How to Be Set Free From Gluttony

Gluttony does not just refer to your food consumption. Rather, it refers to a desire to have more than you need or is available of anything, be it food, alcohol, sex, love or companionship. Gluttony is something that comes from within you. Therefore, setting yourself free from gluttony is a matter of changing your own behavior, which needs to be done slowly over time in order for the adjustment to take hold and sustain itself.

Instructions

• 1

  Consume things more slowly. If you are eating a meal, take small bites. If you are drinking a glass of wine, alternate sips of wine with sips of water. If you are playing a computer game, stand up and do a few jumping jacks every few minutes. WebMD referenced a study that showed the brain does not become fully satisfied by food until at least 12 minutes after we have begun to eat. By slowing down the pace at which you consume, you will enjoy things more.

• 2

  Think about whether you truly want to consume whatever the object of your gluttony is. Are you actually hungry? Are you actually thirsty? If you take a moment, you will likely realize that sometimes you want to consume things for other reasons. If this is the case, don't consume.

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  Focus on satisfying versions of the things you like. So, if you find yourself drinking an entire 12-pack of cheap beer, spend the same amount on a 6-pack. You will enjoy the taste of the beer more, and you will not consume as much (although 6 beers is still too many).

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  Stop yourself from saying "just this once." If you're saying "just this once," then the odds are that you are going to do it more than once, according to Psychology Today magazine. So, if you say "just this once," you need to actively reduce the "one" to "zero."