Seriously….how much pizza could you eat if you really tried?
Or cake…like snack cakes or birthday cake? Could you eat a lot of that sort of thing?
Or how about something more healthy…like salad?
Could you eat a lot of salad?
My brother Harry was a vegetarian for a while…..
It was fun to go out to lunch with him.
He would order the ‘all you can eat’ salad bar and make soooo many trips!
“Aren’t you full yet?” I would ask…
“Kinda, but not really.” He would answer…. “Now I’m just basically eating for sport.”
What he meant was that while his belly was feeling full…..he still wasn’t satisfied….it was like trying to fill a bottomless pit –he could never quite fill up.
I’m like that with pizza…
My children used to really laugh at how much pizza I could eat…..like I was trying to fill a bottomless pit too
There’s a reason that things like bread, pasta, pizza, cakes and cookies never seem to fill us up….
It’s the same reason we always feel hungry an hour after eating ‘Chinese food’ too
The reason is hormonal, believe it or not.
See there’s this hormone that’s released by the small intestine that sends a signal to the brain saying “Hey! We’re all set down here! We have enough food now, thank you!”
If your brain doesn’t get that signal…..your body never feels fully satisfied…somehow you think you can eat more…that maybe you SHOULD eat more…
Most folks will just keep eating and eating and eating …until they actually ‘decide’ to stop eating, or until the stomach becomes distended and the GI cavity becomes uncomfortably full.
The hormone that is supposed to signal the brain to stop eating is called cholecystokinin….or CCK for short.
CCK is a wonderfully simple and effective hormone.
It’s really great to feel satisfied after eating a meal –completely satisfied, fully nourished and very happy …..without feeling uncomfortable or that we just ate too much, isn’t it?
I mean….it seems like that’s the feeling we’re looking for when we eat, right?
And that’s exactly what CCK does for us!
So how do we release more CCK?
Eat protein and healthy fats!
It’s that simple.
CCK is only released when protein and fats enter the duodenum, which is the small tube-like structure leading from the stomach to the small intestine.
When enough protein and fat have entered the duodenum, CCK is then released and the brain gets the signal that we’ve had enough to eat.
Wouldn’t that be a great feeling to have each and every time we had a meal?
Well….we can!
The plan is simple and easy to follow:
□ Eat lean protein and healthy dietary fats with every feeding –you won’t feel satisfied otherwise
□ If you feel hungry….your body needs protein and healthy dietary fats -they’re the only foods that truly satisfy your body’s needs
□ Always begin your meals with protein and healthy dietary fats -eat your PROTEIN FIRST
□ Don’t rush. Chew your food well …and allow your food enough time to travel from the stomach to the duodenum before you decide you need more….let your body decide
□ Nourish your body with the food it needs! You will be rewarded with good health, a sense of satisfaction and a feeling of all around well being
To your good health!
~Paul
Paul D’Arcy
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