How to eat less? Living in the moment, indeed, the present moment. According to experts, this would be the key to healthy eating, and in particular to support it is Dr.  Eric Loucks , who promoted a study which analyzed the percentage of body fat in people who “live in the present”. According to Dr. Loucks, in fact, this would be the key to being permanently leaner. In fact, it seems that a more conscious (and less stressful) lifestyle reduces the risks of cardiovascular health and pushes towards a natural and instinctive moderation.at the table, but also limiting some decidedly unhealthy habits, such as a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcohol. People who, according to a specific scale, recorded more conscious and attentive behaviors regarding food and life, had 30% less body fat, and were also leaner around the abdomen.

Yes, but how exactly does it work? What does it mean to live in the moment? How to eat less, in practice?
According to Dr. Loucks, it is enough to focus on the feelings we feel when we eat, and in particular to pay attention to whether there are negative associations to food: for example, if we are sad, angry, unhappy when we eat. In this case, the use of food is a reward or a consolation, and takes us back to childhood: the chocolate, the sweet taste, the fatty but satisfying flavors, are like a caress for us, and remind us of a time when we had fewer thoughts and we were perhaps happy. Ok, so said the story is of an unspeakable sadness.

In practical points, here’s how to eat less by following Dr. Loucks’ advice:
1) Remember that food is not the solution: if there is a problem, eating more will not magically erase it.
2) Ask yourself why you eat. Hunger, sadness, negative feelings, destructive feelings like anger?
3) Learn to manage your emotions: try anti-stress techniques, yoga, massages and don’t be ashamed to ask for the help of a specialist.
4) Let go. Or not: We can’t be in control of everything, and in particular trying to be in control of our appetite is difficult for most of us. So we don’t pretend to be in control, but instead try to control other aspects of our life that are getting out of hand, giving us back a strong anxiety: the feeling of not having time to do everything, the need to feel accepted and important, the anxieties of work, the right selfishness to take only our time.