how to supress food appetite?

Dub_runner

I eat a few garlic stuffed olives when Im really hungry, that helps me. Also I am finding that cutting way back on carbs and sugar has really suppressed my appetite. If I eat carbs and sugar I am 'starving' hungry 3 hrs later.

Jaymefirst

Healthy food supresses the appetite for unhealthy food. Try lean protein and plenty of salad and veg.

This ^^^^ is so true!! Went to Vegas, had no control of my food, I was so hungry the entire trip!! Came home got back into my kitchen and hunger pains are gone

docHelen

more frequent small meals helps me. and going out for a walk when i'm hungry and it's not meal time yet!

heykatieben

I prefer to find natural ways to feel full. What's worked best for me:

-- Drink a lot of hot tea. This really helped me yesterday. I ordered a hot mint tea at the Cheesecake Factory - delicious without honey or sugar, 0 cals - and focusing on the tea helped me avoid the bread they bring out. It helps me feel full at home, too.
-- Drink low-sodium soup. Same deal.
-- Drink a lot of water
-- Find the non-starchy veggies you like, and eat lots of those - they fill up your stomach!
-- Eat more protein & healthy fats - they fill you up much better than refined carbs do

Healthy food suppresses my appetite for unhealthy food, too. Maybe it's different for different people, but it helps me a lot! I swear unhealthy food is all really addictive, so it works best for me to just stay away from it when I can in the first place! If I'm in my own home, away from junk food and other people eating it, I don't crave it. But, cravings come back if I start eating it, around others or something... one Coke makes me want more like 6 cokes, 10 potato chips make me want 40. But zero cokes and zero people drinking coke around me makes me want... zero cokes! Ta da!

Good luck!!

jskaggs1971

Call this weird, but I find exercise curbs appetite, to a point. What I mean is that after a workout, I'm hungry, but after a good post-workout meal, I don't find myself getting the munchies as much as on my rest days.

Edited to add: Something else I think about is the calorie density of the foods I eat. For example, almonds: while they are a very healthy snack chock-full of good fats, they are very calorie-dense. An apple, on the other hand, is less calorie-dense. If I'm snacking because I'm hungry, I try to reach for the less calorie-dense foods to help me keep feeling full.


100 calories of almonds


100 calories of apple.

fiberartist219

My appetite has a huge impact on my weight loss.

First of all, make sure your hormones are in balance, and read all the side effects on your medications. People think that calories in versus calories out is all there is to weight loss, but honestly, there are reasons why there are so many calories going in. If I'm hungry, I will eat. Why was I always so hungry? I have some hormone issues and I had some medications that affected my appetite. I needed some trips to the doctor to get that straightened out. I still have a lot of weight to lose, but I stand a decent chance at doing it now!

Secondly, evaluate your food. Processed foods involve a lot more calories, and they digest in such a way that your energy from those foods involve a big high, and then a crash. If you find foods with more protein and fiber, you will stay fuller for longer, and you don't get big swings in your energy levels. It's more of a steady all day kind of feeling.

If you still want some ridiculous processed food that you know is going to be horrible for your weight loss goals, don't deny yourself, because that will just make you obsess about it. That doesn't mean eat a whole bag of M&Ms by yourself. That means, eat a healthy meal, drink some water, and then have a handful of candy, or half a burger, or whatever it is that you are craving. You'll find that it will take less to make you feel satisfied once you've already had some nutritious food.

ninerbuff

Hi guys i wanted to know how it is possible to suppress food appetite? and basically have the discipline to resist unhealthy foods?

Your replies would be greatly appreciated

Vinegar. Pickles.


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ElizabethRoad

This is a bit bizarre, but I take 2 Sudafed every morning for congestion. It has a secondary gain - it suppresses my appetite. I can tell a huge difference when I don't need to take it.

Sudafed are similar to amphetamines, which make you lose your appetite. They are also addictive so maybe not a great idea to take them every morning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine

Yeah I wouldn't worry about taking them now and then, but every day doesn't seem right. Maybe try a neti pot for congestion.

fiberartist219

Hi guys i wanted to know how it is possible to suppress food appetite? and basically have the discipline to resist unhealthy foods?

Your replies would be greatly appreciated

Vinegar. Pickles.


