Dealing with hunger
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Try and eat your evening meal later and serve on smaller plates so it seems like you are eating more and you feel less hungry. Sounds silly but it works
We used to eat about 5.30 ish but I never eat now before 7pm. I then have a couple of drinks in the evening, tea or coffee, and that stops me nibbling.
We used to eat about 5.30 ish but I never eat now before 7pm. I then have a couple of drinks in the evening, tea or coffee, and that stops me nibbling.
Have you thought about trying to fight it with a keto-type diet - as in low carb but higher fats? As fats are responsible for making you feel satiated, and as long as you're not hammering lots of animal fats down, it could help reduce your appetite.
In addition, if you take higher levels of fish oil as a supplement with each meal, that will also help reduce your appetite further and do good things for cholesterol/heart/arteries.
In addition, if you take higher levels of fish oil as a supplement with each meal, that will also help reduce your appetite further and do good things for cholesterol/heart/arteries.
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Is there a reason you take your medication at this time? And the hunger triggered soon after? Have you tried taking it in the morning? Or later at night just prior to bed so you’re sleeping through the hunger? Fresh slice of lemon in hot water to drink is a good filler.
I'm on steroids (oral) as well. Over a couple of years I put on 14 kilos but have dropped a couple by changing habits. Previously I was pretty sedate in the day working from home sat in front of a laptop snacking and drinking gallons of tea, then to a beer late afternoon etc
I now try to follow the routine I would have if I was actually at work. Few teas in the morning then just water and maybe a banana around 12 then nothing until about 3pm, quick sandwich and then dinner at about 7pm. No snacks afterwards and rather than sitting in front of the TV do somethig even if its sorting out a cupboard or reading a book. Anything than doing "nothing".
Cutting the booze down also helped a lot, WFH in the summer normally meant sitting in the garden with a few beers writing the odd report or risk assessment. I had to discipline myself to working in the spare room and having actual breaks for 5-10 minutes every few hours.
I now try to follow the routine I would have if I was actually at work. Few teas in the morning then just water and maybe a banana around 12 then nothing until about 3pm, quick sandwich and then dinner at about 7pm. No snacks afterwards and rather than sitting in front of the TV do somethig even if its sorting out a cupboard or reading a book. Anything than doing "nothing".
Cutting the booze down also helped a lot, WFH in the summer normally meant sitting in the garden with a few beers writing the odd report or risk assessment. I had to discipline myself to working in the spare room and having actual breaks for 5-10 minutes every few hours.
21TonyK said:
Cutting the booze down also helped a lot, WFH in the summer normally meant sitting in the garden with a few beers writing the odd report or risk assessment.
I trust you carried out a risk assessment to consider the effect of drinking beer whilst writing risk assessment reports sitting in the sun in the garden?Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff