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Originally Posted by thesame7lbs
Fruit alone definitely makes me hungrier. It helps to eat it with a protein or fat. The presence of the other food slows the fruit's absorption and its impact on your blood sugar (which is why you're hungry again). Try fruit with a handful of nuts or a piece of cheese. I love an apple with peanut butter (though I'm not eating so much peanut butter these days. ). Or how about a baggie of baby carrots?
This is very "diluted" advice... but my good friend works with a nutritionist who came back from her maternity leave at pre-preg weight. She swears by eating a cup of food every two to three hours. Says it keeps your metabolism up. If you go 7-8 hours, and slow your metabolism, you may be dooming yourself to that low calorie level!
I'd be interested in what kinds of foods you eat and your exercise program. Are there any "tweaks" you can make -- more veggies, more fish, different workout? 1000-1300 just seems so low! But then again you are a tiny and maybe your tiny bod just needs less?
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To be completely honest, I am a bit worried that going so long between meals will have a negative effect on my metabolism. I like all your snack suggestions but unfortunately none of them would work for me. Fruit and cheese or fruit and peanut butter have too many calories. Nuts have way too many calories and would take too long to eat . Baby carrots are healthy and low calorie but again would take too long to eat.
Some things that do fit all my requirements would be a single slice of good cheese, like maybe Sargento swiss which is 80 calories, or a two ounce piece of chicken breast which is 96. Or 4 ounces of low-fat sugar free yogurt which range from 50 to 70 calories depending on the brand.
I am not happy at all about having to take my calories so low. 1000 calories is the level I used to diet on years ago and I always ended up feeling deprived and giving up. I lost the bulk of my weight eating between 1500 and 1800 calories a day and on that level I didn't even feel like I was dieting. But since I am short, relatively light and over forty I probably don't need as many calories as I used to even though I am more active now than I was in my twenties.
For exercise I powerwalk (five mile an hour pace with occasional seven mile an hour bursts) hike trails with my greyhound, Sweetie, work out with a fifteen pound kettlebell, do old school calisthenics like push-ups and squats, and I also do yoga.
I can't post a menu until I've finished tweaking my plan but I will soon.