Mindless Eating : Brian Wansink

Have read half of this book and the first reaction is'Duh!! I knew that!!' To which anyone can say 'then why didnt you follow it?'

Nicely written book, very simple to understand, we have read most of the facts in the form of snippets in various magzines, things like eating in a larger dish makes you eat more, eating with friends, using flat glasses for drinks, portion sizes, eating while watching t.v. or a movie, our own perception of how much and what we eat, I would say its definately worth a read. So far, not a whisper of counting calories. I liked the part I am reading now which talks about our habits with regards to food. I will make a note of each behaviour and analyze it with regards to my own habits.

My habit is to enter the house thru the kitchen and start stuffing myself. Its worse during the winter mnths because the house is so cold and I just want to feel warm - there is a study somewhere that states that cold makes us eat more. So today , instead of going to the pantry I put on the water for tea and heated up some leftovers. The changed into my warmest, fleeciest clothes, had lunch, did keep in mind the portion sizes, and felt better.

I am keeping a calorie log on fitday.com- I had used that site some years ago and as usual given up after a few attempts. Today so far my calorie count is 1450, that is after I have had the 2 reeses PB cups I wanted to- not eaten mindlessly- I tasted each bite and the 2nd one wasnt as satisfying as the first. Now a cup of tea, some t.v, maybe some weights , some more reading and then lalaland.