Diets almost never promote permanent weight loss, and they can leave behind a damning misperception of how to treat the body.

Diets can leave us with a sense that we should constantly falsely restrict the amount we eat.

AND they can cause binging, which expands the stomach and our sense of fullness.

Here’s the easiest way to measure the amount of food to eat at a given meal – an organic method the yogis use which is simple, requires no utensils, and always “at hand.”

 

Your own hands.  Form a solid joint between the blades (outer edge) of the hands from the tip of the pinkie to the wrist.

A bowl will appear, a bowl magically representative of precisely how much food your body can comfortably digest at one time. When you give your body more than it can digest at one time, it makes fat of the excess.

Note:  This is solid food, a protein source (meat, cheese, vegetarian protein), a carb (rice or pasta (preferably whole grain), plus solid veggies.  It doesn’t include fluffy lettuces, spinach or other greens.

This is one of the easiest ways to get in touch with the body’s natural needs.  If you use this measuring system and still feel hungry, or un-filled-up, continue it until it feels right.  Your stomach will adjust over time.