I'm hungry. How am I meant to continue this?

ElJefeChief

blankiefinder wrote: »

DrEnalg wrote: »

Honey is basically just sugar. I would avoid it completely, particularly if you're trying to master low-carbing. If you like sweetening things, splenda works just fine, or you can go with stevia if you're paranoid about "artificial" sweeteners.

I re-read all the OPs posts here, and no where does she mention wanting to go 'low carb'?? And she doesn't need to go low carb to lose weight. If that works for you, great, but that doesn't mean that everyone else wants to go that path.

Sugar is not the devil.

Oh, I got confused. I thought she had mentioned she was trying to low carb.

Sure, sugar's not the devil. I had a bunch of grapes for lunch today, in fact (a rare treat for me - but they were "cotton candy" grapes, very rarely seen at my neighborhood Costco!). I certainly try to limit my sugar intake and tend to be a low-carb eater myself (I avoid bread, candy, processed sugary foods) but my main emphasis is on limiting calories and emphasizing high impact exercise.

There is plenty of science to suggest that simple sugars tend to cause insulin levels to spike, which then can increase subjective hunger. So, spiking yogurt with honey might not be the best way to go if controlling hunger is what one is shooting for. The other recommendations (emphasizing protein, fiber, and hydration) are also good too - and this is regardless whether someone is a "low carb dieter" or not.

pineapple_jojo

Kalikel wrote: »

Eat healthier foods.

If you try to eat 1350 calories of veggies in a day, you'll be stuffed and probably not be able to hit the goal. Fruits, veggies, whole-grain bread, etc. You should be able to stay quite full, especially if you're not active.

What Kalikel said! Basically more non-processed foods you eat the better, try a giant salad or vegetable soups, plenty of veg and lean protein (chicken, fish, quorn). These things (especially the protein) will keep you full and keep the hunger at bay!

Given that you can't move about much I would steer clear of healthy but calorie dense foods such as nuts and avocado, there is nothing wrong with them but if your case you can't eat very much of them if you can move about much and you won't be able to eat enough of them to keep you full.

Good luck!

Edited for typo.

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MamaBirdBoss

1.) Eat more bulk.
2.) You can exercise without standing up. Do chair exercises.

There are very few chronic illnesses that are not improved by gentle exercises. And with those, you usually shouldn't be dieting at all!

livingleanlivingclean

I have no issues with carbs, or sugar, and would eat them plentifully.... If I had the calories that allowed me too. If I was on such low cals as you, I personally wouldnt be "wasting" calories on dried fruit, honeyed yoghurt, cereal or grains. They use up calories that could be better used on other foods that would provide more satiety .

I would eat fresh fruit, plain yoghurt (flavoured with protein powder for extra protein) and choose more non starchy vegies - leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, capsicum, mushrooms, eggplant, tomato, cucumber, Celery, cabbages, green beans, spaghetti squash etc

Butternut squash isn't too bad, similar in taste but better than pumpkin for carbs.

I would eat more than the recommended protein and fat.... These are just minimums and, along with good fiber, will keep you feeling more satisfied

stargirl85

MoiAussi93 wrote: »

stargirl85 wrote: »

Well I have 2portions of frI haveit a day and some veg. One of them being strawberries so that sounds good!
By non starchy veg is that anything other than potatoes?
Well I'm not extra low on protein. Sometimes it's the right amount and sometimes it's a bit less. The fat seems to be a bit higher than it should be BUT a fair amount is unsaturated like nuts avocado. Oh 1egg seems to take up a lot of the rec. Fat allowance. And I gave a bit of ham in the omelette with the veg in so that's a bit of protein.

I honestly think those of you who say 'that's what's to be expected as ur in deficit' and it's not a major thing to be worried about are probably right. Im new to this. Just somehow need to up the protein without the fat except many things with protein in have fat in too!

I have cut down on the amount of sugar I ate A LOT. I do still have Greek yoghurt with honey so mayb I need to get the unsweetened one. And raisins are in my cereal (not many) when I have one.

Non starchy vegetables are most of the green veggies, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions. The common ones with a lot of starch are potatoes, corn, peas, pumpkin. I'm not saying you should never eat starchy vegetables, but just take into account that they have more calories than things like broccoli and spinach. So if you're hungry, you can fit more of the low calorie, high fiber non starchy type into your calorie goal.

