Weight Loss Tip: Don't Go Hungry
If you're planning to work harder on losing weight in the new year, it
will help tremendously if you can figure out how to avoid the most
common problem: Hunger.
Many people make the mistake of starting a diet that restricts their
food intake, or restricts certain kinds of foods. And many of these
diet plans just make you hungry... and that makes weight loss even harder.
This may be hard for you to believe, but certain foods actually make
you hungrier. If you can avoid these, you'll go a lot farther with
reaching your weight loss goals and resolutions this year.
1. Sugar - Yes, it makes you hungrier. It's sly though... when you
first down a can of sugary soda, or grab a doughnut on your way out
the door, it seems to kill the hunger almost immediately. This happens
though, because it spikes your blood sugar (glucose) levels. Within an
hour or two of having that dose of sugar, your glucose levels start
dropping drastically again and you start feeling ravenous again.
2. Simple Starches - Pasta, white bread, white rice, and other simple
starches are just another form of sugar to your body. They spike your
glucose levels quickly, then when your body starts crashing you find
yourself hunting through the fridge or visiting the vending machines
again.
3. Low Fat - This is one people don't like to hear... but I've tested
it personally myself and with my family, plus I've researched it quite
a bit. In short, keeping your fat intake too low will cause you to eat
more, because it doesn't satiate you. If instead, you increase your
fat intake even slightly - with "good" fats of course - you'll find
yourself feeling full faster, and staying satiated longer.
In addition to adding a little fat to your eating habits, one other
excellent resource for feeling full longer is fiber. Now, it's not
easy to add more fiber to your diet - particularly if you eat from
boxes, or use a lot of frozen or microwave meals. Even the "high
fiber" cereals you find these days have just 2 or 3 grams of fiber per
serving. That's definitely better than the high sugar cereals, but
it's not enough. Try eating raw veggies and fruits, and try buying
some of the specialized foods that have recently come on the market
with additional fiber in them. Quaker Oatmeal for instance, recently
released a version of their product which has 6 or 8 grams of fiber
per serving, and there are a few other cereals out with as much as 10
grams of fiber per serving.
If you still need help getting additional fiber in your daily eating
schedule, try a high quality fiber supplement like ProFibe.
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