I'm starving

You have to remember that you're shrinking your stomach, literally. Your stomach is a muscle and your old habits of eating more (especially over the holidays) has likely strectched the smooth lining in your stomach causing you to be very hungry.

Give it time to shrink. As you eat less your stomach will shrink over time. If you're still feeling STARVED in a week or two then re-examine your eating habits, not just what you're eating.

Consider eating smaller meals throughout the day. If you eat a large meal all at once your stomach has a tendency to expand and lead to you being hungry later on.

Hope this helps! Keep your head up! You can do it :-)

I fill up on homemade vegetable soup. There are endless ways to create a healthy comforting soup. I like to add beans, whole wheat pasta or brown rice with a variety of vegetables. . . Good stuff :happy:

I see three options for you:

1. Change your goal so it's a little more manageable. If you've been eating a lot more then you can probably create a deficit without going so low, and it might make it easier for you to adjust. Then you can lower your calories farther once you're a little more used to eating less.

2. Focus on high volume low/cal foods-- some people swear by this but it doesn't work for me. Examples would be fresh veggies, popcorn, or anything else that gives you a large volume of food for just a few calories. This allows you to eat more often and eat more food. However I find that I get hungry very fast on these foods and I feel like I wasted the calories.

3. Focus on calorie dense/high protein foods. This is my choice as far as I go-- I find that I can eat a smaller amount of calories if I get in plenty of good protein and good fats. Almonds, peanut butter, fish/chicken, etc.

You may want to try all or just one or two of those options for yourself, based on what you like to eat and what you find more effective. Another thing is fluids as someone else said-- hot tea can be a lifesaver and drinking lots of water helps. Good luck!

I eat eggs. either hard boiled, scrambled or fried. Use a cooking spray instead of butter to cook with. Also I like to use the chewy nut bars for snacks in between. they are low in calories, high in flavor and tend to satisfy. Protein foods are helpful I think, but those veggies are low in calorie so you can eat more. Also my heart doctor let's me consume as many diet Pepsi's. they are zero calorie and help to tide you over. If you have a very low calorie target, bump it up a little for a while to ease into the weight loss. I think the body adjusts to fewer calories, but it seems that gradually adjusting is easier and less painful. Don't get discouraged, I'm a diabetic who battle the blood sugar numbers, finally with this calorie counter and insulin, I'm getting some decent number for thefirst time in years.

Hi there
Your diary looks pretty good. You are eating good stuff and not starving yourself. Perhaps a little too much bread. If you replace one of your sandwiches with maybe 3 or 4 Ryvita spread with light spread cheese you will have more calories so you can have more food! I like to snack on Walkers French Fries as you get loads in a bag for just 84 calories.(I think you get those 'up North')!
I also love, love, love porridge but the real stuff is the best - Oat so simple has other thngs added so is not so good. Porridge is a great super food and keeps you full for a long time.
If you have put to lose 2lbs per week, I would definately put it down to 1-1.5 per week, you will be happier because the weight will still come off but you will be able to eat more.
Best wishes. Keep going, dont give up, it is so worth it!