I also am not sure what you have your fat/protein/carb macros set to. If you are using the mfp defaults, I think they are 50% carb, 30% fat, 20% protein. You should think about changing these...experiment and find what works best for you. A lot of people on here move their protein higher and make their carbs lower. Fat...people have radically different approaches. Some move it a little lower, some go much higher. some stay at 30%.

If you cut the carbs to 40%, you could either move your protein to 30%, or move protein to 25% and fat to 35%. Either option would likely make you feel more full, and those numbers are still within the standard dietary guidelines most of the major medical organizations use....so you wouldn't be doing anything that is generally considered unusual.

On the greek yogurt with honey...you could try the plain. But if you really prefer it with the honey, a little honey is fine. It won't do much to keep you full though. But maybe you could try keeping the honey, and reducing something else that is carby. It doesn't have to be an all or nothing approach.

Finally...being hungry occasionally is to be expected. But if you are hungry constantly...real hunger, not just an urge to snack, then you should change something. Either change what you eat or eat a little more. Sometimes an extra hundred calories can make a big difference.

I'm going to have to look up the starchy /non starchy veg a bit more. My tummy doesn't agree with onions and I don't like mushrooms. I eat carrots a lot, sweetcorn, cucumber, beetroot.

Need more broccoli and spinach esp as my iron looks extremely low on here and it took years for me to get it up to low normal (with contraceptive injection to try and lessen my periods as diet and iron supplements seemed to make no difference).

I am not hungry all the time.
Yes I'm on the default macros.
Does look like I need to up my protein a bit still.
Still eating a lot less sugar than I used to. I think a lot of what I'm having now is coming from fruit.

I am not trying to master low carbing!
At the moment I am trying to master not eating a ton of sugary snacks lol.

Yes I would initially agree. However I have had this condition 15years,half my life. Also, eating less sugar and binging less is trying to be more healthy.

@aemely @callsitlikeiseeit
I wish I could exercise, take a walk, go to the shops. These are things I have not been able to do for over a decade. I try to do some gentle stretches from my bed as advised and occasionally get in the chair but the other day I did this and watched some of a film and it was too much and I was getting seizures and dead to the world for a couple of days.

Can't remember who said, but this thing says 1200 call for 1lb and 1350 for half a pound. I know that from September onwards it will be colder and I will probably be cooked meals with more calories and no salads, so I think I will stay on what I am and then up it a bit. It may vary a bit depending on how I'm feeling and the day.

I cannot imagine not eating ice-cream once thi summer aaltho I am scared of the calories. So I will have a little.

stargirl85

I have not read all the posts on the second pageyet but I need to rest so I will do before long!

mbaker566

shadowfax_c11 wrote: »

Also pickles! Pickles are really low in calories so you can eat a substantial portion and they have the salty/crunchy munching on potato chips sort of mental reward.

It does get easier in time.

this is all true but with pickles sometimes they have your body retain water because of all the sodium

it does get easier over time

TiJoGa

When you're first getting started you're hyper aware of your food and/or lack of. Maybe starting a new hobby or activity would help take your mind off the food you aren't eating.

arabianhorselover

stargirl85 wrote: »

I'm not used to being hungry. And I'm gettingmore Hungry as the days go on. Not been two weeks yet. How do I keep this up? Its 1200 calories if I'm aiming for 1lb loss a week and 1350 if it's half a pound.
I can't exercise as I can rarely stand up due to an ongoing illness that us in a severe form and I don't have the strength to sit up long either (using phone in bed). I don't want to make myself more ill.

So sorry to hear of your illness. It must be very difficult for you.

headofphat

Sometimes you have to do a little suffering to let your body find it's new norm.

I know you're hungry and you want to eat but let me ask you this....when you weren't watching your calories and gaining weight did you ever eat even when you weren't hungry? Probably so. Bad choices got you where you are, now your good choices are going to come with a little pain at first. The truth is when you change your lifestyle and eat right your body will adjust and you won't be hungry all the time. As a matter of fact, I'm rarely hungry. I generally eat because I know that I'm supposed to be eating something not because I'm feeling hungry.

Power through it, you'll like the results better than giving into temptation and having regrets.

MKEgal

stargirl85 wrote:

Its (sic) 1200 calories if I'm aiming for 1 lb loss a week and 1350 if it's half a pound.

