hungry on maintenance...

"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

Have you tried smaller meals with some snacks to keep a little something in
the stomach to avoid hunger? I usually eat my meals at 7am, 11:30am and
7pm. I always have a mid morning and afternoon snack to keep from getting
too hungry before the next meal. I often add an additional snack in the
afternoon if I'm heading off to Curves as it means dinner won't be until
after 8:00pm. I've found smaller meals with a few in-between snacks really
keeps me from getting hungry.

Beverly

"Beverly" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

THere is always the case of the skinny fat person... If you lose alot of
weight, but a large portion of what you lost is muscle, then you will have
also lost a significant part of your metabolism. You will have to eat less
calories to maintain your weight.

det

In article , Ignoramus11008
wrote:

I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

Maybe you should increase your calorie intake a little every week--until
you see slight increase in weight, then subtract by a little to balance.

I keep a 1400 ceiling on my calorie count, but usually don't go over
1300 during the week. That's at a current weight of 113-115 lbs, so I'm
eating around 12x my body weight, give or take. Try eating around 2100
calories, and see what happens...

Amy
168/115 (today)/113

In article , Ignoramus11008 wrote:
I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

I'd look into what you are eating and when, and try to re-arrange things a
little bit. Do you tend to get hungrier sooner after certain meals? Maybe you
need a different balance of food? More fiber? more protein? more fat?

Mieko

"Beverly" wrote in message ...
"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

Have you tried smaller meals with some snacks to keep a little something in
the stomach to avoid hunger? I usually eat my meals at 7am, 11:30am and
7pm. I always have a mid morning and afternoon snack to keep from getting
too hungry before the next meal. I often add an additional snack in the
afternoon if I'm heading off to Curves as it means dinner won't be until
after 8:00pm. I've found smaller meals with a few in-between snacks really
keeps me from getting hungry.

Beverly

Beverly, try one of these that work for me.

1) A cup of black coffee after each meal, and one before going to bed
(caffeine-free, of course). Black, because milk or sugar in it might
make you hungry.
2) Psyllium in water
3) Canned green or yellow beans (Two cans give you a total of 25
calories!)
4) Eat more vegetables and fruits. How much of these do you eat a day,
Beverly?

"Beverly" wrote in message ...
"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

Have you tried smaller meals with some snacks to keep a little something in
the stomach to avoid hunger? I usually eat my meals at 7am, 11:30am and
7pm. I always have a mid morning and afternoon snack to keep from getting
too hungry before the next meal. I often add an additional snack in the
afternoon if I'm heading off to Curves as it means dinner won't be until
after 8:00pm. I've found smaller meals with a few in-between snacks really
keeps me from getting hungry.

Beverly

1) Drink black coffee. It significantly reduces my appetite.
2) Psyllium in water.
3) Canned green or yellow beans (Two cans give only 30 calories!)
4) Eat more vegetables and fruits. How much of these
do you have a day, Beverly?

Denis

"Beverly" wrote in message ...
"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

Have you tried smaller meals with some snacks to keep a little something in
the stomach to avoid hunger? I usually eat my meals at 7am, 11:30am and
7pm. I always have a mid morning and afternoon snack to keep from getting
too hungry before the next meal. I often add an additional snack in the
afternoon if I'm heading off to Curves as it means dinner won't be until
after 8:00pm. I've found smaller meals with a few in-between snacks really
keeps me from getting hungry.

Beverly

1) Drink black coffee. It significantly reduces my appetite.
2) Psyllium in water.
3) Canned green or yellow beans (Two cans give only 30 calories!)
4) Eat more vegetables and fruits. How much of these
do you have a day, Beverly?

Denis

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"Beverly" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

Have you tried smaller meals with some snacks to keep a little something
in
the stomach to avoid hunger? I usually eat my meals at 7am, 11:30am and
7pm. I always have a mid morning and afternoon snack to keep from
getting
too hungry before the next meal. I often add an additional snack in the
afternoon if I'm heading off to Curves as it means dinner won't be until
after 8:00pm. I've found smaller meals with a few in-between snacks
really
keeps me from getting hungry.

Beverly

Beverly, try one of these that work for me.

Beverly is not the OP.

1) A cup of black coffee after each meal, and one before going to bed
(caffeine-free, of course). Black, because milk or sugar in it might
make you hungry.
it's the caffeine in coffee that causes the appetite suppressant effect -
caffeine free would be useless...

2) Psyllium in water
I just started using this in my protein shakes and it seems to stick with me
much longer

3) Canned green or yellow beans (Two cans give you a total of 25
calories!)

canned vegetables are total crap - no fiber or vitamins left in them after
the major processing they go through. However, adding fresh veggies to a
diet is a good idea.

det

"Ignoramus11008" wrote
I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

i
223/177/180

If I were you, I'd eat more and exercise a little more. Maybe you really
need to figure out how many calories you're getting. I understand your
volume deal and my husband lost over 100 pounds just the same way, but maybe
you need more.

How about some meat? ;-)

--
Walking on . . .
Laurie in Maine
207/110 60 inches of attitude!
Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03

Well, to quote you yourself on the hunger issue Iggy.. "it's ok to be
hungry" just because you are in maintenance does not mean that you have
to be sated 24/7 does it? Are you sure you are actually hungry at that
3pm point or are you head hungry?

Susan
260/219/160

---
1month 5days 15:36hours of being smoke-free, 1,432 cigs not smoked,
$264.92 saved, 4day 23:20hours of my life saved


"Ignoramus11008" wrote in message
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In article , Mieko wrote:
In article , Ignoramus11008
wrote:
I have officially been on maintenance for a month. And I find, much
to
my disappointment, that I maintained all this weight while eating
only
marginally more than what I have been eating during weight loss. I
was
hoping that I would not be hungry once I decide to maintain
weight. But no, I am still hungry a good part of the day. Not to the
point of being miserable, but I would like to be less hungry.

Any ideas on how to deal with this...

I'd look into what you are eating and when, and try to re-arrange
things a
little bit. Do you tend to get hungrier sooner after certain meals?
Maybe you
need a different balance of food? More fiber? more protein? more
fat?

Mieko

I kind of eat anything I want, except sugar and junk food and
sweeteners.

Every day I take to work whatever I want. Which is sandwiches in the
morning, one pint of food for lunch (usually some carbs, meat/fish and
walnuts), etc. I am generally hungry until about 3 pm. Not too hungry
but wanting to get this or that snack.

i
223/177/180