Watching what you eat is just as important as your workouts, if not more so, when it comes to losing weight. It's about eating wisely, not just less. Eating wisely is frequently necessary for progress to continue. Overeating is one of the main obstacles to a nutritious diet. However, it can be overcome with the proper methods that support you. It's all about making minor, long-term changes, such as lowering late-night desires with simple techniques or cutting back on harmful habits like drinking.

In a video released on June 18, fitness instructor Dan Go, who often shares fitness tricks and tips on his Instagram account, outlined seven easy dietary tricks that can help promote weight loss, curb cravings, and make healthy eating seem much easier.

Here are the seven eating hacks he shared: 

1. Say no to alcohol

Even if the post-dinner alcoholic drink may feel tempting, it's seriously sabotaging your fitness goals. From throwing metabolism off balance to poor sleep, alcohol puts your health at risk.

Dan said, “Avoid drinking alcohol, it is literally negative calories. It ruins your sleep and makes you hungrier while lowering your energy and focus for the next day. Trying to lose fat while drinking alcohol is like trying to play a video game on extreme hard mode.”  Moreover, with alcohol, junk food is often paired, causing you to overeat. 

2. Hara hachi bu

The fitness coach shared a Japanese secret that is rooted in the concept of mindful eating. The practice involves eating only till 80% instead of completely aiming to feel full. 

He explained, “There is a Japanese secret of getting lean, which is called 'hara hachi bu', which is eating only eight out of ten. So this means you are not going to be eating till you are stuffed. You are going to be checking in with yourself and making sure you are only eating to about 80% fullness. This helps to digest your food better, also helps for better energy, and it also helps you to unconsciously reduce the amount of calories going into your body.” 

3. Brush immediately after dinner

If the temptation of late-night cravings is strong enough to make you forget your fitness goals and stick your head inside the fridge after dinner, it turns out brushing your teeth is one of the best defences against mindless snacking. Dan said, “If you have a problem with overeating at night, make sure you are brushing and flossing your teeth after dinner. This is one of the best ways to signal to your body and brain that you are done eating, and also, you are going to make it harder for yourself to put food in your mouth.”

4. Start the day with high high-protein meal to avoid late-night snacking

Another hack for avoiding late-night snacking may lie in how you start your day. As the saying goes, what starts well ends well, and the same applies here. A good breakfast can help curb those late-night cravings. He elaborated, “If you have a problem with snacking at night, it is probably because you didn't get enough nutrition during the day. This is why one of my best recommendations is to start your day off with a high-protein, single-ingredient, nutrient-dense meal. This will regulate satiety and also your hunger at the end of the day.”

5. Have potatoes when craving carbs

While carbs are often cut back when you're on a diet, potato is one kind that has earned a pass. The fitness coach added, “When you're trying to lean out, use potatoes as your carb source. Potatoes are high on the glycemic index, and they are one of the best cutting foods, especially if you are craving carbs.”

6. Be a high-volume eater

It is presumed that when on a diet for weight loss, you eat less, but no, it's all about eating right.  Dan added, “This means volumising your foods with vegetables and fibre as much as possible. This is going to help you feel fuller after each and every meal.”

7. Drink soup or broth before meals

This hack is for managing the portions, and turns out soup or broth helps in achieving portion control. Dan said, “It's low-key to drink a soup or a broth before your meals. Research actually shows that drinking a low-calorie, nutrient-dense soup at the beginning of a meal can reduce calorie intake by as much as 20%.”

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