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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Burn Fat: 9 Ways to Defeat Cravings, Control Your Appetite and Overcome Hunger

ByKeith Gooch Sr

Expert Author Keith Gooch Sr

Burn fat 9 ways to defeat cravings control your appetite and overcome hunger when you think you cannot are tough challenges. Cookies, cakes, creams, pies, ice cream with hot fudge and nuts... Wow, doesn't this sound great? I'm sure it makes your mouth water just thinking about these delectable tasting treats just flowing over your taste buds, making those endorphins in your brain bounce around like kids in a pool.

It's not easy, but some people have the willpower and the restraint to grin and bear cravings and hunger. But hunger, cravings and missing favorite foods like the ones mentioned gets the best of almost everyone. This is why you need strategies to handle hunger and control your appetite. Otherwise, you're headed toward one negative side of effect of increased belly fat. This is only the beginning...

We are all dealing with physical and mental challenges. That's why your strategies need to be both mental and physical. The most powerful appetite suppressants won't help you if you have no mental strength. Even if you have the strongest will power in the world, it won't last forever in the face of hormonal hunger.

We are so conditioned to leap into action and grab food when we feel the slightest hunger, the truth is we may not need to eat at all. Nothing bad will happen if you don't eat when you feel hungry, assuming you're following all the common sense strategies of a good nutrition plan for burning fat; good things will happen... like seeing your abs! And building a very strong "discipline muscle" which will carry over to other areas of your life.

Fortunately there are natural ways to control hunger that have a wonderful side effect; they are ways to burn fat. The following is the help we all seek: Burn fat 9 ways to defeat cravings, control your appetite and overcome hunger.

Eat a lean protein with EVERY meal. Lean protein foods suppress appetite better than any other macronutrient.
Eat a substantial breakfast and eat small frequent meals throughout the day. Skipping breakfast correlates very highly with late day hunger and even binging.
Avoid very low fat diets. Don't cut all the fat out of your diet. Nonfat diets often increase hunger.
Eat 14 grams of fiber per 1000 calories of caloric intake. Fiber is satiating and provides bulk to your meals without large amounts of calories. Think veggies first, fruits second and high fiber whole grains and legumes and root veggies third.
Drink a lot of water or find a non-caloric beverage to drink when you feel hungry. Water isn't necessarily a strong appetite suppressant, but it does full up your stomach and satisfy a psychological need to consume something.
Experiment with food substitutions, especially carbs to see what makes you feel fuller. Some foods make you feel much fuller that others. For example, most people say that oatmeal gets them extremely full; while a boxed cereal like wheat flakes leave them hungry.
Use calorie/carb cycling or re-feed days and allow yourself free meals. It's a lot easier to stick to a program if you have planned free meals and re-feeds.
Training. Contrary to the nonsense that some keep spewing out, the majority of research says exercise does not increase appetite and may even decrease it.
SLEEP! Research from the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin has conclusively proven that sleep deprivation increases hunger hormones and leads to more inadvertent snacking during the day. Don't ignore it. This is a bigger culprit than you might think.

How many of the strategies in this list of Burn Fat 9 Ways to Defeat Cravings Control your Appetite and Overcome Hunger have you actually implemented? Just a few? One? NONE? Well check this out: There are more all natural strategies and they can be found on my site http://www.burnfathelp.com best of all, they all work! How many people do you know who won't eat more nutritious foods, fail to get enough sleep and they avoid working out like it was the plague? Click this link http://www.burnfathelp.com and learn even more on how to naturally Burn the Fat and Feed the Muscle.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

How To Lose Weight Without Excessive Hunger

ByTim Bransford

Expert Author Tim Bransford

You've probably heard that the right way to lose weight is to "eat less and exercise more." Sounds right, but is it? I've lost over 72 pounds without excessive hunger. I've learned that what I eat is more important than how much.

