1. They focus on their food
People who are naturally thin do not take advantage of breakfast to look at Facebook or sit down to dinner while watching Netflix. Eating is the main event. This means they feel the pleasure of each bite and are aware of how their body responds to food. Do not be distracted while eating because eating in itself is an experience.
2. They leave food on their plates
If the chicken got overcooked on one side, they did not eat that part. If the biscuit has a strange taste, they do not finish. Somehow naturally thin people have overcome the mentality that if they do not finish the food on their plate, they will be contributing to a child starving in Africa. If you do not want cake at the party, do not eat it. If you have eaten half of your mashed potatoes and feel satisfied, stop eating.
3. They modify the request
If they are in a restaurant and the food is not what they want, they change the request to something they like. Naturally skinny people eat exactly what they want. Besides, no food is off limits. If you tell yourself that you can not eat a piece of carrot cake, this will stay in your mind, causing you to eat tons of other things to fill that craving. But if you only eat a piece, the fixing will go away. Eat exactly what you want.
4. They do not eat your feelings
Do you know when something fantastic happens and you want to celebrate with a sundae and end up ravaging the ice cream parlor? Or when something not so good happens and you want to end up in a Kibon pot? Well, people who stay lean do not turn their feelings into pounds. They use other ways to celebrate or deal with a problem. For example, to celebrate your big promotion, boast buying those ostentatious pair of shoes that you were eyeing. If you just ruined a big project, call a friend and talk about TV shows you watched when they were kids. Find other solutions to your questions because the food does not really solve.
5. They sleep the right amount
Studies show that sleeping more than 9 hours or less than 5 is correlated to weight gain. In fact, one can gain up to 11 pounds by sleeping a little or a lot. Sleep affects your hunger regulating hormones making you feel hungrier than you should and crave more for high-calorie foods.
6. They do not believe in everything or anything
You ate a cookie, so you can eat the whole package, right? Wrong. Of course lean people do not believe that indulgence with French fries means that the rest of their week is lost. They move on and also do not limit what they can eat. But just because they say there is no problem in eating a cupcake for the day does not mean they will. They listen to what their bodies really want and make food choices accordingly.
7. They move more
Most people overestimate how much they actually move. But naturally thin people choose ladders rather than lifts, get up and walk more often, and prefer activities where they can move to the detriment of the sedentary.
Incorporate these habits into your life, and you will not have to see food as a battle ever again.
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