By Carlton Ryan Many of us eat too much. The average person would be healthier if they ate less everyday. Of course, doing so is hard. Among the myriad difficulties is hunger. If you try to eat less, you may feel as if you are starving much of the time.

It’s a difficult concept to accept. When I first started running, I thought I had to give 100% effort with every training run and run as many miles as I possibly could to realize fitness gains.