Reduce calories! There are few things that most of us can do to improve health. In fact recent studies suggest that overweight people are at higher risk of cancer. Scientific studies have shown that caloric reduction increases longevity, vitality and now studies also suggest that reduced calories increase intelligence.
If we reduce weight we feel better, live longer and are smarter! What more can we ask? Yet many battle with our weight. What can we do?
Here is a easy three-day eating plan with a VERY simple twist.
For three days eat only very small amounts of food. Day #1 for example have just two boiled eggs and a bit of toast for breakfast. For lunch, just four ounces of protein and a salad with a little dressing (lemon and oil) is enough. Dinner can be a fruit lassi (one half yogurt-one half hot water with a bit of fruit).
This is no big deal? Here is a twist to this plan. Make your meals into artistic events. See how small you can make breakfast, lunch and dinner but also see how beautiful you can make it.
Create an art form and then eat it. This can be fun and makes more sense than it would seem because one reason small meals don't work is because we don't get enough time with our food. Doing the artwork lengthens the meal and helps you relax so you are in a better position to slowly eat the meal.
Here is one more weight loss tip that is taught by an Andean shamana. She teaches that we must use every sense when we eat. If you have an apple as a snack make sure itís a perfect apple. Begin by enjoying its beautiful red color. Then smell the apple's fragrance. Run your hand over its smooth surface gaining a tactile sense of the meal. Before taking the first bite, stop and sharpened your awareness of the sounds around you, the birds and the fresh wind singing, whatever is there. Be grateful.
Finally, take a bite and chew and chew and chew. This shamana says, "Our throats are designed to accept only liquid. We must chew our food until it is liquid in our mouth before we swallow."
Incredibly simple ideas are often hard to remember, so here they are once more. #1: Make your meal smaller. #2: Turn your meal into a work of art. Engage all your senses on your food as you slowly and completely chew. These three simple steps can dramatically improve your health, longevity, well being and sense of satisfaction!
