There have been thousands of diets proposed during the past several decades. Each has benefited some people and been worthless to others. Here is an approach that is certain to benefit everyone that uses it!
When we eat, we generally eat foods that have tastes that we enjoy. That enjoyment is central to why we don't get bored with eating and why we sometimes form habits to tend to overeat.
There is another bit of feedback that is sent to our brains when we eat. That is related to nerve endings in our stomach, which inform us regarding whether it is full or empty.
This method of dieting is very simple and foolproof. A short interval timer (sort of like an alarm clock) is put on the dinner table. If you want a moderate diet, set the interval timer for three minute intervals. For a more intense diet, set it at two minutes, and for an absolute maximum diet, set it at one minute.
This is how it works. As eating is begun, the interval timer is started. Dinner proceeds normally for the first three-minute interval. When the timer sounds, eating is paused for the next three-minute interval. Conversation is available during this time. Absolutely NO NIBBLING is allowed during this interval. Then another three-minute eating interval, followed by a three-minute pause interval.
The reason this works is because the nerve endings in the stomach have an opportunity to send signals to the brain that it senses less need for additional food. Since that is one of the primary ways that we determine when to end a meal, this method just allows it to occur with less total food having gone to into the stomach.
This is one of the absolute coolest approaches to dieting! There is NO limitation on what TYPES of food can be eaten! Therefore, absolutely all the enjoyment experienced during normal eating is still present. This is in great contrast to the bland foods often allowable in diet programs.
Full flavor, full psychological fulfillment of eating, less actual food, almost infinite diversity of food types. A perfect diet!
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C Johnson, Physicist, Physics Degree from Univ of Chicago