Do You Have Any Idea How To Overcome Your Hunger Pangs?
Do You Have Any Idea How To Overcome Your Hunger Pangs?
Cravings for food are cunning; they sneak up on you when you least anticipate them.
Most importantly, your ability to control your food cravings may determine how successful you are in losing weight and keeping it off.
That's why it's important to have easy strategies to handle urges when they arise.
A little cheating now and then won't do much damage, but if you make it a practice to give in to your hunger pangs, your weaknesses will eventually show.
The good news is that I have some advice that can help you overcome those annoying cravings. If you remember it, you should be able to do it!
1. Prevent anorexia
Make sure you eat reasonable portions at each of your five meals (three main courses and two snacks).
Eating five little meals rather than three large ones will help you control your hunger and desires throughout the day.
Plus, your metabolism will be more active all day long if you eat five small meals rather than three large ones. I can't stress enough how important this tip is!
Get a head start on your desires
The ability to recognize and manage urges is enhanced when they are caught early on.
Okay, when exactly do cravings begin? Imagining a tasty snack is the first step in satisfying a hunger. It can happen when you're in a setting where you smell or see delicious cuisine, or even when you're just thinking about something nice and letting your mind wander to it.
With practice, you'll be able to identify when specific foods are likely to trigger your cravings.
Use the following advice as soon as you feel the urges starting to rise. You have a higher chance of overcoming cravings if you can identify them early on.
3. Put an urge to rest
You can actually wait out a craving, which may come as a surprise to you. A craving for food might be easily confused with true hunger at times. Get your mind off of food and eating by doing anything else.
You can learn to differentiate between cravings and real hunger by practicing the waiting game for around twenty minutes.
While you wait, occupy yourself with something else to divert your attention, such going for a stroll, playing a game, or focusing on your work. After a while, you might be pleasantly surprised to see that the desire has diminished. If your hunger pangs persist after twenty minutes, it's probably because you're actually hungry. You could discover that the urge goes away completely if you give yourself a little time to think before giving in.
• Stay hydrated by drinking water.
A simple glass of water can be all that's needed at times! Mistaking thirst for hunger or other desires is a common occurrence. Sit down and have a couple of glasses of water; that could be exactly what you need right now.
Plus, there's an added bonus: drinking water might help you feel full faster (without increasing your calorie intake), so you won't feel the urge to eat as much later on, even if you're actually hungry.
5. Deprive your taste buds for a little while
In the event that your hunger pangs persist after you've had a glass of water, you might want to consider trying to block your sense of smell or taste.
See if a powerful mouth mint helps. Another option is to use a tooth brush, or apply a strong-smelling ointment or perfume under your nose.
Getting distracted by something else will help get your mind off of food, but this strategy may only be effective for a short time. You won't even notice when it's time for your next meal when you start to forget about the urge after a while.
6. Giving succumb to a small amount of desire
The greatest risk associated with cravings occurs when you give in to them.
A lot of people find that giving in to cravings also makes them lose control of their portion sizes.
Because of this, use extreme caution whenever you decide to consume something to fulfill your hunger.
Avoid going overboard. Consume a portion that is fair and suitable.
You shouldn't ever, ever eat an entire bag of chips or container of ice cream in one sitting, for instance. One option is to take a little portion and save the remainder. Another option is to start with smaller servings. The majority of the time, you'll discover that the initial tastes are enough to fulfill your hunger.
7. Keep your wits about you
No one can blame you if a low-fat energy snack won't satisfy your cravings for chocolate chip cookies. What are your options then?
Attempting to deceive oneself is pointless, anyway.
You're absolutely correct; choose the "bad" option. "Moderation, moderation, MODERATION!" to be maintained, though.
As long as you limit yourself to reasonable serving sizes, it's okay to give in to your cravings. You can stick to your new healthy eating habits for the long term without experiencing any deprivation.
If you give up all of your favorite meals, including the energy bar and the chocolate chip cookie, you'll probably end up eating both of them.
Problem solved, isn't it? If you go to them, I have no doubt they can teach you to control your desires. So, _today_, put the seven suggestions above into action!
All rights reserved. Tracy Lee, 2005.
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