HotI, I am generally not hungry . I think your body adjusts very quickly. That said, there is definitely room for improvement!! I need to snack more and up my cals a little.
I also need to exercise much, much more. But that's a whole other thread!!
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HotI, I am generally not hungry . I think your body adjusts very quickly. That said, there is definitely room for improvement!! I need to snack more and up my cals a little.
I also need to exercise much, much more. But that's a whole other thread!!
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Add more fat- full fat dairy, full fat hummus, fatty cuts of meat, cooking in lard and butter etc. Great way to up your calories and so good for you
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Meow, I tend to go full fat dairy. It's hard though when I am trying to stick to 35gm fat a day
I really need to lose relatively quickly (kg a week) because I need to lose to increase chances of pregnancy. I am 41 in a few months so I really don't have time to muck around.
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I guess i was thinking on a few levels, one hunger, one interest (boredom) and also if you go too low with food/calories/fat whatever then your body could go into starvation mode and actually hold onto weight more or stack it on when you eat more regularly.
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I mix it up.
For instance, lunch might be a mini pizza (100gm seafood/meat, 25gm cheese, tomato, mushroom, spinach, etc on a mini wholemeal pita). Other times a bacon and egg muffin. Occasionally who grain crisp bread with various toppings.
Dinner there is lots to work with. Salad, stirfry, roast, chilli, seafood, zucchini fritters with smoked salmon...
I know I should be eating around 1600 cals. That's why I need to up it. Some days I hit it (or get close) but not often.
I am def not hungry though.
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I always aim for 1200 calories when losing weight and even when I was at my biggest (over 80kg) I never went into starvation mode. However I would up my calories when I was doing a lot of exercise so it was 1200 excluding exercise iyswim.
Are you finding the weight is coming off? Because if it is, and if you are not feeling hungry or fatigued then I would stick with your diet as it is. The only diet addition I would make would be the occasional freddo which is only 90 calories but adds much needed chocolate/seratonin to your diet.
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Since Feb 13, I have lost about 3.4kg. I think it's more but I have AF at the moment and my legs are aching with fluid. So I guess it's a bit more lost now but the scales aren't saying.
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At that level of loss I would stick with what you are doing. 1kg a week is excellent progress and about what you should be aiming for.
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Breakfast is often nothing for me, I'm too busy rushing to get the kids to school. Yes, I know it's the most important meal of the day! If I remember, I grab a banana and eat it in the car.
Lunch is usually a toasted sandwich with chicken and avocado or ham, cheese and tomato. Or I'll have a salad roll or a Subway roasted chicken sub. I usually eat lunch around 12 noon.
Dinner is early because we eat with the kids, anywhere between 5.30-6.30pm. Dinner is a bit tricky because DH struggles to hold weight on so I often cook with cream or butter and include carbs such as rice or potato with the meal. Staples are pasta, roast, steak and veges, sometimes curry and rice. The kids favourite dinner is tacos. I am aware that my portions are far bigger than they should be and I often eat as much as my very active DH.
After dinner I like something sweet, maybe a small bowl of ice cream, a couple of squares of chocolate or a bikkie.
I drink 1-2 cans of coke zero a day, an occasional beer or glass of champagne and lots of water.
I need to lose 10-15kgs... and start eating breakfast and down size my portions!!
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