Are you over 40 and frustrated that your waistline seems to be expanding even though you haven’t changed your eating habits? As we enter our 40s (and beyond), our bodies change. Metabolism slows, and we gain weight—typically around the waistline.
However, there are several appetite suppressant tricks the 40 and over fitness crowd can master for painless ways to fight the infamous battle of the bulge. Make it your goal to implement all three of the most effective appetite suppressant tricks and you’ll avoid the weight gain that plagues your peers.
Appetite Suppressant Trick #1 Eat High Fiber Fruit and Vegetables
The very best thing you can do is to fill your stomach with low calorie, high fiber foods. This is hands down the most effective way to make your body think you’ve eaten enough and do not need to eat anything else, enabling you to say no to that peanut butter pie or donut.
Make a habit of snacking on the following types of foods: apples, celery, carrots, cucumbers or broccoli. Not only will this hold you over in between meals, but it will also help eat less once you sit down for dinner. In fact, studies have shown that people who increase their fiber intake by 14 grams each day will eat an average of 10 percent less (in calories) over the course of the day.
Best way to implement this trick: eat an apple every day mid morning and a handful of celery sticks a half hour before dinner every night. You’ll reduce your caloric intake, no doubt.
Appetite Suppressant Trick #2 Indulge in Resistant Starches
We all crave starch, but some starches are better for your waistline than others. Resistant starches are starches that actually are not digested in the stomach, but rather in the large intestine. This triggers your body to produce a form of acid that forces your body to use fat in your body as fuel. Resistant starches also automatically suppress your appetite for approximately an hour.
What are the best sources of resistant starch? Eat yams, lentils, unripened bananas, peas, garbanzo beans and cold potatoes. Why cold potatoes instead of hot potatoes? The starch in potatoes changes form when heated or cooled, going from resistant starch (when cold) to available starch when warm.
Appetite Suppressant Trick #3 Develop a Taste for Vinegar
Believe it or not, adding vinegar to a high carbohydrate meal will lower your blood sugar levels, which will prevent you from feeling hungry later. Try oil and vinegar salad dressings, sweet and sour dishes (which naturally contain a lot of vinegar) or eating a serving of pickled vegetables. Studies have shown that people who consume about a tablespoon and a half of cider vinegar with a meal will take in on average 250 less calories during the course of the day.
Other Appetite Suppressant Tricks That Really Work
In addition to these three superstar tricks, be sure to try:
• Drinking a glass of water before each meal (which will make you feel full)
• Spicing your food with hot chili peppers (which can increase your metabolism and decrease your appetite)
• Smelling or eating one square of dark chocolate (you’ll feel more satisfied than after a larger quantity of other sweets)
• Garnish meals with a few pine nuts (which naturally suppress your appetite)
Make good use of these tricks and you’ll find yourself more satiated and less likely to indulge in high calorie foods.
Tips For Those Who Are Over 40
In addition to cutting down on how many calories you consume each day, you will want to rev your metabolism. Be sure to check out our fitness over 40 exercise plans that will increase your metabolism while still fitting into your busy lifestyle.
See more tips at www.fitness-over40.com
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