Nutrition Help

Just my two cents:

If you're like me and crave sweets at night you may want to try 5 small meals instead of 3.

And yup, more protein (low on the bad carbs). Do you like low fat cheeses? Or lean meats?

I did this as well. I was going to have gastric bypass and I had to limit my calories to like 1200 per day. I though I was going to DIE. But then I found the answer. Protien. You should be getting at least 90 grams of protein per day. You should eat it first, I was told 3oz at each meal, eat that first, THEN veggies, THEN carbs. It took about a week, but finally I was feeling full on 1200 calories per day. My meals included things like a pan browned chicken breast and veggies, a pork chop and veggies, you get the idea.

For a snack at night I would suggest something with peanut butter and/or cheese. I started having cheese and crackers around snack time, and the protein in the cheese also helped keep my sugar up through the night.

Calorieking.com has listings for calories, fat, protein and fiber for all foods. You may want to check them out. That way you can make better choices for foods with a higher protein to fat ratio, like chicken.

Good luck, you CAN do it!

Oh and you should also be getting at least 25 grams of fiber per day. That will also help you keep full. {{HUGS}} to you!

Also if you can (I can't do this) try eating 6 smaller snack like meals per day instead of 3 meals and a snack. I have been unable to do this because its very time consuming, but if you plan ahead it may work out for you better then it did for me! That will keep you full all day and keep your metabolism working. All this is from the classes I took for the gastric bypass that I didn't need because I lost 60lbs doing this!

When I was pregnant I had digestional diabetes so the dr told me too eat every 2 hours weather i was hungary or not, healthy snacks, I switched to plain ice tea too besides just water-well I ended up losing weight! I could never understand since I was eating all day! Now I still do that and it seems to help with feeling full and eating less portions of food at a time! Hope this helps!

I think these days you need to worry about getting more vitamin D !!!! ha ha.

Eats LOTS of celery, it's yummy and healthy. Eat lots of beans and tofu hamburgers.

NO bread - no wheat starch !!!

I love eating. I try to eat right, but sometimes I guess I just love food too much. At those times, I'll allow myself to eat the food, but force myself to exercise long enough to burn off that food.

I eat smaller meals all day long. probably 5 or 6....and rarely need to snack in between. At night if I get snacky we make popcorn...

Both white flour and white sugar affect the body so that we get hungrier faster.
Maybe more protein with the 5 o'clock meal will help that feeling of fullness last longer - as will a salad - fiber helps.
Are you keeping a food diary - what you eat, when you eat, how hungry you were before eating and what mood you are in.
Each of us is a little different, so this will keep you informed about your own needs.

I love to eat and am not on a particular type diet. she is right about the protein and fiber though.

make an appointment with a registered dietician

Good luck...I see you got all the advice I would have given....

Well, I'm a snacker, and the same thing happens to me many times in the evening after dinner. Unless I've stuffed myself silly at dinner, which is rare, I'm always wanting to snack and snack and snack. I think it has to do with metabolism, at least in my case, perhaps in yours, couldn't say for sure though.

You got some great advice in the above comments. Good luck to you on this. Hope your day is going well. Side note: Thanks for the laptop advice :)

I would give the same advice as everyone else. Good Luck!!

I don't eat at night

I think you should see a doctor before beginning a weightloss program. That and $5 will buy you a cup of coffee!

The small meals trick worked for me when I did Weight Watchers.

eat more fiber!!

I drink slim-fast every day. It has lots of vitamins. I am stating at a size 7.

I was told to eat protein first and can tell the difference. Chicken has worked for me for some meals and eggs for others. The good news eggs have been on sale regularly.

I keep the 100 cal packs of microwave popcorn on hand to munch on at night if I need something to snack on.

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I am not gonna help, but I think othes did alredy

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Drink flavored water so you feel like you are getting a treat. Freeze the 10 calorie drink mixed flavored water into popsicles for a sweet low calorie evening treat!