Diets claim to have the perfect recipe for trimming your waist size. Many manipulate quantities of proteins, fats or carbohydrates. Most of these work in the short term because they restrict foods and the total amount of calories consumed.
But when it comes to the long haul, not many people can stick to these restrictive diets for more than a year. This makes it pretty clear to me that a focus on lifestyle and behaviour is the best way to optimal health.
There's a simple strategy to weight loss - so simple that it puts many complicated diets to shame. It's all about taking a more mindful approach to what you eat.
Mindfulness is the process of paying attention to the 'right now' and letting your thoughts and feelings come and go without judgement. It's this mentality that helps resolve the urge to eat and overcome emotions like guilt and regret that commonly arise when we consume foods we think are 'bad'. As a result, we become increasingly aware of our body's internal cues, such as hunger, that drive our desire for food and also stop us from overeating.
