driving me insane!

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Registered: 09-14-2004
driving me insane!
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Thu, 04-14-2005 - 3:31pm

Ok, all week I have been absolutely famished, all the time. I start out the day the same way . . . hour-long workout (spinning or weights) and then have soy milk, an egg salad wrap w/spinach, and coffee for breakfast. I am fine until lunch. Then I have been having homemade lentil soup (1.5 cups, w/lots of veggies) and Triscuits. Then I just about die. All afternoon I am starving and I end up eating a few forbidden crackers or something just to get by. Where am I screwing up? My weight is UP this week too. I am at a loss!

130/124.5/125-120

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Fri, 04-15-2005 - 12:59pm
Today I am trying more protein and less carbohydrates. Even though I'm in my goal range, I was eating about four servings of grains a day and cutting back on my veggies. So today more veggies, more protein, and less carbs. Hopefully I will stop being starving all the time AND lose some weight!
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Fri, 04-15-2005 - 1:08pm
Sounds like a plan.
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Fri, 04-15-2005 - 3:21pm
Still feeling a bit hungry today, but haven't succumbed to office "bad" foods! I'm about to have my afternoon snack so hopefully that will help.
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Registered: 10-21-2003
Fri, 04-15-2005 - 3:37pm

Hey,

Sometimes I go through that, too, where I feel hungry often, and other times I can go and go and go and then be like, "Oh, whoops, forgot to eat." I think it depends on how busy I am and if I am moving around a lot and most likely burning off more energy than usual.

The only thing I noticed is that for lunch you're having your lentil soup with veggies, which is great. You might want to add a little protein/good fat, though, like a stick of part-skim mozzarella or some almonds or something. That's what I do as a snack. I find that if I have a lot of fiber for breakfast (Fiber One w/skim milk and a Splenda packet, as well as some V8), I don't stay full quite as long as when I have my eggs and turkey bacon. While fiber-rich meals are MUCH better than regular blah food with nothing good in it, I find that protein and good fat hold me over much more easily than food that is just high in fiber without a lot of protein.

In short, the extra boost of protein or good fat as a snack or with lunch may help you not be so ravenous. Plus, if your activity level is up (especially since you seem to be working out pretty hard in the morning), your body is going to demand more fuel. Just keep some snacks on hand. I love keeping almonds around b/c they don't need to be refrigerated and can travel easily.

Hope that helps!

Becca

Becca

On the Beach Since September 8, 2008

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Fri, 04-15-2005 - 4:22pm
Thanks Beccalinda! I had some cashews this morning with my breakfast, which was good because it added in some good fats and protein and I cut back on my whole grains at breakfast. I still think the root of the problem may be that I'm not eating enough. My breakfast and lunch are generally 300 calories each and I feel as though that may be too low, especially considering I have a snack that is less than 200 calories in the afternoon. My body ends up starving and I eat bad food to make up for the lack of calories. Today I am doing better, but still not quite there . . . experimenting with even BIGGER breakfasts next week and more veggies and proteins.
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