If you have so little to lose to get to a healthy weight/BMI, aim for 0.5 lb per week maximum.
1 lb per month would be reasonable.
If you're already at a healthy weight/BMI, it's going to be even harder to lose weight.

At 5'3", a healthy weight range is 105 - 135 lb.
http://www.shapeup.org/bmi/bmi6.pdf

At 30 yo and inactive, that would mean a calorie range of 1206 - 1342 to maintain weight.
https://www.bcm.edu/cnrc-apps/healthyeatingcalculator/eatingCal.html
That calculator from the Baylor College of Medicine will also tell you how many servings of the food groups
you should eat to maintain weight.

To lose weight, cut 250 cal/day from maintenance.

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I can't exercise ... I don't want to make myself more ill.

You don't need to exercise to lose weight, just eat fewer calories than your body needs to run.
Exercise helps you be healthy, fit, strong, etc., and is essential to maintaining weight loss.
Talk with your doctor about what's reasonable to expect to be able to do (both for exercise & as a weight goal).

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from September onwards it will be colder and I will probably be cooked meals with more calories and no salads

Or you can tell your caregiver(s) what you want to eat. They work for you, right?
If they're unwilling to follow orders, get new caregivers.
You could also get your doctor to tell their agency to tell them to feed you healthier foods.
Or, eat less of what you're served when it's high-cal or unhealthy.

Aim for high bulk & low calorie.
In summer, gazpacho would be tasty & low-cal. For cooler weather, heat up your vegetable soup.
Salads in any weather, but beware of the high-cal toppings: cheese, regular salad dressing, etc.
Lean proteins work in any season: chicken, trimmed beef or pork, fish, beans, lentils, eggs.
Lotsa vegetables, though go easy on the simple starches (go for yams instead of white potatos, for example -
more nutrition, more fiber, slow carbs).



Helpful links/info:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants


For a discussion/explanation of healthy macro ranges:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/1/1/T1.expansion.html

carbs, 45 - 65% of calories (4 cal per gram)
fat, 20 - 35% of calories (9 cal per gram)
protein, 10 - 35% of calories (4 cal per gram)

For 950 cal/day (that's maintenance - 250), that would be:
carbs 428 - 618 cal (107 - 154 g)
fat 190 - 333 cal (21 - 37 g)
protein 95 - 333 cal (24 - 83 g)

Going higher on the fat & protein will help you feel less hungry for longer.
Try to get the carbs from high-fiber low-cal foods.

KANGOOJUMPS

drink water, lots

JMC3Terp

When I'm hungry I drink and eat more often. 8-10 cups a water every day and 5-6 small meals are ranging around 200 calories each and spread about 2 to 3 hours apart.

MKEgal

If you want to snack, find things which are low-cal, high in mouth feel, take a long time to chew, etc.

Yesterday with lunch I had an 8-oz bag of sugar snap peas dipped in several T of fat-free ranch dressing.
Took me a while to eat, had flavor, crunch, small pieces kept my hands occupied...

Pretty much any non-starch veggie will do, and there are a variety of fat-free salad dressings for dipping.
Or if you have some calories to spare, hummus (with most veggies) or peanut butter (with celery) are good.

Again, low-cal soup is helpful. It fills you up with heavy water, gives you nutrition.

GoDrink

Good Thread... im not hungry because I eat lol... my concern is what to eat....i need satisfying tasy low to.moderate calorie ideas lol

stargirl85

MamaBirdBoss wrote: »

1.) Eat more bulk.
2.) You can exercise without standing up. Do chair exercises.

There are very few chronic illnesses that are not improved by gentle exercises. And with those, you usually shouldn't be dieting at all!

I am doing stretches from my bed. I don't think it's burning calories but it's a step in the right direction for my health.

stargirl85

headofphat wrote: »

Sometimes you have to do a little suffering to let your body find it's new norm.

I know you're hungry and you want to eat but let me ask you this....when you weren't watching your calories and gaining weight did you ever eat even when you weren't hungry? Probably so. Bad choices got you where you are, now your good choices are going to come with a little pain at first. The truth is when you change your lifestyle and eat right your body will adjust and you won't be hungry all the time. As a matter of fact, I'm rarely hungry. I generally eat because I know that I'm supposed to be eating something not because I'm feeling hungry.

Power through it, you'll like the results better than giving into temptation and having regrets.

Yep I actually thought of this myself. (thumbs up symbol... There isn't one)