us. It is easy to end up overeating when trying to cope with stress, sadness and emotions. It is a source of comfort that helps forget about the\u00a0hardships.<\/p>\n
If you\u00a0realise that you are\u00a0always\u00a0eating faster than everyone around you, then this is most likely one of the signs you are overeating. Try avoiding choking all your food in 2 minutes and take time to enjoy your meals.<\/p>\n
No matter how full you are, you always take that extra piece of chocolate or bread? That is also\u00a0overeating\u00a0and you need to stop by learning how to say “no thanks. I’m full”.<\/p>\n
More often you don’t realise you’re overeating until it starts showing\u00a0on the outside\u00a0or until someone is kind enough to point out\u00a0that\u00a0you’ve slightly\u00a0gained some weight.\u00a0Especially during the summer holidays, when you tend to do a lot more outings, consume alcohol and eat snacks on the sofa during the most boring afternoons at home. This is the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24516,"featured_media":133981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[10,1808],"tags":[8236,8174,15213,15214],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-133973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-health","tag-food","tag-health","tag-overeating","tag-signs-you-are-overeating"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n