You didn't expect that, but here's the bitter truth. You know, when you've just lost a few pounds, you feel you're on the way you wanted and there comes a proposal. Your best friends, they've got the next plan ready. They want to try a new restaurant, or, go somewhere out of town on weekends. The idea is that we are not always able to cope with the temptation and end up accompanying the friend/friend who has fantastic metabolism and can eat whatever he wants, as much as he wants and whenever he wants!
The result? You took the kilos as soon as you close your eyes and the diet should start over. This is not just the conclusion drawn from one or two unique experiences. Studies say much the same thing.
Experts say people may depend on the signals others give to continue or interrupt food consumption. Ordering, sharing or not eating dessert is a family example of how other people's eating behavior can affect what we eat. For example, when you go out with a couple who are known as chocolate fans, you pretty much know that at the end of your dinner you're expecting a chocolate dessert that will be shared on the table.
Perhaps, your other friends or family members would not consider the option of this order after the main meal.
However, the effect of eating with others on our food choices is more complicated than whether or not we eat dessert. Often it depends on the relationship and the rapprochement we have with the friend/friend in question.
According to a recently conducted study, the level of energy and desire to eat increased by 18% when individuals ate with friends, but did not change at all when eating with strangers. Fast food marketing is the best evidence to confirm this. Have you noticed how advertisements of fast, fried and unhealthy foods always come to large tables of family friends with each other who "have fun"?
However, the fact that eating with others affects the way we eat does not mean that it is inevitable. Each has the power not to allow friend/friend choices to affect their choices in dietary periods.
Or, another alternative solution may be the company with friends who eat salads, fruits and foods without many calories. Others avoid it until you get where you want!
