Website design By BotEap.comI would like to emphasize this to all my readers, if you really want to kick the habit of unhealthy eating, you need to start with a lifestyle change. You will need motivation and determination to change a habit, if you want to learn how to change a habit, my friend Bryan has written an article on how to break a habit. Is fast food addictive? Yes, it is addictive. Scientists have claimed that burgers and fries can be just as addictive as heroin. Researchers in the US have found evidence to suggest that people can become overly dependent on the sugar and fat in fast food.

Website design By BotEap.comEvidence? Dr. John Hoebel and his colleagues have based his theory on a study in rats. Rats that were fed a diet containing 25% sugar went into a state of anxiety when the sugar was removed. Their symptoms included chattering teeth and tremors, similar to those seen in people who withdraw from nicotine or morphine, according to the researchers.

Website design By BotEap.comWhat does this mean? High-fat foods stimulate opiates or “pleasure chemicals” in the brain, which also means that some people may become overly dependent on sweet or fatty foods.

Website design By BotEap.comThe science behind why fast food is addictive: Researchers who have been studying the biological effects of fast foods are discovering that they can trigger hormonal changes in the body that can make eating more difficult to control. Fast foods provide almost the recommended daily intake of calories and fat in one meal. As people gain weight, they become more resistant to the hormone leptin, which is strongly related to weight and appetite, and to a brain peptide called galanin that stimulates eating.

Website design By BotEap.com“Your brain loses its ability to respond to these hormones as your body fat increases,” Professor Michael Schwartz, an endocrinologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, told the magazine.

Website design By BotEap.comAnimal studies by Associate Professor Sarah Leibowitz of the Rockefeller University in New York have also shown that young rats fed a high-fat diet early in life became obese adults.

Website design By BotEap.comWhat can/should you do to overcome this? I will answer this with just 3 simple words, Exercise, Motivation and Discipline. You have created a bad habit by indulging in fast food, being lazy and always giving in to your cravings. What you need here is not a world-class fitness instructor, what you need is a wake-up call. You are destroying yourself in more ways than one, the battle is now being waged within you. I can only do this by telling you what you can and cannot do, the rest you have to do yourself.

Website design By BotEap.comExercise: Do some type of cardiovascular activity at least twice a week. Jogging around your housing development will be a good start. If you don’t have time, try the 12-minute-a-day method. It is very important to increase your physical activity as this will help you lose weight.

Website design By BotEap.comMotivation: Everyone needs motivation, so do you! Find your source of motivation, it can come from yourself, a friend or even your idol. Anything is fine, as long as it motivates you towards your goal. One method I can suggest is, “Hang a rubber band around your wrist. Every time you think about eating fast food, move hard with it.” Bryan has also written a very informative article on how to motivate ourselves. [http://www.figurelicious.com/articles/motivation/losing-motivation-and-how-overcome-it] and I highly recommend that you read this after you are done with this article.

Website design By BotEap.comHabit: You will need to change your habit [http://www.figurelicious.com/articles/motivation/new-healthier-habit-30-days]. Instead of eating fast food 4 times a week, be sure to reduce the number of times you eat fast food gradually each week until you can finally kick the habit. It takes effort and discipline to be able to do this. Try eating fruit or other healthy snacks the next time you feel a craving! It can help you combat those hunger pangs.

Website design By BotEap.comConclusion: I hope you remember what I have mentioned, exercise, motivation and discipline. Ultimately, you are helping yourself, so if you cheat, you are only cheating yourself. For everyone else reading this article who wants to kick their fast food habit, I wish you all the best and remember to stay on Figurelicious.

Website design By BotEap.comReference: http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s773973.htm