Help me be full!

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  • rotill
    rotill Posts: 244 Member
    Hello to you

    I had a look at your diary, and you have had some good advice here. I'll try to summarise it and add some hints as to why the advice may help you.

    1: Steel cut oat meal: this has more fiber than regular, quick oatmeal, and will help you feel full. I walso want to add that with all the bread you are eating, subways and pizzas, you should make sure to always use whole grain bread. It is not only richer in nutrients, it makes you feel full quicker and longer. Try to find bread with more whole grain than white flour, and with no or very little sugar added.

    2: Vegetables. They carry vital nutrients, important to help you feel more energetic, and also very important to keep your immune system working. Start trying out vegetables: get a cook-book and try them in different versions, until you find something you can tolerate enough to like. Until you have learned to enjoy it, just make yourself eat them. It is the best path to health and a strong and beautiful body.

    3: Drop all the snack bars and "quick" food fixes. If you want to live healthy, you need to learn exactly what your food contains, and you need to read about what it does to your body. Many of those bars are heavy on sugar and starch, and while they may work as an easy meal in an emergency, they mainly take up the space in your diet that could be filled with clean meat, clean fish, real vegetables and slow carbs.

    4: Learn to use whole grain versions of everything: Pasta, brown rice, bread - there are a lot of healthy options that will make you feel full.

    5: Get some solid meat and fish, at least one meal a day, or if you prefer the vegetarian version, cheese, beans and peas, and avocado. This is your best source of protein and fats - oh, that reminds me, remember to use vegetable oils for cooking, and drop the butter.

    I know this looks like a lot of work, if you are not used to cooking and preparing your own food, but one of your best gifts to your future self is to learn how to prepare the healthy food you need to stay strong and slim. It doesn't have to take a lot of time or be very fancy, but using fresh ingredients, cooking for yourself, is the best way to get the micro-nutrients that tend to be lacking from so much modern food. Which, again, is the cause of a lot of cravings.

    Good luck! :smile:
  • jenelizmin
    jenelizmin Posts: 47 Member
    Looking at your diary makes me hungry! Try and add in more real food. I've found that 2 hard boiled eggs is a lot more filling than a bowl of instant oatmeal. Add that with some cottage cheese or yogurt. Babybel and String cheese are quick and easy and more filling than chips from subway and you can throw in a 100cal package of nuts to go with it. Instead of peanut butter sandwiches, try peanut butter on celery. You get more food that way. Also, experiment with veggies. I used to dislike them. Growing up I thought the world consisted of 3 vegetables. Canned corn, canned green beans, and canned peas. No wonder I didn't like them. Experiment for yourself. Buy the frozen ones with seasoning that you only have to heat. You can dip all kinds of veggies in low cal hummus. If I'm really hungry I'll make a huge taco salad (without chips or just a little depending on where I'm at with calories). I allow myself a serving of meat, a serving of cheese, and all the lettuce, tomotoes, pico de gallo, salsa, and other veggies that I want. If I need some extra fat to fill me up then I'll add half an avocado. BTW avocados are very filling and much better than the quick meals/bars/etc.
  • fakeuntilumakeit
    fakeuntilumakeit Posts: 77
    Ha ha I was hoping this may be a suggestion, seeing as you gave some advisehope you don't mind me using you as sounding board but what do you think of increased protein? My intake says over today and all I've planned is smoked salmon 115grm (lunch) and 100grms chicken with other food of course e.g/ vegies/rice Is this to much then? I've heard that as you get older (I'm 35), your metabolism changes, trying to drop fat/ sugar carbs to meet daily recommended intake but like I said before I get quite shaky and never feel full. Lost 2.5llbs this week which is good but don't think sustainable as I feel unenergetic. Worked out 5 days so far this week about 200 minutes total. Is it still possible to eat more and loose weight with current exercise goal of 30 mins minimum a day (usually aim for 250 mins per week realistically) Thanks:smile:

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