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When you start to lose weight, your body naturally wants to eat more because it thinks something’s wrong. It’s not getting the calorie intake it’s used to. That’s down to a hormone called ghrelin that rises when you lose just 1.5 percent of your body weight. That’s only 2 pounds for a 150 pound person. And that hormone sends out “I’m hungry” signals to your brain. The second reason it’s hard to stick to your diet: Stress. A recent study found that stress not only makes people eat more, it pushes them to binge on high-fat, high-calorie foods.

So, here are some hunger-fighting tips, courtesy of Women’s Health magazine:

First, adjust your eating time. If you eat lunch early, and you’re starving and binging by dinnertime, re-train your hunger hormones. In other words, gradually slide your lunchtime back 15 minutes every few days, until y

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