Getting really discouraged

How much protein a day are you eating????

I eat 100-130 grams a day of protein and 35-45 grams of fiber. This combination keeps me full all day. I find that if I'm full, I don't snack.

Good luck!

I have a fix for the starving part but it hasn't helped me with weight loss, so I'd like to see other peoples opinions as well. Basically I me set at the lowest settings and I am a stay at home mom. I workout 90 to 120 minutes a day during the week and on the weekends I take a really long walk with the kids. I have a HRM and I burn anywhere from 800 to 1200 calories doing this, plus grocery shopping once a week I push the cart with my daughter in it and I put my chunky son on me who is 30 pounds this takes two hours and I usually burn another 1000 calories, those are my cheat days since I have so many calories. You are from what I read anyways to eat half of your exercise calories. Well on a avg daily basis including my exercise calories I am allowed an extra 400 to 600 calories sometimes another 500 depending on the day. Basically at the end of the day if I am truly still hungry I head out on an hour walk with the kids and come back and eat. So this is how I have fixed my hunger and I hardly ever go over but not my real problem is my food choices and I haven't lost very much weight so I am sure your real food choices mean more then your calories but we are broke so unfortunately in order for me to eat my calories back, unhealthy is cheaper and easier

The best thing for feeling full is fibre and protein. Make sure you have each of them for every meal as that will help. Google good sources of these and add them to every snack as well. Also make sure to have breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner every day along with all that water!

I started MFP in November 2009 and kept logging everything, in fact I couldn't eat anything without running to log in to see how it would affect my daily totals. It took me until May 2010 to "get it" and find my own rhythm. Since May I've steadily lost 2 pounds per week.

This is not an overnight fix, it does take time to find your way. Be patient with yourself and log every little morsel. I learned more about myself from my bad days, and first number of months because I was completely honest, logging every bite. Only when you review this and track it can you figure out how to fix your personal demons.

Good luck!

I always have water with me, that tends to help. My mom used diet soda. When she ran out of calories, she would drink a diet soda and it would make her fill full ( I would do that all the time, a lot of sodium is bad too) I use Special k bars for my snacks. 90 calories and they keep my filled up. Little things like that or try fruits, fruits too help tokeep you not so hungry.
Kayla

Fiber. Fiber. Fiber. I like the Fiber One muffins! Fantastic for Breakfast! I carry fiber bars with me EVERYWHERE... Here are some other suggestions! Remember.. These are only foods high in fiber!

~ Fruits Serving size Total fiber (grams)*
Raspberries 1 cup 8.0
Pear, with skin 1 medium 5.5
Apple, with skin 1 medium 4.4
Strawberries (halves) 1 1/4 cup 3.8
Banana 1 medium 3.1
Orange 1 medium 3.1
Figs, dried 2 medium 1.6
Raisins 2 tablespoons 1.0

~ Grains, cereal & pasta Serving size Total fiber (grams)*
Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked 1 cup 6.2
Barley, pearled, cooked 1 cup 6.0
Bran flakes 3/4 cup 5.3
Oat bran muffin 1 medium 5.2
Oatmeal, quick, regular or instant, cooked 1 cup 4.0
Popcorn, air-popped 3 cups 3.5
Brown rice, cooked 1 cup 3.5
Bread, rye 1 slice 1.9
Bread, whole-wheat or multigrain 1 slice 1.9

~Legumes, nuts & seeds Serving size Total fiber (grams)*
Split peas, cooked 1 cup 16.3
Lentils, cooked 1 cup 15.6
Black beans, cooked 1 cup 15.0
Lima beans, cooked 1 cup 13.2
Baked beans, vegetarian, canned, cooked 1 cup 10.4
Sunflower seed kernels 1/4 cup 3.9
Almonds 1 ounce (23 nuts) 3.5
Pistachio nuts 1 ounce (49 nuts) 2.9
Pecans 1 ounce (19 halves) 2.7

~Vegetables Serving size Total fiber (grams)*
Artichoke, cooked 1 medium 10.3
Peas, cooked 1 cup 8.8
Broccoli, boiled 1 cup 5.1
Turnip greens, boiled 1 cup 5.0
Sweet corn, cooked 1 cup 4.2
Brussels sprouts, cooked 1 cup 4.1
Potato, with skin, baked 1 medium 2.9
Tomato paste 1/4 cup 2.7
Carrot, raw 1 medium 1.7


GOOD LUCK!! Keep your head up! Don't let the dirrrtttty little monster called "discouraged" get to you! Keep your head up & SMILE!!! :flowerforyou:

And when you are shopping, especially in the bread department, read lables.

You'd be amazed at how widely the fiber count is different in each type of bread. Stuff that looks like it would have tons has little and others that are "white" have an okay amount of fiber in them.

I felt hungry the first two or three weeks when I started counting calories and carbs in April. After about a month my body seemed to adjust to getting less. I eat several small meals a day and drink a glass of water before I eat. I also find that exercise (except for swimming) lessens my hunger for an hour or two after working out. I am 60+ and losing is really difficult for us women after the Big M because the metabolism slows down, but I have lost almost 30 pounds since April. I had to stop exercising for a while because I broke my ankle and injured my knee in July, but counting the calories and carbs seems to be the key and I continued to lose (more slowly) even without exercise. You can look at my food log if you'd like and see that I don't really deny myself foods I love, but I eat smaller portions and I don't eat high cal/carb foods every day.
Good luck on reaching you goal. Just remember to read labels when you shop and log in everything you eat and. "If you bite it, write it," and you'll do well. ( Look at the pictures on my profile page, (especially the ones of me in the cemetery) and you'll see me at 170 pounds, and I'm barely 5'2". I now weigh 142 and have 22 pounds to go to get to my "healthy weight" for my age and height.
janet