Choose Your Foods to Control Your Appetite by Joan Kent, PhD

Back (way back) in my early school years, I had a friend named Joanne. She was pretty, tall, thin, graceful, feminine – basically, everything I wanted to be. I’ll spare you the details and simply say that years of eating meals with Joanne revealed an undeniable fact to me:  I do not eat like a naturally thin person!

 

What I’ve learned since then is that what we eat can either help us or sabotage us when it comes to appetite. Foods that trigger endorphins will increase our appetites – and tend to make the meal bigger and longer.

 

So whenever you want to keep your meals under control, avoid endorphin-triggering foods. They’re usually the foods that are tough to resist. That’s because they’re high in fat, sugar, or both. Desserts, cheeses, fried foods can all trigger endorphins. Avoid them when you can.

 

Client Mistakes We Can Learn From

 

One client (let’s call her Ellen) had a severe sugar addiction. My start-up plan for her was to begin the day with protein to help change her brain chemicals for the better and reduce her urge to eat sugar. Ellen didn’t like to eat first thing in the morning, so I suggested 1 scoop of unsweetened protein powder mixed with water.

 

“The protein drinks are delicious!” she gushed a week later.

 

Well, the protein powder Ellen had bought was vanilla. It contained sugar.  And she mixed it with orange juice.

 

Ellen had created a new sugary meal to start her day. It ended up causing cravings instead of killing them. It took a while to get her on track, but she did it!

 

 

Reader Question

 

A reader wants to know if it would be okay to mix her morning protein powder into a shake. My answer is Yes, but:  avoid adding sweeteners, fruit or fruit juice. Feel free to use coconut oil and/or cinnamon. They’re both sweet. If you’re brave, you can even throw in a handful of spinach. Yes. You won’t really taste it – and adding vegetables to your meals is almost always a good idea.

 

For more info on appetite control, just visit LastResortNutrition and grab your free copy of “Stop Bingeing Now! 3 Simple Steps to Stop a Binge Once It Starts.” Find out how easy AND effective this stuff can be. It works, and you can do it!

 

In upcoming posts, I’ll have more tips for you on controlling appetite WITHOUT even changing your food.

 

Brought to you by Dr. Joan Kent, best-selling author of Stronger Than Sugar – helping you and your food play on the same team.