A quick Google search of “appetite suppressant” offers a plethora of options to explore.
These are some of the things that pop up: Pills, Green tea, Lollipops, Fenugreek, Linoleic acid, Coffee, Exercise, Hot sauce, Avocado, Water, Vegetable soup, and Gummies. The list goes on, and on, and on.
We are led to believe that having an appetite is bad. In my opinion, this may be a bit dangerous since we can become afraid of our appetites. For many of us, we fear if we listen to our appetite we will never be able to control ourselves again. So, we try to suppress it; ‘to forcibly put an end to it,’ which is how suppress is defined. To avoid it, we numb it, with medication, supplements and drinks.
The reality is that the more we disconnect from our appetite, the more we disconnect from our bodies and from our inner and outer worlds. And if we are in need of physical nourishment, our appetite is a message from our body to remind us to feed it.
The only way we can truly suppress our physical appetite is with energy giving, life sustaining food. And if we try to suppress our appetite through lollipops or supplements we are more likely to engage in chaotic eating behaviours because our bodies are screaming for nourishment and will do what they can to keep us alive.
If we learn to tune into our appetite, to reframe it as a loving reminder from our bodies, then our body can learn to trust us and we can learn to trust it.
Appetite can take many forms though, so learning to differentiate between physical hunger and emotional/spiritual/ psychological hunger is also something to think about.
One of the most underrated muscles we should train?
I have been training for some time now and one of the most important things I have learnt is that you don’t go for strengthening just one part of the body and leaving another. As a young gym bro, I used to neglect my lower body and focus more on the flashier body parts like the arms and chest.
Never. Ever. Do. That.
First, start with legs. You need strong legs to support that muscular frame which you want. If you can do pushups with ease, make sure your pull ups are on the same page as well. If you think of building your chest muscles without building your back, you’ll just end up having a leaned forward body posture only to be accompanied by body pains on the upper body later.
Just working out your biceps won’t give you bigger arms. Work out biceps, triceps and forearms equally. The bottom line is: No muscle is underrated or overrated. Each muscle should be worked out equally.
