How do you suppress your appetite?

KosmicJelli

think of your meals in this fashion or pyramid



-fat/- and or non complex sugars
----protein--

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Whole Grains----
--

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veggie /fruit

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Munchies curbs? ??? bananas and herbal mint snack -gum, choc pep patties (only one small please) those are mine

riffrandall

I had 3/4 of my stomach taken out. Worked like a CHARM.

pearljamjen

Hurt your jaw like I did and you will only be able to drink things through a straw.

Otherwise, laxatives, metamucil and more fruit!

facepollution

sponger wrote:

Right around as I hit my early to mid 20's, my pizza, burrito, pancakes, more pizza, and Carl's Jr. $6 burgers caught up with my metabolism and I started getting helluh big around the waist and chin.

So I went on a diet, lost 40 lbs, and have generally maintained that weight for the last few years.

But, to keep the appetite under control, I have to eat gobs and gobs of fruit, oatmeal, popcorn and other light snacks or else my stomach starts growling like nothing else.

Besides amphetamines, what do you all do to slay the beast?

Like others have said, you need to eat 5-6 smaller meals rather than 3 big meals. This boosts your metabolism - your body learns that it doesn't need to hold on to energy (stored as fat) becasue it gets used to expecting food every 3 hours or so.

I personally wouldn't eat popcorn regularly as a snack because it's a refined carb, and refined carbs cause a spike in insulin and an increase in blood sugar, which in turn sends a signal to the brain that plenty of energy is available, and as a result it can stop burning its body fat and start converting and storing the blood sugar (glucose) as fat. Fibre slows the whole process down, and many of the calories in fibre dense foods will be burned off just digesting it, the same goes for protein, where approximately 30% of its calories will be used just to digest it.

So basically you want to keep your blood sugar levels lower and more steady by eating protein and fibre rich foods, and some healthy fats from nuts, seeds, avocados etc. Personally, if I'm not doing much and am having a bit of a lazy day, I will really curb the amount of carbs I eat, because unused carbs will end up getting stored as fat, same goes for eating carbs in the evening - it's just energy you're not likely to use up.

comebackwoman

water, green tea, fiber, protein

JOEJOEJOE

comebackgirl wrote:

water, green tea, fiber, protein

Speaking of Green Tea (Disease), did she "disappear" again under her new alias?

azwyldcats

sponger wrote:

Right around as I hit my early to mid 20's, my pizza, burrito, pancakes, more pizza, and Carl's Jr. $6 burgers caught up with my metabolism and I started getting helluh big around the waist and chin.

So I went on a diet, lost 40 lbs, and have generally maintained that weight for the last few years.

But, to keep the appetite under control, I have to eat gobs and gobs of fruit, oatmeal, popcorn and other light snacks or else my stomach starts growling like nothing else.

Besides amphetamines, what do you all do to slay the beast?

I eat.

Fighting Hellfish

the best way to keep an appetite under control is to eat more often. 6 small meals a day, instead of 3 big meals. That way, when it's time to eat, you aren't starving and overeat. You'll eat just enough to satisfy. and when I say 6 meals, it's not 6 Thanksgiving dinners. One meal could be an apple or a banana. Or a healthy shake

lalalalaaaaaaaa

facepollution wrote:

Like others have said, you need to eat 5-6 smaller meals rather than 3 big meals. This boosts your metabolism - your body learns that it doesn't need to hold on to energy (stored as fat) becasue it gets used to expecting food every 3 hours or so.

I personally wouldn't eat popcorn regularly as a snack because it's a refined carb, and refined carbs cause a spike in insulin and an increase in blood sugar, which in turn sends a signal to the brain that plenty of energy is available, and as a result it can stop burning its body fat and start converting and storing the blood sugar (glucose) as fat. Fibre slows the whole process down, and many of the calories in fibre dense foods will be burned off just digesting it, the same goes for protein, where approximately 30% of its calories will be used just to digest it.

So basically you want to keep your blood sugar levels lower and more steady by eating protein and fibre rich foods, and some healthy fats from nuts, seeds, avocados etc. Personally, if I'm not doing much and am having a bit of a lazy day, I will really curb the amount of carbs I eat, because unused carbs will end up getting stored as fat, same goes for eating carbs in the evening - it's just energy you're not likely to use up.

Gotta call ya on some mis-info there, sorry.

