Do you take anything to supress your appetite?

Yes I plenty of eat foods rich in protein, fibre, water and a little healthy fats all of which are proven to provide satiety.

I agree with this. Also, you will feel hungry at first but will adjust to eating smaller portions of food fairly quickly. If you find you must absolutely snack, pick things you can eat quite a bit of for few calories, e.g. air popped popcorn, vegetables, etc.

Try not to leave too much time between meals. I add lemon juice to my water and try to use vinegar with some of my foods. Both lemon juice and vinegar are thought to slow down the digestion of foods. All of this, of course, along with the aforementioned "whole" vs. processed foods. Veggies, fiber, whole grains, good fats with each meal. The only time I allow myself to touch starches is just prior to vigorous exercise, and I do that sparingly as well. Lots and lots of water.

A Frenchman once told me his secret to staying slim was eating a TIMED RELEASE B-Complex and C vitamin every morning. (B Complex having at least B-6 and B-12). It must be timed release or it doesn't work.

There are some brands that work better than others (I just buy supermarket brands, nothing fancy), but I've found this to be my silver bullet. My evening appetite is substantially reduced 90% of the time.

The ones that work best for me are:

Nature's Bounty Time Released Vitamin C-1000 plus Rose Hips, and Natures Bounty Time Released High Potency B-100 Balanced B-Comples with Folic Acid.

This doesn't work at all for my sisters, but then they were found to have a genetic mutation that supresses the absorption of B vitamins. In their case, they have to take a methylated version of the B vitamins. Approx 30% of the US population has this mutation, so if it doesn't work at all for you either, do some reading on the MTHFR mutation as to which B vitamins to try next.

You'll very likely not eat enough protein at first, and that will leave you hungry. Eat more protein.

Amen to that. People are so afraid to eat lean protein. I see diaries that are excessively high in carbs but barely any protein?????

Lean protein is incredibly healthy and fills you up a lot longer. Nibble on leftover cooked chicken if you have to. Who says it has to be processed snacky foods?

Keep logging and don't starve yourself. Seeing what you *really* eat will probably be enough. You don't have to starve yourself or feel deprived etc in order to get healthy. If you eat lots of junk food and fast food, it makes you hungrier, so just finding alternatives to that (ones that you can enjoy) will likely drop your appetite by itself.

At the very least, try that before turning to some miracle pill that makes it someone else's responsibility, because if you do that the instant you stop taking it, you will resume eating as you have been, which means your body will go right back to what it is today. If you want to be your healthy goal weight *forever* you need to learn how to live and eat like someone who is your healthy goal weight forever.

Red wine, drink it fast enough and job done.

I find it a stretch to find the fridge when I'm asleep

I don't fight it. I just eat another apple, apples apples apples, lol,, I typically eat 3-4 a day......... The real deal behind that is I started doing that to replace donuts about 9 months ago. Now I maybe eat a donut 2-3 a month if that. Compared to the 2-3 a day I used to eat.

coffee

Red wine, drink it fast enough and job done.

I find it a stretch to find the fridge when I'm asleep

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