try drinking water and seeing if your body isn't just thirsty and not hungry...

Generally the carbs/fiber/protein in your breakfast should keep you full for a while.. are you sure it was 2 servings that you had?

Thanks for the tip! I'm drinking water as I type!

Yes - used two of those "packets" of oatmeal this AM - so I"m pretty sure about that. One just doesn't cut it for me right now.

Like I mentioned before, I had a snack of yogurt and yogurt drink around 11:30 (total 80 cals),

and I SOMEHOW made it to 1 PM to eat lunch. Made a sort of quick soup - 1 packet of light asparagus soup powder (only 31 calories) to which I added a big can of Alubia beans (about 240 calories). It was more carbs than I wanted, but I needed a protein fix and the beans provided a solid 14 grams, not to mention over 20 grams fiber!

I thought the warm soup might be good to fill me up (plus its cold here). But I'm just sitting here right now (just after I ate) thinking HOW will I make it to dinner?!?!

Like I posted earlier, dinner is VERY late here! Might go to a tango show for work later tonight - and that will be tough. Many are "all included" type shows that serve you bread, pasta, salad, wine and desert alongside the dance. The problem is the show won't start until about 10 or later, so I'm not sure how I can make it that late and not just show up RAVENOUS. Set meal + late night + hunger = bad combo.

I recommend snacking every 3 hours give or take. Have a couple pieces of fruit or veggies, or a handful of nuts, or a few crackers. Try to eat every 3 hours to keep your metabolism going. I've noticed that when I eat every 3 hours, I tend to get the hunger pains more often, but I know its because my metabolism is speeding up.

Thanks Adeon. Yeah - so I ate at 1, but not a ton (just the bean soup), so by 3 I was famished. Decided to make another soup - this time just a bit of vegetable bouillon and some shredded carrots and celery. Thought maybe a little snack would help. No sooner was I done with the soup, that I had another HUNGER ATTACK.

I had three teaspoons of peanut butter as a result. I"m feeling better, but I can't honestly say I'm feeling like I'm not hungry. I'm drinking plenty of liquids (1 cup of herbal tea and 1.5 liters of water so far), but darn, this hunger thing is so hard!!

With me, if I deal with the hunger pains long enough they eventually go away. try that and see if it works.

Had a horrible food day last night and this AM. S0 much stress led to:

Apple
Green Tea
One large portion of French Fries from Burger King
2 small cookies
7 large Crackers
A LOT of bread at dinnner w. a creamy cheese dip
A salad with arugula, parmesan and tomatoes.

AND All of that was after my breakfast and lunch!!

Large Coffee with full fat milk
3 (THREE!) Croissants!!

What an awful day for eating!!!

OKay so, I'll just list the bad and the good of it all:

Snack:

Good: Oatmeal - carby - but healthy!

Bad: Lunch/Snack - Three granola bars (w. chocolate) air crisp potato chips and a diet soda. I was on the run in between jobs and starving. Had to shop at a kiosk and this was what I came up with.

Good: Dinner - a big salad (carrots, white cabbage, purple cabbage, beets, lettuce) with a dressing of canola oil and soy sauce, and some sauteed (with a little oil) green pea pods.

Good: Desert - a bows of strawberries covered in soymilk. Yum!

Okay - so it was a mixed day. I tried to bring it to a positive end. On the bad side I slipped today (and fell down some stairs), and really injured my hip. Its bruised, and I'm lucky I didn't hurt myself more. Tomorrow is my day for walk/jogging - and I want to do it - but I'm just going to have to see how it feels in the morning.

Glad I could end a tough day on a good note!

Today is going pretty well overall. Couldn't jog/walk because of the injury I sustained yesterday from falling on the stairs. Ouch! Huge bruises on my back near my hips and shoulders. My head and neck are still stiff too! I'll give my body a couple more days to rest, and plan to run Friday.

Food wise, I NEED to go grocery shopping. But, so far, so good. Started the day off with a bowl of oatmeal w. soymilk and some tea w. soymilk. I can always eat the same thing for breakfast and be perfectly happy.

Its about 12:30 now, so I need to start thinking through my lunch options (or go shopping!). I was having a hunger attack around 11, which I solved with two servings of light, quick soup (the Knorrs brand). Only 31 cals a packets, so I didn't feel too bad about having two!

In the summers, I can usually feel satisfied with big salads, but now that its winter, I think light soup is going to be a key to weight loss. Its warm, fills me up (at least temporarily) and is low in calories. Only drawback is that its high in sodium, but right now I can't worry about everything!

Also, was wondering if anyone else struggles with cholesterol. I have been borderline high (200) the last few times its been checked, but I just don't think I can modify my diet anymore! Already I don't eat meat or eggs, and though I do it cheese, I wouldn't say I eat it all the time. When I eat yogurt, etc., I always select the 0 fat/0 cholesterol versions. And I try to eat oatmeal every morning to help.

Has anyone had any luck lowering cholesterol through exercise? I really don't want to have to start taking meds, but I'm just not sure how much lower I can go through diet alone.

It's winter over there?! Man, we just ended our super long winter and I couldn't be happer that it's over. We are now into the warm summer months. I can't imagine June being winter anywhere ever!!

Well its way down in the southern hemishpere! ,)

But being winter, today I followed up my great start to the day with:

six peices of veggie sushi (unfort w. cream cheese)
small diet coke
large soy milk cafe latte
one large order of french fries w. ketchup
split ma brownie w. ice cream w a friend

Oh NOOO!!!

Well, I had plans for a health dinner and did some grocery shopping to prove it. Didn't have anything unhealthy, but ate more than I wanted to:

Tomato Soup - 50 cals
Two Actimel mini-yougurts - 80 cals total
2 Large Apples
1 Large Bowl of Oatmeal with Soymilk and salt
1 red pepper sliced with salt
Yerba Mate Tea

Breakfast:
Tea w. soymilk
oatmeal w. soymilk
apple

snack: tea w. a bit of cream
2 small pieces chocolate

lunch:
large serving of pasta w. veggie sauce
1 small roll
water

snack:
2 mini yogurt drinks (80 cals)
1 apple
1 tangerine
yerba mate tea

1 mini yogurt (is this an addiction or what?)
Another apple
1 Tblsp peanut butter
2 big bowls soup (one spinach/other tomato)
1 sliced cucumber with salt and pepper
water to drink

Okay, so after I ate dinner last night (and by no means skimpy!) - I went over to a friends house and stopped to do some grocery shopping for her first. I was happy I didn't pick anything up for me, but by the time I got to her house (8:30) everyone else was eating.

In the end, I added on to my dinner:

One small salad
1 slice toast with peanut butter and jelly
3 cups of tea (only one with sugar)


I stayed over, and this morning for breakfast I had:

Cup of coffee with milk
small yogurt drink (40 cals)
piece of toast with peanut butter and one banana

mid morning snack: 1 yogurt drink (40 cals)

My posts might be a bit boring (I am rushing around), but I'm trying to be consistent!

Last night I tried to distract myself from food with a lot of tea and chewing gum, but it only helped for so long. Its so hard when everyone around you is eating!