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 the truth is, going hungry is hard. You can only keep up a life of hunger for so long. If you are depending on staying hungry in order to lose weight, you are not going to have long term success. Eventually you are going to give up. Happily, there is another way to lose weight than feeling a hungry all the time. You just need to know what to eat.
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!
Now of course you can't live on romaine lettuce, but you have plenty of calories left over to add some protein (beans and legumes), fat (a few nuts), and other foods. And all that fiber will take a long time to digest, so your full feeling will last a lot longer.
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.
So the next time you start feeling hungry, choose foods that are high fiber and low calorie. Keep them near you so that you can munch on them whenever you need a snack. You will love the results. Not only will you lose weight, but you will feel better too!
But the truth is, going hungry is hard. You can only keep up a life of hunger for so long. If you are depending on staying hungry in order to lose weight, you are not going to have long term success. Eventually you are going to give up. Happily, there is another way to lose weight than feeling a hungry all the time. You just need to know what to eat.
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!
Now of course you can't live on romaine lettuce, but you have plenty of calories left over to add some protein (beans and legumes), fat (a few nuts), and other foods. And all that fiber will take a long time to digest, so your full feeling will last a lot longer.
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.
So the next time you start feeling hungry, choose foods that are high fiber and low calorie. Keep them near you so that you can munch on them whenever you need a snack. You will love the results. Not only will you lose weight, but you will feel better too!
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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