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This post was written by steve on January 27, 2010
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Why is Dinner Fattening?

Almost everyone looks back with warmth at memories of some family dinner. It is a time for families to gather and discuss the events of the day.

The process of laughing and talking over food should technically stretch the meal, giving our brain ample time to send satiety signals. Again, ideally, this should mean saved calories and leaner bodies over time. Taking in less calories helps the body burn fat fast.

The reality of dinner is totally different. We are a nation of people in a rush.

Most of the time our calories are already piling up before we’ve even taken that first bite of dinner. The hurried mindset usually means cutting corners in dinner preparation.

We add fats or fatty meats to add flavor, processed foods to cut cooking times, and heavy starches as comfort food. We may even have skipped meals during the day, and get so hungry that we munch on a snack while waiting for dinner to get to the table.

All of this combined generally leads to a dinner consisting of many more calories than we planned on.

As a society, we are also consuming dinner later in the evenings, which means we are not giving our bodies enough time to digest and assimilate the meal. Calories the body doesn’t burn are stored as more fat. Being able to burn off extra calories helps you lose weight fast.

Welcome to the land of pear-shaped people!

So what can you do to prevent dinner from destroying your weight loss or weight maintenance plan? Here are two tips:

Switch meals Making breakfast the biggest meal of the day not only gets your diet plan off to the right start, but a balanced breakfast also helps fight disease and reduce cravings through the remainder of the day. A big breakfast will help kick start your energy which in turn will keep your weight loss a success!

Plan Ahead This means taking the time to plan out menus for the week to ensure you don’t have to cut corners and add high-calorie substitutes later. Choosing foods that are lower in calories will help you lose weight fast.

Enjoy with Company Research shows that having a balanced dinner with friends or family on a daily basis prevents obesity as individuals tend to exercise more restraint on eating patterns socially than when eating by themselves.

Being engaged in conversation also slows down your eating so you don’t reach that over-stuffed area before your brain has a chance to tell you to stop.

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