How To Get Rid of The Enemy Called Hunger

How nice it would have been if you could cram your stomach with as much of these calorie-rich junk foods as you want and still lose weight! At least, that is how most of the overweight people out there think when they are on a diet. After all, in a world where you can have your teeth operated upon without any pain at all, why on earth would you go through the painful pangs of hunger just to shed some pounds? Who the heck wants to eat those raw foods when the heart (and body) cries out for the carbohydrate-rich stuff that you have been eating since God knows how long?

This is the mentality of a typical human being who is on a diet. There are certain other things that adds to this negative mentality about weight loss plans as well, and that includes the sheer monotony and dullness of most diet programs. How long can you eat raw carrot before you say ‘enough is enough!’ and throw off the remaining carrots in a huff and start binging on a packet of tasty potato chips?

So the question remains, why do our body crave for carbohydrates?

First of all, we Americans are fed on a carb-rich diet that includes sweets, pastas, chips and all that! With such a diet day after day and night after night, it is no doubt that our blood sugar levels shoot up and insulin has to step in order to lower the blood sugar level. Eventually our blood sugar level becomes too low and an imbalance occurs thereby; and we start feeling hungry. It is then that we crave for one sweet, then one biscuit, then a pastry, etc.

I am not saying that you lead this type of lifestyle but most Americans do. For them, ‘healthy eating’ is rather a strange phrase.

So you know why you get hungry too often, and now you will learn about the solution.

The solution is in eating a diet that is rich in protein and fiber. Such a diet generally fills your stomach quicker and keeps it full for a very long time. Fiber-rich foods don’t shoot up your blood sugar level so there is no cause of carb cravings. When you are not hungry, you won’t eat; it is as simple as that! Protein helps you build strong muscles, which will eventually destroy all your fat deposits by burning them down!

I hope this article gives you an idea of why most people fail to stick to a diet plan, as well as the remedy for it!