Tip #6: STOP - until you're hungry!

Do not put one morsel of food in your mouth unless your stomach is growling!! This tip is probably thee second most important KEY in my weight loss this past year. This involves realllllllly listening to your body's signals regarding hunger. To this day (and hopefully the rest of my life), I do not eat ANYTHING unless my stomach is hollow and hungry! ha It's like I can just envision my stomach truly empty, needing to be filled. If I'm not hungry I don't eat, period. This habit really comes in handy on days where I enjoy a larger-than-normal meal out at a restaurant or family gathering. Most times, if I have a large meal at lunch I am truly not hungry for another meal for supper. My stomach may start growing at bedtime so I just have a piece of string cheese to tide me over until breakfast the next day! Plus, food tastes SO MUCH BETTER when you're eating it while very very hungry!!!! I'm a food lover to the core, and I've never enjoyed my food so much as I have this year. A bit ironic, for sure!