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\u201cLife is like a box of chocolates,\u201d drawled Forrest Gump.<\/p>\n\u201cLife is like a box of chocolates,\u201d drawled Forrest Gump.<\/p>\n
Metaphors are great. Writers use them all the time because, simply put, they get your attention and really drive a point home.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because life and a box of chocolates have as much in common as French Toast for breakfast and a French Toast to your health.<\/p>\n
But you know a punch line is coming to connect the dots and relate two rediculously unrelated things. So you wait, listening sharply to catch the thread that makes it make sense.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never know what you are going to get.\u201d Aaahhh, riiigghhtt!<\/p>\n
The mismatch, mental twisting, and surprise resolution slam the point home. There. That\u2019s the micro-anatomy of our most common literary tool. So how about a metaphor for eating healthy?<\/p>\n
Losing weight is like eating a single scoop death-by-chocolate ice cream cone. Okay, that nailed the \u201cman, this strains reason\u201d part. But now let me explain.<\/p>\n
First of all, real connoisseurs know that you must linger over your ice cream: chasing runners, keeping it off the pavement, and pushing it right to the bottom of the cone without bathing in it. These are all vital factors. It\u2019s a process.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s the point. It just takes time, and when you\u2019re finished with that ball, you think \u2026 perfect!<\/p>\n
Now imagine that same single scoop of ice cream, but this time placed in the deep empty hollow of a cereal bowl. We see it down there, sad and lonely, and invariably decide that it needs 3 more scoop buddies.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because we believe we are getting gypped somehow if our food doesn\u2019t fill the space.<\/p>\n
Now. What does this have to do your dinner tonight? Well, the space you serve your food in matters. If you put dinner on a gigantic platter, you\u2019ll end up with helpings 2, 3, and 4 on the plate all at the same time. And if it\u2019s in front of you \u2026 you\u2019re going to eat it.<\/p>\n
So a basic message you can take home and try tonight is simply to begin on smaller plates. This trick exploits one of the bedrock laws of the Universe.<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s four of them in all: E=MC2, Finder\u2019s Keeper\u2019s, The Conservation of Matter and Energy, and the big one \u2013 Your Eyes Are Bigger Than Your Stomach.<\/p>\n
Simply handling this last law prevents the drastic overeating so typical of American buffet trough-feeders. And, repealing this law of nature doesn\u2019t require any higher math or even a physics degree.<\/p>\n
Take the first step to solving your portion problems by beginning with a smaller space for your food. Next, eat your food like you eat your ice cream \u2013 a little at a time. Enjoy it by making it last.<\/p>\n
Small bites increase the length and pleasure of the meal. When your focus is more on enjoyment than consumption, that smaller amount becomes \u2026 perfect!<\/p>\n
Your calories drop with your portion sizes and you love your food more \u2013 just like lingering over your single scoop death-by-chocolate ice cream cone!<\/p>\n
Aaahhh, riiigghhtt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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