I've been obese most of my life. I used to think that I was doomed to be fat for the rest of my life. I was eating and exercising based on a flawed model, however. I was taught in grade school to eat according to the USDA food pyramid. Here is the servings breakdown:
Fats, Oils, and Sweets - Use sparingly.Milk, Yogurt, Cheese - 2 or 3 servings.Fish, Poultry, Eggs, Beans, Nuts - 2 or 3 servings.Vegetables - 3 to 5 servings.Fruits - 2 to 4 servings.Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta - 6 to 11 servings.

This was my government's recommendation. Even though I would try to eat the minimum number of servings, this diet didn't work for me. For simplicity and to illustrate what happened let's assume I ate one good food for each category and then figure the total macro-nutrient content (in grams).
Fats 0 Fat 0 Carbohydrate 0 ProteinSkim Milk 0 Fat 24 Carbohydrate 17 ProteinSkin-less Chicken Breast 6 Fat 0 Carbohydrate 33 ProteinBroccoli 1 Fat 11 Carbohydrate 4 ProteinApple 1 Fat 41 Carbohydrate 1 ProteinWhole Wheat Bread 9 Fat 120 Carbohydrate 30 Protein

This adds up to 17 grams of fat, 196 grams of carbohydrates, and 85 grams of protein. Converting this to calories totals to:
Fat 153 caloriesCarbohydrates 784 caloriesProtein 340 caloriesTotal 1277 calories

The heart of the problem with this diet is that it is based on the consumption of carbohydrates. Our bodies burn fat by default. When we eat carbohydrates our blood sugar level goes up. Our bodies release insulin to deal with this increase. Insulin, in an effort to return our bodies to normal, signals our bodies to do two things:
Burn carbohydrates instead of fat.Convert carbohydrates into fat.

When we eat a diet that is based primarily in carbohydrate consumption insulin levels can stay high. High insulin levels make us hungry and weaker when the sugar is used up. This isn't normal.

Eating this way made me hungry. I would end up losing weight on this diet but found it to be a constant struggle. I would eventually give up gain the weight back and feel like a failure. The failure was in the plan.

I now eat a diet that is low in carbohydrates. My insulin levels stay low so I eat less because I'm not as hungry. This allows me to maintain a lifestyle of natural weight loss. You can find out more about how this has worked for me here.

Tim Bransford Yorktown, VA
Independent Team Beachbody Coach
I spent years being obese. I was a prisoner in my own body. I discovered a system that allowed me to lose over 72 pounds. Now I help others to do the same. This is simple, it works, and its not a fad. Go to The Big Fat Blog to discover my weight loss secrets.

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Email Address:SubscribeWeight Loss Article FeedFind More ArticlesSearchSimilar ArticlesThe Whole Truth About Losing Weight With Calorie ShiftingLose Weight With Calorie Controlled DietsFat Loss 4 Idiots Diet Tips - 3 Super Quick Shortcuts to Help You Lose Weight With Calorie ShiftingLose Weight With CaloriesLose Weight With Calorie ShiftingChange Your Metabolism & Lose Weight With Calorie ShiftingLose Weight With Calorie CyclingLose Weight with Calories - Steps to Secure Desired CaloriesDiscover How To Lose Weight With The Right Amount Of CaloriesCan You Lose Weight With Calorie Shifting?Recent Articles6 Little Known Ways for Quick Weight LossWake Up Slimmer - Burn More Fat While You're SleepingKeep Your New Year's Resolution to Lose Weight With the Paleo Diet CookbookWhat to Do When You Have Little to No TimeLosing Problem Area Fat - "The Obvious Secret"Not All Fat Is Your EnemyTop Five Lazy Ways To Lose Weight That Really WorkA Quick Detox for Weight LossHow Much Working Out Is Enough to Lose Weight?Weight Loss Made Easy In 9 Simple StepsSubmitted On January 22, 2012. Viewed 5 times. Word count: 468.

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