{"id":729,"date":"2010-10-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/half.html"},"modified":"2010-10-13T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-13T01:00:00","slug":"half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/half.html","title":{"rendered":"Half"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">An easier way to lose weight and maintain it, without drastic diets, is just to eat half of what you are eating, and take twice longer to eat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For breakfast have half a bagel instead of a whole one.&nbsp; Or half your usual full bowl of cereal.&nbsp; or one egg instead of two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lunch could be half a bowl of soup (or a cup), and half a sandwich &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dinner might be half of what you usually have, or no second helpings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While you&#8217;re having half, share the other portion with your family or a friend.&nbsp; Or save it for the next meal.&nbsp; Then eat slowly, very slowly, chewing each bite 15-20 times.&nbsp; You might also want to say a prayer of thanks for every bite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Halving your diet will not only save you many calories, it will greatly reduce your budget for food. 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