I miss larger food quantities

fitoverfortymom

I miss big meals, too. I miss that fullness sensation. Some days are harder than others, for sure. Keeping a lot of veggies in the day does help. I know some people do intermittent fasting which puts all the daily calories in a smaller eating window so you get to eat a LOT of food in a shorter amount of time. I've toyed with it, but by 10am I am SO hungry, I must have something. The thought of blowing my eating window so early in the day doesn't really fit my lifestyle (like cooking and eating dinner with the fam).

It was harder at first for sure, but I've played with my portions and foods to get a manageable amount of the hunger under control and not have to rely on that full feeling to be done eating. It's definitely been my biggest challenge since I started losing in Sept.

VintageFeline

Another one who doesn't eat much fruit. In summer I'll go for strawberries and cherries because in season they're delicious and on occasion bananas but otherwise. Rarely at all.

I also go in for giant salads. Like a whole giant bag of salad leaves for one salad. I keep it basic. Some sort of flavoured lean meat/fish, a few tomatoes, some cucumber, down the hatch. If I have a few more calories to play with I'll add boiled new potatoes or boiled egg.

In winter I'll go with cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, asparagus in season, sugarsnap peas, courgette, squash etc. I also love a baked potato when I can fit it in, with just about anything on top. A little blue cheese mashed in, chilli, good old cheese, tuna and sweetcorn mayo. But I find potato incredibly filling.

Air popped popcorn for a snack.

And really, exercise so I can make those calories go much much further!

inertiastrength

I'm a volume eater so I tend to eat more vegetables and lean meat. I know I can eat whatever I "want" but since I prefer to eat a lot I eat rather clean. I can't live on 2 slices of pizza when I know I could have had a huge portion of vegetables a pork chop and garlic bread for the same or similar cals

Lizzy622

I have turned a tiny bowl of chili to a huge one by adding extra onion, bell peppers and celery. Extra veggies can up the volume for not too many calories.

Afura

I'm not a huge fresh veggie fan because I am admittedly less likely to make them if there's 'work' involved, but steamfresh bags of veggies I like, especially the plain kind (less calories, less crap ingredients, etc etc too), then I can add spices to them so they're not incredibly boring every day.

monicapiazza

Like everyone says, veggies, in huge amounts. Packed with fibre and alot of deliciousness when done right. I made tons of brothy soups with diced veggies (of anything I want/have) its filling because its mainly water and spices- broth but the veggies add crunch and more flavour. Its filling as you can eat alot of it!!

annette_15

I eat 3 meals and dessert every time, and all my main meals are at least 400-500g worth of food all within 1500 calories. Its all about the choices you make... I'm all about feeling fulll, so I will stuff myself silly with fruit and veggies aside from whatever else I'm eating

Ironandwine69

This is exactly why I practice IF. I would rather have a real one or two meals a day than tease myself with tiny meals/snacks.