Advice needed- how do you stick to your calorie goal ?

charliejenny

Sorry to butt in on someone else's post but can I thank the comments I've had to my post. I think if nothing else it would be am using to write my comments of hunger down...let's see what I come up with...my book begins tomorrow lol

Its nice to know others are hungry to...sometimes I feel a bit embarrassed to admit it xx big up to all the hungry hippos out there lol xx rumbles in my tummy...bring it on!!!

SLLRunner

You're eating a lot snacks. Even though some of them are healthy I get the impression that you are grazing all day long. That's not going to be a good way lose weight.

And unless you are logging as you eat them, it's very easy to forget one. For example if some one brings cookies to work and you pop one into your mouth on the way pass the goodie table.

Grazing will not hurt at all as long as the person stays within their calorie goals. Some people are grazers.

CattOfTheGarage

Things which help me:

>>> Up the veg. You can eat a load of that for very few calories and it's good for you too. Start looking for veg-heavy recipes you like - my fallbacks are veg curry and stews with double or triple veg and half carbs (so half the amount of rice, potatoes, dumplings etc)

>>> More protein. It fills you up. I eat a lot of eggs, they make good breakfast or light lunches when calories are tight, I also like cottage cheese, so that's good for filling snacks.

>>> Watch the carbs. I'm not a low-carb person, but they are where most of my calories come from, so reducing them a bit is an easy way to cut the calorie total of any meal without feeling deprived. Also, too much carbs makes me hungry; white/simple carbs especially (white rice, white bread, sugar) make me nibbly, so I try to limit them a bit. Again, I'm not into low-carb as such, it's just a question of moderation.

>>> Find what fills you up. That can be quite individual. An oatcake will keep me going for hours, but someone else might find that too carby and makes them hungry. We are all different.

>>> Plan. I don't do this all the time, but if I'm having a hungry day and think I might go over, I log my meals in advance so I can see where the problems will come in and find solutions.

>>> Exercise. My net calories are too low for me to comfortably stick to as well (1360) so I try to get some exercise in most days so I can eat a bit more. It's not too hard to earn an extra couple of hundred calories by walking or cycling, and that makes all the difference for me. On days I don't exercise, I nearly always go over.


Don't stress it. It takes time to learn what satisfies you and how to stick within your goal without feeling hungry. It's a process of learning about food and your body, and it can be very rewarding, if frustrating at times. Read up advice and tips, experiment, you'll get there.