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amother

OP ↓

Thu, Dec 19 2024, 11:59 pm

I've been doing this for some 6 months, but the last few days I am so hungry. Maybe because I'm nursing, maybe because I'm under the weather, but the amount of food I usually eat isn't cutting it.

Today I ate
6 hardboiled eggs
a big handful of almonds
2 generous servings of PB & chia seeds
a can of tuna with mayo
(I usually don't even eat this much.)
plus my gummy vitamins and some throat lozenges for my cough. And a few squares of dark chocolate.

I finally ate a small bowl of pasta which I almost never do. And I'm still hungry!

Any ideas of what else I should be trying to have around? Needs to be cheap. Even if I can't do it now it will be helpful for me to have ideas for the future.

amother

Calendula

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 8:56 am

The bulk of what you are eating needs to be vegetables, raw and cooked. The protein and fat are good but have to be eaten in moderation or you won't lose weight. Eat lots of cucumbers, baby carrots, bell peppers, kohlrabi, that will fill you up. Also, just check your food to be sure you're not inadvertently eating something that's triggering a craving which might be what's making you "hungry".

amother

Hawthorn

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 8:58 am

Greek yogurt
Apples
Bananas
Baby carrots
Chick peas

amother

Cerulean

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 9:05 am

amother OP wrote:

I understand skipping fruit if you're on a low carb diet but where are your vegetables? Eat a giant bowl of salad greens. Make yourself a platter of roasted veggies. Munch on celery sticks and cucumber slices. You need fiber.

amother

Hosta ↓

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 9:35 am

Didn’t go over so carefully but is,that enough food? It seems low just skimming superficially so maybe that's why you're hungry still?

Personally I love weight watchers as it helps me focus on wholesome food, to not over do it, yet to not under-eat either (& I hate focusing on calories & macro numbers) ww helps me have basic criteria & then I can eat more intuitively

Hormones can also influence appetite, where one is in their cycle.
Or Inadequate sleep, hydration too.

tichellady ↓

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 10:55 am

Vegetable soup
Greek yogurt

↑ tichellady

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 10:55 am

Cucumber and hummus

amother

Broom

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 11:02 am

Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Avocado
Cottage cheese
Olives
Ground turkey

That's very little food overall and you're breastfeeding. Pls don't deprive your baby of nutrients.

amother

↑ Hosta

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 11:03 am

Wanted to add - You wrote you usually don't even eat that much. Is that a daily food intake?
Because when nursing caloric needs go up quite a bit too. It just sounds like not very much food.

Anyhow, some ideas that I like are
Yogurts or cottage cheese with salted nuts
Roasted veg
Cooked eggs with salsa
Salad, maybe with shredded cabbage with evoo & feta, sliced olives, seeds
Tofu, sliced added spices or some marinara
Frozen fruit, soy milk & protein powder smoothies

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 11:58 am

I don't eat vegetables, I get my fiber from chia seeds and an occasional fruit.

Thank you for all the ideas! Not all are so budget friendly but there are a few that should be helpful.

I can't just calorie restrict, I have prediabetes and my body really can't handle very much carbs.

mha3484 ↓

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 12:17 pm

Can I ask why you dont eat vegetables?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 12:18 pm

mha3484 wrote:

Can I ask why you dont eat vegetables?

I can't stand the taste, haven't eaten them in years.

↑ mha3484

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 12:37 pm

I think for many people vegetables are what helps you feel full especially if your avoiding carbs. I dont know how you get around that.

amother

↑ OP

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 12:39 pm

I usually don't have a problem with what I'm eating, just the last few days.

chocolate moose

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 2:08 pm

more dairy. but you can't live on that much protein; that's not great for your kidneys. what about seeing a nutritionist?

lora

Fri, Dec 20 2024, 2:15 pm

do you also not like vegetable soup? if you dont mind it, make a huge pot of veggy soup that includes beans and split peas as well as some brown rice noodles. freeze in portion sized containers and defrost yourself one every day.
Brown rice Pasta in moderation should be fine, especially since your nursing.

amother

Olive

Yesterday at 5:18 pm

When I'm very hungry I add more fat. For example if I eat a can of tuna with mayo and I'm still hungry, I'll eat another spoonful of mayo rather than another can of tuna- it will make me fuller.

shanie5

Yesterday at 10:29 pm

add fat. Also, canned salmon is a good protein too.

newinbp

Yesterday at 10:46 pm

You said you don't like veggies, is that all veggies cooked all ways? Like sweet potato fries, or steamed veggies, can bake, fry, different veggies, broil or boil, etc. Can put spinach in a smoothie and not even taste it, or canned corn is sweet. There are so many ways to spin this to entice your taste buds. Chinese chicken with some canned veggies, etc. Hatzlacha, feel good! gut voch Smile

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