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Thursday, July 19, 2012

It's all about the appetite

If you're trying to lose weight, you know what I'm talking about. You're hungry, so you eat. And you keep eating until you're full. But since you're hungry every couple of  hours, you eat too much, and gain weight.

Do not take drugs to suppress your appetite. Any drug you take is going to have side-effects of some kind.

Ways to suppress appetite are to drink a lot of fluids  - preferably water. (Pop or coffee can have the same effect, but coffee has calories and caffeine. So does pop....but if you must drink pop I'd advise drinking the real deal. "Diet" pops substitute some kind of artificial sweetner for sugar and those aren't good for you either!

Try eating spicy foods for dinner. Spices have a tendency to help you feel full longer.

Fruits and veggies are healthy for you...eat them, too! (Always bearing in mind that if you dip those fruits and veggies into something, that dip has calories too. )

And remember that last thing at night, if you're feeling hungry, don't have ice cream or cookies. Those are desserts for earlier in the evening. Last thing at night...why not have a salad or something...anything to take away the pains of  hunger but not fill you up too full.

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