forcing myself to eat?

Dfracassa

So I've been trying out this TDEE-25% cut for about two and a half weeks, and it seems to be working fine. I haven't lost any weight, but I feel more toned and someone today actually said I look thinner. So that's all right. I noticed I haven't been meeting my 1750 calories a day, though, for about a week, and I am wondering if I need to. For example, I bring oatmeal to work every day, but all this week, so far, haven't been hungry enough to eat it. Should I make myself eat?

Side question: I need more fiber. This is becoming clear. Suggestions?

Mom2M_and_O

Yes, I found that when I started incorporating even just small snacks into the morning or afternoon, my body started asking for them. So, it's not like you need to gorge yourself on food. Just add little bits here and there or add in a protein shake after a workout.

Fiber is an issue for me; something I've been consistently aiming for these last few months with some success. For me, I paricularly needed insoluable fiber which is most easily found in whole grains. I have found the best source has been a high fiber cereal in the morning. The cererals I've had good luck with are Fiber One and Go Lean High Fiber/Protein. I've eaten Fiber One nearly everyday for a few months now and it has helped significantly. I get the one that is like 47% daily value fiber. But the GoLean is really good, too. Not too sweet and it has a good bang of protein. Once I finish this box of Fiber One, I'm going back to the GoLean.

I've also been splurging on a good high quality whole wheat bread from a bakery here in town. It's a franchise actually (Great Harvest Bread Co). Their Honey Whole Wheat is great. They mill their own flour so it's a good source of whole grain and the fiber content is good -- 4 or 5 g per slice. My familiy doesn't eat much bread, so it's pretty much just for me. It also is a high calorie bread, so if you're having trouble meeting your calories for the day, it could be a good option for filling out your extra calories.

Apples and bananas are good fiber options. And those would be easy foods to fit into your day as snacks when you're not particularly hungry but need to add some calories.

I'm not great about eating fruits and veggies on a regular basis, but somehow I end up getting the rest of my fiber throughout the day.

Dfracassa

Thanks! I just went and prepared my oatmeal. Delish! I will keep adding, and hopefully that will help me get to my daily goals.

Greenrun99

As you slowly increase your intake, you will get hungrier and then expect to eat at that time (and eat more).. So with your oatmeal why don't you add some fruit or protein to the meal as well, yogurt or something.. then as you eat that for awhile you can add something else to increase your calories. Also eat a snack between breakfast lunch, and lunch dinner to boost calories.. It is important to eat all your calories, especially doing a 25% cut cause your already creating a pretty big deficit, not eating those calories means you may have a 30% cut.. And the last thing you want is a plateau cause you have a big deficit..

Fiber Fiber Fiber.. the thing everyone needs when eating tons of protein.. I like most others really have to focus on this to get that number up.. I add a fiber supplement to my protein shake, also vegetables are a goo source of fiber (Broccoli, peppers) and the big one I found is Sweet Potato that is packed.
Also if you eat cereal (I slowly have cut it out of my intake) Aldi's makes a high fiber cereal (kinda like a Koshi type but way cheaper) that has like 13g of fiber in a serving.. So if you like cereal and need fiber check out that cereal, I used to eat a type they had but then they started making this new one, after I gave up cereal.

Dfracassa

As you slowly increase your intake, you will get hungrier and then expect to eat at that time (and eat more).. So with your oatmeal why don't you add some fruit or protein to the meal as well, yogurt or something.. then as you eat that for awhile you can add something else to increase your calories. Also eat a snack between breakfast lunch, and lunch dinner to boost calories.. It is important to eat all your calories, especially doing a 25% cut cause your already creating a pretty big deficit, not eating those calories means you may have a 30% cut.. And the last thing you want is a plateau cause you have a big deficit..

Fiber Fiber Fiber.. the thing everyone needs when eating tons of protein.. I like most others really have to focus on this to get that number up.. I add a fiber supplement to my protein shake, also vegetables are a goo source of fiber (Broccoli, peppers) and the big one I found is Sweet Potato that is packed.
Also if you eat cereal (I slowly have cut it out of my intake) Aldi's makes a high fiber cereal (kinda like a Koshi type but way cheaper) that has like 13g of fiber in a serving.. So if you like cereal and need fiber check out that cereal, I used to eat a type they had but then they started making this new one, after I gave up cereal.

Thanks!! This is all good info. I know I don't want to hang around in this plateau I've been in for a couple years (srsly, years) so I'll keep working. I was thinking of bringing some cereals into the house (we never drink milk for some reason, so there's never any need for cereal) and this just cements it. I'll get some high-fiber cereals, some organic milk, and make sure to eat all my damn calories!