Low Calorie Diet

Question:

<snip I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit.

That’s a good plan.  :)  I use baby carrots to hold me over. Angela

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Great job Doug! Brenda

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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When you were a child did you get home from school about 3-4 and then have an after school snack?  Sometimes, that is what your body is used to.  It is conditioning from when you were a child and is very hard to break. Debbie

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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We have bars here with those equivalent calories, but I think I prefer something that seems more filling. Last week though I found myself on a train in the afternoon not having had lunch yet at 1pm and I was getting real hungry. Some fruit/grain crackers (160 calories) from a train kiosk really helped me stay on my diet until my next meal! doug – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Doug, I get hungry every day between 2 and 3. Lately my snack has been one of those high protein, high fiber Luna bars (around 170 calories). They taste something like candy. I learned to keep the points (calories) for something at that time every day.

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While I was losing I ate more bulk, because I was that hungry all the time. One of my favorites was a whole wheat high fiber tortilla, with a little fat free cheese and then a bunch of salad stuff in it. I really get hungry every day around 2, and if I don’t have something I eat too much in the evening. — Lesanne

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We have bars here with those equivalent calories, but I think I prefer something that seems more filling. Last week though I found myself on a train in the afternoon not having had lunch yet at 1pm and I was getting real hungry. Some fruit/grain crackers (160 calories) from a train kiosk really helped me stay on my diet until my next meal! doug Doug, I get hungry every day between 2 and 3. Lately my snack has been one of those high protein, high fiber Luna bars (around 170 calories). They taste something like candy. I learned to keep the points (calories) for something at that time every day.

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wonderful report, Lee

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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learning things like this is what makes you a success, is it always the best choice, well, yeah since you did what you needed to not starve and not go over calories, take this one as an NSV, Lee

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We have bars here with those equivalent calories, but I think I prefer something that seems more filling. Last week though I found myself on a train in the afternoon not having had lunch yet at 1pm and I was getting real hungry. Some fruit/grain crackers (160 calories) from a train kiosk really helped me stay on my diet until my next meal! doug Doug, I get hungry every day between 2 and 3. Lately my snack has been one of those high protein, high fiber Luna bars (around 170 calories). They taste something like candy. I learned to keep the points (calories) for something at that time every day.

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Hi, Doug, Congratulations on your loss. Take Care Catherine

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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While I was losing I ate more bulk, because I was that hungry all the time. One of my favorites was a whole wheat high fiber tortilla, with a little fat free cheese and then a bunch of salad stuff in it. I really get hungry every day around 2, and if I don’t have something I eat too much in the evening.

I really wish they sold those kind of tortillas or wraps here! When I was in the U.S I found very filling whole wheat, high fiber wraps that were about 60 calories each. Very delicious! doug

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We have bars here with those equivalent calories, but I think I prefer something that seems more filling. Last week though I found myself on a train in the afternoon not having had lunch yet at 1pm and I was getting real hungry. Some fruit/grain crackers (160 calories) from a train kiosk really helped me stay on my diet until my next meal! It’s worth experimenting with high protein snacks. Protein reduced appetite a lot better than carbs and fat. The problem is that it’s counter intuitive and most people don’t realize this. I have problems snacking in the morning. Someone at work suggested having a whey protein shake for breakfats every day. They taste awful, but they do work. I rarely feel hungry till lunch, and if I’m busy it’s 2-3 before I need to take a break.

There’s this woman in my neighborhood who swears by high protein drinks. She keeps trying to get me to try them. She said she felt like she was slowing down a bit when she got to be 75 and started drinking them. Now she is 93 and I often meet her taking her afternoon walk along the river, or working in her garden. doug

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I spread my meals out too, I typically will not even eat breakfast until 9 or 10, then lunch is between 1-3, dinner between 7-9 and then maybe an evening snack about 10 before bed at about midnight.  I know that if I put off my lunch until later in the day, I don’t have the munchies in the afternoons as much.  I just cant roll out of bed and eat in the morning though.  I have to be up at least an hour or two before eating.  I do start drinking my water right away though and normally have at least half of it drank before noon. Debbie

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It also has to do with the time between the lunch and dinner meals.  If I ate dinner at 5 p.m I could go without a snack but then I couldn’t stay up until midnight.  So many dieticians stress the six small meals a day so I purposely save points from lunch for the afternoon snacks. I’ve pretty much trained my body to crave no food between breakfast and lunch, but that is usually four to five hours. If I am ravenous I try to make or buy another cup of tea or coffee and have a one point snack with it. Audrey Interesting question. It was a while ago, but it seems maybe I did. I seem to remember being able to buy two peanut butter cups and a Superman comic book for 25 cents. doug When you were a child did you get home from school about 3-4 and then have an after school snack?  Sometimes, that is what your body is used to.  It is conditioning from when you were a child and is very hard to break. Debbie Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

Response:

We have bars here with those equivalent calories, but I think I prefer something that seems more filling. Last week though I found myself on a train in the afternoon not having had lunch yet at 1pm and I was getting real hungry. Some fruit/grain crackers (160 calories) from a train kiosk really helped me stay on my diet until my next meal!

It’s worth experimenting with high protein snacks. Protein reduced appetite a lot better than carbs and fat. The problem is that it’s counter intuitive and most people don’t realize this. I have problems snacking in the morning. Someone at work suggested having a whey protein shake for breakfats every day. They taste awful, but they do work. I rarely feel hungry till lunch, and if I’m busy it’s 2-3 before I need to take a break. Ray

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Interesting question. It was a while ago, but it seems maybe I did. I seem to remember being able to buy two peanut butter cups and a Superman comic book for 25 cents. doug – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – When you were a child did you get home from school about 3-4 and then have an after school snack?  Sometimes, that is what your body is used to.  It is conditioning from when you were a child and is very hard to break. Debbie Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

Response:

It also has to do with the time between the lunch and dinner meals.  If I ate dinner at 5 p.m I could go without a snack but then I couldn’t stay up until midnight.  So many dieticians stress the six small meals a day so I purposely save points from lunch for the afternoon snacks. I’ve pretty much trained my body to crave no food between breakfast and lunch, but that is usually four to five hours. If I am ravenous I try to make or buy another cup of tea or coffee and have a one point snack with it. Audrey

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Interesting question. It was a while ago, but it seems maybe I did. I seem to remember being able to buy two peanut butter cups and a Superman comic book for 25 cents. doug When you were a child did you get home from school about 3-4 and then have an after school snack?  Sometimes, that is what your body is used to.  It is conditioning from when you were a child and is very hard to break. Debbie Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

Response:

Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes:         I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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Great job!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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Doug, I get hungry every day between 2 and 3. Lately my snack has been one of those high protein, high fiber Luna bars (around 170 calories). They taste something like candy. I learned to keep the points (calories) for something at that time every day. — Lesanne 365/162.2/164

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Loss this week: 1.0 kg = 2.2 lb Total loss in 3 weeks: 5.0 kg = 11.0 lb Milestone: losing more than 10 lb Notes: I had no real trouble sticking to my low-calorie diet this past week. A couple of days I got the munchies around 3-4 pm (my most dangerous time). So what I did was eat until I was full! But what I ate were low-calorie things: a cup of watermelon, a banana, some low-calorie yogurt, hanpen (Japanese low-calorie processed fish), etc. So I never had to go over my calorie limit. doug kg: 126.5 / 121.5 / 69? lb: 278.3 / 267.3

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