When you’re on a diet, it’s very important that you plan and prepare for hunger attacks.  A hunger attack is where you all of a sudden start feeling really hungry.  It’s important that you have healthy filling foods to turn to so that you can zap your hunger attacks as quickly as possible.  You see, the longer you stay hungry, the less discipline you’ll become and the more likely you are to cheat on your diet and eat some food you’re not supposed to, which is why it’s important to deal with hunger attacks right away.  In this article, we’re going to teach you about healthy foods that are quick and easy to prepare that you can eat to get rid of hunger attacks.

 

Bananas

 

Bananas are an excellent food to turn to when you experience sudden hunger attacks.  Bananas allow you to deal with hunger attacks right away as they require no preparation.  All you have to do is just peel open the banana and eat. 

 

Bananas are easy to consume because of their sweet and fruity taste.  Bananas are also very filling because they are loaded with fiber.  Eating one to three bananas should quash any hunger attack.  The really great thing about bananas is that they can fill you up at very little caloric expense as the average banana only has a little over 100 calories.

 

Nuts

 

Nuts are another great food that you can turn to when you experience a hunger attack.  Nuts are packed with protein and fiber, which makes them very filling.  Not only do nuts give you a sense of fullness when you eat them, but nuts are also a great source of energy as well.  Therefore, eating nuts will get rid of your hunger attack and give you an energy boost at the same time.

 

Apple

 

Apples are a quick and easy to consume fruit that you can turn to when you experience hunger attacks.  The high water content and fiber in apples make this fruit very filling when eaten.

 

Oatmeal

 

Eating oatmeal is great for combating hunger attacks.  Oatmeal is very quick and easy to prepare.  Oatmeal will allow you to deal with hunger attacks before they occur.  When you eat oatmeal for breakfast, you shouldn’t experience any hunger attacks in the early part of the day, because eating oatmeal in the morning will keep you full and satisfied for hours.  The reason why eating oatmeal will keep you full for long periods of time is oatmeal contains complex carbohydrates.  Your body takes longer to digest complex carbohydrates leaving you feeling fuller longer.

 

 

Mindset

 

Mindset is one of the most unaddressed and unappreciated topics when it comes to weight loss.  When learning how to lose weight we focus on how to diet right and how to exercise right, but we never focus on developing the right mindset.  You see, when you’re trying to lose weight, your mind can often be your own worst enemy, because when you’re on your weight loss journey, you’ll find yourself having thoughts that are counterproductive to you achieving your weight loss goals.  These self-defeating thoughts can be doubts about being able to lose weight, feelings of not wanting working out, or cravings for foods that go against your diet.

 

Counterproductive thoughts like these can lead you to do things that are detrimental to achieving weight loss.  For example, if you’re constantly experiencing counterproductive thoughts about foods you crave, you’re very likely to abandon your diet so that you can indulge in your food cravings. 

It’s important to understand that you will undoubtedly encounter counterproductive thoughts on your weight loss journey, so it is vital that you know how to deal with them.

 

How To Deal With Counterproductive Thoughts

 

To deal with counterproductive thoughts, you must first learn how to control your thoughts in general.  You see, most people have little to no control of their thoughts.  Which means they don’t have the ability to pick and choose what thoughts they think about and what thoughts they don’t.  If a thought pops into their head, the person is unable to stop themselves from thinking about it.

 

This lack of control of your thoughts can be detrimental when you’re trying to lose weight because as we have already discussed when trying to lose weight, you will encounter many thoughts that are counterproductive to you achieving your weight loss goals.  

 

If you are not able to control and get rid of these counterproductive thoughts quickly, they will stay on your mind and are likely to influence you to do actions that are counterproductive to you achieving your weight loss goals.  Therefore, it is important to have control of your thoughts, so when you experience thoughts that are counterproductive to weight loss, you can cut those thoughts off quickly.

 

Become More Present

 

To gain more control of your thoughts you want to learn how to be more present.  If you learn how to become naturally more present, you will have a lot more control over your thoughts and will be able to cut off thoughts that are counterproductive to you achieving your weight loss goals.

 

To be present means that your attention is focused on one thing and it doesn’t waiver and that one thing that your attention is focused on is the present moment.

 

People who are naturally present are usually focused on the present moment.  Now if a thought pops into their head, they can choose to temporarily take their attention off the present moment and focus on the thought, but they’re making a choice to focus on that thought.  They have control over what thoughts they choose to give attention to and what thoughts they don’t.

 

If a beneficial thought, like a good idea or epiphany, pops into their brain, they can choose to give that thought a lot of attention.  If a negative thought pops into their brain, they can choose not to give that thought any attention and keep their attention focused on the current moment.  

 

When they don’t give the negative thought any attention, the negative thought goes away.  That is why people who are very present have such an advantage with weight loss.  You see, if they encounter a thought that is counterproductive to them achieving their weight loss goals, they can choose not to pay any attention to that thought and keep their attention focused on the present moment and the counterproductive thought goes away.

 

How To Train Your Mind To Be More Present

 

Now that you understand that having a more present state of mind can help with weight loss, it’s important that you know how to train yourself to be more present.

 

To train yourself to become more present you want always to try your best to be in the moment.  Whatever task you’re doing, give yourself to that task completely.  For example, when you’re at work, totally be at work completely.  Don’t allow your mind to drift and start thinking about things outside of work.  Just focus on the task at hand.

 

When you don’t allow yourself to think of anything except what you’re doing at that moment, you’re training your mind to be naturally more present.  As your mind becomes more and more present, your attention will become more and more naturally focused on the current moment.

 

It will be harder for thoughts to take your attention off the present moment unless you make a conscious choice to take your attention off the present moment so that you can give attention to that thought.

