Who's Hungry??

Are you hungry right now? You would be if you are sitting on the couch, stomach growling and waiting for the pizza delivery guy to ring your doorbell. But what if you just ate? And I mean JUST ate, like 5 minutes ago. Are you still finding yourself raiding the pantry and rummaging through a package of Oreos? Does this happen often? Do you find yourself constantly hungry, whether has been four hours after a meal, or even 15 minutes? I sure do. I am always in the kitchen, opening and closing the fridge, reaching for a cookie that is just lying around and holding something every time I look down. Sometimes the eating is simply out of boredom, which I'm sure you can relate to. We all like to eat when we're bored. What's more relaxing than plopping ourselves in front of the television and tearing open that fresh bag of chips? Snacking and the boob tube is the best feeling ever! But how long can that last before we all turn into boob tubes ourselves? Snacking 24/7 cannot be a lasting lifestyle. It's impractical and definitely unhealthy.

So here is my mission: to set out and find what truly satisfies us during each meal to prevent the nonstop eating throughout the day. We all hear stories and news about how "a 90 calorie Special K bar is the latest low calorie breakfast guaranteed to keep you satisfied and lean until your next meal!", which by the way, is four hours later. There is no way a dinky sugary bar the size of your finger is enough for breakfast, much less give you the energy you need to start off your day. And then we hit lunch time. "After that delicious filling bar, how about a nice big salad? But be careful, dressing makes you fat, so take that out. Nix the carbs because who the hell eats bread with a salad. Protein? Ehh....still too fattening. Take it out. There. The perfect meal." Yea, the perfect meal if you're a bunny rabbit. Dinner time! "Walk to your freezer and take out a nice 150-calorie Lean Cuisine. That should keep you full until the morning. You have some nice pasta, juicy chicken and fresh vegetables. That way you won't be missing out on your favorite foods! You can enjoy your cravings and still lose weight!"

No wonder we're always hungry. The hype about the best "healthy foods that we should eat" is a load of FUNK! If we take the Special K bar for breakfast, the salad containing only of lettuce and broccoli for lunch and the puny Lean Cuisine for dinner, we have basically under 300 calories for the entire day, that we're "supposed" to eat, compared to the 1500-2000 that we need to eat. When we are depleted in calories, there is no way any of us can be satisfied, not even a toddler. Our bodies begin to fight back and so we crave that cookie, or 10, sitting on the corner of our desks at 9am in the morning. Because we try to survive on limited calories to look hot, we end up taking in twice as much calories as we need each day, resulting in overeating and weight gain.

So how do we prevent this? How do we stop eating every second of the day and avoid unnecessary weight gain? We all need to eat, but how come we're not all overweight? The answer is because of the four letter word DIET. It's simple. Those who diet and limit their food intake to lose weight, end up gaining weight. Those who do not diet and each what their body craves, do not. We've all heard of cutting out fats and carbs to lose weight, but when our bodies do not have these, it craves them more and more, until the point where we go on unstoppable binges to get them. However, if we just include these in our meals, we won't end up wanting more and more, plus we can finally concentrate and not feel tired everyday in our activities. We are lazy because we lack the energy due to lack of nutrients from cutting out food. Let's stop this. Who's with me? Let's set out to find EXACTLY what works for us and what does not.