New Rule! Use Cutlery!

One of the big changes in our lifetime compared to our mother's or grandmother's time, is eating with our hands. In those days, they didn't really have access to much handfood, and they ate their meals with cutlery sitting at the table. They weighed on average 10lbs less than we do now.

Of course it is not just about cutlery, but going through the ritual of laying a table for your meal makes you more aware of your eating. It becomes a planned event. Compare that with eating out of the packet, on the hoof etc. Mindless eating, automatic eating is one of the ways in which we are getting heavier. Think of the things that we eat without thinking, and you will realise that these are handfoods rather than sitting-at-a-table-with-cutlery foods - pizzas, burgers, pies, sweets, chocolate, cakes, popcorn, crisps. And these foods are full of fat and salt or full of fat and sugar - the fastest way to gain weight.

So a simple rule is Always Eat with Cutlery. And you will find that you are easily giving up the most calorie-packed foods.

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