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A Unique Japanese Eating Practice for Weight Loss and Better Health
Do you want to lose some stubborn weight, have better digestion, energy, and overall health without obsessing over all the diet dogma, meal math, and counting calories?
Practice “Hara hachi bu.”
Hara-what?
It’s a simple Japanese dietary approach that will keep you fit and feeling fabulous!
Here’s how…
Ever inhaled your lunch at work while reading emails, scrolling Facebook, or working on a report for your boss? You might be doing this right now.
In our hyper-connected world, I’m sure you’ve found yourself doing something similar. This hyper-fast distracted eating is a body-ruining habit you need to break.
“Hara hachi bu” is a Japanese phrase that roughly translates to
“eat until 80% full.”
I also like to simplify it even more and say “eat until your satisfied, not stuffed”. So when helping my clients to eat better, lose some weight, and improve digestion, I ask them to say (or think) this phrase at the start of the meal.
We don’t always have to eat everything on our plates like our moms drilled into us as kids (sorry…
