Filling low calorie foods/snacks/meals?

lapinu390

I seem to get hungry very easily and I cannot stand the sick empty growling feeling in my stomach so I end up overeating. The only food I discovered lately which keeps me feeling full is belvita milk and cereal biscuits, I can last for about 3 hours before I start feeling sick on those and about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours on everything else unless its a huge unhealthy meal like chinese takeout. Fruit and vegetables do not seem get rid of the feeling unless consumed in high quantities. Water just seems to make me feel worse when these feelings come on. I would greatly appreciate if anyone could give me some tips, thanks. Also, my daily calories are 1490 for a 1.5lb week loss. I could not cope on 1240 for a 2lb week lost. I burn 300 calories 3 times a week. I am 19, Female, 5'8" and 182lbs. Wanting to get down to 147-154lbs, thanks .

Sunbrooke

It would probably help to eat one big meal sometime around lunch, or before, and then lots of small ones. You also need to mix in a bit of fat and protein with you fruit and veggie snacks:

Big meals example: sauté half an onion, a diced Roma tomato, 1/2 cup broccoli, 2 mushrooms, hand full of arugula or kale in olive oil dump on tour plate, and top with one fried egg and one or two whites, or whites and 1/4 of an avocado. Add some cooked barley or brown rice if you like. All of those veggies are cheap right now (except arugula, but it is yummy sautéed with egg). I either add a generous shake of chili powder and a bit of Cheyenne and a pinch of salt, or in top with a dressing I keep around made with apple cider vinegar, a little honey, grain mustard, and evoo. I think this is under 300 if you don't go crazy with the oil.

Snacks:

Cut up grapefruit and put in a mason jar for easy access, hand full of almonds, tuna with some avocado ( fatty but good for you). Carrots with a little peanut butter or guacamole, steamed artichoke with a little Caesar vinaigrette, cut up broccoli and bell pepper topped with a spoon of Greek yogurt or cottage cheese (if you hate fat free, use 2 percent) sprinkle with curry powder and Cheyenne. Baked sweet potato with a dollop of sour cream or Greek yogurt and chili powder. If you like mushrooms, cook some whole with your favorite low cal vinaigrette, covered over low heat. Chill them and feel free to open the fridge door and eat one whenever you like. When you are watching tv make a whole pot of your favorite tea and set it in front of you. It may keep you from snacking too just because. An apple along with walnuts and a little dark chocolate. Cut up cucumber and tomato with a spoon of greek yogurt, some Italian seasoning, and some basalmic vinegar. Frozen cooked shrimp and cocktail sauce. Hard boiled egg with Tabasco. Look up some recipes for lentil dips and hummus. They are great for mini meals.

If you just started eating more fruits and veggies, you may experience some digestion problems. Look up info on detox diets (healthy, not the lemon juice kinds!). It's like how we crave friend foods and ramen when we are hung over, but our bodies really need electrolytes from fresh fruits and veggies. Stick it out and take it slow if you have to. Be sure to get plenty of easily digested grain like brown rice.

The meal I posted above is my usual after workout brunch. It is huge!! But it is relative low cal, fast, and packed with nutrition.

Hang in there!! You will start feeling better if you are eating clean.

missbirrell

Eat bigger meals.
Water will stave off hunger. Plain water might not but flavour it with a dash of squash or a slice of fruit and the flavour will trick your body into feeling less hungry.
Load up on protein and read up on slow release energy foods such as bananas and oats.
If all else fails, eat more and see what that does to your weight loss for a while.