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How To Overcome A Growling Stomach When Trying To Lose Weight

By Stephen Condren

One of the greatest, if not the greatest difficulty in losing weight is how do deal with hunger and more specifically how to deal with a growling stomach. When in discussing this topic there are two general groups of individuals that I am speaking to. The first is the dedicated group of people that are serious about losing weight and want to know what to do. The second is a group of people that also want to lose weight but lack commitment.

You can lose weight and look good; there is no doubt to this. The real issue is how you will manage this. The most important thing that you can do is to remain committed to losing weight; this is because it is long term. If you are building a house you have to plan it all out way in advance and work carefully to its completion. In the same manner you have to design or come up with a plan on how you will lose weight and stick with it. The workhorse behind this is will power and there is where the individuals in the second category fall in. Usually people do not possess the will power to keep up on the plan. What they have done instead is filled their heads with hopes and dreams of this goal but lack the real rigor to get the job done. It is work and effort to lose weight, do not be fooled. I am no here do fool anyone or make any money in advising you on how to lose weight. I am writing this as a service to humanity, for obesity is a serious problem today and its damaging effects go way beyond personal appearance.

The growling stomach is the little devil that you have to tackle. I have found that there are two kinds of hunger, one, a hunger that is tight and constant but not growling, not attaching your will power. In fact this first type of hunger is almost enhanced by will power and you can keep on going with it for several days with only eating meager amounts of food.

I have found that this kind of hunger yields the best results. You will find that you lose the most weight during this time of hunger and as you go along the day keep repeating that “hunger is good”.

The second type of hunger usually strikes when you are tired, and sleep here is the key. To lose weight you must be rested. When you are tired your will power is compromised and you give in to eating. Get rest. However, we all have times when we are tired and then that hard hunger with the growl strikes. This is an emergency because if you do not act quickly and intelligently you will regain much of the ground that you have worked so hard to gain. The thing to do when sharp hunger strikes is to eat lettuce or celery with no kind of dips or salts, just raw. This does not sound appetizing but it is not meant to. You are on a plan to lose weight and when you are hungry you are losing weight. What you don’t want is to be in “pain” while in the process. You will find that after you have eaten a lot of lettuce the hunger will pass and you will regain your will power. It usually takes a day to recover. The beauty in this is that you will continue to lose weight and regain you will power. Also, you will find that you are proud of yourself and become more encouraged to continue with your plan of losing weight.

I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago in Hyde Park Township, near the University of Chicago. As I child I was always drawing and painting. My father owned an art supply company, Favor Ruhl & Watson, where I was able to get all that I needed to progress in my work.

I have always enjoyed portraiture and landscape painting. In High School (Naperville Central High School) I took Drafting from Mr. Pierce. I quickly grasped the principles of perspective and drafting and hence made a career with both Fine Art and Architectural Renderings.

In the mid 1970's I joined the US Navy and was stationed on board the USS Midway, CV-41. The Midway was home ported in Yokosuka, Japan (A suburb of Tokyo). While in service I traveled all over Asia including such countries as Korea, China, Philippines, Singapore, Pakistan, Hong Kong, and Japan. While in Japan I learned Japanese. I speak German and Spanish as well.

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posted by Cheryl Levesque @ 2:34 PM