Im Hungry..... (50)

Drink glass after glass of water it will bloat you and take away the hunger pangs...Chew gum...
Works for me.
Water clears your body and great for your skin...

Never heard it was, but I did read of a diet where they ate that instead of proper food.

Since I never could try it (thin as a stick I am) I would not know.

I have been very interested in health and read loads of books on the subject over the last 15 years. I would like to give you a few tips on how to get your weight down without going to extremes:

1. DO NOT GO HUNGRY!!! Eat regularly...6 times a day is good, small portions, get your metabolism going!

Overweight people often have a fear of eating, they therefore eat only 2 big meals a day and don't understand why they are fat. If someone with a high metabolism eats the same as someone who doesn't he/she will burn the calories so much quicker..ever wondered why some people eat all day and never get fat?????


2. Don't eat late at night. As a general rule you can say that everything you eat after 7 or 8 p.m. goes straight to the hips/tummy. If you are hungry after your main meal stick to fruit.

3. Drink water as Marki says, this is good, but don't drink WITH your meal, it will only make the food swim in liquid and the body won't be able to digest it properly. Make a routine of drinking 1 hour after the meal and up to half an hour before a meal. This helps with cravings too.

4. Remember that this is NOT a diet, it should become a WAY OF LIFE, you should therefore NOT deprive yourself of all nice things. So if you have been real good all day and have eaten lots of fruit and veggies...then do treat yourself to a piece of chocolate. But brush your teeth straight after so that you do not end up eating the whole bar Brushing teeth is a great way to stop you craving and thinking about 'what else to have'. I recommend you brushing after every meal to regain that fresh taste in your mouth.

5. Be careful with alcoholic drinks. Remember that they contain a lot of sugar.

6. Be organised. Have healthy snacks and meals ready, in the fridge or freezer, like soups so that you can grab something when you come home tired and hungry. I freeze a lot of things, you'll be surprised how easy it is to make a larger dinner and then freeze the rest for those unforeseen moments ;-)


To give you an idea: if possible start the day drinking a couple of glasses of water, even better if warm with lemon, then eat fruit until about 11. At 11 have a healthy brunch and eat a salad or soup again at 2 p.m. Have fruit as you like till dinner time or some crackers and make sure to eat dinner early, say around 7 p.m. to avoid you getting too hungry which is when you start craving bad things.


WHAT you eat is common sense, if you eat 6 pizzas a day it will be much harder to take the weight off. The healthier you eat the faster your weight will come down.

ONCE you are on the weight you want to have make sure you do not fluctuate more than 2 kg up or down...this way it is easier to control your weight. I can say that i normally eat the way I described above but I go out for dinner and will have EVERYTHING, starter, main course AND that chocolate brownie and NOTHING happens to me, for as long as I go back to doing my normal thing again the following day. So do ENJOY life, this is very important if you want to keep up this way of eating.

GOOD LUCK, am happy to answer any questions, within my capability ofcourse, as I am not a doctor lol

Brilliant post....that's really what it's all about....write a book, go lecture...keep it simple..

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