Compulsive hunger, the 7 situations to control

diet food methods One of our worst enemies when we want to lose weight is compulsive hunger , which is often fueled by the diet. You may wonder in what sense, but some of you have already experienced it firsthand, and since then it is a black beast that has hardly left you, especially because it tends to become a habit.
When we are on a diet, in fact, two things happen, one consequence of the other. The fact of having to follow a period of food restriction (of any type: low-calorie diet or elimination of certain foods, incidentally carbohydrates and therefore sweets, cheeses, meats) is experienced by our body as a stress. When we are on a diet, the body has to self-regulate, resetting the metabolism, but also our bacterial flora changes according to our new food course. And, on a psychological level, we feel food deprivation (or limitation) as a problem that we may not realize.Nobody is happy to go on a diet! These 3 situations increase our stress level, and this is the first thing that happens to us. The second is that due to stress, cortisol increases in the blood: we are more sensitive to insulin, and as a reaction we are more hungry for sugars and fats. So there are hunger pangs, and in particular we have to keep a compulsive hunger at bay which is a bit of the alarm bell that we shouldn’t underestimate . The best diets are those that do NOT make you crave certain foods.

There are also 7 situations that according to experts are strategic for combating compulsive hunger. To get out of it and make a diet work one should pay attention to these situations, playing cunning.
The situations that trigger compulsive hunger are:
1) we are traveling or we make long journeys: let’s bring something in our purse! Dehydrated fruit without sugar, two dried figs, a handful of walnuts are excellent and healthy to break hunger.
2) the area where we have lunch: it must be bright, free from TV and chaos, with a fridge and freezer organized and stocked with strategic meals. Remember the bright environment. The more we put ourselves in an area lit by sunlight, the less we eat.
3) dead breaks in the office: they are the nemesis of many dieters. The ideal is not to get stressed and have something in your bag to avoid munching. At the bar a coffee without sugar, in the dead breaks a yogurt, some homemade sugar-free biscuits, a handful of almonds, celery, and, as a remedy for the remedies, a stick of licorice.
4) go to or go to places full of temptations (and only with those): as in the first case, you need to equip yourself first. We avoid having easy temptations in the kitchen, but even when we are out, we stay away from the pastry shop or the bar that makes the sublime aperitif, and we better choose where to eat.
5) make good faith food choices that make us hungry: such as soft drinks with artificial sweeteners. They increase the hunger for sugars. Same thing for puffed cereal bars and for some light foods, rice cakes, crackers. Alternatively: water and herbal teas sweetened with stevia or water and lemon, a handful of walnuts, a piece of cheese, a handful of olives, two dark chocolate cubes with a minimum of 75% cocoa.
6) do the gym or physical activity: after you are hungry, and many people give up the diet like that. Eat something before hitting the gym, eat something IMMEDIATELY AFTER. An apple or a protein smoothie or a glass of unsweetened plant-based milk is also enough.
7) insomnia: sleeping a little makes you gain weight, and makes you hungry. Symptoms of sleep deprivation are often confused with low blood sugar and people tend to eat more due to increased stress. Are you not sleeping? Stay in bed with your eyes closed anyway.