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Fitter not thinner
Exercise is definitely making me fitter, but i've read nutrition is even
more important (70 to 30 % by some estimates) in weight loss process, but i just get hungrier. Eating well is easy, eating less is tough, real tough, What do you people do to eat less calories when you get really hungry ? Thanks |
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:49:25 -0500, PB wrote:
Exercise is definitely making me fitter, but i've read nutrition is even more important (70 to 30 % by some estimates) in weight loss process, but i just get hungrier. Eating well is easy, eating less is tough, real tough, What do you people do to eat less calories when you get really hungry ? Thanks I don't allow myself to be really hungry. When I'm hungry I eat something. I try to pick things that are lower in calories but filling. An evening snack of fruit and fat-free yogurt, for example, is lower in calories than a lot of other options. Vegetables -- big salads, large portions of cooked veggies, etc. -- are great for filling you up with very few calories. (Soup is supposed to do this too, but I'm not sure it works that way for me -- not enough to chew on, or something.) I do try to distinguish between hunger and just feeling like eating something. For me it has been possible to lose weight and keep it off (130 lbs., in my case) without ever experiencing any troublesome level of hunger. Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 |
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PB wrote:
Exercise is definitely making me fitter, but i've read nutrition is even more important (70 to 30 % by some estimates) in weight loss process, but i just get hungrier. Eating well is easy, eating less is tough, real tough, What do you people do to eat less calories when you get really hungry ? Hunger is affected by a few different factors. One is the volume of the food eaten. Eating fibrous foods will provide more volume. Another is the nutrient content. If the food you eat does not have the nutrients your body wants, your body will still tell you it is hungry. Also, liquids (juice, soda, etc) do not appear to lessen appetite, so you get the calories but hunger is not satiated. I am usually most hungry in the evening, and eat an incredibly large salad of raw vegetables. By large, I mean that I eat it from a mixing bowl. It takes about 30 minutes to eat it. Sometimes I get carried away and make it so big that I can hardly finish it, but when I am paying attention they come out to be around 1.5 lbs and 350 calories (though I don't actually have a scale to measure it with, yet). 200 of those calories are from the 1 cup of beans which go into every salad. When I get carried away, it probably ends up around 2.5 lbs and 450 calories. Sometimes I add half an avocado, or 1 oz of nuts, either of which will bump up the calories by 150 or 200. Typically the rest of the day I am occupied and it is not convenient to eat except at lunch time. Shortly after my body realizes that I am not going to feed it my "hunger" goes away. I think this is just more a habit of snacking than real hunger. Not having time to dwell on it is what works for me. If I am at home and have the munchies, I snack on celery and carrots. I don't think I am capable of overeating them. --Scott |
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Chris Braun wrote:
I do try to distinguish between hunger and just feeling like eating something. For me it has been possible to lose weight and keep it off (130 lbs., in my case) without ever experiencing any troublesome level of hunger. Some days I get hungry at the usual times (lunch, dinner), other days I also get the urge to snack (becuase of boredom, depression, or whatever). But some days I just plain don't get hungry. It is a bit odd and on those days I worry about eating enough calories. If I am not hungry I find it diffcult to force myself to fix something to eat because it hardly seems worth the time it takes to prepare it. :-/ I seem to be doing fairly well at the "Just say no!" to junk food, and need to learn to "Just do it!" with regards to eating when my hungerometer is broken. --Scott |
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 05:14:35 GMT, Scott wrote:
Chris Braun wrote: I do try to distinguish between hunger and just feeling like eating something. For me it has been possible to lose weight and keep it off (130 lbs., in my case) without ever experiencing any troublesome level of hunger. Some days I get hungry at the usual times (lunch, dinner), other days I also get the urge to snack (becuase of boredom, depression, or whatever). But some days I just plain don't get hungry. It is a bit odd and on those days I worry about eating enough calories. If I am not hungry I find it diffcult to force myself to fix something to eat because it hardly seems worth the time it takes to prepare it. :-/ I seem to be doing fairly well at the "Just say no!" to junk food, and need to learn to "Just do it!" with regards to eating when my hungerometer is broken. --Scott How about keeping something around that you enjoy eating that doesn't need preparation, like containers of lowfat yogurt? Or just some fruit? Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 |
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"PB" wrote in message .. . Exercise is definitely making me fitter, but i've read nutrition is even more important (70 to 30 % by some estimates) in weight loss process, but i just get hungrier. Eating well is easy, eating less is tough, real tough, What do you people do to eat less calories when you get really hungry ? Thanks I eat frequent small meals so I don't get really hungry often. If I do get "really" hungry I eat what I want - but in small quantities. My typical day is full of high-fiber, low fat foods. Fruits, veggies, whole grains, lean meats, soy. When I'm in a big munchie mood I make my own chocolate yogurt with some Fiber One cereal. -- the volleyballchick |
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"Scott" wrote in message ... PB wrote: Exercise is definitely making me fitter, but i've read nutrition is even more important (70 to 30 % by some estimates) in weight loss process, but i just get hungrier. Eating well is easy, eating less is tough, real tough, What do you people do to eat less calories when you get really hungry ? Hunger is affected by a few different factors. One is the volume of the food eaten. Eating fibrous foods will provide more volume. Another is the nutrient content. If the food you eat does not have the nutrients your body wants, your body will still tell you it is hungry. Also, liquids (juice, soda, etc) do not appear to lessen appetite, so you get the calories but hunger is not satiated. Sometimes people misread the signs of thirst as hunger so it's not really a bad idea to have something to drink if you think you're hungry. I'd skip the juice or soda and go for the water or some low-no cal beverage. OTOH my soy milk is 70 cal per cup with 4 g fiber so it's a pretty good snack. -- the volleyballchick |
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Chris Braun wrote:
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 05:14:35 GMT, Scott wrote: Chris Braun wrote: I do try to distinguish between hunger and just feeling like eating something. For me it has been possible to lose weight and keep it off (130 lbs., in my case) without ever experiencing any troublesome level of hunger. Some days I get hungry at the usual times (lunch, dinner), other days I also get the urge to snack (becuase of boredom, depression, or whatever). But some days I just plain don't get hungry. It is a bit odd and on those days I worry about eating enough calories. If I am not hungry I find it diffcult to force myself to fix something to eat because it hardly seems worth the time it takes to prepare it. :-/ I seem to be doing fairly well at the "Just say no!" to junk food, and need to learn to "Just do it!" with regards to eating when my hungerometer is broken. --Scott How about keeping something around that you enjoy eating that doesn't need preparation, like containers of lowfat yogurt? Or just some fruit? Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 Exactly. Planning usually reduces or eliminates hunger. I eat 6-7 meals a day and there's little time in between that I get hungry. Learning to eat slowly also lessens the time in between meals. Eating while drinking water can almost double the time it takes to eat a meal. Once I've eaten I know it's under 2 hours till my next meal. No need to snack in between that way. You're training your body. I've trained mine to accept smaller portions. That way it's almost like the taste of food satisfies the appetite without having to actually feel full after a meal. -- Cheese http://cheesensweets.com/contact/cheese |
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hunger comes in waves...wait till it passes
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ps...most people don't starve to death if they miss a meal
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