How do YOU curb hunger?

There are a couple things I do...

1. Get out of the house and do something. I eat when I'm bored or when I'm watching tv so when I'm out and about doing something it helps distract me.

2. I do some cardio so that I can eat back the exercise calories

3. I brush my teeth. Old school trick but it works.

4. I chug a couple glasses of water. Sometimes when we think we are hungry it's just dehydration.

I curb hunger by eating when I feel hungry. Eating out of boredom isn't "hunger" or "being ravenous;" it's a bad habit. The first step to stopping it is recognizing it for what it is so you can start paying more attention to your body's actual hunger signals.

I curb hunger by eating when I feel hungry. Eating out of boredom isn't "hunger" or "being ravenous;" it's a bad habit. The first step to stopping it is recognizing it for what it is so you can start paying more attention to your body's actual hunger signals.

So true, and so difficult to do!!

Remember--being hungry is different than just wanting more. I am rarely truly hungry, but I want more ALL OF THE TIME!!

So, sometimes when I have to have more, but shouldnt, I eat popcorn (1-2 cups will help me feel full and it is only around 100 calories).

I also spread my calories out over the day. I have a small breakfast and lunch so I can have an afternoon snack, and then a decent sized (but still not large) dinner with my family.

Drink lots of water...I also tend to look at my "fat" girl pics. I never want to be that girl again.

If you have the tolerance as I do eat a hot pepper. I always keep a bag of fresh jalapenos handy to snack on. Then I drink water to fill me up and sooth the hotness. This may be a little extreme, but works for me.

I have a similar problem, I am just always hungry! I found that if I don't keep handy snacky foods around I'm not as tempted to eat when I'm bored. If I have to take the time to prepare something (even if it's a salad) it makes me stop and think about why I'm even eating. If I'm actually hungry I'll eat something, but if I'm just bored I'll walk away. So work on not purchasing temptation because then it won't be in the house!

I love the hot pepper idea, I might try that because nothing seems to work for curbing my appetite. I drink lots of water all day, it's basically the only thing I drink, but I never stay full for very long. I did take green coffee bean supplements for a while that really worked at curbing my appetite but I haven't found anything that's worked since.

I drink coffee with a couple ounces of heavy cream and coconut oil. If I still want more after that, then I'm probably actually hungry.

Believe it or not, a big dill pickle works for me. I just have to watch the salt.

-I work out, hard, at least 5 days a week, and make sure my abs are getting attention (I am doing the Insanity DVDs). This seems to keep me from wanting to overeat not just because I worked my *kitten* off to burn fat, but because my abs feel super tight (...under the flab, heh...) and I *guess* this is leaving less room for my stomach to stretch?

-I drink a TON of water (and make sure I get my electrolytes - actually felt the effects of mild water toxicity not too long ago).

-I time my food around possible "boredom eating" times so rather than eating on the go (as I generally am), I am eating during times I need to study, etc. as a matter of routine.

-I get lost in an art/craft project. It is amazing how long I will put off food when my hands are busy knitting/mosaicing/etc.

-i clean my house, hardcore moving-the-furniture stylie - same effect as above. And I bet my boyfriend wishes this were second on the list. ;-)

This is how I do it, most of the time. :-)

I have this problem a lot at night I had gone to the doctor and they ran some blood test turns out I had a vitamin D deficiency. I am now taking a supplement and getting out in the sun more often, but have you tried this?

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I had a SEVERE Vitamin D deficiency due to Celiac's disease. When my levels increased with vitamin therapy, I found that I was not as hungry!