WHY DOES THE FEELING OF SATIETY VARY BETWEEN PEOPLE?

The feeling of satiety varies between different people. Scientists say that our ability to sense satiety decreases as we age. If you sleep little, you may also have problems detecting satiety signals. American researchers found that women with sleep problems ate about 300 more calories per day. Hormonal fluctuations - especially in menopause - and certain medications can also play a big role in your sense of satiety. Eat slower! We need to slow down when we eat. Even if we start out hungry, we need to exercise some self-discipline by eating a reasonable portion size and giving ourselves at least 20 minutes to eat, not faster. Generally if you have eaten slowly, your stomach expands as you eat and you have enough time to register your feeling of fullness. · We all have hungrier days than others, so perhaps keep a food diary or note lifestyle factors that could have contributed to your hunger levels on a particular day. · It is recommended to have some fruit such as apples or a small jar of quark on hand so that if you find your hunger levels rising during the day you can have a small snack to satisfy your hunger.

Two tips to stop eating too much? Tip 1: Stop eating when you feel full. Even when you start to feel "a little" full, STOP EATING. When you eat, it is better to eat too little and stop early. It won't be easy to change a habit you've been doing for years and it will take a while but keep at it. Don't be mad at yourself if you forget or make a mistake, get up and keep going. You are changing a habit, it will take some time. Tip 2: Enjoy the food but stop when it no longer tastes as good. Sometimes, of course, you want to eat good food and dessert and that's OK. When you eat less healthy food, make sure you enjoy it. Enjoy every bite. Pretty soon, after a while it starts to not taste as good anymore. That's the point where you have to STOP! If you can do this, you can eat a cookie whenever you want and as soon as it doesn't taste as good you stop eating, especially don't take another cookie, You can eat whatever you want as long as you do it in moderation. I'll say it again, when it no longer tastes as good, stop eating! To succeed, you must be willing to fail. Try to apply the two tips above, but don't stress. If you fail, you haven't ruined anything. Just keep trying. You will succeed.

The Kickstart team