How to Keep Hunger at Bay When Cutting Calories Most of us know to lose weight, we have to burn more calories than we consume. Generally speaking, a deficit of 500 calories per day will result in about a pound of weight lost per week. But as we also know, when cutting out calories we can feel hungrier than when we were eating more. So what is the secret to keeping hunger at bay when on a weight reduction plan? Actually there are two: staying hydrated and eating fiber-rich foods. Staying hydrated
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your body digests the simple carbohydrates in the drink (sugar) you will be hungry again.
keeps you feeling full longer, thus reducing the urge to snack on unhealthy foods.
If the hunger pangs go away after drinking a glass of water and waiting, then you were just thirsty. If you are truly hungry, the water will not stop the hunger you are feeling and you should probably eat something. Now let’s talk about what that something should be.
Other health benefits besides helping you lose weight include keeping you regular, reducing cholesterol, keeping sugar spikes under control.
Eat fiber-rich foods
There are two types of As odd as it may sound, fiber: soluble and insolthe hunger pangs you uble. Both are beneficial. are feeling might not be Spinach, broccoli, tomahunger at all. Sometimes toes, watermelon, apples, they are a signal that you beans and peas are all are dehydrated. To find good sources of soluble out if you are really hunfiber. The skins of fruits and gry or not, try drinking an hulls found in seeds and 8-ounce glass of water and grains, like whole-grain wait 20 minutes. bread and brown rice, are good sources of insoluble Drinking water - plain or fiber. In the case of apples, carbonated - is the best. if you eat it with the skin Stay away from other on, you get both kinds of types of drinks which can fiber. be loaded with sugar and calories. They may satisfy The main purpose of you now, but as soon as eating fiber is because it
Once eaten, soluble fiber and the other foods eaten with it turns to a gel-like substance, thus slowing down digestion of everything you ate. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to your stool so it can help push foods through your system faster as it makes its way through the digestive system. By staying hydrated with water and eating a diet high in fiber, weight loss, or weight management once at goal, becomes easier – still not easy, but easier. You will be able to lose weight with fewer hunger pangs, which makes sticking to a healthy diet more enjoyable.
