Many times people do the mistake of taking satiety centers as appetite centers. After you eat foods, you feel thirsty because as a response to chemical reactions in your body, food enhances the thickness of blood. When your body actually requires water to dilute the thick blood, you shall try to quench your thirst by drinking plain water over calorie laden soft drinks or alcoholic beverages.

Prefer Eating Complex Carbs

Consumption of high carb foods fosters the release of protein namely “neuropeptide Y” which slows down your metabolism and enhances your appetite. Preferably, avoid the intake of high carb foods and make sure they don’t contribute more than fifty percent to your daily diet regime. Trim down the consumption of processed snacks and baked goods for they are opulent sources of high carbs.

Be Prepared for Contingency Cravings

Always be prepared with food items which can fulfill your contingency cravings because you never know when your unanticipated cravings hit you and make you splurge on foods. Always keep healthy foods such as nuts, fruits, veggies etc. in store to satisfy the mountain size cravings.

These simple tips shall keep you from bulking up extra pounds and thus will help you in maintaining the slender shape.