The Three-Bite Rule
The next tool you need in your arsenal combatting indulgent eating.
According to the CDC, between the years 2013 and 2016, nearly 50% of American adults tried to lose weight in the past 12 months alone. I am sure we are all familiar with the weight-loss industry by now; it is one of the largest industries in the country, amassing a market size of nearly three billion dollars in 2022.
Unfortunately, with all of the products, methods, fad diets, and ploys out there, long-term weight loss success still seems to be something hard-won and endlessly sought.
While a larger discussion to be had revolves around what a healthy weight actually looks like — and specifically how that kind of weight may differ between individuals and at different times in their lives — in this short piece, I am simply going to share a piece of healthful eating advice that I find opposes some of the typical tropes of dieting and weight loss, specifically restrictive eating.
A lot of my experience with this is anecdotal, whether personally or otherwise, but I do think it is worth sharing.
Restrictive eating, while a seemingly great way to cut out our biggest food offenders, can actually do more harm than good. Simply the psychological effects of telling yourself that you “can’t” have something, or worse, turning it into an enemy that the…
