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.
Because, let's be honest: you can only stand being hungry for so long. If your weight loss strategy involves going hungry, it is unsustainable and you are in for the crash and burn. Luckily, I have got good news for you. You do not have to go hungry in order to lose weight. In order to feel full, you need to fill your stomach. The key is in knowing which foods to fill it with.
Choosing the right foods is critical, because you want to fill up your stomach but not with foods that are going to lead to more weight gain. The trick is to eat food that is low calorie but high density. You will be able to eat a lot more food if you eat 400 calories of raw veggies than if you eat 400 calories of steak, for example.
Now of course you will need to eat other things than just raw veggies, but you will still have calories left over in your eating plan to go ahead and eat some other foods like nuts, beans and whole grains. Those high fiber foods are going to take up a lot of room in your stomach and stay there a while too, because your body takes longer to digest fiber than it does some other foods.
You will find, by adopting this eating strategy, is that you are able to eat more food but lose more weight in the process, and you will not have to be hungry. You will find that you have more will power to resist unhealthy foods, because you will not be going through your days ravenous!
The next time you are hungry, do not reach for salty snacks or fatty foods. Instead, reach for fiber and see how it fills you up and helps your will power. Keep lots of healthy, fiber filled snacks around your house, in your car and in your office. That way, you will be less tempted to reach for things that will sabotage your weight loss efforts.
Because, let's be honest: you can only stand being hungry for so long. If your weight loss strategy involves going hungry, it is unsustainable and you are in for the crash and burn. Luckily, I have got good news for you. You do not have to go hungry in order to lose weight. In order to feel full, you need to fill your stomach. The key is in knowing which foods to fill it with.
Choosing the right foods is critical, because you want to fill up your stomach but not with foods that are going to lead to more weight gain. The trick is to eat food that is low calorie but high density. You will be able to eat a lot more food if you eat 400 calories of raw veggies than if you eat 400 calories of steak, for example.
Now of course you will need to eat other things than just raw veggies, but you will still have calories left over in your eating plan to go ahead and eat some other foods like nuts, beans and whole grains. Those high fiber foods are going to take up a lot of room in your stomach and stay there a while too, because your body takes longer to digest fiber than it does some other foods.
You will find, by adopting this eating strategy, is that you are able to eat more food but lose more weight in the process, and you will not have to be hungry. You will find that you have more will power to resist unhealthy foods, because you will not be going through your days ravenous!
The next time you are hungry, do not reach for salty snacks or fatty foods. Instead, reach for fiber and see how it fills you up and helps your will power. Keep lots of healthy, fiber filled snacks around your house, in your car and in your office. That way, you will be less tempted to reach for things that will sabotage your weight loss efforts.
About the Author:
About the author: Vito La Fata is a fitness professional who can give you information on how to eat to lose weight. Visit Fitness Evolution for more information on getting in shape and on how to reduce calories to lose weight.
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