Did you know you can make a positive impact on your weight loss efforts by slowing down how fast you eat?  

The longer it takes you to eat your food, the less food you will need to eat to feel satisfied.

There are some simple techniques that can get you out of a bad habit of eating too fast and consequently eating too much.

Try to chew your food a little longer before you swallow it.  Aim for 20 to 40 chews of each bite.  This will help with the digestion of the food.  The extra time that it takes you to chew will allow you to feel satisfied without having to eat a large quantity of food.

Don't load up your fork or spoon with more food until you have finished eating the food that is already in your mouth. One simple way of doing this is to actually put down your fork or spoon until you ready to pick up the next piece of food to eat.

This wil break your habit of over eating from eating too fast.

If you look at the way that French people eat as, you will notice that not only do they have smaller portions of food but they take a lot longer to eat their food. They are doing two things that help them to stay slim. Eating smaller amounts and taking longer to eat those smaller amounts.

You will find that once you are eating a little slower you will start to enjoy  food a lot more. You will have more time to savor the tastes in the food.

It takes a little while after starting to eat for your body to register the fact that it has had enough, about twenty minutes.  

Many of us overeat because we're eating too fast.   Your body hasn't had time to signal you that you're full and to stop eating.

You should never eat until you feel stuffed.  Once you start paying attention to how long you chew each bite, you'll find yourself eating slower. Eventually, you'll be eating less and enjoying the feeling that you've had enough.