Christmas without remorse: eat enjoyable instead of diets!

Christmas without remorse: eat enjoyable instead of diets!

Wien, Österreich - Christmas time not only brings a festive mood, but also culinary challenges, especially for people with disturbed eating behavior. Nutrition therapist Isabel Bersenkowitsch encourages to intuitively eat. This means listening to your own hunger and saturation signals instead of imposing strict food rules. According to Bersenkowitsch, it is important not to wait until the festive sacrament to eat, as this often leads to excessive food. Your advice is particularly valuable to counter the "food craving", which typically occurs during the Christmas season, as ORF reported.

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Another aspect that the expert appeals to is the detachment from the evaluation of food. Even cookies can be part of a balanced diet if you eat carefully. "The delicious Christmas cookies shouldn't become an enemy," she explains. This attitude contributes to preventing them, especially at stressful moments when many try to manage emotional trigger through food. Bersenkowitsch also advises you to consciously perceive the food: the enjoyment should be in the foreground without burdening yourself with feelings of guilt. It states that methods from addiction medicine can help to control cravings, for example, conscious smell of food instead of consuming them immediately.

In addition, the neurosurgery and psychiatrist Iris Zachenhofer indicates that sweets can look like drugs in the brain. It contributes to the short -term reward and calming, which can often lead to an uncontrolled consumption. In order to better perceive the feeling of satiety, she recommends avoiding distractions when eating. Multitasking, such as working or checking on social media, affects the ability to pay attention to your own saturation signals. A long break during the meal to reflect on your own saturation level promotes healthy eating behavior. These findings offer valuable support for all those who want to develop a balanced relationship with food and enjoyment in the contemplative time, as is also emphasized on Woman.at.