6 Ways To Fight Off Your Raging Appetite
December 29, 2009 by Shaun
Filed under The Fitness Bug, The Food Bug
I am notorious for eating almost anything and everything, but even I (A typical High Metabolism Guy) have to cut back on certain foods to achieve the things I want for my body. Here we will go over 6 ways that you can fight off temptation whenever hunger strikes.
Guarantee Success
When you start to get serious about getting into shape, you will start a new meal plan and the way to guarantee success with it is to set a goal that you know you can achieve.
Want to cut out the greasy fry up breakfast for good and have a flying start with your new meal plan? Then set an initial goal for a week. Once you complete that weekly goal, this will establish that you can be successful in taming that raging appetite. All you have to do now is repeat the same process over and over.
As the weeks pass you will start to notice that eating better food is making you feel better and that is what will urge you to continue for the long term.
Find Motivation
The 6 Pac diet is a prime example of why meal plans can fail. Every one wants a 6 Pac and most people will need to watch what they eat in order to achieve it…. which is fine. The problem is that building (and maintaining) a 6 Pac takes time and effort and if your meal plan’s purpose is to only help you build a 6 Pac, you probably won’t stick to it for very long.
What you need to do is find extra motivators. Find out the other benefits of your new meal plan. Factors such as overcoming heart burn, acne or maybe improving sleep quality. Finding that your meal plan is actually improving your quality of life can be a great motivator in sticking to it.
You cheated… so what!
I quite often tell you to break the rules every now and again, and you should. Yes, you are following a strict meal plan to achieve a goal. But this is life and whether you like it or not, you will cheat and binge on some really unhealthy foods on occasion. When you do, don’t think that all is doomed and you have failed. One meal cannot define your whole diet.
What you do here is play the numbers game.
1 cheat meal = Followed by 5 healthy meals and snacks.
That essentially means you are keeping to your meal plan at least 80 percent of the time.
Don’t skip breakfast
This is common knowledge for most of you, but you still need to emphasis this point when you are sticking to a meal plan. If you skip breakfast, that is 8 hours sleep without food plus another 2 hours on your trip to work. Your body will be running on strictly back up by this time and you will be craving for sugar and for something quick and convenient. Unfortunately, most of those foods will be the ones you should be trying to avoid. So eat a good breakfast.
Time to clean up
Empty your cupboards and clean out your fridge. And I don’t mean ‘leave some foods behind’ either. Have a huge clean out. Restock your fridge and cupboards with good foods.
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Canned Tuna
- Nuts
- Almonds
- Chicken
- Salmon
- Cinnamon
Or any of the foods I’ve covered in Killer foods for fitness
Do the same at work too. This will prevent that raging appetite of yours from wanting to break the rules. You are and become whom you surround yourself with and that rule applies to food to.
Know how to spot hunger
I fall victim to this daily, quite simply because I am a human dustbin. The scenario here is that you will eat a good meal, yet you still crave for something to eat an hour or so after. The easy thing to go for is cookies or convenient snacks, which are usually bad for you. If you really are hungry then eat again, but proper food. The best way to overcome this is to make sure you that have cleaned out your cupboards and fridge. By doing that you will change your environment, and you will then become a product of that.
If you really don’t want to cheat meal your way through your workouts then be sure to follow these steps. Then you really will be on your way to meal plan success.
See you in the comments.
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Good stuff Shaun. I am there with you on the need to squash my appetite sometimes. Thanks for stopping by my blog too.
Hi Jenn
That appetite does need to be squashed at times no doubt. Anytime.
Interesting post…
Thank you for sharing this post…
Everyone wants to make sure the meals they serve are delicious, but it’s also necessary to think about safety when preparing and storing food.
Because of the way food is processed and the types of foods most people eat the hunger mechanism and thirst mechanism in the body are often confused for one another. An easy solution to most hunger urges is simply to have a glass of water.
This tip is highly effective at stopping your body from demanding food but unfortunately we still have the psychological aspect to deal with. That’s a problem for another day.
Correct. Water works for me just fine. However, I have been blessed with a high metabolism, so I personally don’t follow these recommendations through all the time. However, this site isn’t really about what I can do for me, it’s about what I can do for others. But water is a great solution nevertheless.
Valuable info. Lucky me I found your site by accident, I bookmarked it.
Good stuff!
I’m having problems in controlling my appetite when it comes to eating as I tend to eat a lot and losing weight is really hard for me. I hope these tips of yours will help me on this.
I’m sure they will Bryan
Hi, I too also have a raging appetite. I seem to always be hungry. Im 27 yrs old, 133 lbs,5’4″. I know i need to rev up my metabolism before any weight sheds off much less get toned. The problem I have is once i start a meal plan it kinda gets old and then thats when i cheat. I also have a 4yr old son who I want to get to eat healthy food instead of junk. He’s not much of a breakfast eater as I am, so I feel guilty eating at times when he isn’t. Im going to take these tips into consideration for boosting my metabolism. Does stress affect it?? Maybe thats the slump I am at.
Stress is something we all face, and something I try to overcome as a goal here. Meditation/ Yoga helps
Some posts to help
http://www.stayfitbug.com/the-fitness-bug/find-hardgainer-bodybuilding-success-with-tweak-and-repeat/
http://www.stayfitbug.com/the-fitness-bug/getting-your-girl-to-do-yoga-will-lead-to-better-sex/
http://www.stayfitbug.com/the-fitness-bug/4-top-destinations-for-workout-fun/
The bodyweight exercises ebook and these exercises are great for boosting your metabolism. More lean muscle mass = burn fat from doing less/ Do less when you feel to
http://www.stayfitbug.com/the-fitness-bug/how-to-increase-your-metabolism-the-exercises/
http://www.stayfitbug.com/unique-bodyweight-exercise-ebook/
Feel free to email for anything else. I’ll be glad to help and assist.
I have just turned 31 and have been a person with high metabolism and could eat anything up until about a year ago. Then I put on a peski extra tire around my waist. Stress and lack of energy to push through a whole day without feeling down and tired had me start to look for answers that work for me. I found that the obvious idea of eating only “good” foods was hard to do because I have trained myself over the years to want the fatty and sugar filled foods. Recently I also took on yoga.
David.
Appetite is the body’s way of ensuring that it has all the nutrition and energy it needs to prosper and thrive. It is an instinctive emotional and mental desire for food. Taken further it can be seen as a desire for wellness and a desire for life.
A new study actually found out that eating too much food over a period of just a few weeks can screw up your brain, taking away your ability to control your appetite.
Hi Dan
Do you have the source information? We’re always looking to stay on top of the new studies.
Great stuff, Shaun!
Well thank you miss Muntean
How are you on this 2nd day of 2011?
Great post!
I totally agree with sticking to the eating plan 80% of the time. I find that by using this rule I don’t want to binge on “forbidden” foods because I know I can have them if I want to when I have a cheat meal. Funnily enough, usually that thought is enough to reduce the craving.
Indeed bridget, indeed. However, this will be updated some what in the upcoming program.
Great list, love the 1 cheat meal = Followed by 5 healthy meals and snacks!
Yup 80% healthy.