Help a girl out Over weight 5'11 & 345

what did you set your rate of loss to? If your hungry, it's always okay to lose a little slower to ensure that you have enough calories to feel full. Otherwise, I find that focusing on protein, fat, and fiber are the keys to keep me satisfied. I eat a TON of veggies and a fair amount of beans (fiber), I eat eggs, nuts, nut butters, avocados, etc.... (fat) and protein (I'm a vegetarian so I don't eat meat but obviously meat is a good choice of protein for non-veg people).

FelicaHuckeba wrote: »

tara_means_star wrote: »

what did you set your rate of loss to? If your hungry, it's always okay to lose a little slower to ensure that you have enough calories to feel full. Otherwise, I find that focusing on protein, fat, and fiber are the keys to keep me satisfied. I eat a TON of veggies and a fair amount of beans (fiber), I eat eggs, nuts, nut butters, avocados, etc.... (fat) and protein (I'm a vegetarian so I don't eat meat but obviously meat is a good choice of protein for non-veg people).

I set it to the 2lbs a week and a goal of losing a 100 pounds to be 250. I thought maybe the stomach growling and hurting all the time was from not eating what I was use to (5,000). I eat a lot of eggs I love eggs. What are nut butters?

Nut butters are peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, etc... basically ground up nuts You may find that increasing your protein fat and fiber is all you need or you may find that you need to set your rate of loss to 1.5 pounds to give you more calories but still put you in a deficit. I say experiment and see what works for you. Some people need to eat a little every few hours and they find that it helps them keep from getting super hungry. I always make sure to have plenty of veggies because all of the fiber and water content (and some have some nice protein as well) help you feel full for the least amount of calories. It's not uncommon for one of my meals to be a bag of frozen veggies, several ounces of steamed spinach and kale, with some beans and guacamole (measured of course). It gives all of the fat fiber and protein (although, to get more protein you could add some chicken to make it more filling and protein filled). Very filling, lower calorie than you'd expect.

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FelicaHuckeba wrote: »

Any tips on working out at home?
Also what gets you going to be energize for your day?

Couple bananas or a fruit smoothie.

FelicaHuckeba wrote: »

Any tips on working out at home?
Also what gets you going to be energize for your day?

For 10 years is was a 20oz RedBull every morning, lol. I'm now 2.5 weeks RedBull free! I still have an occasional cup of coffee but I Iike it light and sweet and am now stingy with my calories, lol. My multivitamin has an energy blend. Green tea, etc. Not sure if it actually helps or not. For some reason the shift in diet and protein first thing in the morning is just giving me natural energy. I'm not used to that, but I'm loving it.

As for working out, I still haven't started that. I'm on my feet at work 50+ hours a week. By the time I get home I'm pretty worn out. But plan to start walking either outside or on the home treadmill soon.

You could always go for a walk. Do a cardio routine from the internet or a dvd. Lunges, pushups, crunches, etc. The most important thing to start, I believe, is just to get moving.

Getting my fitbit flex was a game changer for me. It really made me realize how little I was moving. Now I get such a kick when all the lights light up and I have hit 10,000 steps. I too am doing low carb and protein and have found it really has curbed my hunger.

low fat and fat free often add extra sugar and sodium to make it taste better. normal fat foods are fine,you dont need to avoid them.I ate them and still lost weight.

Slow your rate of loss and thus consume more.

Better it takes longer to reach your goal than not at all.

From what I've been told a growling stomach doesn't always mean that you're truly hungry. Technically (possible bro science ahead) your stomach growls all the time as a result of churning to break up and push food through your digestive tract. The more food in your stomach, the more muffled the contractions sound, though. I know that my stomach growls the loudest right AFTER a meal and since I've started eating significantly smaller portions more often in the day, it seems to never stop. I'm fine with it, though, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. As long as there are no stomach pains coinciding with it I think you're fine although I would agree with others in that you should be very attentive to your body and nutrition to ensure that you're meeting all of your micronutrient requirements and not under eating.