How to Lose Weight in Psychological Ways?

“Hey, are you tired of the self-serviced dinner in the school? Let’s go to the night market!” “Sure, pal!”

Then, you wander through the food vendors and EAT the delicious snacks one by one with your good friends.

“Hey, let’s have some late-night snacks!!” “Awesome!!”

Then you enjoy the sweet ice cream with your pals. 

Suddenly, the advertisement reminds you that French fries are on sale after 10:00. 

“Hey, let’s have a French fries party!!” “So cool~~~”

After one month, standing on the weight scale, you find out you gain 3kgs.

“Hey, let’s…..have some….exercise….”

Why do we usually eat too much food? An experiment has answered the question.

A psychologist, Richard Nisbett, told subjects(受試者) that they can take THE ONLY ONE sandwich on the desk. In this situation, slim subjects had as many sandwiches as fat ones.

HOWEVER, when the psychologist provided THREE sandwiches on the table, fat subjects ate MUCH MORE sandwiches than the slim ones. Besides, when the sandwiches were put into the refrigerators, both chubby people and thin ones have the same probability to open the refrigerators.

That means thin people usually have meals when being hungry. However, obese people have difficulties resisting the temptation of food. They are easier to be affected by the food in front of them.

So…HOW TO control your desire for food?

You can try to hide the deserts. Focus on your food lest you eat too much food unconsciously. Avoid the shelves with full of snacks when walking in the supermarket. Replace big plates with smaller ones to avoid picking too much food.

The above are the tips for losing weight. I hope you can benefit from them.

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Source: Rip It Up-- the Simple Idea That Changes Everything (Book)