Day 4 Recovery

Portion control...we hear that and we think possibly, "I can't eat very much."
But I notice it's not only what, but when we eat.
One of the biggest pitfalls of dieting is binging, typically brought on by deprivation. However you may be dealing with these too...
1. Eating Late night (A former professional trainer advised me to not eat anything 5 hours before you go to bed if you can help it)
2. Emotional Eating
3. Eating when your bored
4. Not understanding portion sizes
5. Starvation rather than moderation
6. Your body may be full of junk if your going Vegan and you may need a cleanse.
(I will get into cleanses on another post...there's so much hype..you have to know what and why your trying to cleanse)

Regarding emotional eating, you may be addicted to sugar because it creates a dopamine release in the brain. Yes! Sugar can be chemically addictive similarly to the effects of heroine. Amazing. Caffeine, salt and other chemically engineered types of foods/additives like high fructose corn syrup have all had scientific studies showing a link with addiction.
I noticed that when I'm on the go I may not have a lot of time and I naturally loose weight. However, being home and "kickin it", being idle, may cause you to eat out of boredom. Let's not forget that America is one of the few countries (besides France) that has passionate love affairs with rich foods.
A workout fiend hottie at my work gave me a great tip for all you late night workers like me btw. He said he lives on Tuna. Now I'm vegan yes, but I'm actually what a true Vegan would call Pescatarian, which means I still eat fish. If your strict, he suggested having celery, BUT with mustard and maybe a little Topatio.
2 reasons, the heat from the hot sauce will cause you to burn calories and the celery and mustard is pretty much 0 calories. For me, I did a can of tuna last night with vegan mayonnaise, lemon, and pepper. It was delish! I only ate until I was satisfied and drank a TON OF WATER with it.