Cutting Calories

How to Keep Hunger at Bay When Cutting Calories

Most of us know to lose your body digests the simweight, we have to burn ple carbohydrates in the more calories than we drink (sugar) you will be consume. Generally speak- hungry again. ing, a deficit of 500 calories per day will result in about If the hunger pangs go a pound of weight lost per away after drinking a glass week. But as we also know, of water and waiting, then when cutting out calories you were just thirsty. If you we can feel hungrier than are truly hungry, the water when we were eating will not stop the hunger more. So what is the secret you are feeling and you to keeping hunger at bay should probably eat somewhen on a weight reduc- thing. Now let’s talk about tion plan? Actually there what that something are two: staying hydrated should be. and eating fiber-rich foods. Staying hydrated be loaded with sugar and 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 hun- fiber. 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 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. good sources of insoluble calories. They may satisfy The main purpose of you now, but as soon as eating fiber is because it keeps you feeling full longer, thus reducing the urge to snack on unhealthy foods.

Other health benefits besides helping you lose weight include keeping you regular, reducing cholesterol, keeping sugar spikes under control.

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.