6 Ways To Avoid Mindless Eating And Excess Calories share this
story If you're not hungry, why are you eating? We can find
ourselves in situations where we are eating for no reason --
what has been coined "mindless" eating by experts, including
Brian Wansink, PhD, a Cornell University researcher who has
conducted numerous studies on the subject. But eating without
thinking can lead to consuming unneeded calories and weight
gain, said Keri Gans, a registered dietitian based in New York,
and author of "The Small Change Diet: 10 Steps to a Thinner,
Healthier You" (Gallery Books; 2011). "If you're just grabbing
and eating, you're going to end up most likely consuming more
calories than you need," Gans told HuffPost. "And by consuming
more calories than you need, you'll most likely find you're
gaining weight because you're not paying attention to what you
are eating." Gans suggests that when you feel like eating a
snack, keep in mind the five Ds: delay, determine, distract,
distance and decide. Waiting before eati