1. Eating more frequent meals MAY boost the metabolism, but that definitely remains to be proven scientifically. The studies already done on this are mostly inconclusive...some show that there's no difference between eating 6 meals/day vs 3, and some show that the difference is way too small to even consider using 'metabolic boost' as a reason to eat more often. It is GREAT for appetite control though, and that's why I eat smaller meals about every 3 hours. And when you think about it, if eating more frequently boosted metabolism by any significant amount, you'd actually be hungrier since you'd be burning more calories at rest apparently. Seems to work the opposite way for me though...I'm rarely hungry if I'm eating every 3 hours or so.

2. An excess of CALORIES makes you gain weight. Doesn't matter if those extra calories come from carbs, fat, or protein. Yea, it makes sense to eat less carbs at night, but that's only because you typically don't need the energy then...has nothing to do with the body storing fat.

Blanche

Keep busy. Time will fly and you won't think about eating.
Or live somewhere it's so hot, you spend all of your energy sweating and drinking slushies.

catch22

The Champ wrote:

Google that shit..http://www.naturalnews.com/003550.html

i think that article was written by trader joe's, since they name-dropped them about 5 times. and those 5 foods sounded fucking disgusting. i needed an article to tell me i should eat lettuce or cabbage instead of potato chips? come on, the reason i don't do that is because lettuce tastes like shit.

what's so grand about a high fiber diet btw? since i bought this high fiber cereal, all it's done for me is make me feel like my intestines are bloated and my stomach is trying to work its way out of my body with my food.

it was also a kick in the nuts to see "get sunlight" mentioned given that chicago winter is looming around the corner :(

The Champ

catch22 wrote:

i think that article was written by trader joe's, since they name-dropped them about 5 times. and those 5 foods sounded fucking disgusting. i needed an article to tell me i should eat lettuce or cabbage instead of potato chips? come on, the reason i don't do that is because lettuce tastes like shit.

what's so grand about a high fiber diet btw? since i bought this high fiber cereal, all it's done for me is make me feel like my intestines are bloated and my stomach is trying to work its way out of my body with my food.

it was also a kick in the nuts to see "get sunlight" mentioned given that chicago winter is looming around the corner :(

lol..I just posted the first thing that came up when you google 'suppress appetite,' which would have been the common sense approach to take instead of asking a bunch of crazed PJ fans..I glanced at the article and it's stuff everyone should already know, aside from the Trader Joe references..

catch22

The Champ wrote:

lol..I just posted the first thing that came up when you google 'suppress appetite,' which would have been the common sense approach to take instead of asking a bunch of crazed PJ fans..I glanced at the article and it's stuff everyone should already know, aside from the Trader Joe references..

i know, it just got me rolling. i've been wondering about this high fiber thing that's been destroying my intestines and comfort for a week and never got round to asking. and im bitter about winter coming.

The Champ

catch22 wrote:

i know, it just got me rolling. i've been wondering about this high fiber thing that's been destroying my intestines and comfort for a week and never got round to asking. and im bitter about winter coming.

I eat a good amount of fiber and have never experienced anything negative..probably a good idea to go get checked out..and there is not much good it will do you to complain about Winter in Chicago ..

Brain of J.Lo

sponger wrote:

Right around as I hit my early to mid 20's, my pizza, burrito, pancakes, more pizza, and Carl's Jr. $6 burgers caught up with my metabolism and I started getting helluh big around the waist and chin.

So I went on a diet, lost 40 lbs, and have generally maintained that weight for the last few years.

But, to keep the appetite under control, I have to eat gobs and gobs of fruit, oatmeal, popcorn and other light snacks or else my stomach starts growling like nothing else.

Besides amphetamines, what do you all do to slay the beast?

fiber and protein

Brain of J.Lo

catch22 wrote:

i know, it just got me rolling. i've been wondering about this high fiber thing that's been destroying my intestines and comfort for a week and never got round to asking. and im bitter about winter coming.

I notice that some high fiber snacks and cereals make my stomach feel horrible, and others are fine.

Fiber One bars - very very bad...made me feel sick.
Double Fiber bread - good

I have no idea what accounts for this.

And, re: Chicago winters... At least the summer makes up for it!

HushBull

eyedclaar wrote:

I look at my reflection with disgust and then slap myself while screaming, "You ugly fat pig! You don't deserve to live. Women and dogs can't stand the sight of you! Loser! Loser! Loser!"

Seems to work; I'm fairly thin.

We seem oddly similar...

Phantom Pain

eyedclaar wrote:

I look at my reflection with disgust and then slap myself while screaming, "You ugly fat pig! You don't deserve to live. Women and dogs can't stand the sight of you! Loser! Loser! Loser!"

OMG !

That's where that voice has been coming from

nothingman44

i just dont eat as often as i used to.

eyedclaar

HushBull wrote:

We seem oddly similar...

Seek treatment asap!