Oh so hungry!!!

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  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Skip the fruit at breakfast. Go for something savory like eggs and veggies. I like to have breakfast burritos minus the tortilla. Throw together some eggs, bell pepper, tomato or other veggies into a scramble. Add some pinto or black beans and top with salsa, cheese and guacamole. The protein from the beans and eggs will power you through the morning and the fat from the cheese and guac will help keep you satisfied until lunch.

    You are consuming too much sugar for breakfast which is causing insulin spikes and dips (this is why you feel like you are starving). Avoid sweet foods at breakfast and you'll feel much better.
  • nlh921
    nlh921 Posts: 2
    Fats and Proteins take the longest to breakdown and therefore keep you full the longest! While the items you listed are great, healthy options, you can't neglect whole categories like that and expect your body to be satisfied! Somebody already commented to add some almonds, they are dead on! All nuts are great, they are loaded with healthy fats, poly unsat, monounsat, omega3, as well as plenty of protein and plant sterols/stanols!! While all nuts are pretty much great, Almonds and walnuts are two of the best in regards to fat ratios, protein and fiber.

    Not only will they keep you full longer, they are incredibly healthy for your heart and brain. It is also good to include some whole grains, some granola will go a long way in helping you feel full quick, a handful of granola and a glass of water, not only is this again very heart healthy, but the water will make the granola expand in your stomach to help you feel fuller.

    While I realize you did have a protein shake, drinking your nutrition is not the same as eating it in a solid form, especially in regards to how long you will stay full.

    Do not be afraid to eat fats and carbs, just be conscientious of where you are getting them from.

    Advice from a recent BSHS in nutrition graduate
  • nlh921
    nlh921 Posts: 2
    Also, consider that if you feel so very hungry, your body is telling you something, it needs nourishment!

    Allowing yourself to go feeling so hungry does not help you lose weight, it triggers a series of hormonal and neurological reactions that significantly reduce your metabolism in an effort to conserve energy.
  • Jxnsmma
    Jxnsmma Posts: 919 Member
    If you are hungry...EAT.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I just peeked at your food diary and the big thing that jumped out at me was the muscle milk and coffee mate creamer. Muscle milk is designed to help gain weight and is not recommended for weight loss. And the coffee mate is nothing but pure sugar. Switch to real organic half and half. It has vitamins and calcium and won't cause an insulin spike like the Coffee Mate will. And real half and half is also delicious!

    Do you own a blender? Try making home made smoothies using ingredients like silken tofu for protein or low fat greek yogurt. You definitely need some fat in your breakfast to stay full feeling longer.
  • kariebo
    kariebo Posts: 101
    I had this problem... I increased my protein and switched around my foods ... so I eat heavier foods at breakfast and lunch and very light dinners -- work on your food combinations to see what works for you. Also, if you are truly hungry and nothing is satisfying you.. eat! There is a difference between eating out of boredom and eating because you are truly hungry... if you are truly hungry then your body is saying it needs something... dont starve yourself, get a healthy meal or figure out meals that stay within your numbers but really fill you up. You will feel much better for it :)
  • ahelgers10
    ahelgers10 Posts: 376 Member
    I struggle with this everyday but mine isn't in the morning, its later in the day. From the time I get off work till I go to bed all I think about is food. I am so waiting for the day to hit when I can get past the fact that I am not eating as much as I use to and what I use to eat.
  • Jxnsmma
    Jxnsmma Posts: 919 Member
    Make it a cheat day! But remember, if this is going to be your cheat day, it's all you get for the rest of the week...(that's what I would do). :smile:

    Have you looked at her diary? Every day is a cheat day based on how much fast food gets eaten... sometimes 3 different places in one day! You need to learn to eat about 300 calorie small meals of real food every couple hours. You cant binge on empty calories every day and then eat a carrot today and expect to feel full and satisfied.
  • Laurie061273
    Laurie061273 Posts: 39
    Make it a cheat day! But remember, if this is going to be your cheat day, it's all you get for the rest of the week...(that's what I would do). :smile:

    Have you looked at her diary? Every day is a cheat day based on how much fast food gets eaten... sometimes 3 different places in one day! You need to learn to eat about 300 calorie small meals of real food every couple hours. You cant binge on empty calories every day and then eat a carrot today and expect to feel full and satisfied.

    Hey Jxnsmma... Easy to talk when you read one thing and then block all your information from everyone else. What does your diary look like. Nice how you take this past Saturday as an example... did you bother to look at the exercise? That's just the exercise, we weren't able to cook that day because we spent the entire weekend building a basement apartment for someone.

