Hunger control

[chrisleakfan4life]

I have these hunger control pills that i take sometimes and i have found that when i don't take them i over eat a lot.

What natural forms of hunger control do you guys suggest?

I know it ultimately comes down to will power, ive hard the various tricks of drink a lot of water and chew gum(mint).

Any other ideas?

[ATL_Gator]

Chewing gum helps me at that moment. I am on the fence about its effectiveness. For me, gum seems to act as a "hunger deterrence" in a way. I find that I am "extra hungry" when I have been chewing gum when eating time finally rolls around.

I am currently testing that theory. O haven't chewed any gum for a few weeks now.

What I find works.
Coffee
Physical work
I have heard that lemon water works too, but haven't tried it.

Water does not work for me.

[LeafUF]

The busier I am the less hunger bothers me. That and caffeine seems to be the best. If I have a lot of work to do and a few cups of coffee it seems a lot easier to control hunger.

[Dreamliner]

I certainly don't want to come across as lacking empathy, but although people eventually seem to find strategies which work to stem hunger pangs, *overall*, refusing to feed them is the important thing. Look, hunger pangs will likely never go away altogether. But guess what ? You had hunger pangs in the days you were eating round-the-clock too!

[ATL_Gator]

I find that work in general doesn't help me, especially thinking work (which is what I do all day). I can eat and do "thinking work" at the same time... so I can sit there and think about eating while working too.

Physical work is effective though.

Another thing that helps me.. remove clocks. I find it sucks so much when you can constantly check what time it is. Time crawls when you are hungry and you are trying to wait until a particular time.

[LeafUF]

In all seriousness Lyle McDonald just recommends drugs, most which are no longer legal if they ever were. Which begs the question which is worse being overweight or illegal drugs?

[Dreamliner]

Hunger is not the enemy. It's a friend. Embrace it. It's good to be hungry. It means that lots of little magical hormonal benefits are about to accrue ... as long as you don't feed the hunger. Instead, 'feed' the magic. Do not eat when you're hungry.

[your_perfect_enemy]

I know this goes against the 'just don't eat' but maybe try eating celery. I know it being a 'zero calorie food' is a myth, but it's pretty minimal and filling. Maybe carrots too, but I don't know about their calorie count.

[LeafUF]

Originally Posted by your_perfect_enemy

I know this goes against the 'just don't eat' but maybe try eating celery. I know it being a 'zero calorie food' is a myth, but it's pretty minimal and filling. Maybe carrots too, but I don't know about their calorie count.

The warrior diet recommends doing something like this, called a controlled fast. Basically you eat vegetables or vegetable juices all day then have one big meal a night.

Some people are down on carrots but they are also pretty low in calories, I think its like 10 calories an ounce or around there. If you can eat veggies plain they are a good source of fiber and should fill you up. Problem is most people dont like em plain.

[Dreamliner]

I remember reading at one time that munching on celery is actually good for blood pressure. Evidently it contains an enzyme that relaxes arteries.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by your_perfect_enemy

I know this goes against the 'just don't eat' but maybe try eating celery. I know it being a 'zero calorie food' is a myth, but it's pretty minimal and filling. Maybe carrots too, but I don't know about their calorie count.

Believe me, I'm not trying to be dogmatic about this. It just seems to me that since it is biologically quite unnecessary to feed a hunger pang, the less you feed it, the more apt you are to tame unruly hormones. The 'hunger hormones' are like whiny kids always vying for your attention. As parents, we learn that immediately running to pacify them is precisely the opposite of what we should be doing. In my view, refusing to give in to hunger pangs can amount to good parenting.

[Dreamliner]

More frequent feedings real culprit behind American obesity:

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/obe...-us-overeating

Since 1980 from 3.8 feedings a day to 4.9 feedings a day presently.

[theo1918]

Just eat a big mac

[Dreamliner]

Why not ? Not all that many calories. What, 500 or do ?

[G8rChuck85]

A glass of water with a little lemon juice in it will curb your hunger..Don't laugh, it really works!

[your_perfect_enemy]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner

Believe me, I'm not trying to be dogmatic about this. It just seems to me that since it is biologically quite unnecessary to feed a hunger pang, the less you feed it, the more apt you are to tame unruly hormones. The 'hunger hormones' are like whiny kids always vying for your attention. As parents, we learn that immediately running to pacify them is precisely the opposite of what we should be doing. In my view, refusing to give in to hunger pangs can amount to good parenting.

haha I like that analogy

[kalaniocc]

5 calorie jello

[maxgator]

Don't snack and eat reasonable portions?

[Sir_Gibby]

Water. I know it's not the wonder magic pill that people seem to be looking for but it does the trick. Keep a bottle with you at all times. Once that hunger sets in, take a few big gulps of water, refill and continue. I think there was a study done where it said that only about 4-5% of people drink the recommended 64 ounces of water a day. I drink a couple of bottles but I usually don't come that close to that amount unless I know I'm going to be active.

[Dreamliner]

Originally Posted by Sir_Gibby

Water. I know it's not the wonder magic pill that people seem to be looking for but it does the trick. Keep a bottle with you at all times. Once that hunger sets in, take a few big gulps of water, refill and continue. I think there was a study done where it said that only about 4-5% of people drink the recommended 64 ounces of water a day. I drink a couple of bottles but I usually don't come that close to that amount unless I know I'm going to be active.

Gibby!