8 Errors You Must Stop Making

 8 Errors You Must Stop Making

I admit I'm guilty of some of them. Though it's not an easy thing, it is very important to correct the following errors if you want to lead a healthy life.

   1. Skip a meal

      Skipping a meal can have more inconveniences than advantages when we trying to lose some weight. Some hours after skipping a meal, you run the risk of "breaking down" because of hunger pangs¹ or an irresistible² craving³ for food. When you "break down", you eat generally far more food than you would have eaten if you had taken your normal meals at their regular time.

      Correction: Eat 3 regular-sized balanced meals at correct intervals⁴ with a breakfast to start the day.

   2. Snacking in between meals

      Most of us have a tendency to forget the little calories we nibble⁵ in between meals. Your body does not forget about it though; it stores every surplus calorie. Foods which lead to obesity⁶ are foods you have eaten outside of your regular meals.

      Correction: Avoid snacking in between meals or if you are snacking, eat healthy snacks.

   3. Consuming too much "sugary" drinks or alcoholic⁷ drinks

      Avoid sugary or alcoholic drinks and opt⁸ for water.

      Correction: Learn to develop the water habit. Water is a drink which has 0 calorie. As a guideline, 1 g of alcohol contains 7 kcal, 1 glass of wine contains 70 kcal and 1 liter of wine contains 600 to 700 kcal.

   4. Cutting short on all food you love to eat

      If you cut short on all foods you love to eat, then you are taxing your body. Sooner or later, you will give in to the cravings and you will then tend to eat more than you used to eat.

      Correction: The technique here is to gradually stop yourself from eating this or that food. It takes time but it is a sure technique to prevent yourself from relapsing again.

   5. Eating in less than 15 minutes

      Our stomach has an internal clock (or we can say speedometer) which is not in synch with the traditional clock. If you eat a meal under 15 minutes, you will find yourself asking for more. But if you take your time and eat the same meal in let's say, 30 minutes, you will find yourself satiated.

      Correction: The average time for eating a normal-sized meal is around 20 minutes. Learn how to keep within this time limit by enjoying every mouthful and keeping down your knife and fork everytime you take a mouthful. Cultivate these two habits and you will find yourself enjoying your meal more.

   6. Eating while watching tv or reading

      In these cases, you are not concentrating on the quantity and quality of the foods you are eating. This allows the absorption of great quantities of foods and generally, high-density calories such as chips, chocolate or soda⁹.

      Correction: Eat while sitting without doing anything else.

   7. Not making a shopping list

      You run the risks of buying more foods than you need if you do not prepare any list beforehand. Temptation is very strong moreover if you are shopping in a supermarket.

      Correction: Do your shopping with a shopping list and after having eaten.

   8. Not having a menu of the meals you are going to eat

      If you do not have in mind what you are going to cook, then when it's time to eat, you will tend to rush to the foods which are easily prepared without giving any thoughts to the calorie intake¹⁰, etc...

      Correction: Always prepare a menu for the day when you wake up. Take a good 15 minutes to go over what you will eat. Even if it happens that you did not have the time to prepare a menu, then go over these 101 meals that can be prepared under 10 minutes.

1 pangs   

突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 )； 悲痛

参考例句：

• She felt sudden pangs of regret. 她突然感到痛悔不已。
• With touching pathos he described the pangs of hunger. 他以极具感伤力的笔触描述了饥饿的痛苦。

2 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

3 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

4 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

5 nibble   

n.轻咬，啃；v.一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵

参考例句：

• Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
• The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。

6 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

7 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

8 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？

9 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

10 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。