After 12 years in the fitness industry and hundreds of fitness challenges, competitions, clients and study, you can ask any dieter and she will tell you that the hardest part of losing weight is feeling hungry. And that can be a huge monkey wrench in your attempts to manage a healthy weight.
But not only is going hungry no fun, it is also not practical over the long haul. You can only live with hunger pains for so long. After a while, you will likely grow tired of being miserably hungry and just give up altogether. Thankfully, there is another solution. You just need to know which foods to eat when you get hungry.
For example, if you fill your stomach with 400 calories of chicken, you will have barely eaten any and still feel hungry. But if you fill your stomach up with 400 calories of high fiber, dense plant foods, you can eat much more food! For example, four cups of romaine lettuce only contains 40 calories! Think of how full you would feel if you ate that much romaine lettuce!
Obviously you have to eat other things than just raw vegetables, but there will still be lots of calories that you can eat after eating the vegetables to round out your meal. You can eat some beans and nuts, for instance. And since fiber takes such a long time to fully digest, you will not be hungry for quite a while!
The end result is that you are going to lose a lot more weight, because you are going to spend your days satisfied and comfortable rather than starving. You will cheat less and have more self-control because you will not be so hungry.
Keep this tip in mind the next time you feel hungry. Try to find some low calorie, high density foods to fill up on. Keep them in your office, car and kitchen at home. You will find that losing weight gets a whole lot easier as a result!
But not only is going hungry no fun, it is also not practical over the long haul. You can only live with hunger pains for so long. After a while, you will likely grow tired of being miserably hungry and just give up altogether. Thankfully, there is another solution. You just need to know which foods to eat when you get hungry.
For example, if you fill your stomach with 400 calories of chicken, you will have barely eaten any and still feel hungry. But if you fill your stomach up with 400 calories of high fiber, dense plant foods, you can eat much more food! For example, four cups of romaine lettuce only contains 40 calories! Think of how full you would feel if you ate that much romaine lettuce!
Obviously you have to eat other things than just raw vegetables, but there will still be lots of calories that you can eat after eating the vegetables to round out your meal. You can eat some beans and nuts, for instance. And since fiber takes such a long time to fully digest, you will not be hungry for quite a while!
The end result is that you are going to lose a lot more weight, because you are going to spend your days satisfied and comfortable rather than starving. You will cheat less and have more self-control because you will not be so hungry.
Keep this tip in mind the next time you feel hungry. Try to find some low calorie, high density foods to fill up on. Keep them in your office, car and kitchen at home. You will find that losing weight gets a whole lot easier as a result!
About the Author:
Author Vito La Fata is a fitness expert who can give you information on how to eat to lose weight. Visit Fitness Evolution for more information on getting fit and healthy and on how to reduce calories to lose weight.
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