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i went to look at your food log but it is not able to be seen you have it set on private...but dont worry so much of going over on the protein..maybe try to drink water before your meal..and see if that helps ya feel fool..I read a thread on here one time that said that our mind gets confused on if it is hungry or lacking water...I have began drinking alot more water and I can not hardly even eat 1200 calories anymore..I am having a very hard time getting to 1200 on most days...Hope this helps!!

How much were you eating before? If you feel deprived you're less likely to stick with the program. As this is not a "diet" but a lifestyle change it's ok to make small changes and work towards your goal of 1,200 calories. Everybody is different. For me, my love of food is my biggest motivator to exercise so I can eat more :blushing:

If you want others to look at your food diary, you've got to go into your Settings, choose Diary Settings from the menu and at the bottom there is an area where you can make your diary public.

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Try not to let yourself go more than about four hours before eating again - try a high protien snack part between breakfast and lunch and again between lunch and dinner. I also used to be a "once a day" eater - just for the time saving of it all. Now I am eating five times a day and if I make sure that I have a bit of protien (an egg or 8 almonds) I stay full for longer.

When you wernt eating on a regular basis your body was probably keeping itself in starvation mode - It wouldnt tell you that you were hungry because it didnt know if there was food coming or not! Now that you have food coming into your body on a more regular basis, and getting it used to the fact that it is going to be fed and its not starving, your body is going to start demanding what it wasnt getting before (regular meals). Also 8 glasses of water a day - EVERY DAY - get used to knowing where all of the public washrooms are also alot of people dont recognize that if you drink say 8oz of coffee you have to drink an additional 16oz, on top of your 8 glasses, to make up for the caffine!

Well, I'm no expert but it seems to me that you eat some very calorie dense items and then you don't have calories left for in between. For most people it seems to work better to eat 4-6 times a day, and add more things that have a lot of bulk but not many calories, like vegetables and fruit. But if you're used to eating only once a day you just might have to give yourself time to change.