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Homemade Appetite Suppressor

The only sure way to lose weight is to cut calories. This is extremely hard to do for most people for any length of time. If you are serious about weight loss, you might need an appetite suppressant to help you cut calories. Fortunately there are many natural appetite suppressants you can consume. You don't need pills or chemicals; you can make your own appetite suppressants at home using natural, healthy foods.

  1. Water or Broth

    • Water is a natural appetite suppressant. Next time you feel hungry, try drinking a large glass of water. Within a few minutes your hunger should disappear. This is a good reason to drink the recommended eight glasses of water per day. You can also drink hot vegetable or chicken broth; for a very few calories you will be full.

    Lettuce and Cabbage

    • Fill up on very low-calorie lettuce and cabbage. Add low-calorie salad dressing if you need more flavor. Have a heaping helping as a first course for your evening meal, and you won't eat as much of the higher-calorie main courses.

    Pickles

    • Most people don't think of pickles as an appetite suppressant, but a whole jar of pickles only has fifty calories. The crunch and the spicy taste can be very satisfying when you are hungry. Eat a couple of large pickles when you are feeling hungry, and you probably won't need or want to eat for a while.

    Apples

    • Apples are very good for you, and with their natural fiber will fill you up and stop you from eating more calories. An apple a day will help keep the excess calories away.

    Pine Nuts

    • Pine nuts contain pinolenic acid, which stimulates hunger-suppressing hormones in your body, which in turn signal the brain that you are no longer hungry. Eat a handful of pine nuts with a small meal and your hunger will be satisfied.

    Flaxseeds

    • Flaxseed is loaded with fiber, and the more fiber in your diet the slower your blood sugar rises, which helps control the hunger hormones. Flaxseeds have many other general health benefits as well.

    Green Tea

    • Researchers suggest drinking several cups of green tea per day to suppress the appetite; fortify it with green tea extract to lose extra body fat.

    Grapefruit

    • Eat half a grapefruit before each meal and you will lose more weight. Not only will it act as an appetite suppressant, but it may lower insulin, which causes the body to store fat.

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