I must pay attention to foods!

hotpickles

Have you ever noticed some foods make you feel heavier, some foods fill you up quicker, while some foods you just plain overeat?

I have never ever ever been a breakfast person, and probably won't be. I'm just not hungry when I get up, and usually I crave a coffee anyways However, when I do eat, there's certain things that will keep me full and going, and others that just feel like I'm eating air lol.

So I'm taking careful inventory of how foods react with me. I overeat on carbs, and feel incredibly full and bloated after wards. Drinking lots of water de-bloats me (if that's even a word, LOL). Vegetables and fruits make me happy, full, give me energy, and make my skin feel great.

Does anyone else have similar experiences with food?

muth3rluvx2

These are great observations and the "notes" section in the food diary would be a great place to record this. I can't say I'm diligent enough that I pay attention to these things, but I know its true.

For example, one I *have* noticed (not with any intentionality though) is that pizza does NOT fill me up at all. I can eat an entire take-out pizza and be hungry again 2 hours later. I don't know why though. However, a bowl and a half of cereal can do me in. Weird, huh?

If I ever feel like being retentive enough, I"ll start tracking these things. :-)

Artistmom

Oh yeah. If I eat too much sugar, I get hot flashes, I don't sleep as well, I get hungry faster. I have been following a low carbohydrate diet for the past 8 months and definitely feel better. I need to focus on eating more veggies. I like them, but in the cold weather, they just don't appeal to me as much (eww a salad for lunch?) I know, I know, I should be eating more salads. One thing I can say about the low carb is that I eat more protein and I just don't get hungry. My cholesterol dropped 20 points too, even with eating eggs and bacon.

One thing about cutting out sugar (and that means pasta, rice, bread, etc) I don't crave it the way i used to! Funny how many people don't realize what food does to your body (good or bad!!)

Breakfast: I drink a nutritional supplement in the morning and I add a scoop of protein powder. So if you're not a morning breakfast eater, that may be a good alternative. It will give you body the protein it needs first thing in the morning.

Good luck with your food adventure!

hotpickles

I am considering decreasing the carbs. I know, I know, many people on here will say this is terrible and I should NOT do it, but all I can say is it has worked for me in the past. I didn't do a crash diet or restrict carbs altogether, but I did cut out breads, cereals, grains quite a bit, and felt a whole lot more energetic and less bloated.