1. It is the nature of the brain to have such feedback, which is an inevitable result of the evolution of the species.
Although it is easy to buy all kinds of food nowadays, but think about it, back then we were just primates who needed to hunt or pick fruits from trees.
If you want to survive, you must allow your brain to quickly notice these resources, and you need to quickly identify foods that are mature, edible, and non-toxic.
This leads to the fact that when the era of abundant supplies comes, we are still easily attracted by the food we see.
And it is difficult to refuse the high-sugar, high-fat, and high-calorie foods that are readily available, making obesity more and more common.
2. Why don’t you sleep?
In addition, the gastric emptying time we often talk about is about three or four hours. If you have dinner at 6 o'clock, your stomach will already be empty by late night. At this time, you will naturally be in a state of hunger and want to eat.
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3. What to do?
But humans are not animals after all, and they are not so hungry that their belly is pressed against their backbone.
If you divert your attention in time, you can still resist the temptation of food.
▎ Mainly plant-based foods. If you eat a lot of vegetables and fruits on a daily basis, some beneficial bacteria in your intestines are relatively rich, which will affect your brain and give you stronger willpower to resist these high-sugar and high-fat foods.
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▎ Stabilize blood sugar. If the blood sugar in your body is already very low, your brain will feel the drop in blood sugar and will try to raise it as quickly as possible.
So one tip is to try not to let your blood sugar fluctuate quickly.
For example, you can eat a piece of fruit when your dinner is almost digested, instead of waiting until late at night, when you are extremely hungry, and then overeating.
▎ Stop looking at your mobile phone. We are not encouraged to place any electronic screens in the bedroom, because the backlight of these screens will affect your rest, and there are so many fun and beautiful things on your mobile phone. If you are too emotionally excited, you will
Will affect sleep.
On the contrary, you should insist on getting up early, hugging the sun immediately after getting up, and accepting the sunlight will make you energetic and make it easier to establish a good biological clock.
▎ There is another way to see more healthy food. You can look at pictures of healthy food to cultivate your body and mind.
This is more obvious in the early childhood stage. If children under two years old can have more exposure to vegetables, including eating vegetables repeatedly, or even being surrounded by various pictures of vegetables, it can increase their preference for food and even increase their preference for food.
Vegetable intake.
▎ Another way to imagine that you have eaten is to imagine that I have eaten these delicious foods.
A study once asked subjects to imagine eating a lot of M&M beans. In the end, they actually ate significantly less candies.