The desire to snack in the evening is very tempting. These cravings can become excessive as a person may overdo it and eat unhealthy junk food to get rid of hunger pangs. But if you’re on a calorie deficit plan or a general weight loss journey, it could derail your goals.
Addressing this common issue, celebrity fitness coach Siddharth Singh, who has worked with stars like Tamannaah Bhatia, shares 3 ways one can reduce their evening hunger pangs.
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Here are three ways a fitness coach suggests a person can reduce their cravings:
1. Increase the amount of protein and fiber in nutrition
The first thing to do is to make sure that your day’s nutrition is not falling short. This means you need to start by revising your diet and adding two key essentials: protein and fiber.
The fitness coach explained the value they bring to your life, “Number one, increase the protein and fiber intake in your nutrition. Get more protein, get more fiber. It will keep you satiated for longer.”
2. Are you really hungry
The second point Siddhartha addressed was understanding the reasoning behind cravings, and knowing whether they are real or not.
“Ask yourself, are you craving because you’re hungry? Or is your craving because you’re bored or stressed? In such cases, think about standing up and walking for ten minutes,” he said. “Even if you’re in a small room, 99.9 percent of the time, usually after a ten-minute walk, you won’t crave anything anymore.”
Recognizing the difference between real hunger and emotional eating is the first step to controlling hunger pangs. You may be confusing your psychological hunger with physical hunger. As the fitness coach pointed out, walking is one way to reduce the intensity of emotional hunger. Walking helps reduce stress, so you have better clarity after a good walk.
3. Pre-planning
When you’re hungry, you reach for anything that’s around. But if you plan, you can take control of the situation before the cravings overwhelm you. Often, one does not think straight when hungry; Logic and tactics are the last things that come to mind when you are hungry.
Instead, the fitness coach suggested pre-planning. He explained using his own experience as an example, “If you know, like me, that you’re going to crave something around 5:30 in the evening, my craving is usually something crunchy and sweet, so I plan my breakfast like a bowl of Greek yogurt with some berries and maybe some granola. It’s going to give me high protein, it’s going to be healthy in my nutrition plan, and it’s going to ensure that my cravings are conquered. Be received.”
When you’re planning ahead, you start being more careful about what you eat, instead of rushing into anything.
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