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| The Diet You've Been Waiting For: Eat whenever you want |
If you’re like many dieters, part of the problem with losing weight is that the more careful you are about what you eat, the more you have to think about eating, and the more you think about eating, the more ravenously hungry you become. New research detailed in Prevention’s Weight Loss Magazine should set your mind and your appetite at ease. Two separate studies indicate that the key to weight control and weight loss just might be never going hungry.
You read that right. A study that involved 800 dieters in the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine’s National Weight Control Registry indicates that successful dieters eat frequent, small meals. A second Scandinavian study found similar results.
Why is it apparently O.K. to eat frequently when dieting? James Chenoweth, M.D. indicates that this prevents your body from getting the idea that it is starving to death, so it doesn’t turn down your metabolism to compensate for the loss of nourishment. The key is to eat healthful, nourishing meals and snacks, and resist the idea of handling your hunger pangs with a Snickers bar. You’ll still need to get in some regular exercise, of course.
Next time you’re at the grocery store, load up on some luscious fresh grapes or peaches, try your favorite whole-grain crackers spread with low-fat cream cheese and topped with a slice of sweet kiwi fruit. Let your imagination and your appetite run wild. Check the ingredients list and go for low-fat, high fiber. Your stash could be the envy of even your non-dieting co-workers.
N0-GUILT SNACKS
- Fruit juice bars
- Fudgsicle
- Air-popped popcorn
- Fig Newtons
- Pretzels
- Raisins
- Chilled fruit juice or nectar
Source: Loecher, Barbara. “Weight-Loss Breakthroughs and Bogus Scams: The Smart Way to Lose,”
Prevention’s Guide to Weight Loss.
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