When I get questions from readers I often see them explain that there
are certain foods which they are their ‘weaknesses’. These foods are
never in the category of vegetables and are more likely to be sweets or
takeaways. Moreover, giving up those ‘weaknesses’ is what most people
find as ‘the hardest thing to do’. Sometimes it is not certain foods the
issue. Is food in general, and some people will describe being hungry
all the time and can’t stop.
Embarking on a weight loss diet
most of the time means restricting or minimising sweets, sugars, junk
food, takeaways and so on along with restricting calories and often the
amount of food consumed. So how do you control the desire for certain foods if it is ‘the hardest thing to do’?
This article will look at what makes us crave or desire certain foods
and food in general and will suggest weight loss tips in controlling
the desire for food.
Tip1. I will start the article with the first tip which is read this article.
This may sound vain; however I will just say knowledge is power. If you
know why you are hungry then you will be more able to deal and control
your desire for food. How can you follow some tips if you don’t know why
or what is going on?
So to move on, what is going on?
Eating yourself happy
In nature’s terms, hunger is one of the ways for the body letting us
know that it needs fuel. However, hunger for the modern human is a lot
more complicated than the simple ‘run out of fuel’ terms.
One area in which research has looked at is emotional eating. In emotional eating hunger is not just a fuel signal but is influenced by our emotions.
