Have you ever noticed how you tend to eat more when you're out at a social event with friends, compared to when you're dining alone? 

You're not imagining it. 

Studies suggest that people consume significantly more calories in social situations, a phenomenon known as "social facilitation of eating".. In fact, a key study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people eat about 44% more calories when eating with friends compared to eating alone. Larger group sizes tend to lead to even greater food intake.

This is why preparation is so important. And by preparation, I mean having a mental strategy for each social occasion. This mental prep work is 90% of your plan for success and sticking to your health and weight goals. 

It's ironic, isn't it? We spend so much time getting ready for social events, picking out the perfect outfit, doing our hair and makeup, getting our nails done, but we rarely give a thought to how we'll handle the eating and drinking part of the event. We just hope we behave ourselves or that we'll “be good”.

But hoping to behave in a social situation with tanilizing food and drink and people urging us to eat, my friends, is like taking a butter knife to a showdown. It's not enough.

So in today’s episode, let's get you prepared and armed with a solid strategy for your next social event. I'll be talking about how to prepare to manage yourself as well as those friends of yours who want to keep plying you with food and drink.

Grab your party favor and come on in!

 

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In This Episode, You’ll Also Learn…

• A social light coaching session just for you!
• The Social Facilitation of eating.
• The 88% of our brain, what it encompasses, and how it affects us during gatherings.

 

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