top of page

Love Your Body (End of Summer)

Can You Eat Just One?


Sure, you could go ahead and enjoy just half the bag, but are you really going to do that?


Don't beat yourself up if the answer is no. If you place food in front of most people, they tend to eat it all. It's just the way we're wired.


The Perils of Supersizing


Eating too much food in one sitting is hard on your body. Here's why:

  • Food is meant to be eaten throughout the day. Overdosing on too much food at one time causes pain, upset, and sluggish digestion.

  • A surge of glucose is released into your blood. Your pancreas has to work overtime, pumping insulin through the body to absorb all that extra glucose. This can make you feel spacey, weak, irritable, or headachy.

  • Thinking there is some type of emergency, your adrenal glands go into "fight or flight" mode and release adrenaline and cortisol, which is the body's natural response to stress.

  • When your blood sugar levels finally plummet, you experience wicked cravings for more food - specifically simple carbs or sweets.

  • Research has found that immune system function is affected for at least five hours after consuming large amounts of simple carbohydrates.


5 Tips to Kick Portion Distortion

  • Don't over order - go for salads, soups, and appetizers, which are typically more reasonably sized than entrees.

  • Choose high-fiber foods like vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains to keep you feeling full and energized.

  • Chew well to aid digestion and give your brain time to register you're full before you overeat.

  • Get enough water. Often, we mistake thirst for hunger.

  • Carry your own snacks. Stock up on snack-sized containers and fill them with baby carrots, air-popped popcorn, or nuts.

Teri Sewell, Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach and Culinary Nutrition Expert

1 Kommentar


Rahn Carter
16. Juni 2022

Test blog 6/16/22

Gefällt mir
Kente Cloth Blue2.jpg
Standard Logo Files Original RRC.jpg

Sister-to-Sister:  International Network of Professional African American Women, Inc.

2701 Lawrence Street, Suite 32

Denver, Colorado 80205

Phone: (303) 536-1203

Fax: (303) 404-2635

Where there are imperfections there exists abundant beauty.

Join our community circle.

Sister-to-Sister, Inc. is an alliance of Black women dedicated to enhancing Sisters’ lives and resilience through comradery, connectivity, education, and nurturing.   

Learn More

Contact us via email at

info@Sister-to-Sister.org.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Thanks for subscribing

JOIN US!

Click the ticket for access to our annual membership levels, sign up, and pay.

JUBILANTLY OFFERING INCLUSIVE NIRVANA!.jpg

DONATE to Sister-to-Sister, Inc.

  to advance equity and enrich lives.

 501(c)(3)  Public Charity (Tax-ID 85-1053563)

Your tax deductible donation will impact, enhance, and enrich the lives of Black females around the globe.

© 2020-2025 Sister-to-Sister:  International Network of Professional African American Women™

Return to Top of Page

via PayPal 

and Major Credit cards

bottom of page