An issue that I am seeing and have been thinking about for a while is the fact that carbohydrate consumption (ie. that bread and cake and cookie you ate) actually fuel the hunger feeling - and I have been thinking about why that is and just this evening felt like I had a bit of an epiphany about it.
The reason your body craves food is because it is trying to get you to eat something. That simple craving feeling is the body's instinctive way of getting you to consume something in an attempt to meet its nutritional needs. The problem lies in the fact that once we feel the craving to eat something, we often fill that craving with whatever we choose, and its often not very nutritious or filling (empty carb snacks like chips/cookies/cakes etc) so the body quickly uses up that energy and the meager nutrients gained from those foods, and is aware that there were hardly any nutrients involved, and so signals to the body that it needs more, which responds by creating the hunger/craving feeling again.
Have you ever noticed what happens to your hunger when you eat a bowl full of fruit or fruit salad or anything pretty much just straight carbs? You get hungry pretty quick afterward and end up looking for more food...Now what about the same scenario but this time a little bit of fruit and a whole lot of whipped cream, or mascarpone or heavy greek yoghurt...you find you can actually go for longer before you feel so hungry. That’s because the fat makes you feel satiated, allowing you to feel fuller for longer. Contrary to popular belief this is actually a good thing and how your body was designed. We need a LOT more fat in our diets than what we are told in the public media and by mainstream nutrition experts. Atkins was onto something when he discovered that a high fat and protein diet would cause people to lose weight and feel great. It does actually work.
The biggest way off this spiral of food cravings is to feed the body nutrient dense and very high *healthy fat foods. Things like meat, cheese, eggs, nuts, cream cheese, cream, and anything made from a combination of those foods.
The reason your body craves food is because it is trying to get you to eat something. That simple craving feeling is the body's instinctive way of getting you to consume something in an attempt to meet its nutritional needs. The problem lies in the fact that once we feel the craving to eat something, we often fill that craving with whatever we choose, and its often not very nutritious or filling (empty carb snacks like chips/cookies/cakes etc) so the body quickly uses up that energy and the meager nutrients gained from those foods, and is aware that there were hardly any nutrients involved, and so signals to the body that it needs more, which responds by creating the hunger/craving feeling again.
Have you ever noticed what happens to your hunger when you eat a bowl full of fruit or fruit salad or anything pretty much just straight carbs? You get hungry pretty quick afterward and end up looking for more food...Now what about the same scenario but this time a little bit of fruit and a whole lot of whipped cream, or mascarpone or heavy greek yoghurt...you find you can actually go for longer before you feel so hungry. That’s because the fat makes you feel satiated, allowing you to feel fuller for longer. Contrary to popular belief this is actually a good thing and how your body was designed. We need a LOT more fat in our diets than what we are told in the public media and by mainstream nutrition experts. Atkins was onto something when he discovered that a high fat and protein diet would cause people to lose weight and feel great. It does actually work.
The biggest way off this spiral of food cravings is to feed the body nutrient dense and very high *healthy fat foods. Things like meat, cheese, eggs, nuts, cream cheese, cream, and anything made from a combination of those foods.
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