Ruining my day, starting in the morning.

Try to keep things on hand that are small and healthy. I like to keep carrots, almonds, protein bars, and things like that, that I can grab every couple hours to fill myself. Also drink a lot of water. Never starve yourself you will binge later in the day. Also allow yourself a treat every now and again. Whenever I hit a certain weight I am wanting I will treat myself to Mr. Goodcents.

I do the following:

Breakfast: Whole grain cereal 1 cup measured and 1/2 cup non fat milk <---only 150 calories ad very filling (high fiber is thr key to feeling full)

Lunch: Progresso light soup and a piece of double fiber bread <

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250 calories and very filling

Dinner I keep calories 400 and below, usually it is betwwen 200 and 300 calories. I steam vegtables, and top with 1/4 cup low fat cheese.....or 3/4 cup rice with low sodium black beans, corn, low fat cheese, and corn tortillas <----350 calorie meal.

Snack are VEGGIES!!! these contain VERY little calories and are very filling.

look at skinny cow desserts since they will only be 110 calories for an ice cream sandwich....yummy

other snacks ( I snack alot ) are a piece of high fiber bread and 1 tbs peanut butter (you gotta get yummy good fat in there) or special K crackers (you get 27 for 110 calories!!!!) Special K just came out with sour cream and onion chip crackers that are delish.

if you stick to veggies, high fiber, prep your foods you can totally do it. Also get out and move your body! When I exercise and keep myself busy I am less likely to get depressed or feel deprived.

I am new at this too, but my calories are limited to 1220 for the day and it is doable...and I dont feel hungry.

keep up the good work and you can friend me if you wanna!

Shannon~

breakfast - oatmeal, coffee or tea
mid morning - greek yogurt
lunch - turkey or tuna on whole wheat, piece of fruit
mid-afternoon - string cheese, carrots sticks, coffee or tea

This should leave plenty of wiggle room for a tasty dinner!

eggs and fruit always keep me full.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so don't skip it but definitely try to go lower calories.

Oatmeal
Scrambled eggs (1 egg and 3 egg whites) with toast
Protein Powder/bar
vanilla yogurt with grapenuts
fruit.

I tend to realize that Cereal is not an option for me it doesn't keep me satisfied and I too wind up eating more throughout the day

Exercise. Eat the calories back. You'll never be hungry as long as you're able to keep moving.

Sore to the point where you think someone dipped your muscles in hydrochloric acid while you slept, sure, but never hungry! :laugh:

You may want to add a large glass or two of water in the morning. It may be that you are dehydrated. Also, I eat cherrios with a fruit for breakfast. Low on calories with skim milk and very filling!!!!!!!!

My calorie "budget" is 1520. I also "borrow" from other days.

There has certainly been a wide variety of opinions for you to choose from.
Some things to take into consideration- breakfast may be a choice, but you do want to be careful about balancing your diet, exercise, sleep, etc so that you don't experience any hypoglycemic symptoms. I am not always a breakfast eater myself, and used to avidly say I didn't need it, but I did find eventually that I feel better over the course of time if I eat breakfast regularly.

I personally divide my day up into calories allowed per meal. I plan for three 400 calorie meals over the day. This keeps me from overeating at one meal and not having calories left for dinner. If you tend to be a snacker, you can also plan for smaller meals and adding in snacks.

You may find that initially you will still be hungry after breakfast if this is smaller than usual, but your body will adjust- and really, most of us trying to lose weight tend to find themselves hungry anyway!

I certainly advocate for protein, carb, etc balance as well, but think that something different works for everyone!