 

You will be able to decide what thoughts get your attention and what thoughts don’t.  When a thought that is counterproductive to you achieving weight loss pops into your head, you will be able to choose not to give that thought any attention and keep your focus on the present.  By not giving that counterproductive thought any attention the thought will go away and have little effect on you.

 

 

In this article, you’re going to learn tips on how to prevent yourself from cheating on your diet.  If you follow these tips, you’ll cheat on your diet less, and you’ll achieve your weight loss goals quicker.

 

Tips That Will Prevent You From Cheating On Your Diet:

 

1. Make Your Diet Less Strict

 

Many people that are new to dieting make the classic beginner mistake of going on a diet that is too strict.  Understand that if your diet is too strict and you’re never eating anything that you enjoy, you’ll likely develop cravings for foods that you used to eat before you started your diet that you did enjoy.

 

Often, these foods that you’ll develop cravings for will be unhealthy foods.  Therefore, if your on a very strict diet that you don’t like it’s really important that you start making some changes.  Start trying and experimenting with different foods. You want to find healthy foods that you actually enjoy eating.

 

Once you find a nice selection of foods that are healthy and enjoyable start incorporating these foods into your diet.  Incorporating healthy foods that you actually like into your diet will make your diet more enjoyable, and will prevent you from developing cravings for unhealthy foods.

 

It’s important to understand that the type of diet that you should be on should not be a strict diet that solely achieves the objective of weight loss.  Your diet should be a healthy and balanced diet that achieves the objective of weight loss while at the same time leaves you feeling content and satisfied.  When your diet is healthy and leaves you feeling satisfied, you’ll be able to maintain your diet long-term.

 

2. Create A Busier Schedule

 

When you’re trying to lose weight, you don’t want a schedule where you have a lot of free time, and you’re just sitting around idle and bored because when you’re bored, you will try to find ways to stimulate yourself.

 

Eating pleasurable foods is one of the easiest ways to stimulate yourself during times of boredom.  That’s why many people often cheat on their diet and eat pleasurable food when they’re bored. 

 

Now that you understand that boredom can cause you to cheat on your diet, it’s important that you find ways to prevent yourself from becoming bored.  To prevent yourself from getting bored you need to find ways to eliminate a lot of your free time where you’re sitting around not doing anything.

 

You need to create a schedule for yourself that that will keep you mentally stimulated and engaged.  To create this schedule that keeps you engaged, you need first to make a list of activities that you love to do.  Then start incorporating these activities into your daily schedule.  Doing these activities throughout the day will keep from getting bored and cheating on your diet.

 

3. Avoid Negativity

 

Stop exposing yourself to things that put you in a bad mood, because when you’re in a bad mood, you will turn to pleasurable food to make yourself feel better.

 

 

Sleeps Impact On Weight Loss:

 

How much sleep you get can play a huge part in your ability to lose weight.

 

There are so many reasons why if you’re trying to lose weight you should be getting plenty of rest.  Here are just a few reasons for getting plenty of sleep if you’re trying to lose weight.

 

Reasons For Getting Plenty of Sleep When Trying To Lose Weight:

 

1. Easiest Way To Lose Weight

 

We often do the most demanding activities to lose weight.  We do strenuous workouts or go on really strict diets.  However, many us neglect to do the easiest thing a person can do to lose weight which is to get a full nights sleep.

 

Have you tried ever to lose weight by fasting or not eating for a couple of hours? 

 

It’s tough because your awake and your mind is conscious of things like hunger.  However, when you’re asleep your mind is not conscious of sensations like hunger, but your body is still functioning and burning calories, so when you’re sleeping you’re literally losing weight without even thinking about it.  That’s why sleeping is one of the easiest and effortless ways to lose weight.

 

Let’s say you only get five hours of sleep a day.  Imagine if you got the recommended eight hours.  That’s three more hours a day where you’re not eating, and your body is just burning calories.  Over time that three extra hours a day of burning fat can result in some serious weight loss. That’s why it’s important when trying to lose weight that you get the recommended eight hours of sleep.

 

2. Sleep Affects Your Ability To Exercise Consistently

 

If you are trying to get in shape and lose weight by exercising, it’s imperative that you’re getting plenty of sleep each night.  Lack of sleep can really hinder your ability to exercise consistently.  You see, when you’re sleep deprived, you can fall asleep doing odd hours of the day to make up for the sleep you didn’t get the night before.

 

When you’re constantly falling asleep doing odd hours of the day, it will be impossible to maintain any sort of an exercise routine, because you can be falling asleep during the day at times when you should be exercising.  Therefore, if you want to adhere to your exercise routine more consistently, you need to make sure you’re getting the recommended eight hours of sleep.

 

3. Sleep Affects Your Ability to Diet Correctly

 

Whatever food you eat that your body doesn’t use for energy, will be stored as fat. Which is why when you’re trying to diet and lose weight you want to eat a couple of hours before its time to go to sleep.

 

You don’t want to eat right before you go to sleep.  You see, when you’re sleeping your body doesn’t need a lot of energy because it’s not doing a whole lot of moving around.  Therefore, any food that you eat right before you go to sleep will more than likely not be used for energy; instead, it will be stored as fat.  That’s why people who are sleep deprived tend to put on weight because they fall asleep at odd hours of the day, sometimes right after they’ve eaten a meal, and the food that they’ve just eaten becomes fat.  Therefore, if you’re trying to lose weight through dieting, you want to make sure you get plenty of sleep at night.  Getting plenty of sleep at night will ensure you don’t fall asleep doing odd hours of the day possibly right after you’ve eaten a meal.