Any Diet That Starts With Your Being Hungry Is Doomed To Fail

You want to lose weight so you do the usual things to try to make that happen which usually includes things like cutting calories and exercising more….

This might go ok for a little bit... sometimes a few months, other times a few weeks... sometimes you’re lucky if you can make it to noon.

You eventually end up hungry, trying to willpower your way through cravings and feeling exhausted.

Is it really any wonder you can’t keep that up??

The trouble is that when you finally give up or give in you probably blame yourself.

I know I did!

I’d beat myself up for not being strong enough. Not having enough willpower. Not being able to stick to anything.

Why can’t I make it work when other people can...??

But the reality is a lot people can’t make that work so I wasn’t alone in that and if that’s where you are neither are you!

And you know what it wasn’t YOU that failed it was the diet that did!

Any diet that starts with you being hungry is going to be doomed to fail.

Fighting through hunger is really trying to fight your biology. You’re hungry for a reason - your body needs something - energy, nutrients, building blocks – if you’re trying to fight that you’re just never going to come out on top!

Instead there are a few things that you can do that can actually help you to work WITH your body to change how your hunger shows up in the first place.

One of the best ways to do that is by balancing your blood sugar... well really we want to balance insulin (our fat storage hormone).

Eat real whole foods. Highly processed packaged foods are designed to make you eat more and crave more. They also don’t usually offer a whole lot of actual nutrition so you’re going to be hungry more often as your body searches for what it needs.

Make protein the highlight of your meals. Protein is the most satiating of the 3 macros. It takes longer to digest and has a much more gradual effect on your blood sugar so it will help keep you fuller longer.

Don’t fear fat. Even though fat has been demonized for decades now it’s a really important nutrient - every cell in your body needs good healthy fats. Fats are also really important for brain and hormone health. As far as hunger goes they help to add flavor to your food so you enjoy it more and the fat really helps with satiety - especially when paired with protein.

Focus on good healthy fats. Those are the fats that come from animal or fruit sources - butter, lard (non- hydrogenated) tallow, or olive, avocado and coconut oils.

Control your carbs. Carbs have the biggest impact on your blood sugar and insulin.  They aren’t bad by any means but we do tend to consume more than we need. When that happens - particularly if it’s on a regular basis - your blood sugar will be elevated more often which means that fat storage hormone insulin will be too.

Focus on good satisfying meals rather than snacking or grazing all day. Our bodies just aren’t meant to have to digest food all day long. When you do that your body doesn’t get a break to do other things - like work on healing. The constant snacking/eating also keeps your blood sugar and insulin elevated throughout the day - another thing it wasn’t designed to deal with.

And last but not least ...

Enjoy your food! If you’re forcing yourself to eat foods you hate it’s not going to be very satisfying. You’re going to have more cravings and just overall it’s going to be harder to stick to. Now this doesn’t mean you should base your diet on Kristy Kremes and cupcakes, but choose the healthy foods that you actually enjoy.

Part of the reason I think so many diets fail is that we don’t enjoy the food we’re making ourselves eat so we feel miserable.

Put these tips to the test for 10 days and see how you feel and how your hunger actually changes. It’s a lot easier to lose weight and stick to a “diet” when you aren’t hungry and thinking about food all the time!

Let me know how you do!

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