How to reduce eating too fast behavior.
Behavior is defined as the mannerisms or actions made by human beings, organisms, or artificial entities in conjunction with the behaviors or settings. Behaviors are categorized into efficiency investment or habitual behaviors. The efficiency investment behaviors are ones that are identifiable in an individual. This behavior requires the processing of information before the action is taken. The other behavior is habitual, which involves unconscious decisions. This type of behavior is the hardest to stop since one is already affected by routine practices. For instance, I have been having a habit of eating too fast, which I consider as a permanent habit. This paper focuses on the steps to reduce eating too fast habit and the reasons why it’s difficult to stop the behavior.
Over recent months I have developed a habit of taking a very few minutes when eating. After reviewing the behavior, I have noticed that this is a bad habit in which I should stop with minimum time possible (Thompson,2017). The effects of eating too fast could be lethal to one’s health since the behavior could trigger one to gain weight at a higher rate and even result in heart problems. As a result, I have chosen to stop the behavior using the following eight steps.
- Identifying the behavior and commit to altering it.
After identifying my weakness in fast-eating behavior, I choose to get a mirror and vow loudly that I will stop eating too fast. The promise helps to make a concerted effort to reduce the actions.
- Paying attention to what I do.
Every activity carried out each day contributes a lot to the habit of an individual. I have, therefore, concentrated my mind on how to change my practice.
- Slowing down the thoughts to avoid focusing on the negative behavior.
When one’s mind is on a race, one may take action that may be regretted in the future (Pölzler, 2017). When I start thinking of my bad behavior, I always take a deep breath to ensure that I am focused on behavior change.
- Identifying the circumstances and people that trigger my behavior.
Since I am already aware that I have a terrible habit of taking meals at a fast speed, I have made an honest look at myself and concluded that this mostly happens when I am alone or near family members.
- Deciding what to do.
To stop this habit, I have decided that I should help the family member prove whatever they need on the table to reduce the eating speed.
- Requesting help from friends and family members.
To stop eating fast, I have requested that my sister grab my plate or spoon whenever she finds me eating too fast.
- Apologizing to others by saying that I am sorry.
I have decided that I should always request forgiveness t, my family friend, whenever they find me with the habit. The humility created has helped me to forget the previous behavior.
One of the significant reasons why it is difficult to leave the habit of eating too fast Is because the practice makes me feel good (Sessler, 2020). When I am eating at a fast speed, am always comfortable and not aware that I am at that fast speed? To stop the habit may also facilitate a sense of failure since a change of any lifestyle results in changing one’s lifestyle. In conclusion, it’sits right that bad habits can be improved by following some series of steps, although it may be difficult to change the practices at once.
References
Pölzler, T. (2017). Are moral judgments adaptations? Three reasons why it is so difficult to tell. South African Journal of Philosophy, 36(3), 425–439. https://doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2017.1333354
Sessler, D. I. (2020). Negative Trials and What to Do with Them? Anesthesiology, 132(2), 221–224. https://doi.org/10.1097/aln.0000000000003046
Thompson, D. (2017). Boys and men get eating disorders too. Trends in Urology & Men’s Health, 8(2), 9–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/tre.568