Then eat more

Most people suffer from the problem that when on a diet, they do really well sticking to meals and not snacking all day and then on an evening, they feel extremely hungry. Of course this leads to nibbling (usually anything in sight). This in itself retracts all the good work that has been done earlier in the day.

Nibbling will not actually satisfy you, only delay the hunger period for short periods of time.

While waiting for a meal try milky drinks obviously ones that do not contain lots of sugar, try cocoa or a milky decaf coffee, this will keep you satisfied until your meal is ready to eat, or you could try water especially fizzy water as the bubbles help to fill you, if this does not work for you and you just simply have to nibble, nibble on pieces of fruit or raw vegetables. To try avoiding the situation where all you can think about is your hunger and what food is coming next, indulge yourself during the day, not on crisps, chocolate or any other un-healthy high in fat snack, but by making your healthy balanced meals on a slightly larger scale. Do not stuff yourself to the point of vomiting but eat until you are satisfied, this way you will feel satisfied longer and will be less tempted to nibble. Stock meals up more with vegetables or salad this will bulk meals and gives you a good size meal keeping hunger at bay.

Do this with all your meals also try being creative in the kitchen trying new recipes, you will enjoy the experience of smelling, cooking and creating your own meals meaning you will savour the food experiencing all the different flavours and textures, rather than “chucking” something in the microwave and eating it within minutes, not giving our brain the chance to send a message to your stomach to say “I am eating”.