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Originally Posted by djmcmath
Good one; I like that. Healthy, simple, easy to munch on. I suppose the same could also be said of, say, celery sticks or something, right? Instead of munching on chips, I should grab some celery or an apple.
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One of the things to be aware of is that some things that you eat fool your body into thinking you have had enough, and others set up cravings. ( a lot of debate about diet drinks having the opposite effect, triggering your body to retain sugar/fat because your brain thinks it has taken some in. if I want a coke I drink a real coke).
I never liked the idea of celery since although it keeps me busy I never feel satisfied.
Apples satisfy my need for crunchy snacks and also are said to reduce appetite, plus give you a bunch of good stuff. I don't think you will ever get fat on apples because once you have too many you will dump it all back the other end out pretty quick
They tend to do a pretty good job of replacing coffee and donuts though, both in satisfying the belly and making you un-sleepy.
For me I find that if I have a big egg breakfast, I am absolutely starving by 10:00 and could eat a horse. I have no idea why. If on the other hand I have a giant bowl of oatmeal I am good until the evening. If I just have some toast and cereal my appetite is normal by noon. Weird.
I also find I need a lot of carbs in the early part of the day for energy but purposely avoid them in the evening.
I've often said that when I travel the healthiest meal I can find is a steak dinner. I just leave the baked potato alone.
What time you eat has an effect.
After a big workout you can get away with eating carbs and sugar because it goes straight to replenish the sugars that where stored in your muscles and are now gone. If you work out in the morning and eat pizza at night, it likely all ends up on your belly.