| it is impossible to eat 1800 calories per day |
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cportwine
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Posted: 9 July 2008 06:20 pm |
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I completely understand your feelings. I felt the same way at first, when dieting. But, now I feel that way about my new cholesterol diet. I get so mad sometimes, I want to scream. I can't have certain things that I love to eat, because it will make my cholesterol go up. I learned how to have those foods when dieting and not gain. But, unfortunately that is not the case with my cholesterol. I can't decide one day to have chips and dip and then just not eat as much later. Because, even though it doesn't show on the scale it does show in my blood test that I have taken every three months.
So, I can really relate. But, I try to keep in mind that it is for my health. Plus, because of this whole ordeal, I have found some other foods that I love. I would of never even tried some of those foods if it wasn't for the cholesterol thing.
So, chin up, you will get through it.
Also, exercise is so important, not just to burn calories. So, try to keep that in mind when exercising and quit obsessing about how many calories you are burning. Your heart with love you for it. 
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gabriella
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Posted: 15 June 2011 08:36 am |
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PuffsPlus
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Posted: 15 June 2011 06:25 pm |
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You don't give your weight, gender, or body composition. Maybe eating 1800 cals a day is too low for you and that's why you're hungry all the time.
Maybe you need to be eating more? Without more information it's hard to tell. But it is possible to eat 1800 cals a day. I lost weight eating 1400 cals a day, although I did get hungry at night. I have found that eating around 1600 cals a day keeps me from getting too too hungry.
I have also found when controlling my food intake that on some days I have very little urge to eat, while on others I'm hungrier. Maybe your hunger will wax and wane like that. Just keep track of what you're eating and how you feel day by day, and you can start to isolate hunger cycles?
Remember that high volume, high fiber foods are good in terms of filling you up, that a decent combination of fat (pref healthy fat), carbs, protein, and fiber will help you feeling fuller longer. Protein is actually the most satiating macronutrient.
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lynn40
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Posted: 17 June 2011 07:58 pm |
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You've gotten some good advice here (and I haven't even read the entire thread). I particularly agree with the advice about finding out if 1800 is really the number of calories you should be eating. Maybe you need more.
Barring any change in calorie level, though, here's my 2 cents: I don't believe in eating "diet" foods. They never satisfied me and never will. I would rather eat one whole egg than eat 4 egg whites. I would rather have a sliver of butter on my real, multigrain toast than a spray of fake "butter" on three pieces of lite bread. Yes, you have to practice portion control if you eat real food, but isn't that part and parcel of what you need to do anyway as part of a lifestyle change? I even try to limit my meals to just three. I want to get OUT of the habit of snacking, which I believe the 5-6 minimeal-a-day plans exacerbate. (I'm not criticizing others' plans; if it works for you, go for it, but it doesn't work for me). So, if you're eating diet food, you might try eating real food instead. I find that it's more satisfying, and I feel less deprived than when I eat a large portion of diet food.
Sometimes, I think that just the IDEA of limitations is what is so difficult about starting a new way of eating. However, the reality of life is that there are limits to everything---especially food. One of my secret fantasies is that they'll come up with some technology one day that will allow me to eat double the amount of food and have my body only register half the calories :). But until that happens, I must live in the real world, and in the real world, portion sizes matter.
You may have hungry moments initially, but that will pass as your body gets used to eating smaller portions.
ETA: By the way, I WISH I could eat 1800 calories an lose. I have to stay between 1200 - 1500 to lose slowly. So, consider yourself lucky.
Last edited on 17 June 2011 08:00 pm by lynn40
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