1. Eat in front of a mirror
    对着镜子吃东西
    Researchers from Arizona State University and Erasmus University Rotterdam found that watching ourselves eat can be a powerful trigger to consume less. During their experiments, the researchers placed a mirror in front of participants and found that those eating in front of a mirror consumed less food. The researchers believe that this is because seeing ourselves eat makes us more aware of our bodies and that we do not want to watch ourselves overeat.
    来自亚利桑那州立大学和荷兰鹿特丹大学的研究人员发现,观察自己吃东西是控制食欲的给力助推器。研究人员在实验中发现,在有镜子在面前的参与者吃东西会减少。他们推测原因是我们看着自己会将注意力更多地转移到自己的身形,就不愿意自己过度进食了。
    2. Choose male eating companions
    选择与男性朋友一起吃饭
    I you want to cut down on your food consumption when dining out, research suggests that opting for male eating companions could help you to consume less food. Researchers from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the University of Akron found that both men and women consumed fewer calories when dining with men than with women.
    如果你想在外出吃大餐时减少自己的进食量,研究建议选择一个男性伙伴一起吃饭吧,这样会有你想要的效果。来自宾州印第安纳大学和阿克伦大学的研究人员发现,不管男人还是女人,和男性朋友一起吃饭都比和女性朋友吃饭能更多地减少体内卡路里的摄入。
    The researchers believe that this is because we are more aware of our gender when around the opposite sex and women restrict their eating to appear “more feminine” while men eat more around women to appear “more masculine”.
    研究人员认为这种现象可能是因为与异性吃饭的我们会更注意自己的性别,女人会因为和男性朋友吃饭而表现得更加有女人味,同样的,男人也会因为和女性朋友吃饭而显示出自己的男性魅力。
    3. Pay with cash
    用现金付款
    According to a study by researchers at Cornell and Binghamton Universities, your credit card could be making you fat. While it has been known for a while that we are more likely to splash the cash when we are paying bycard than by coins, the study results found that paying with plastic also has disastrous results for your waistline, as people are more likely to buy junk food and “vice” products – which tend to be impulse purchases – when paying by card. To keep off the pounds and save yourself some money, draw out enough cash for the day and then leave your cards at home.
    来自康奈尔和宾厄姆顿大学的研究表示,你的信用卡会使你变胖哦!大家都知道,当我们付款时,更倾向于银行卡而不是现金,但是研究表明,这对你腰上的肥肉增长有灾难性的诱发作用。因为人们在用信用卡时,更易因冲动买一些垃圾食品。为节约消费,避免体重上升,把你的卡放家里,再去取点现金做准备吧!
    4. Sniff vanilla
    闻闻花草香
    Sugar cravings ruining your diet? Then lighting a vanilla candle or spritzing on some vanilla-scented perfume could help to keep you slim. A study at St George’s hospital, south London, found that putting vanilla-scented patches on the back of participants’ hands significantly reduced their appetite for sweet foods and drinks. It is believed that this is because the smell of vanilla can help to suppress sweet cravings.
    嘴馋想吃糖?点一支香草味蜡烛或喷点花草香水可保持你的苗条身材。伦敦南部的圣乔治医院的一项研究中,在研究对象的手后背上放几块香草片能有效地缓解他们想吃甜食和饮料的馋瘾。据信这是因为香草的味道可以促进抑制想吃甜食的念头。
    5. Never eat in your pyjamas
    不要穿着睡衣吃东西
    While eating in your pyjamas will not necessarily make you fat (although late-night snacking can certainly be a diet-killer for many of us), wearing loose clothing such as baggy lounge pants and pyjamas can lead you to snack more. This is because baggy clothes give you the illusion of being slimmer and make you think less about your figure.
    也不是说穿着睡衣吃东西就一定能使你肥胖(即使夜宵对于很多人来讲都是减肥杀手),而是说如哈笼裤、睡衣这类宽松的衣服会使你吃得更多。因为宽松的衣服给你一种“我很苗条”的错觉,致使你忽视自己真实身材。

 

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