Don’t let yourself get ravenously hungry

Although hunger is a natural physiological signal that should not be avoided, allowing yourself to get too hungry might lead to intense food cravings. When you're ravenously hungry, it's probably because you haven't eaten in a long time. As a consequence, your blood sugar levels may be low, leading your body to urge you to eat high-energy foods to bring them back up to normal.

When your blood sugar levels are consistent, on the other hand, you're less likely to experience intense food cravings. You don't have to eat every couple of hours to keep your blood sugar levels stable. Rather, pay attention to your hunger and fullness signals and feed your body when it needs fuel. If you want to lose weight in a healthy way, you simply need to eat 200-250 calories less every day; if you do that every day, you'll probably drop roughly 2 pounds of fat by the end of the week.