Curving Cravings and HUNGER!!

I busy myself with housework, crossword puzzles or exercise so I can eat more.

I eat six times a day so I can space out my food throughout the day. as far as sugars go, have a yogurt or fruit.

I have so many hobbies/jobs/activities I have little time to snack outside of meals. That works for me. ^_^ Stay busy!

Okay, first off, I'm not trying to starve myself. Rather, I am reducing how much I eat in a day, and trying to eat proper portions. Today was my first day trying to curve the need to eat. I have drank a TON of water. But yet I feel so hungry still, even though I ate a full day's worth of food, I know I did. I just want to eat MORE. How do you distract yourself and limit yourself? I find it way harder than I thought.
Today I was doing good till I found a package of cookies and I COULD NOT HELP MYSELF. I only ate two, so still limited to a serving, but my goal is to eat healthy. How do you tell yourself NO?
And lastly, I have issues with low blood sugar. Today, with eating normal portions and cutting bad sugars out, I was weak, shaky, and tired. What do you suggest to replace the sugars?

Were those cookies laced with arsenic? No? Then you're fine.

Two cookies IS healthy. I promise. Unless those two cookies always lead to a sugar-binge later (which clearly they didn't, seeing as you were able to eat a reasonable portion then stop) there is nothing wrong with a treat that fits into your goals.

If you restrict yourself to "healthy" foods (which in all actuality means exactly NOTHING, since the term is so subjective) all you're doing is setting yourself up for failure since you're sure to crack eventually, and will serve nothing but to make you feel like crap about yourself for said "failure".

I just tell myself when I feel like that, that its the time I am losing weight. That helps me. I know its go time and I don't want to mess it up by regretting what I'm about to eat.
Nutrition is important. Make sure you get enought protein throughout the day.
Empty carbs will just make you hungrier.
Get rid of the tempting junk and keep lots of appealing veggies and fruit at hand.
You need to have something you love everyday. Even if its a small amount.
Good luck. You can do this!

Edit to say that the shaky feeling is only temporary. Its your bodies way of rebelling and trying to get you to supply it with the calories its used to getting. Stay your course.
AND congrats for only eating two cookies! That is a success story in itself!:flowerforyou:

Gums, water, doing something to distract myself... workout?

I actually never thought about using puzzles. I am an eschooler, so I spend my days at my computer and it makes it hard because when I get bored with school, I just get hungry and it is soooo easy to eat a whole bag of chips in one sitting when you're in front of a computer! I actually have a puzzle book I got a few years ago for Easter-I guess now is the perfect time to crack the spine! (:

I do the same things. I am a full time student so I have allot of down time doing homework. It is so easy to grab a snack from the kitchen while I sit there doing it. Another time that I find myself struggling is when I am driving. I try to go back roads to school so that I do not drive past any fast food places and I avoid the snack/vending machines at school also (I do not even take money into the school with me). Some days I find that I am stronger than others and there are days that I break down. Lately it has been really hard to get back on track and I am having a hard time finding my routine again. While I want this weight loss and getting healthier to be my #1 priority, school seems to always outrank it.
I graduate on May 10 and when I ordered my graduation gown, I ordered it with the intention of losing 20 lbs. I think that is realistic and hopefully setting some sort of short term goal will help as I am terrible with setting long term weight loss goals.

One thing that I stopped recently was drinking Crystal Light Iced peach tea. I love that stuff!! BUT after I stopped drinking it I do not crave sweets as much as I used to. Not sure what is in that stuff but it seriously made me want to eat an entire cake. I am going to continue to watch this thread and hopefully come up with some more idea's to not crave certain foods.

If you can down a bag of chips in front of the computer, I say make that a no eating zone. I do that in front of the tv so I only allow myself to eat at the table, in the kitchen. Logging everything makes me second guess some things. I like the puzzle idea. Good lluckon your journey

I have sugar-free hard candies that I will eat to avoid eating both at work and at home,though I try to limit my intake of those. I chew gum and drink tea as well. I find it the hardest at night after i've eaten dinner/dessert and I'm just watching tv or otherwise idle. It's easy for my mind to creep back to food, so sometimes I'll just brush my teeth and get ready for bed early, and I've found this works too. Still, if I find that I'm definitely hungry and it's not just in my head, I'll allow myself a snack. Starving isn't the way to go!

I completely understand how you're feeling. I'm eating my allotted calories, maxing out the protein and fiber but I'm still so hungry! It's especially hard to deal with at work because there's always candy and baked goods in the kitchen. Right now, I'm drinking a seltzer flavored with Sweet Leaf chocolate stevia and it helps with craving sweets but I'm just really hungry.

Okay, first off, I'm not trying to starve myself. Rather, I am reducing how much I eat in a day, and trying to eat proper portions. Today was my first day trying to curve the need to eat. I have drank a TON of water. But yet I feel so hungry still, even though I ate a full day's worth of food, I know I did. I just want to eat MORE. How do you distract yourself and limit yourself? I find it way harder than I thought.
Today I was doing good till I found a package of cookies and I COULD NOT HELP MYSELF. I only ate two, so still limited to a serving, but my goal is to eat healthy. How do you tell yourself NO?
And lastly, I have issues with low blood sugar. Today, with eating normal portions and cutting bad sugars out, I was weak, shaky, and tired. What do you suggest to replace the sugars?

I am so glad I am not the only one!! I felt so bad about myself yesterday! I just could not stop eating. I wasn't really hungry because I had my normal meals but I just wanted to chew! I know it was because I was bored and I kept reminding myself of all the things I needed to do that would take my mind off wanting to eat. I have vowed to do better and keep myself more busy, especially when I feel like snacking!!

Try looking up the "satiety index" - it shows foods that keep you fuller for longer

Thank you for that. I can lose a certain amount by exercising and eating healthy. To go below that in order to hit my goal necessary means caloric restriction and I hate being hungry. It makes me feel tired and cranky. So I try to graze throughout the day. Trying to eat healthy with correct portion sizes of foods most likely to keep me feeling full sounds like a good idea.