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ocean26

throughout the day I get hungry a lot between meals. so this is my "routine"- can you help me with it?

breakfast: kellogs special k original cereal with 1% milk
snack- apple
lunch- turkey and lettuce on a small peeta
snack- 30 baby carrots (packaged)
snack- banana
snack- celery with a little bit of peanut butter
dinner- chicken marsala with vegetables and a large salad

am i eating too much? too little? and can you eat TOO much vegetables? because thats my go-to food for hunger

ocean26

throughout the day I get hungry a lot between meals. so this is my "routine"- can you help me with it?

breakfast: kellogs special k original cereal with 1% milk
snack- apple
lunch- turkey and lettuce on a small peeta
snack- 30 baby carrots (packaged)
snack- banana
snack- celery with a little bit of peanut butter
dinner- chicken marsala with vegetables and a large salad

am i eating too much? too little? and can you eat TOO much vegetables? because thats my go-to food for hunger

kerrilucko

how many calories is that? You might consider more whole grains, and a bit more dairy :flowerforyou:

johnblake

how many calories is all that stuff? are you working out?
last over eating is just that to many calories coming in and not enought going out.

aprilvet

Your calories look low.:noway: You should not be eating less than 1200 cals per day. If you exercise, EAT MORE!!!:bigsmile: Eat back most, if not all of those exercise calories. My main comment on your foods is-- where's the fat? Fruits and veggies are great, but alone will not sustain you or keep your hunger at bay. Try adding a little protein and fat to each of your snacks!

ocean26

I'm supposed to be in the range of 1200 calories a day

kerrilucko

how much do you weigh and how tall are you? are you adding in extra calories when you exercise? 1200 is extremely low, and if that's what you're eating you MUST eat back your exercise calories. Also if you are not very overweight, I'd recommend you raise your calories. very large individuals can stand to do 1200 cals a day because they have a lot of fat reserves to draw from. smaller people do not.

FitnessGeek

I agree the calories look a bit too low, but I did not calculate it.

I would add in some yogurt more regularly to your diet, and instead of celery and peanut butter you could do 1 tbsp peanut butter on a slice of whole grain bread since you don't have many grains.

As far as protein goes, it looks to me like you would be getting plenty from the milk, chicken, and peanut butter.

I too have the Special K cereal for breakfast almost everyday, but I have to add in a few blueberries for extra YUM!

I wish I liked raw vegetables enough to make it my go-to snack! I'm stuck on chips & salsa.

MacMadame

Protein-based snacks hold me longer than carb-based snacks.

It took me a while to change my thinking about snacks. My snacks were things like fruits and veggies and Yoplait low-fat yogurt. When I changed my snacks to hard-boiled eggs, string cheese, nuts, etc. I was able to cut out half my snacks without being hungry. I still have yogurt, but now I eat greek yogurt with twice the protein and 1/4 the carbs of Yoplait.

MyaPapaya75

throughout the day I get hungry a lot between meals. so this is my "routine"- can you help me with it?

breakfast: kellogs special k original cereal with 1% milk
snack- apple
lunch- turkey and lettuce on a small peeta
snack- 30 baby carrots (packaged)
snack- banana
snack- celery with a little bit of peanut butter
dinner- chicken marsala with vegetables and a large salad

am i eating too much? too little? and can you eat TOO much vegetables? because thats my go-to food for hunger

I would add in a bit more fruit possibly with breakfast maybe have some whole grain crackers with your apple and banana or nuts. Maybe some cubes of cheese and fruit with your lunch.. Im on a 1200-1400 as well ..good luck in your journey ..u seem to be doing fine just need to add in a few things