Our regular readers know that I’ve been following a modified Paleo-Diet since the beginning of the year. What you might not know is one thing I’ve been reminded of that may help you if you’re interested in success. It’s this:
Staying hungry helps you stay hungry!
No duh, you say? Well, I just don’t hear a lot of people talking about this benefit of restricting your carbs, but I notice it every time I go on one of these regimens. When I’m hungry in the literal sense – as I usually am when I don’t eat carbs – I stay hungry in the figurative sense. And I bet you would, too.
Just as a reminder, I eat a LOT! The martial arts portion of my professional career requires me to exercise between 20 -25 hours a week, so I need calories to keep going, but I try to make sure to get them from unprocessed, whole foods whenever possible. I eat 4 – 5 meals a day containing modest portions of beef, pork, venison, poultry or fish, at least three types of vegetables at every meal, lots of fruit, and lots of nuts. As a result, I almost never feel stuffed, but instead find that I’m hungry again within 20 minutes.
And as a result of being hungry, I’m hungry for results, too. I find that I can focus quickly on tasks, especially those that are clearly geared toward getting results. It’s as if I’m replacing the drive for food with the drive for accomplishment. I think that’s called sublimation or something. All I know is that it keeps me from sleepily meandering through tasks. I’m getting a lot done.
I like it!