A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

LOL, sometimes if I have an appetite, and I know I have had enough food, I think of something gross to ruin my appetite! I hate vinegar and pickles. I can't have too much acid in my diet, because I have some issues with that... Anyway, last night my husband said he was soo hungry, but he didn't want to eat. I told him to think about poop. :laugh:

smithfive

Very unsafe!

MaddameKat

Address why you want to snack on junk. Why do you want it? Once you find out the reason you can address it.
while you work on that, next time you want a naughty snack, wait 20 mins and then if you still want it have half.
if you are working hard to get to a new weight/ improve your health then remind yourself of that before you eat it.
I have a post it with ' why give up trying today, when you have come so far. You know after you eat the junk you will feel bad' stuck to my desk. It reminds me that i should pick the better options for myself and not make excuses for slacking.

durhamity

Coffee is my new best friend! When I get to craving something sweet to eat, I brew a pot of Hazzelnut coffee. Only 5 calories and I am a happy camper. :drinker:

CMmrsfloyd

I second the idea of filling up on healthier foods first. I eat at least 100g protein each day now and eat a lot more veggies than I used to (used to eat very very little and only as an afterthought) - its much easier to cut back on less healthy things when you are physically satisfied from healthier things. That doesnt mean you have to give up treats - just means you will be satisfied with LESS treats when you are filling up on the healthier stuff. :-)

BarbiNay

If you give yourself 5-7 days with no unhealthy foods, drink lots of water, your body will purge its need for unhealthy foods. You will even find after a few weeks when you eat unhealthy foods they do not taste as good. Also I take Chromium Picolinate x2 day which helps curb the need for sugar and high carb foods.

tigerkittyskf

lots of water!

I agree! Lots and lots of water! You can never go wrong with it.

GuillaineC

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CnocNaCu

Healthy food supresses the appetite for unhealthy food. Try lean protein and plenty of salad and veg.

I can tell you for sure that this doesn't work for me:noway:
We grow our own and eat tons of fresh /frozen organic fruit and veg and I swear I am dreaming of chocolate and pizza. I would give anything for an XXL portion of melted cheese...wow.......difficult to stop right now :-)
I need extra portions of protein to keep me happy and not thinking of food 24/7

MaraDiaz

Cinnamon. Researchers have found that cinnamon may also triple the effectiveness of the natural insulin your body makes. Cinnamon itself has insulin-like activity....a bioactive component that is believed to have the potential to prevent or overcome diabetes. So put it in your food.

Apples - I consider this the best fruit to use as a snack. Each apple packs 5 grams of fiber while having the fat-fighting chemical pectin in it. 3 a day and you'll be happy!!






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Okay, time to see what a little cinnamon added to my tea and hamburgers will taste like!

For me exercise is actually curbing my junk food cravings. I don't know if that is a new permanent reality or not, but I sure hope so! I was way under calories last night and actually made myself eat an ice cream bar. In the past, I have certainly never had to force myself to eat chocolate ice cream of any kind unless I was taking diet pills, and I'm not.

MaraDiaz

This is a bit bizarre, but I take 2 Sudafed every morning for congestion. It has a secondary gain - it suppresses my appetite. I can tell a huge difference when I don't need to take it.

Sudafed are similar to amphetamines, which make you lose your appetite. They are also addictive so maybe not a great idea to take them every morning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoephedrine

Yeah I wouldn't worry about taking them now and then, but every day doesn't seem right. Maybe try a neti pot for congestion.

The issue with ephedra of any kind is that eventually if you take it to curb hunger you will develop a tolerance (or I did) and then you will need to take more and more to get the same result. It's not sustainable over time. Plus ephedrine in cold and allergy medicine is borked up, unnatural, and nasty. It also makes me viciously bad tempered, but that might not happen to everyone.

keelz2010

I have been trying KLB6 cider vinegar supplements 2 1/2 weeks ago and think they suppress the appetite. When the munchies call I also look at recipes online for healthy new meals I can make, for some strange reason it seems to fill me up just looking at the food! Reading articles about nutrition when hungry helps too, as it put's me off eating and encourages me to hang on for the next meal. You can log the times you feel hungry each day, and if a pattern emerges such as always in the afternoon, you could change the way you eat like have a bigger lunch and a smaller evening meal instead x