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One of the problems of weight loss is that one fears not getting enough. Possibly this is due to a primal urge rooted in the unconscious psyche from early ancestors who had to endure long periods without a meal.

But most of us do not have this problem unless we have experienced sever economic difficulty of not getting a paycheck or an unemployment check. If we do, most of us have families or friends who will always be happy to invite us for dinner. The embarrassing thing about this, however, is that we really may find ourselves eating far more than everyone else present.

Hopefully situations like these are far and few between. Nevertheless, just a few may have a lasting effect on some of us. They may actually be responsible for us not being able to return to a more normal set of eating patterns.

The three meals per day from the four food groups plan is what most would consider to be normal. These are individual meals spaced appropriately throughout the day to maintain energy levels and facilitate tissue repair. Most of us know that we need these and do not ask many questions about them unless they become interrupted. Then, the question of when do we eat dinner may become all too predominant..

Whatever the actual reason, some of us eat because of we unconsciously fear not getting enough. This is the fear of starvation, though that may be a little to extremely for most of us. It should be easy to see how this can reek havoc on a weight loss diet.

If this sounds like something you are experiencing, you might want to consider placing ate entire day's allotment of food on the kitchen counter. This should be a quantity which you know is enough for you for the entire day. Granted, one may think that he or she ought to get a dietitian's approval on this decision, but some reading and a lot of thinking can really go quite far to making this an daily self-recommendation. To counter the starvation fear phenomenon, one only needs to see a whole day's allotment of food right in front of him. He or she can  then divide it up in smaller meal quantities, never experiencing deprivation urges.

This is much like what is done for Olympic athletes. But it can work for the average person, insuring that he gets no more than what is needed for energy and for tissue repair. That can be the secret to staying on  a truly effective fitness and weight loss life style.