I realized I forgot to go into my "2nd lunch" situation. Yeah, so apparently I'm a hobbit. As I mentioned previously, the first few weeks of eating within 1840 calories a day, I noticed I was getting extremely hungry by about 4-5 pm regardless of eating a substantial, protein heavy snack. My solution to this was that instead of eating lunch and a large snack, I would just eat 2 lunches. One at noon and one at 3:30. It was working for about a while, but the past couple days I have been feeling ravenous all day. I don't think the Jimmy Dean light breakfast sandwich (with a banana) in the morning is cutting it. So goodbye to that.
I'm wondering if the meals I'm eating on the weekend are too large and not allowing my stomach to "shrink down" to where it doesn't need as much to feel full. So I'll try being mindful of that on the weekend.
Yeah - the hunger... not a good situation. I'm fearing it might cause me to binge. Yesterday, I had that restless, maybe-I-should-just-go-eat feeling. I was stressed at work. My stomach was growling. I started feeling resentful of my "diet". I didn't come close to giving in but I'm worried about the fact that those thoughts ran through my mind.
Not sure what to do. I eat pretty healthy foods for my 1840 calories. Fruits and vegetables, whole grains mostly, lean proteins, reduced fat cheeses and greek yogurt. Here's a sample of what I eat in a day:
I'm wondering if the meals I'm eating on the weekend are too large and not allowing my stomach to "shrink down" to where it doesn't need as much to feel full. So I'll try being mindful of that on the weekend.
Yeah - the hunger... not a good situation. I'm fearing it might cause me to binge. Yesterday, I had that restless, maybe-I-should-just-go-eat feeling. I was stressed at work. My stomach was growling. I started feeling resentful of my "diet". I didn't come close to giving in but I'm worried about the fact that those thoughts ran through my mind.
Not sure what to do. I eat pretty healthy foods for my 1840 calories. Fruits and vegetables, whole grains mostly, lean proteins, reduced fat cheeses and greek yogurt. Here's a sample of what I eat in a day:
I guess I could see maybe cutting back on fruit in favor of something with protein. I don't want to cut out coffee (and I have to have creamer with it). The Lean Cuisine meals probably aren't the best choice but I love the convenience. I know this has to be something sustainable and not something I'm gritting my teeth through. I read recently that oatmeal is a very filling food but I kind of hate it, unless it's the apple cinnamon instant kind, which I don't think serves the same purpose. Anyway, I'm not going to force-feed myself foods I hate. Or cut out too many of the things I like or need (like coffee). So that's the problem I need to solve - walking the line between healthy/filling and mentally satisfying/delicious/works with my lifestyle.
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