An American content creator who moved to Portugal was surprised to discover some simple -style “quirks” that helped him lose 20 pounds.
When Richa Prasad, 39, was transferred from Seattle to Portugal two years ago, she discovered that her consumer habits clashed with local traditions.
“I would walk with a drink in hand, sometimes even eating my lunch. I felt it was productive to knock on two tasks at the same time, but I noticed that people continued to give me strange looks. It turns out that no one in Europe walks and eats,” she recently explained in a video posted on YouTube.
Prasad pointed out that even during working days in Europe, food is low issues that last one to three hours – not because people are eating more, but because they are doing themselves through conversation. She learned that the same ethos applies to drinking.
“In Seattle, Nights Out meant to slam drinks. In Europe, people feed their drinks for hours,” she said.
This slow, durable, delicious mentality extends beyond eating and drinking and in the course of work as well.
“Whenever I meet new people in Europe, no one ever asks me,” what do you do? “In SH.BA, this is the first thing people want to know … In Europe, work is just a part of life, how to go to a cafe.
Prasad believes that the US is a nation of extremes that can benefit from the mind, body and soul from a less severe approach to health.
“It is by moving our opinion from dramatic sprints with high actions to sustainable, durable marches, means that you commit to no longer make the pendulum between being on a diet or completely out of rails,” she said. “Food by preparing with military precision or getting tired of life when it gets busy, then doing hardcore drills as punishment for binge.”
Prasad said Europeans tend to avoid diets for sustainability.
“They just exist at a steady pace, and that is the shift that changed everything to me.”
In accordance with that sustainable pace, she noticed that Europeans who lose weight do so without measures such as restrictive diet, extreme fast or eating these.
Prasad claimed that most Europeans eat according to the principle of pleasure.
“Europeans eat real butter, full -fat cheese and guilt -free croissants. They do not eat with a restrictive mentality, where, even when you are digging into that croissant, every bite is guilty because what happens when you eat it with fault: you do not like it, you are never satisfied.”
Does this mean that we all need to abandon ourselves to the rich eating and a daily dose of butter and bread?
“Yes and no,” she confessed. “Because if you love food, you should eat real food that feeds your body.”
Ultraproced food (UPF) accounts for about 60% of the US diet compared to only 14% of European diets.
UPFs have been linked to a host of adverse health effects, from overweight and diabetes to heart disease, depression, madness and more. A 2024 study suggested that eating these foods could increase the risk of premature death.
Prasad recommended that we imitate our European counterparts and aim to reduce our dump food from 60% to 14%.
“Most of the junk and sweets we eat tend to be out of desires, not hunger,” she said. “So if we reduce the number of times we surrender to our desires.
A 2023 study found American adults on average four meals a day – with one consisting entirely of dumping.
In addition to reducing or eliminating dumping food, Prasad suggested cutting snacking, as most Europeans observe meal time and refrain from grazing in the middle.
“Overall, they do not make snacks. They tend to eat at the appointed time of the meal and get involved in mini-interterment fasting, lasting three to four hours between meals,” she discovered. “This, in turn, reduces the chances of giving desires because you are no longer making a decision whenever a request to eat hits you.”
Prasad said that these defined meals should prioritize in incorporating “a piece of wicked protein palm trees, a handful of vegetables and a cup of water first. After that, you can eat everything you want without guilt.”
She encouraged the placement of a timer to ensure that your meal lasts at least 20 minutes and is free from distractions, such as screen time.
A 2024 study found that People who ate while they were confused reported less pleasure and pleasure, a greater desire for further pleasure and increased snacking afterwards. Researchers call this phenomenon “hedonic compensation” – making the loss of pleasure seeking additional pleasure elsewhere.
In addition to conscious eating practices, Prasad wants Americans to include more physical activity in their daily lives, but to avoid intense, hungry exercises that have more to punish than pleasure.
“Instead of park near your building entrance, park too far and walk. Instead of getting the elevator, get the stairs,” it promoted. “Travel in a park near you and go for a walk as many times a week as you can.”
It also suggests experimenting with different sports until you find one you really like – and then optimize your commitment for pleasure, not improvement.
#European #Quirks #helped #millennium #lose #lbs #dietary
Image Source : nypost.com