Stop And Smell The Fruit

When you take a sniff of fresh green apples, bananas, and pears, it can actually help in curbing your appetite and minimizes your sugary cravings. Placing a fruit basket on the counter can help a lot. You just have to stop and smell the produce whenever your mouth and stomach crave sweet things. Even scented lotion helps.

Skip The Hand Sanitizer

You heard that right, hand sanitizers can actually make you gain fat. Hand sanitizer contains triclosan, which is actually an “obesogen,” that can alter your body’s hormones to make you gain extra pounds. A PLOS One study found that people that have triclosan in their system experienced a 0.9-point increase in body mass index (BMI).

Eat With Your Non-Dominant Hand

This may come off as a silly practice but if you really want that weight loss, we suggest you change the hand you use for eating. “It takes 15 minutes for your brain to realize that you’re full,” celebrity personal trainer Jay Cardiello has actually explained, “To give your mind time to catch up to your mouth, simply switch your fork to non-dominate hand. It may be frustrating, but it’s a simple and unnoticeable way to curb overeating and lose weight.”

Put Your Phone Away At Night

Your sleep cycle can be hampered if you keep using your phone before sleeping. Your melatonin levels can be suppressed by the light from your screensaver. Melatonin is the hormone that controls sleep. You can also undergo weight gain if you do not have 7-8 hours of sleep at night. Do not use your phone before you rest at night if you want to avoid gaining weight.

Go To Bed Earlier

Your overall health and health can be affected if you have less than 5 hours of sleep every night. Doctors advice taking 7-8 hours of shut-eye a night to prevent you from unhealthy food habits the next day. If you want to eat less, than going to bed early at night can help you achieve that.