Reduce calories to lose weight. Sounds simple, but there is only one problem. Stomach inevitably began to protest until they surrender to the temptation.
The reason is that when the body felt food shortages started to produce more of the hunger hormone (ghrelin) to force you to eat. Just because your stomach is arranged organic "antidietichno" does not mean you have to eat continuously. Try these tricks and after time your belly will become not only more comfortable, but more flat:
Protein
Nutritionists always recommend non-fat protein foods and entitled: they satiate, and take longer for the body's digestion and absorption. Such foods are egg whites, nonfat yogurt, Canadian bacon. There are, however, matter when you eat. It is best for breakfast, then they sate for longer. Scientists from Boston recommends 30 grams of protein for breakfast.
Potatoes
Campaign against carbohydrates make people be deprived of potatoes, but that the starch they contain is very effective for appetite suppression. Potatoes contain a special type of starch, which suppresses the digestive enzymes. They stay longer in the intestinal system and slow the hungry, say researchers from Utah. Eat a baked potato for lunch / he has about 100 calories / or a little potato salad with vinegar.
Unsaturated fats
Complete deprivation of fat can have bad consequences. Unsaturated oleic acid contained in olive oil, nuts and avocados helps suppress the appetite. In digestion, it is processed into a substance that stops the hunger signals to the brain. Experts noted that intake of these fats should be controlled. Their quantity should be 20% of all the calories. For example, 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 30 g walnuts or avocado quarter.
Gymnastics
American specialists in physiology have found that one hour intense aerobics can reduce the appetite for the next 2 hours. Intense physical exercise decreased the level of ghrelin and increase the amount of hormones that suppress appetite.
Grapefruit
In a study by scientists from San Diego, patients who ate half a grapefruit with each meal, lost an average of 2 kg for 3 months. Medics claim that grapefruit lowers the cost of insulin after a meal - the hormone that regulates blood sugar and fat metabolism.
Fragrance
Inhaling the aroma of certain foods can "trick" the brain thinks the body is strengthened. Scientists in Chicago say that patients who breathed the smell of pepper every 2 hours, eats 2700 calories less per week - that means weight loss of almost half a kilogram.
The same effect can have aromas of banana, green apple and vanilla.