Why Eating Enough Matters More Than Eating Less
Something happens to all of us when we decide to lose weight.
The portion of the kenkey gets smaller. The banku shrinks. The groundnut soup gets a little lighter on the meat. We've been taught that eating less is the answer—that weight loss is a math problem where smaller numbers on the plate equal smaller numbers on the scale.
But here's what many Ghanaians discover the hard way: eating too little backfires. The weight stops coming off. The cravings get louder. And eventually, you find yourself standing in front of the fufu seller, wondering where your willpower disappeared to.
Eating enough—the right things, at the right times—actually matters more than eating less. Here's why.
1. Your Body Thinks You're Starving
Cut your food intake too much, and your body doesn't think, ...