Five Surprising Tricks
Installing a mirror in your kitchen or dining room could help you lose weight, according to a study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research.
Food psychologists claim that literally watching what you eat is but one of many small changes that can prevent you from piling on the pounds. And, as we fight to lose the extra weight we gained over the Christmas period, surely every little helps.
So what other home hacks could help us get trim for 2016?
1. Turn down your heating
It may seem an unattractive prospect – even if we are experiencing an uncharacteristically balmy winter – but turning your heating down may be an effective way to shed those extra pounds.
Research published in the journal Diabetes revealed that colder temperatures enhance the effectiveness of our stores of brown fat – a type of adipose tissue that burns in order to keep us warm. The study discovered that those who slept in a room with a temperature of 18.8 degrees celsius or under were twice as likely to lose weight.
2. Paint your walls blue
Painting the walls of your kitchen or dining room blue may also benefit your waistline.
Ever noticed how fast food outlets such as McDonalds, KFC and Burger King all follow a similar colour scheme of yellows, oranges and reds? Well, they’re colours psychologically proven to induce hunger.
Blue has the opposite effect. Interior decorating magazine Contract found that when they hosted a buffet in three differently-coloured rooms, guests were least likely to eat from the table in the blue room.
Buying blue plates, blue napkins or a blue tablecloth may also help to subconsciously sate your hunger.
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