Weight Loss: Keep Your Willpower Intact When Ordering Takeout
Written by Joel Riley on August 13th, 2008If you are watching your weight and sometimes are tempted to “cheat”, it is easy to see why. With the way advertisements are geared it’s no wonder there is an obesity epidemic in the United States today.
Unfortunately, those ads can sabotage us when we’re trying to stick to our diets. One effective advertisement and you can cost yourself too many calories or fat for the day, but more important is the mental damage it does when you decide to give up your whole diet just because you had one bad day
It takes a lot of conviction and a strong will to be able to turn the channel or drive past the fast food restaurant. You can do it minute by minute, day by day, it’s the smaller changes and the steps made away from the snack bar that count.
Keep in mind that there is no truth in advertising at least when it comes to food. When was the last time your double cheese burger had the fresh fixings it does on TV?? It never does and after it’s mashed around in the bag, it’s hardly edible after that, the joy of the burger is gone.
Don’t be afraid to order your food the way you prefer it. After all you have gone to the trouble to load up in the car, drive to the restaurant and you should be able to get the food you want, you are the customer afterall.
Use drive-throughs - Many times, you plan ahead what you’re going to order, but then you’re hit with large, tempting images on the menus inside the restaurant. Drive through menus have some images, but not as many - and it’s easier to divert your eyes away from the board if you already know what you want to order.
Who can resist the smell of French fries? The mere mention is enough to kick start someone’s salivary glands and make the mouth water. How can you NOT order fries with that shake and burger? By using the drive through, that’s how.
When you order food to be delivered to your home, this can be to your advantage. You pick what you want, you don’t have to be tempted with seeing other pictures of food on the menu, thereby maybe avoiding the trap called over eating.
Sometimes a little extra money spent on convenience can be a good thing. It can keep you far away from the temptation that may make you falter. It’s hard to say no to all the goodies at our disposal, however if we avoid certain situations we may be able to prevent falling off the diet wagon.
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