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IT SHOULD BE SO EASY, BUT SOMEHOW OUR FAMINE-OBSESSED, PRIMITIVE BRAIN RESISTS.

We know why—mindless munching, high-fat/high- salt/calorie-dense foods (yum!) and an obesogenic environment that tempts us at every turn. But how do you stop eating when you’ve had enough? Feel full. “Satiety” is the new buzzword in the diet

industry, which is busy adding bulk to foods. (In a recent trial, a yogurt drink with added fibre beat bananas and crackers in the feel-fuller-faster stakes.) Fibre is key, says Sian Porter of the British Dietetic Association — it’s found in fruit, veg and whole grains. Add liquid. Drinks take the edge off your appetite,

but avoid alcohol, which lowers blood sugar. “It’s why you want a curry after a few pints,” says Porter. Write it down. Being aware of what you eat can

halve the amount you put away, says Zoe Hellman, dietitian for Weight Watchers, which gives its members a tracker book to fill in. Keep treats away. A study in the International Journal of Obesity found office workers ate twice as many sweets if they had some on their desks. Eat slo-o-wly. It takes time for your

brain to register that you’ve been fed.

Get enough sleep, or you’ll wake

up the hunger hormones too.

Eat a palm-size portion

of protein plus complex carbs (root veg, whole grains, peas), recommends nutritional therapist Ian Marber. This approach controls glucose release and quells hunger.

Enjoy every mouthful. “People

who are overweight think about food all day—except when they’re eating,” says hypnotherapy guru Paul McKenna.

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What your garden centre won’t tell you

> We’re stores, not

nurseries. Most garden centres don’t propagate plants—we leave that to nurseries, which raise them from cuttings or seed. I buy plants in containers, where they’ll grow happily for months. They don’t take up too much space. Sixty per cent of my ground is given over to tools, paving, furniture, pet food and gifts, which won’t die on me.

> You can’t resist flowers so I always stock plants

when they’re in bloom,

though it’s often the wrong time to buy them. In a couple of weeks the flowers will be gone and you’ll be staring at a twig until next spring. If you want to be sure of the colour yet enjoy the plant at its best, buy it in bud.

> Look out for labels in

Dutch. A lot of our stock comes from the back of a lorry. Horticulture is subsidised in the

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