[Illusion]

Originally Posted by Coda

Even better than water, drink tea -- real tea (black, green, white, oolong) is best but herbal teas and red tea (which is actually rooibos) are still good. The fluids well help promote a sense of having something in your stomach, and the caffeine in tea will further suppress your appetite making you less likely to eat extra snacks and more likely to keep your portions under control. If you subscribe to the theory that antioxidants are good for you (it's under debate in the scientific community) tea is pretty good on that front too.

If you feel like you need a snack, drink tea or water, and possibly chew some gum. That will reduce your calorie consumption while helping address the craving for food.

Also, you're going to have to force yourself to endure being hungry for the first couple weeks of a new diet. Your body will react to the reduced calorie intake by making you feel hungry -- this will pass in time but you're going to have to stick through it at the beginning.

Well said, I need to work on eating.. *gulp*
Vegetables....
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