You can curb your overeating through many ways. Starving yourself won’t prevent the weight gain that will happen when you return to your normal eating habit. The best examples for this is Kristie Alley and Oprah Winfrey. An on-and-off diet will not help your weight.
The natural way of controlling overeating is the best way to develop good habits that will never leave you. Even if you vary from the natural way of eating for awhile (for example, during holidays), you can easily return to eating well every day. Here are some overeating diversionary tactics:
The right portion. Controlling the amount you eat is the best and most natural way to control your too-healthy appetite. You should not be tempted by the appealing looks of food. You should really try getting only a small portion of food, even if you’ve been craving it. You’ll be amazed at how little it takes to satiate your cravings and hunger.
Eat Salads. Not that appealing? You can treat yourself to something you really like after you eat the salad, which will make it easier to swallow all the greens. A natural trick to curbing an overeating habit is to eat a tossed, green salad before you eat lunch or dinner. You’ll end up eating less than usual.
Share Entrees at Restaurants. You’ll find that most entrees available in restaurants are a little too much. You should have a dinner buddy or a take-out box with you. There are those restaurants that permit half orders of an entree, and some that will let you order a child’s serving.
Have Many Small Meals. When you eat several small meals during the day, you’re not as tempted to binge on food in the evening. Concentrate on eating fruits and veggies during the day to fill you up, but add fewer calories.
Rewards Are Good. You can’t be a “diet saint” all the time. You can reward yourself with your favourite food about once a month. You should still be careful not to overdo it, though. If it does happen, return to your diet immediately. Knowing that you can slim down without harming yourself is good.
Feeling full will cause you to eat less calories without feeling starved. You’ll also find that you won’t overeat as much when you are alone or have the chance to gobble high-calorie treats that can cause you to lose all control.
As you progress in solving your overeating problem, you’ll come to realize that you really can do it the natural way.