i don't know how many calories i was taking in before i started watching what i eat, but nowadays, i have a hard time getting however many calories i am trying for that day. one day this week, i barely got over 800. then yesterday i went over 1600. but for most days, i stick around 1300. but i'm still learning how to eat. i am trying to add new items and see how they work in my diet. this past week has been tuna. i have gone thru ALOT of tuna.
i think it does get easier. i have a ten pack of the single serving 3 muskateer bars in my drawer at work. they have been in there for about 2 weeks and i haven't even opened them. when i think about one for a snack in the after noon, i tell myself....go get the apple. if you still want one after that, then you can have one. but i never do want one. my apples are the sweetest i have ever tasted. i buy only fugi apples and the redder, the sweeter.
so, to answer your question. yes, it does get easier. but you do have to eat smaller meals and eat them about every 3 hours. i don't even eat breakfast until i get to work at 8:30. then lunch is 12, but i walk for half an hour first, so i eat at 12:30, then a snack at 3:30 and then dinner when i get home from work at about 6:30. or i have a bannana after the gym and then dinner at about 7:30 when i get home.