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- markl3ster, on 10/11/2007, -0/+74 1. Lose weight. A growing number of studies confirm that just by eating slower, you’ll consume fewer calories — in fact, enough to lose 20 pounds a year without doing anything different or eating anything different. The reason is that it takes about 20 minutes for our brains to register that we’re full. If we eat fast, we can continue eating past the point where we’re full. If we eat slowly, we have time to realize we’re full, and stop on time. Now, I would still recommend that you eat healthier foods, but if you’re looking to lose weight, eating slowly should be a part of your new lifestyle.
2. Enjoy your food. This reason is just as powerful, in my opinion. It’s hard to enjoy your food if it goes by too quickly. In fact, I think it’s fine to eat sinful foods, if you eat a small amount slowly. Think about it: you want to eat sinful foods (desserts, fried foods, pizza, etc.) because they taste good. But if you eat them fast, what’s the point? If you eat them slowly, you can get the same amount of great taste, but with less going into your stomach. That’s math that works for me. And that argument aside, I think you are just happier by tasting great food and enjoying it fully, by eating slowly. Make your meals a gastronomic pleasure, not a thing you do rushed, between stressful events.
3. Better digestion. If you eat slower, you’ll chew your food better, which leads to better digestion. Digestion actually starts in the mouth, so the more work you do up there, the less you’ll have to do in your stomach. This can help lead to fewer digestive problems.
4. Less stress. Eating slowly, and paying attention to our eating, can be a great form of mindfulness exercise. Be in the moment, rather than rushing through a meal thinking about what you need to do next. When you eat, you should eat. This kind of mindfulness, I believe, will lead to a less stressful life, and long-term happiness. Give it a try.
5. Rebel against fast food and fast life. Our hectic, fast-paced, stressful, chaotic lives — the Fast Life — leads to eating Fast Food, and eating it quickly. This is a lifestyle that is dehumanizing us, making us unhealthy, stressed out, and unhappy. We rush through our day, doing one mindless task after another, without taking the time to live life, to enjoy life, to relate to each other, to be human. That’s not a good thing in my book. Instead, rebel against that entire lifestyle and philosophy … with the small act of eating slower. Don’t eat Fast Food. Eat at a good restaurant, or better yet, cook your own food and enjoy it fully. Taste life itself. - KMye, on 10/11/2007, -0/+556. Don't die of choking.
- 28dayslater, on 10/11/2007, -0/+39You know who could really learn from this? Galactus: The devourer of worlds.
- Razster, on 10/11/2007, -1/+25Another Bluehost server croaked, probably ate too much digg-users too fast.
- aaronmp2003, on 10/11/2007, -4/+23Some quality information from Leo at Zen Habits about eating slower. I've been a business owner as well as a consumer in the health and fitness industry many times over the years, and I can tell you that these tips are worth your time!
- AnotherEdd, on 10/11/2007, -2/+16manners like saying "*****" in every sentance you type on the internet?
I'm sure you are dismayed ... jockstrap - AncientWeird, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13Kevin Rose's gravestone
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/knock on wood - fant0m, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11Digg ate the server too fast.
- loganhid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+117. profit
- smurf22, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10Eat slower so I can crash my web server? Brilliant!
- Buddhist, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Too many
- Spizzat2, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Yeah, if I had to eat what I threw up, I'd lose all sorts of weight.
- h3ndrix, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10#1 Reason to not submit your website to digg and take in traffic 'slower'.
- zappo1776, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Yeah, as an American I was raised to inhale my food like a dog and shall continue to do so.
- Azslande, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9At first, I thought it said "5 Powerful Reasons to Eat *In the shower*" and for some reason, I was really excited....
- converge, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Mmmmmmmmm...life.
- AnteChronos, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10I thought you were supposed to *stop* eating to fast. Yeah, I know, lame joke, but someone had to do it. So today's lesson: "to" =/= "too".
- nikkilai, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Hey, I eat really fast, and people often comment on my excellent table manners. The people you've seen clearly don't know how to chew with their mouths closed.
