not a natural calorie counter - help

Colleen0980
Colleen0980 Posts: 6 Member
edited December 19 in Food and Nutrition
Hi folks,
I'm not a natural calorie counter and I eat mainly homemade food. I'm really struggling to even out my calories across three meals and snacks. Does anyone have any tips of how they do it? I usually have porridge with oat milk for breakfast which is already 150 calories down before lunch. today I have 18 calories left and I haven;t had my tea yet!

I know the straightforward answer is to eat smaller portions but I feel I would be hungry all the time and then I would definitely fall of the wagon.

all ideas of low cal snacks and ways to distribute calories more evenly through the day welcome. :happy:

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  • careybeth34
    careybeth34 Posts: 1
    Veggies and fruits, veggies and fruits! You can bulk up anything with these items; add some apple slices to your oatmeal; if you have a pasta recipe, add a bunch of your favorite veggie. My snacks are usually english cukes with either tahini dressing or feta; apples, watermelon, goldfish crackers (60/serving makes you feel like you're having a good snack), cherry tomatoes are great, carrot/celery sticks if you like that sort of thing.

    Can you tell us what you've eaten today that you are down to 150 calories? What's your daily limit?

    Also exercise adds to your calorie count...
  • Colleen0980
    Colleen0980 Posts: 6 Member
    Thanks Carey Beth,
    I had my porridge and milk this morning and a snack at 11 of an alpen light par (61) then pasta, chicken, veggies with feta and a little pesto for lunch. I was starving when I gave my daughter her tea so I had a couple of slices of bread with light cream cheese and here we are it is 8:30 and I am hungry with only 18 calories left!. :-(

    My daily limit is 1200
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