Weight Loss Hunger

Posted by Susan Marque on February 4, 2008 6:33 PM PST

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What if weight loss were more about adding in rather than taking away? What if you could be slender and pleasantly satiated? You can you know. Adding in more whole foods and letting go of what is not supporting you can create simple slenderness and freedom from cravings, ailments and hunger. Not that most people in America these days are truly hungry. They might be desperately needing nutrients but most seem to have calories galore. If you're not absorbing enough nutrients out of the food though, even with plenty, a person could still feel "hungry". Even a reasonably healthy eater might want to shed those few last pounds that make her feel too bulky in her own skin. Adding in more vegetables, whole grains and sea vegetables is one place to start. You might even just start by buying some veggies you've never tried before just to see what they are like. Pick up a Lotus root or a rutagega along with your broccoli and onions. Play with Collards along with your sweet potatoes and be sure to cook up some daikon since she is the queen of all fat dissovers... You will start to hunger for weight loss no more..................

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5 Comments

Couldn't agree with you more. A lot of diet fads make us restrict calories and eating dangerously low amounts will not last in the future. Subtract those foods that aren't doing anything for you (chips, junk food, empty carbs) and add some wholesome yet filling things to your daily diet (legumes, brocolli, kidney beans, squash, blueberries).

Posted by blogking08 on February 5, 2008 4:12 PM PST

Great advice. It's all about educating yourself on what the body needs and what it doesn't. It's good to know losing weight doesn't have to be absolute torture.

Posted by MathsIsAllAround on February 5, 2008 4:23 PM PST

What do you think about using supplemental enzymes to help get the whole value out of food? I've heard that even if you eat all organic, our soils are so depleted now that we need the extra help.

Posted by Richman on February 6, 2008 1:04 PM PST

I couldn't agree more. I love that you suggest trying things we've never tried. I'd like to add the suggestion that we look not just outside for information about what's nutritious, but look inside too.

Notice how your body feels before eating (what are you craving?), as you eat (I spent years forcing myself to eat foods that were supposed to be "better" for me, but that my body simply didn't like), and how body feels with those foods later that day or the next morning (some foods feel good in the mouth, but not in the body. Mouth will lie to you every time!)

If you learn to listen, your body will tell you what foods nourish its specific makeup and which don't.

Posted by Sharon Rich on February 6, 2008 1:26 PM PST

My husband and I have always been adventurous in our eating having traveled to many places around the world. Recently we started having Dinners From Around The World parties at our house where everyone has to bring a dish to pass from the country chosen that month. Last month we chose Portugal where we had a fabulous fish stew, Portuguese cornbread, grilled squid and a delicious kale soup amongst other dishes. Each month we (about 15 people in all) experiment with new spices, grains, meats and cheeses and have loads of fun doing it. We exchange recipes and cooking instructions as well. I can't recommend this enough for those of you wanting to expand your culinary tastes. We have fallen in love with many foods we never would have tried otherwise and we're having a blast doing it.