- stopsucking, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8I have a couple French friends...born and raised there. Every meal for them is a ceremony and it take them 3 times as long to eat as everyone else when we go out to dinner. They are all rail thin. Just slow it down, enjoy...let it digest. Halfway through your meal your head catches up with your mouth and you realize you don't need the entire Angus Burger + horse bucket fries and tub of coke.
- xerox, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8I hope you enjoy the quadruple bypass or valve replacements too!
- quantumHobbit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6A cheap one.
- quantumHobbit, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6No, because in nine years your negative weight will propel you into space killing you.
- BlackCow, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I eat really fast and find I over eat sometimes. This is a good thing to keep in mind.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Better idea for losing weight:
Instead of eating when hungry, do some blow, wash it down with dasani, and smoke cigarettes. - bdlang, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5That, and the crack.
- Shawnosaurus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Oh well, I think we got the point of the article even with it offline. We could probably all stand to not swallow our food like gluttons. Take your time, chat a bit and try chewing. Got it.
- facelesscoward, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3http://time2go.tumblr.com/post/5644962
^ That looks like the same thing? - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Digg Effect on the site!
- VeganG, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Someday you'll be eating those words. No pun intended.
- UNL1M1T3D, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Thanks for posting the article markl3sters.
- robbiedo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2You will be fat, slow, stupid, and ill health when you grow up.
- gam3r3OOO, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I think I know why eating fast is so common. We teach it to our children: in school you only have about 20 minutes to eat lunch (not to mention the time it takes for you to order lunch, its probably a better idea to bring your own food anyway).
- mrbradg, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I was in the Army. Eat quick and ***** go. I really need this advice. ***** I eat a ***** footlong subway in around 2 mins. I'm not kidding. ***** it I knew there was a reason I'm a fat ass. Now I got a new excuse!!! Ya!
- jackmaht, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Thank you for being on my ass about my spelling. Things I've learned about this. 1. Don't eat fast. 2. Don't type fast.
- jeff303, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Thanks for your permission. For a minute there I was afraid I was going to have to do what they said!
- seithon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Well duh all you eat is rice and fish.
((this is infact a joke. Really!)) - coolspray, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Me too!
If anyone fancies writing an article about why you should eat in the shower, you've got my digg. - 50pence, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1try workin in a restaurant with that additude
- davideparker, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Blimey! I read the *same* thing first time!
- lowercasebecky, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1This is advice I can use. I'm in a wheelchair, so I don't get much exercise. Also, at age 54, my metabolism has slowed. A doctor recommended this to me years ago, but I had forgotten about it till I read it here. It's supposed to work wonders. And why not slow down and enjoy your food? Good advice.
- Seph7, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Eating slower = food getting colder, no thanks
- Y0tsuya, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Dehydrated food is the worst in this regard. I've learned not to eat straight out of the bag, because I don't get the fullness indicator until I've eaten way too much, and start feeling sick. I pour chips I want to eat into a small bowl and limit myself to that amount.
- crimsoncircle, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1When you eat quickly you feel full but a little later you're hungry again and snack, thats the problem. By eating GOOD food slowly you'll be fine for hours.
- crimsoncircle, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Thats absolute nonesense. If you chew your food properly you'll find you'll digest more neutriants from the food. Quality not quantity
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3I eat really fast... my whole family and relatives eat mind numbingly fast. My friends say every time they watch me eat, it's like i'm eating in a world eating competition.
I have to say, my whole family and I are skinny and in shape. It has a combination of eating in moderation, exercising, and being Asian. - pwnies, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I eat fast because I'm underweight. If you eat fast it takes longer to notice you're full, thus you can eat more. More to eat means more fuel for my rocket metabolism. It's my secret to the success of me being able to eat 12 fried eggs in one sitting at denny's.
- durru7, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Pretty old trick that has been used for a while, still works like a charm ;)
- VMark, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I guess I should stop eating Subway like I'm a conehead.
- nyx210, on 10/11/2007, -5/+6"Eating slowly, and paying attention to our eating, can be a great form of mindfulness exercise."
Sorry, I'm not sure about anyone else, but I don't prefer to spend five minutes meditating about the quality, texture, and taste of each and every morsel that goes into my mouth. - walugi, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Enjoy your clogged arteries then.
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