    Let's see... Friday, July 13: I spent 9 hours stuck on the tollway that day and gee... sue me... that morning I got an early start and picked up a coffee at McDonalds from an oasis.

    Saturday, July 14: Already mentioned that one.

    Only 2 days since I starts up on here again did I go over on my calories TWO DAYS!!!

    And guess what Jxnsmma... I ended up sick with a stomach flu all freakin day today... gee... that explains why I wasn't doing so hot yesterday, doesn't it???

    It's nice to see how judgemental you can be by grazing through a weeks worth of logs and making such a statement as you did. You can count that your rude heartlessness will be made known. And guess what... I'm down 12lbs! I have been making a lot of changes and it's been paying off... I've been working on this before I started logging again and just started logging again to have some support since most of the people I was talking with have dropped off the program or completely given up.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Make it a cheat day! But remember, if this is going to be your cheat day, it's all you get for the rest of the week...(that's what I would do). :smile:

    Have you looked at her diary? Every day is a cheat day based on how much fast food gets eaten... sometimes 3 different places in one day! You need to learn to eat about 300 calorie small meals of real food every couple hours. You cant binge on empty calories every day and then eat a carrot today and expect to feel full and satisfied.

    Meal frequency has no effect on weight loss.
    She can eat all her cals in 1 sitting and lose weight.

    I'll agree that eating fast food isnt optimal for weight loss but if the foods she chooses fits her macros, she will lose weight.
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    [/quote]Y ou are consuming too much sugar for breakfast which is causing insulin spikes and dips (this is why you feel like you are starving). Avoid sweet foods at breakfast and you'll feel much better.


    100% Agree with this.
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    Make it a cheat day! But remember, if this is going to be your cheat day, it's all you get for the rest of the week...(that's what I would do). :smile:

    Have you looked at her diary? Every day is a cheat day based on how much fast food gets eaten... sometimes 3 different places in one day! You need to learn to eat about 300 calorie small meals of real food every couple hours. You cant binge on empty calories every day and then eat a carrot today and expect to feel full and satisfied.

    Meal frequency has no effect on weight loss.
    She can eat all her cals in 1 sitting and lose weight.

    I'll agree that eating fast food isnt optimal for weight loss but if the foods she chooses fits her macros, she will lose weight.

    I think what the last post is trying ot say is eat little and often to keep her feeling full? not necassarly that it will help with the weight loss. I also think this method keeps your matabolism up as well .... ?
  • Jxnsmma
    Jxnsmma Posts: 919 Member
    Make it a cheat day! But remember, if this is going to be your cheat day, it's all you get for the rest of the week...(that's what I would do). :smile:

    Have you looked at her diary? Every day is a cheat day based on how much fast food gets eaten... sometimes 3 different places in one day! You need to learn to eat about 300 calorie small meals of real food every couple hours. You cant binge on empty calories every day and then eat a carrot today and expect to feel full and satisfied.

    Hey Jxnsmma... Easy to talk when you read one thing and then block all your information from everyone else. What does your diary look like. Nice how you take this past Saturday as an example... did you bother to look at the exercise? That's just the exercise, we weren't able to cook that day because we spent the entire weekend building a basement apartment for someone.

    Let's see... Friday, July 13: I spent 9 hours stuck on the tollway that day and gee... sue me... that morning I got an early start and picked up a coffee at McDonalds from an oasis.

    Saturday, July 14: Already mentioned that one.

    Only 2 days since I starts up on here again did I go over on my calories TWO DAYS!!!

    And guess what Jxnsmma... I ended up sick with a stomach flu all freakin day today... gee... that explains why I wasn't doing so hot yesterday, doesn't it???

    It's nice to see how judgemental you can be by grazing through a weeks worth of logs and making such a statement as you did. You can count that your rude heartlessness will be made known. And guess what... I'm down 12lbs! I have been making a lot of changes and it's been paying off... I've been working on this before I started logging again and just started logging again to have some support since most of the people I was talking with have dropped off the program or completely given up.

    My diary isnt blocked, it was open to all of my friends. Ive now made it public so you can see i practice what i preach. I cant log on the weekends cuz i live in the country with no internet access...

    And its not rude heartlessness, its nothing but fact. nothing that I said wasnt from what I read in your diary. I didnt say anything about you personally, call you a name, or say anything about your appearance or anything like that. I said you eat a bunch of fast food and then the next day eat a carrot and a banana and expect to feel full on it! and that to feel full and satisfied you need to eat good food often.

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