Update on the hungry girl....
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| Tue, 06-14-2005 - 1:40pm |
Okay I'm back....was in South Africa for work....back in NJ now and I'm still a little hungry....I'm only noticing this more now since I've been working out a lot more with much more intensity within the past year. I have a decent amount of lean muscle and pretty low body fat (17.9%), so I guess I require more calories than I did when I was more sedentary, but this is crazy. I get hungry about every two hours.
I did that metabolic type test and found out that I'm a protein type. My score was 85. I suppose I'm not eating enough protein. I do eat meat, but only a couple times a week. I do eat beans and nuts though, which do contain protein. When I do eat meat it's usually chicken, and I only buy it if it's on sale. I rarely eat red meat, unless I totally crave a steak or my DBF makes tacos with beef. My main reason for not eating a lot of meat is because it's expensive. I could actually give up meat entirely, and have before when money was tight.
I did try having toast with peanut butter, and putting nuts or chicken in my salads, even eating eggs for breakfast (not a fan of eggs)...so far I'm only a little less hungry....
I might try to experiment with a little more meat, although I'd rather find alternate sources of protein.....

I bet Jen could give you some non-meat protein sources.
i've never tried to eat more protein so i'm not so sure what to suggest. beans have a lot of protein, and of course there is tofu and meat analogs like boca burgers, but the prepared foods end up being just as expensive as meat. jean's falafel mix is probably inexpensive, and that would have a lot of protein. some grains have much more protein than others, quinoa for one has a lot of protein. also, some nuts have a lot of protein. i'm sure you could find a list online somewhere of the protein content in various vegetables, legumes, and grains.
i don't know what it means for someone to be a protein type person (and i suspect any test that you can take that supposedly can tell you whether you are a protein type person or not).
In the last week or so, I have tinkered with my protein/fat intake and have been considerably less hungry (not to mention dropping a couple of pounds). If you check out my food diaries, they are generally fairly high in protein. Here are my protein sources: chicken breast, lean ground beef, tofu, peanut butter, string cheese, chocolate milk, high protein tortillas, protein shakes, protein bars, cottage cheese in various forms, and beans.
I wasn't much of a meat eater but to meet my protein goals, I had to embrace my inner carnivore a bit more. I keep marinated and grilled chicken in my freezer to toss into burritos or salads.
Even though I miss my whole grains, I have to admit that I am a lot less hungry than I used to be and my mid-morning and afternoon urge to snack-binge has pretty much stopped completely. I still try to eat as much whole, unprocessed food as possible and I think the combination has really helped me. Good luck. :)