Perhaps it sounds too good to be true, but you can trick yourself to eat less. Loose some weight without effort, with these five strategies.

1. Trick your hunger

The quantity of food in a dish, for one or four portion, is what most people believe is a normal portion. Reduce the size of the dish. If there is a visual element that tells you to stop, you will eat less, but your hunger will be satisfied.

2. Say "no" to... crime

You record in the video the CSI or law and order so that you can watch after the dinner. Television broadcasts that show murders or medical emergency remind our vulnerable nature. Subconsciously, this may cause some people to feel a slight depression or disruption – which can lead them to eat more than normally.

3. Drop the fork

If it looks that cheweing is an... extreme sport, then it can significantly increase the consumption of calories, according to a recent study by the University of Rhode Island. Researchers found that women with Body Mass Index 22 (the average in 'normal' scale), who were sitting for dinner extra 20 minutes, ate 10% less food than those they were finishing their meal more quickly. Brain needs about 20 minutes to understand that you are full. Every 5 minutes, stop to see if peinas.

4. Investigate your memory

Before you enjoy this piece of cake along with the afternoon coffee, tried to recall what you had for lunch. In a study published in the review Physiology & Behavior, adults who recorded the details of their last meal, i.e., the taste and texture, ate at 33% less snacks than those who did not do so. "To recall a recent meal can activate the brain's decision-making area. And this puts a damper on pointless snacking time.

5. Watch out your mouth

A recent study found that people who were sitting in front of the mirror ate lunch at 19% less than others. "The appearance of your image provides awareness of soy in your body and your weight loss goals reminds you where you are. As a result, better beware the quantity of food you eat and the food stand still more quickly ' is noted in its conclusions. You do not have mirror in the dining room? Then sit in a Chair across from a window, so you see yourself during the time of eating.