does anyone feel hungry sticking to their daily calories?

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  • curvygirl512
    curvygirl512 Posts: 423 Member
    I'm not really hungry when I watch my diet. I eat a lot of vegetables, and oatmeal every day for breakfast, sometimes with a teaspoon of peanut butter. It keeps me full until lunchtime. Mid afternoon, I need to have a snack like fat free pudding or yogurt, but it's usually something I would have eaten as a dessert for lunch if I had a longer lunch break. Finally, when I really can't afford the calories but am still hungry, I down a spoonful of soybeans (canned). They are hardly exciting, but they are full of good nutrients and they fill me up. I also use them on salads as a source of protein. With all that fiber, don't forget the water.
  • BrodiesMom2008
    BrodiesMom2008 Posts: 27
    thank you so much to everyone for your help! i think i will reduce my goal to 1/2lb per week and try switching things i eat now to lower cal/carb options like getting yogurt and keeping frozen berries in the house to mix into it! i just used to the same yogurt my son ate before but i think i will buy us different kinds for each of us.

    i am also trying to look up some lower cal dinner recipes too!

    again thank you to everyone, your suggestions have been super helpful!
  • deathtaco
    deathtaco Posts: 237
    1) What made you decide to eat 1,200 calories a day (about)?
    2) You are eating over 50% of your calories in carbs. I'd be hungry too.

    If you're hungry, you need more food. Also eat more protein. All I really saw was: cereal, rice, muffins, cereal, etc.
  • hafdis
    hafdis Posts: 43 Member
    I remember in biology they said you digest greens faster but protein and carbs slower... ... meaning you feel fuller.. does that make sense?
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