Your Daily Diet

The trick is to find healthy alternatives to what you love eating. Love ice cream? Try skinny cow (this is a recent find of mine and I don't feel like I'm missing anything!). Skinny Cow and Weight Watchers has also come out with candy as well. Like pasta? Switch to whole wheat pasta. It's the little changes that make a big difference. After being on here for a couple of weeks, I have found that most of my diet is based on carbs. NOT GOOD!! But, I wouldn't have guessed that 53% of my diet was carbs unless I had tracked it and noticed a trend. Now I am going to try to get more protein in me (currently hasn't been above 13% for any given week - yikes!) and I have started eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables (on sale at Tom Thumb).

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I also find that I am less hungry and eat better if I spread my calories through out the day. I try to eat every couple of hours. It seems to kill the cravings for "junk". I try to eat lean protein, yogurt, whole grains, fruits, veggies, healthy fats like nuts and avocados. I still have some vices like brownies, but usually have a fiber one brownie (80 calories and full of fiber) to satisfy that craving. Not the best for me, but better than the regular kind. Also, I drink LOTs of water! Exercise will also give you extra calories you can EAT! Feel free to look at my diary. Add me as a friend if you would like some addtl. support.

I've lost 57 pounds with MFP, and though my eating habits are pretty repetitive, I rarely deprive myself nor do I "run out" of calories. I'm doing 1360 calories/day, plus whatever I've earned with exercise; I'm trying to taper down from weight loss mode to maintenance mode. I agree with a previous post about bread. I eat a 40 calorie/slice whole wheat bread, so most sandwiches stay under 200 calories. Typically, I eat a bag of fresh steamed veggies for lunch with a Lean Cuisine. The carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower blend really fills me up. I eat a lot of those same veggies with dinner too. Lean meats like fish, shellfish, and chicken are great; I do indulge in lean red meat as well. I found over time that it took a lot less to make me feel full. I physically cannot consume the amounts of food that I used to. When I splurge, orover indulge, I feel really yucky. I think you'll find that with time, you'll figure out what types of food satisfy your hunger as well as your taste buds. You'll also realize that your body will adapt to different eating habits, and new patterns will feel "normal" for you. Good luck!

This is great. I'd love to hear more...I'm new to this way of eating as well. Never counted calories or attempted to eat "balanced" at all. I've done the low carb diet for sometime and I'm now I want to eat more of a balanced diet and include all types of nutritious foods. I'm learning so much from this site already and it seems like it will be a GREAT support. Today's my first day counting and so far so good. I don't really feel hungry at all and I know where to draw the line tonight. I've mostly been snacking on fruit and yogurt. But I'd love to hear more from ppl that have been successful.