Hi!
I just started dieting and excercising not too long ago. I have been eating about 1400 calories a day. I feel like that is a reasonable amount of calories but by the end of the day I'm soooo hungry =( I got used to eating about the same portion sizes as my fiance and I am just realizing how unreasonable that is. He eats alot of food! So maybe my body is just shocked because it's used to having so much more. How do you keep yourself from going hungry? I need something to take my focus off ice cream
Re: Hungry!
If you haven't been at it that long, your body just may be getting used to it.
Try keeping lots of fruit around, which always helps me.
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1. You're not eating enough.
2. You're not eating the RIGHT foods.
If you're filling most of those 1400 calories with lean proteins, healthy fats, whole grains, and fruits and veggies without much processed crap and refined sugars, you're probably just not eating enough. Our bodies are pretty awesome at knowing what they need, if only we'd listen.
A third possibility is that you're not ACTUALLY hungry and you're really bored or something else. But take a good hard look at WHAT you're eating, not just how much, and go from there.
Everything the light touches is my kingdom.
You could also throw together a salad, which can really fill you up and is good for you, as long as you don't drown it in heavy dressings. 3 cups of spinach is 30 calories.
I got used to eating like my fiance, too, which was not good.
And for Pete's sake, don't give up ice cream entirely. That's dooming yourself to failure. Just really watch your portions. My friend who's a very svelte nurse watches her calories all week and exercises, then has "Fried Food Friday" where she relaxes and enjoys whatever she wants.
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