7 Ways to Help Curb Your Appetite

If you want to get fit and reach your target weight then the best way you can do that is with a calorie controlled diet and some exercise. While that sounds easy enough, many of us struggle with food cravings, growling stomachs, and snack temptations. You don’t always have to struggle in your quest for a healthier life though (for some great diet advice visit InsideYourDiet.com). You’ll find below some great advice on how to keep your food cravings at bay.

1. Avoid temptation. This is an obvious one but one most people ignore, to avoid eating foods that will wreck your healthy diet then the best way is to avoid where they are served. People know that the delicious smell of certain foods can have us racing to get some. Leaving the junk food at the store, and steering clear of situations where you will give in to temptation (such as the morning trip to the coffee shop where all those doughnuts are staring you in the face) is the best possible way to keep from eating things you may regret later.

2. Aim for foods that have a high fiber content. Foods that contain a lot of fiber tend to be low in fat and will also help you to feel full for longer so you aren’t tempted to snack.

3. Eat several small meals throughout the day. Yes, that is right, eating more frequently can help curb your appetite. Consuming a small, healthy, meal every three to four hours helps to keep your blood sugar levels in check and keeps your body from feeling starved. If you don’t feel starved then you will be able to resist snacking or overeating. Try to make every meal a balanced combination of protein, fat and carbohydrates. These three components work together to help keep the body energized, and keep hunger away. If you leave out just one of those components then you might find your body feeling unsatisfied and you might start to snack again.

4. Drink more water every day. Water not only keeps the body hydrated, it helps keep food cravings at bay. If you drink the right amount of water then it is a great (and low cost) way to help curb your cravings and keep you healthy in many other ways.

5. Start exercising more. Aside from the physical benefits, exercise can distract you from food and get your brain to refocus away from eating. It also releases the ‘feel good’ endorphins that many people get from eating nice food.

6. Wait twenty minutes before having a second helping or having any dessert. This is the amount of time it takes for the brain to receive the “all full” signal. If you are still hungry after twenty minutes, chances are you still will eat less than you would have if you continued to eat immediately following the first helping.

7. Appreciate that how we feel affects what we eat. Write down what is going on in your life each day and the foods that you eat because of that. You might start to notice that certain ‘triggers’ cause you to eat certain foods, anything from it being a weekend to you having a stressful day. Once you start to notice these patterns then you can begin the process of changing them. You can then free yourself from these eating habits and find better things to do when you are in those situations.

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