Whats the best way I can shrink my stomach? ............ I want to shrink my stomach so that I don't eat such large portions anymore. I used to eat a lot less and feel full, but a period of binge eating when due to emtional reasons has stretched my stomach and i seem to binge not knowing when i'm full. Whats the best way I can shrink my stomach? Eg, going for long periods without food, or eating small amounts regularly?
in order to shrink your stomach you should start eating small portions throughout the day instead of one big beal. That way you can keep your metabolism running all day. If you do not eat for long periods, your body metabolism will slow down and you will be dehydrated and have no energy
hey im not sure on this one, i always though restricting what you eat over a period of days is a good way to shrink your stomach. Try drinking a glass of water before meals too, gives you feeling of feeling full which only lasts for a short while. i'll be watching this one!
Eating small amounts regularly which means your stomach is never hungry. Another tip is to eat slowly, this gives the food time to reach your stomach before you have finished eating and it will tell you it is full. If you gobble your food it doesn't have time to reach your stomach and you think you are still hungry. If you have stretched your stomach then you will probably have to do some situps to tone your stomach muscles.
The stomach contains stretch receptors. As the stomach reduces in size when it empties it sends a message to the brain saying 'I'm hungry'. Over a period of time the stomach enlarges and this results in more food being required to 'feel full', but as soon as the stomach starts to empty that message gets sent to the brain saying 'feed me'! The basis behind stomach stapling and gastric banding etc is that the part of the stomach which contains these stretch receptors is isolated from the rest of the stomach to form a smaller pouch. Therefore, it stretches to fullness sooner (so you feel full after a much smaller meal) plus the band or staples reduce the size of the outflow so that food empties more slowly. This means the time taken for the stretch receptors to tell the brain 'I'm hungry' increases. So, food input decreases leading to a decrease in weight. Are you with me so far? You need a plan...... 1. Reduce your portion sizes. Over a period of a week or so your stomach will reduce in size. You may feel hungry initially but over time you will become used to the smaller portion sizes. Follow the tips below to reduce those hunger pangs. 2. Eat food that 'fills' you up. Protein is really good for this so eat good quality free-range chicken and fish etc. High-fibre foods also bulk you out. 3. Foods with a high glycaemic index (GI) (refined sugars, cakes, sweets, white breads etc) all speed-up the rate at which the stomach empties - therefore the stretch receptors send those messages to the brain saying "feed me" sooner after meals. 4. Foods with a low GI, for example high-fibre foods, fruit, veg and meat all delay gastric emptying - so eat more of these. The above tips are useful for anyone who wishes to lose weight. Don't look at it as a diet otherwise it won't work. It's better to change your eating habits and let the weight drop off gradually. If you lose just 2lb a month then that is still almost 2 stone in a year. Losing just 10% of your current body weight reduces your risk of diabetes dramatically. Exercise drives sugar into cells so helping to reduce the blood sugar levels and can stave off glucose intolerance or even type II diabetes itself so increase your activity levels. A walk with the dog every day is better than sitting flicking your bean to Trisha on the telly! Good luck!
generally to just eat less over the day and after about 3 weeks your stomach will start to get used to the lesser amounts of food. As long as you don't keep eating loads because you feel hungry then you'll be fine. There's alot of people who say to eat little regularly but I think this encourages a higher level of eating as it requires more self discipline to keep the portions down. What I do is to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner: and that's it, unless I'm extremely hugry then I'll eat a piece of fruit once a day. Also make sure these meals aren't too excessive, one bowl of cereal, a sandwich and piece of fruit then a medium sized cooked meal is enough.
