Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Don't count calories, no need to do that. Don't deprive yourself. Maybe you could try eating small meals every 3 hours or so, and drink water. Hope this helps. Di Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 > It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, > broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am > having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a > salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! > > How do you suggest I make it through the day? By eating more, smaller meals. Have your breakfast then 3-4 hours later have a small meal. 3-4 hours after that have another small meal. Assuming you had breakfast at 7am, that means a small meal at 11 or 12, then another at 2 or 3/3 or 4, then finally a sensible dinner at around 6 or 7 followed by a snack shortly before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 > It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, > broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am > having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a > salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! > > How do you suggest I make it through the day? By eating more, smaller meals. Have your breakfast then 3-4 hours later have a small meal. 3-4 hours after that have another small meal. Assuming you had breakfast at 7am, that means a small meal at 11 or 12, then another at 2 or 3/3 or 4, then finally a sensible dinner at around 6 or 7 followed by a snack shortly before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 > It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, > broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am > having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a > salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! > > How do you suggest I make it through the day? By eating more, smaller meals. Have your breakfast then 3-4 hours later have a small meal. 3-4 hours after that have another small meal. Assuming you had breakfast at 7am, that means a small meal at 11 or 12, then another at 2 or 3/3 or 4, then finally a sensible dinner at around 6 or 7 followed by a snack shortly before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Don't worry about counting calories. If you are hungry, eat. Keep to the foods allowed on phase 1 and eat when you are feeling hungry.... you can also drink some water to help with the hunger feeling. Don't deprive yourself of food, just stick to the list and you will have no reason to feel hungry. Happy beaching! Lani B bf9421@...> wrote: It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! How do you suggest I make it through the day? --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Don't worry about counting calories. If you are hungry, eat. Keep to the foods allowed on phase 1 and eat when you are feeling hungry.... you can also drink some water to help with the hunger feeling. Don't deprive yourself of food, just stick to the list and you will have no reason to feel hungry. Happy beaching! Lani B bf9421@...> wrote: It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! How do you suggest I make it through the day? --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 This time around I WILL track calories. My problem is that I just eat far too much. I want to stay between 1200-1500 per day. I just had another big salad and some tomatoes. I have had at least 120 oz of water already. Lunch will be in another hour. I plan to have a chicken breast with cauliflower. Re: Jan 1 Don't worry about counting calories. If you are hungry, eat. Keep to the foods allowed on phase 1 and eat when you are feeling hungry.... you can also drink some water to help with the hunger feeling. Don't deprive yourself of food, just stick to the list and you will have no reason to feel hungry. Happy beaching! Lani B bf9421@...> wrote: It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! How do you suggest I make it through the day? --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 > This time around I WILL track calories. My problem is that I > just eat far too much. I want to stay between 1200-1500 per > day. I just had another big salad and some tomatoes. I have > had at least 120 oz of water already. > > Lunch will be in another hour. I plan to have a chicken > breast with cauliflower. , How many calories do you USUALLY consume in a day? If you just suddenly drop to 1200-1500 calories from a regular 2500+, you're setting yourself up for failure. Stick to the food list, focus especially on vegetables. Eat until you're full. Track what you're eating but don't actively TRY to reduce caloric intake right away -- give it a little time for your body to adjust to the changes then gradually make the reduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Drinking lots of water helps, I've found....Also, putting your mind somewhere else. Camomile tea? And telling yourself " don't panic!! This is a GOOD feeling. " It means things are working. But you have to eat the snacks, too. > > It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! > > How do you suggest I make it through the day? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Drinking lots of water helps, I've found....Also, putting your mind somewhere else. Camomile tea? And telling yourself " don't panic!! This is a GOOD feeling. " It means things are working. But you have to eat the snacks, too. > > It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! > > How do you suggest I make it through the day? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 My computer is at the shop --which is why I haven't been posting. But I'm still part of this new Phase 1 group. I didn't get to SBD board yestrday because I'm borrowing other computers and can't take a lot of time when I do get to sit down to check emails and such. So, , I see I was too late in responding to your Jan. 1 message and that you already got good advice from others! But, I'm with you on this. You and I have a similar philosophy about how to proceed..... I guess the only thing I can add is that if you're drinking your 8 glasses of water a day, and eating your snacks, then I guess it's a mental change that needs to be made. I think I was most successful in weight loss over the years (though I never needed to do it for an exceedingly long period of time, luckily!!!) when I could tell myself: " Oh! i'm feeling hungry! Yay and hooray! That means things are working. I must celebrate this good feeling! " Usually it lasts only an hour or so at most, and then it's time for another snack! And, after several days of gutting it out that way, the stomach starts to realize it's not going to be stuffed any more, so it stops being such a bother and quiets down. In the interim, I ALSO will tell you that at one point in my life I went through a phase with GERD when the stomach was producing abnormally high amounts of whatever the chemical is that it secretes to signal that " I'm hungry " feeling. I was not only feeling FAMISHED, but bloated as well, and sometimes gassy. that is NOT what I'm talking about here. That is another syndrome entirely!!! And ifyou have THAT, then see a doctor. But it doesn't sound to me like that's what it is you're talking about. Normal hunger due to change of diet, I think, should subside within a short time. not that I'm an expert or anything . . . especially with SBD!!!! I need lots of help in this area, too. I'm just talking about dietary changes in general. > It is only 10 am and I am so hungry. I ate my breakfast, broccli quiche with turkey, snack was some walnuts, now I am having another snack of cottage cheese and yougurt with a salad. I am tracking on fitday and am already up to 613 calories! > > How do you suggest I make it through the day? > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 , sorry about the late reply, but I get the digest, and its usually late in the day that I get it. I did see that a lot of folks did say to eat so that you are not hungry, and that is so true. But on the first phase, you're also resetting your system, and that also means relearning amounts of food intake. Have you ever noticed that after a large meal you end up quite hungry the next morning? The body has reset its expectations of food intake. It tends to want to maintain the status quo. So while its a good idea to not restrict, its also a good idea to not eat too much at one sitting-- you don't want to allow your body to think that it needs and wants more! Hunger pangs tend to last about 10-15 min, so if you can get through this time period, the pangs sometimes subside fro a while. If there still there after a brief waiting period, go ahead and eat. The last thing you want to do is to get so hungry that you overeat (binge) beyond normal intake. Hope this helps, Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I just read an article on this today. I can't remember if it was online or in the latest Health magazine, but it did say that when you overdo it for awhile, your brain overrules your real appetite sensors. Even though you may not be physically needing of food (hungry) your brain gets used to a certain amount of food coming in and " resets " your feeling of being full. So, I would say don't feel like you're starving, but don't feed that feeling with food every time. Go for a walk, drink water, be busy, and snack. Just try not to feel that bloated full feeling. ie > > on the first > phase, you're also resetting your system, and that also means relearning > amounts of food intake. Have you ever noticed that after a large meal > you end up quite hungry the next morning? The body has reset its > expectations of food intake. It tends to want to maintain the status > quo. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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