Valuable Weight Loss Tip – How To Make Sure You Are Never So Hungry You’ll Eat Anything

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When you’ve picked a “forever” eating plan to lose weight, you should never get so hungry that you’ll eat anything you can find in your food cabinets, the fridge, or in a a trip to a fast food restaurant. (Here's my "forever plan" - Lose 20 Pounds In 1 Month.)

How do you do that – make sure you’re never so hungry you’ll eat anything?

Let me give you an example – a few days, I was driving a long distance to get to a friend’s house in another state. I got so hungry that I seriously considered pulling off into the interstate rest stop for some fast food. Then I remembered I had packed “emergency food” into a small cooler/lunchbox. It contained a few hard-boiled eggs, some raw nuts, some sliced up veggies, and a stainless steel container of water. I pulled over and ate the “emergency food.”

My point – if you are serious about weight loss, you will be prepared for the “I’m so hungry I’m going to eat anything” events. And, you won’t be eating the stuff that’ll make you feel sick and guilty.

Admittedly, this is not entirely my weight loss tip, but comes from the 10-day detox diet book written by Dr. Mark Hyman (See A 10-Day Super Nutritional Makeover To Detox, Eliminate Food Addictions, and Lose Weight). He writes that you should stock your office, your purse or briefcase, and your glove compartment with healthy food like whole-food protein bars, nuts, and dried wild blueberries to name a few items. His book describes an entire list of “emergency food.”

Be prepared for the “hungries” with healthy food!

The Most Important Factor To Consider When You Choose An Eating Plan/Diet To Lose Weight

A few days ago I wrote a post about picking an effective eating plan/diet. In this post, I listed the four criteria I used to pick a weight loss eating plan:

• It doesn't cost me money to attend meetings, pay for special food, or get advice I don't need.
• I will not take meds or supplements for weight loss.
• The eating plan helps decrease the risk of heart disease and type II diabetes.
• The eating plan is a forever plan (I have to be able to stay on it forever)

You may have different criteria, but the one you should consider including is the last one - the eating plan you pick is a forever plan.

Why bother going through the trouble of learning how to eat to lose weight and then go back to the old habits that put on the weight in the first place?

Here's my forever plan - my eating plan for life:

And you have to be practical - no one can eat fewer calories than their bodies need to function - a number that's different for every individual based on age, gender, and activity level. In my previous post, I stayed on my low sugar/low carb plan when I reached my target weight. I had to adjust the carbs slightly upward to stop losing weight (the doctor reprimanded me for losing too much weight) - I added a few good carbs to what I ate every day.

Is your current weight loss eating plan a forever plan? Or do you plan to return to former habits after you hit your target weight? Think about it!

Are You A Frustrated Boomer Who Cannot Lose Weight? Rev Up And Master Your Metabolism With Jillian Michaels' Action Plan

In the year or so I've been writing this blog, I've reviewed several books, including

The Volumetrics Eating Plan by Barbara J. Rolls

and

Why We Get Fat and What To Do About It by Gary Taubes

The Gary Taubes book is a real eye opener and should be read by every adult in the United States who is mildly interested in his/her quality of health.

But nothing has been quite as revealing as the Jillian Michaels' commentary on the poisoning of America called Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!

You may remember Jillian, the scary trainer from The Biggest Loser and the author of several books and DVDs, as the tiny dynamo who whips her trainees into shape.

She pulls no punches in Master Your Metabolism.

In plain everyday language, she uncovers the horrors of eating in America and exactly what we are doing to our bodies with every bite of the processed food we eat regularly. And the drug-laden water we drink.

For those of us who struggle to lose weight, especially after age 40 or so, she provides the perfect explanation for why it happens.

And a workable plan to change your habits so that your hormonal system becomes balanced and your metabolism gets revved up to lose weight.

In the process, you will become a much healthier boomer!

What are you waiting for? Read Master Your Metabolism today!

And then work your action plan, Dano!