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When I start dieting and reducing my
overall calorie intake, I get hungry. After a couple of weeks, I lose
the battle of will, and I end up eating and gaining it all back again.
What can I do to stop this?
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 Michael Collins: The first thing I'd do is start a
food journal. This way
you know EXACTLY what you are eating and can pinpoint any challenges you
have on your diet.
The next thing I'd do is check the amount of calories
you've actually dropped from your diet. It's very possible that you've
simply dropped too many calories too soon.
Your body will let you know if you've dropped too soon
with hunger pangs, headaches and furious cravings for food and flavored
drinks. You may even crave strange things- I know a friend of mine who
dropped calories too far too soon and would crave chewing gum!
Your body is conditioned to your regular patterns of
eating. It's used to and expects a certain amount of food and calories.
If you make radical changes all at once, your body will scramble to
readjust to your new level of food intake.
Unfortunately, this
scrambling is
usually uncomfortable.
The other thing I'd check on is the actual composition of
the food your taking in.
Check your carbohydrate, fat and protein
consumption.
Protein and fat will satiate you way longer that carbs
will. Taking in too much of the wrong type of carbs will also cause an
insulin drop an hour later, which can contribute to your hunger.
Scan your food journal and
eliminate any starchy carbs and replace them with solid protein
sources,
fibrous vegetables and quality fats such as walnuts, flax and fish
oil.
They will not only help keep you “fuller” longer, but they also
have potent fat fighting properties (especially the Omega- 3 fatty acids
in fish oil)
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