does anyone feel hungry sticking to their daily calories?

curvygirl512

I'm not really hungry when I watch my diet. I eat a lot of vegetables, and oatmeal every day for breakfast, sometimes with a teaspoon of peanut butter. It keeps me full until lunchtime. Mid afternoon, I need to have a snack like fat free pudding or yogurt, but it's usually something I would have eaten as a dessert for lunch if I had a longer lunch break. Finally, when I really can't afford the calories but am still hungry, I down a spoonful of soybeans (canned). They are hardly exciting, but they are full of good nutrients and they fill me up. I also use them on salads as a source of protein. With all that fiber, don't forget the water.

BrodiesMom2008

thank you so much to everyone for your help! i think i will reduce my goal to 1/2lb per week and try switching things i eat now to lower cal/carb options like getting yogurt and keeping frozen berries in the house to mix into it! i just used to the same yogurt my son ate before but i think i will buy us different kinds for each of us.

i am also trying to look up some lower cal dinner recipes too!

again thank you to everyone, your suggestions have been super helpful!

deathtaco

1) What made you decide to eat 1,200 calories a day (about)?
2) You are eating over 50% of your calories in carbs. I'd be hungry too.

If you're hungry, you need more food. Also eat more protein. All I really saw was: cereal, rice, muffins, cereal, etc.

hafdis

I remember in biology they said you digest greens faster but protein and carbs slower... ... meaning you feel fuller.. does that make sense?