If you’re looking to drop pounds fast, one of the hardest obstacles you may face is feeling hungry when you’re dieting. In order to overcome that, you’ll need to come up with a dieting strategy that actually accommodates and works with your body’s hunger signals. Here’s how:
1. Tune in to what your body’s actually telling you. Often times you think you’re hungry but you’re really not. Your body might be trying to tell you something, but your mind has gotten used to resorting to eating as your knee jerk reaction to any sensation.
Spend a day paying close attention to the feelings in your stomach. Rate your hunger at all times on a scale from 0 to 5 where 5 means you just had a feast and couldn’t eat another bite, and 0 means you’re running on empty and are starting to feel faint.
2. Learn to feed your body according to this hunger scale. Rather than eating just because it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner time, try actually feeding your body according to your true hunger.
Do not let yourself drop down to a hunger of 0, but rather eat when you’re around 1-2, when you feel the sensation of hunger, but it’s not all-consuming. Don’t ever eat to the point where your hunger number shoots to 5. Instead, keep yourself constantly at about 3, which should feel comfortable. Do this by eating smaller meals and snacks throughout the day.
3. Find foods that keep you fuller longer. It’s proven that those people who pack their diets full of lean proteins have a much easier and more successful time losing fat than people who eat carbs, sugars, and processed foods. That’s because proteins make you feel full for much longer periods of time so that you don’t have to battle your hunger.
