Daily Fit Tip: Pinch your nose and lose weight
I just read in Men's Health magazine that if you pinch your nostrils for 10 seconds, you'll curb your cravings. Since your stomach signals hunger and your brain signals 'cravings' ... this ancient Chinese acupressure point will help you pass on the doughnuts. In all of my years teaching fitness I've never heard such a thing, but you never know. Right? At least this strategy doesn't cost anything.
I personally imagine that the act of pinching, not picking, my nose for 10 seconds on purpose would simply distract me from anything else in the world I may have been focusing on, including food. So maybe the practice will work, because it seems so silly. My only non-Chinese or ancient advice is to do it with a tissue.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
7-13-2007 @ 8:27AM
PauloUSA said...
Hey, it's free, I need to lose a few (or more) and I'm trying it!
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7-13-2007 @ 8:27AM
Dee Vito said...
ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE THAT HAS TRIED THE 'NOSE-PINCHING' HMMMMM I WONDER IF YOU PUT A CLOTHES-PIN ON YOUR NOSE FOR THE DAY,WHAT WOULD THE OUTCOME BE?!!
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7-13-2007 @ 8:28AM
Chelle said...
Hey me too! I will try the nose pinching thing!
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7-13-2007 @ 8:28AM
Pat said...
Must be a slow news day.
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7-13-2007 @ 8:28AM
me said...
SAY WHAT????
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7-13-2007 @ 8:28AM
badgolfer78 said...
As I am about 73 lbs overweight, it is going to take a lot of pinching but its free so what to heck.
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7-13-2007 @ 8:29AM
Chaz said...
A person has a short time on this planet,so live it up and go for the food that makes you happy. Nose pinching? Geez!!
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7-13-2007 @ 8:29AM
badgolfer78 said...
ok
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7-13-2007 @ 8:29AM
Perry said...
After pinching my nose I don't think I would pick up food so there could be a plausible meaning behind it...lol
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7-13-2007 @ 8:29AM
anana said...
what???? pinch where? over the top? between the nostrils? especially with pressure points, where you pinch is of the essence.................
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7-13-2007 @ 8:30AM
phyllis said...
I tried it , didn't work, all it did was make me think of food for 10 seconds.
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7-13-2007 @ 8:31AM
Linda said...
Pinching your nose ya right, I am sure it wont work... And for gosh sake Perry it says pinch not pick, ya want to loose weight stop eatign so much plain and simple..... But hey your dumb enought to believe this crap then pinch away......
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7-13-2007 @ 8:31AM
chris said...
Ok, I will try this, but where do you pinch? The tip of the nose, the bridge????
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7-13-2007 @ 8:38AM
EarlyBird said...
You-all are cracking me up with the funny comments. What a great fun way to start the day!
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7-13-2007 @ 8:38AM
fitzness said...
I actually don't know exactly where to pinch. In fact, I wrote the article more because I thought it was silly than super important, but......some people swear by those Ancient Chinese things. So, pinch where you feel appropriate. Or....don't pinch. Either way, make better eating choices. :)
Fitz, the author
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7-13-2007 @ 8:39AM
cool2klutz said...
This is almost as good as the one that says cleaning out your cooch with cola after sex is a reliable form of birth controle.
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7-13-2007 @ 9:09AM
Jenny said...
I say, if you put a bag on your head you could lose more weight??
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7-13-2007 @ 9:11AM
BBB said...
I heard if you pinch someone else's nose you can also lose a lot of blood.
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7-13-2007 @ 9:11AM
Melissa said...
makes you wonder how someone actually figured this out....
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7-13-2007 @ 9:11AM
Tina said...
Uh, yeah, I have a response......WHAT?????????
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