Starving 15 mins after eating an apple and a yogurt

Was the yogurt plain or flavored? Flavored yogurt has quite a bit of sugar. I find that sugary snacks make me crave more sugar and therefore fool me into thinking I'm hungry. I switched to plain yogurt with some granola. If I don't have any granola around, I mix in a bit of honey.

I'd try increasing calories too, but that (that's its flavored yogurt) could be related to the feeling of hunger afterwards. An apple plus flavored yogurt (especially if it's lower protein (not greek) yogurt and also low fat) is quite high carb and not a ton of fiber for the overall sugar, so for anyone prone to it could lead to a quick hit of energy and then a crash -- which you may perceive as hunger.

I'd try a non sweet snack (or sweetness from fruit) -- smaller amount of plain greek yogurt with some fat content with berries in it to sweeten or used as a dip for the apple or maybe something like cottage cheese instead of the yogurt or a hard boiled egg and the apple.

If you want the sweet I'd combine it with protein and fat.

Depending on which brand of yogurt, I'd probably be starving too. Many are high in sugar/carbs but low in fat/protein. I need protein and fat to feel satiated, anything else just makes me hungrier. Try greek yogurt or lower fat cheese with an apple and see if it works better for you.

aekihm1979 wrote: »

Up your protein and FAT. Get away from the carbs. Look into the LCHF lifestyle is you want to drop the weight. You're intake is primarily carbs. Lessen the carbs and up your protein and fat and you'll drop that 5 pounds no problem. Switch to a plain whole fat yogurt like Stonyfield plain greek whole milk, add some chia seeds to it, or have some almonds or walnuts with it. Add some avocado to your salads or maybe sprinkle some ground flax on your salads. It will amp up your fiber without the excess carbs that oatmeal provides.

Lots of people have success on a LCHF diet and that's cool. But it isn't necessary to lose weight, people can lose weight on a diet that includes moderate or even high carbohydrate intake. This will only result in losing the last five pounds if it creates a calorie deficit.

HeyaBerg wrote: »

If I have a snack... I'm starving..
If I eat 2 - 3 times a day, big meals, around 500-700 calories each.. I'm full and never hungry..

I am like this too -- it's definitely something for OP to consider if she hasn't.

"starving"

I don't think that word means what some of you people think it means.

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

HeyaBerg wrote: »

If I have a snack... I'm starving..
If I eat 2 - 3 times a day, big meals, around 500-700 calories each.. I'm full and never hungry..
Maybe you're like me and for some crazy reason your body can't handle small meals and keeps giving you hunger signals if you try that.
I tried all summer and I couldn't do it.. Wasn't until I met a trainer 5 weeks ago who explained to me that we're all different and what happens to work for someone else may won't work for me.

I tried nibbling from fruit and vegetables but it made me hungrier

That's an example of another snack with no or negligible fat and protein.

Have some peanut butter and/or cheese, or a hard boiled egg with that.

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

I am very active in my job I lift boxes and heavy files, apples mostly leave me hungry for some reason, I may have to introduce some fats and protein is it better to go for a full fat yogurt?

I never eat whole apples. I have a few ounces of apple plus an ounce or so of cheese and a tablespoon or two of peanut butter. (One tablespoon of PB has 100 calories so be warned!)

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

How much fat should I be having in a meal with 25g protein

I would do 15-20g of fat and minimum 30g protein. But that's what works for me.

Look at the bottom of your food diary. See your daily goals for calories, carbs, fats, protein? Divide each of those daily goals by 3 for a rough (very rough) estimate for dividing your 3 meals up (assuming you will eat 3 meals). Now you have basic goals for each meal. Use those meal goals as a starting point and see how you feel and how you do weight-wise. You can fill in any gaps with your snacks.

Edit to add: Daily goals are at the bottom of the diary if you are on full website version of MFP. Not sure where they are if you are on the app, maybe somebody else can chime in with that.

lemurcat12 wrote: »

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

OK so looking at an individual meal how would u work that out the 40 30 30

Doesn't have to be 40-30-30 at every meal, but I think it's helpful to think of meals as all containing a significant source of protein, as well as fat and carbs. Sabine's examples are good, but if you know what foods have fats, protein, and carbs, it's easy. (I often get fat from something like a salad with a dressing with a little olive oil or by adding olives or cheese or nuts to the salad--it doesn't have to be a separate food. I'd get protein there by adding some protein to the salad too, like chicken or eggs or steak or tofu or falafel, so on.)

Great point about salad dressings etc.

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

How do I achieve those goals

What goals? You've gotten TONS of good advice about how to eat a balanced diet. For the most part, folks are saying the same thing over and and over. Eat real food. Eat protein and fat in addition to the carbs. done. Don't over think it

After a few months I noticed a carb, protein and fat help me stay satisfied. Try adding peanut butter to your apple, or have eggs.

Play around a little with your macros and see what helps you.

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

Flapjack_Mollases wrote: »

Flapjack_Mollases wrote: »

I use to buy strawberry greek yogurt (chabane...spelling?) and I would stir in a tablespoon of peanut butter. It sounds gross, but it was freaking delicious. and it really added some filling power to the yogurt.

Also, if you don't like peanut butter (or is doesn't fit your macros), you can stir in a serving of raw almonds. That is good too.

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If peanut butter doesn't fit your macros, how will raw almonds? The macro profiles are pretty much identical:

1 Tbsp peanut butter (32 g): 191 cal, 16 g fat, 7 g carbs, 7 g protein
32 g almonds: 185 cal, 16 g fat, 7 g carbs, 7 g protein

fair enough.

Flapjack_Mollases wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

Flapjack_Mollases wrote: »

Flapjack_Mollases wrote: »

I use to buy strawberry greek yogurt (chabane...spelling?) and I would stir in a tablespoon of peanut butter. It sounds gross, but it was freaking delicious. and it really added some filling power to the yogurt.

Also, if you don't like peanut butter (or is doesn't fit your macros), you can stir in a serving of raw almonds. That is good too.

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If peanut butter doesn't fit your macros, how will raw almonds? The macro profiles are pretty much identical:

1 Tbsp peanut butter (32 g): 191 cal, 16 g fat, 7 g carbs, 7 g protein
32 g almonds: 185 cal, 16 g fat, 7 g carbs, 7 g protein

fair enough.

Actually that will depend on the brand you eat. My Blue diamond natural almonds have 160 calories for 28 g. My Smucker's natural peanut butter has 200 calories for 32 g. Almonds (or any nuts) which have been roasted and have added oils will have a different profile from ones that haven't been through those processes.