Appetite Control ISN'T Starvation!Most Common Weight Loss Mistakes
Now when I say appetite control, I'm NOT talking about taking diet pills to control your appetite... ...I'm talking about eating regularly to control you hunger and cravings. Too often I hear accounts like this: "I'm so good all day... ...I eat a small breakfast, a salad for lunch, and by 3:00 I can eat the whole kitchen." If 3-5 p.m. is your "worst time," the time when you feel like you want to eat anything and everything, you might need to reassess what you're eating earlier in the day. Undereating in the a.m. almost always leads to overeating in the p.m. You won't have good appetite control if you eat too little or eat poorly balanced meals. My Professional Advice for Appetite Control 1. Eat within 1 hour of waking and eat again every 3-4 hours thereafter. Try this: note what time it is when you eat your first meal and then make a "note to self" of your eating schedule for the rest of the day. An example would look like this:
2. Eat balanced meals and snacks that contain protein, carbohydrate, and fat. A properly balanced meal helps you stay full for 3-4 hours... ...just enough until the next time you're supposed to eat. Protein and fat both delay digestion (in a good way) and improve feelings of fullness, so including small amounts of both along with some good quality carbohydrate is the perfect combination. The result is a meal that will fill you up and keep you appetite under control until the next time you eat.
Examples of healthy meals and snacks that contain a balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat:
(And here's a week's worth of balanced menu suggestions that will assure good appetite control.) 3. Stay hydrated. Sometimes we eat when we really need to drink! So read more about water and weight loss and water weight. Starvation isn't the fast way to losing weight Keeping your tummy satisfied is! Contact me for 1:1 professional weight loss counseling. Back to Personal Nutrition Guide Home.
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