I agree 100% with this. I grocery shop once every few weeks because it's just easier for me. I cook my foods that spoil easily first, and freeze dishes into portions for later. I keep nuts/seeds, dried fruits, canned fish, rice, pasta and canned beans stocked up, and I keep corn tortillas, wraps, bread, fish, poultry, and meat in the freezer.

Can you buy two cartons of eggs at a time? Keep more frozen veggies on hand? You can definitely find a way to make this work!

We have been doing pretty well since the last post.

I have been buying two loaves of whole wheat bread; storing one in the freezer. Buying two really big cartons of eggs.

Breakfasts I have been adhering to my two pieces of toast w/ mayonnaise, one sunny-side egg up each, sprinkled with salt and pepper.

Lunches have been carrots w/ ranch dressing and a can of soup.

Dinners have been either rice & chow mein; or mac & cheese; or two salami sandwiches (one slice of bread with mayonnaise, one slice with mustard).

A small sweet (like a single piece of chocolate) random times about twice a day.

STILL HUNGRY USUALLY.

Why? I'm wondering what else I can do. My boyfriend puts two eggs each on his toast. Should I do that too? (I feel like my boyfriend consumes WAY less calories than I do in a day. IDK how he does it. He is a fairly big guy. IDK how I'm not way bigger.)

I want to start meal planning too but IDK how into that my boyfriend would be. The latest problem is that he wants to eat dinner at like 5pm and not eat anything past that (we usually go to sleep around midnight). I absolutely cannot do that. Meal planning where we can cook dinner early, he can eat it early, and I can save my part for later seems to be the only solution.

That's a good start! See, staples keep a long time.

You may need to add more fiber to your diet in order to feel more satisfied. It's not about eating more food, it's about eating more satisfying foods. Veg veg veg! Add some veggies and fruit to your breakfast. For example I eat one egg and one slice of toast, but I also have some melon and some grilled mushrooms as well, possibly a slice of lean ham. OR, I eat a smoothie with banana/yogurt/blueberries/spinach/flax seeds and feel pretty full. OR I have yogurt with nuts and honey and fruit, chia and flax seeds. Or you could have oatmeal with fruit and peanut butter.

Your lunch is pretty skimpy. Instead of ranch try hummus, its full of filling and healthy protein. I don't know what kind of soup you eat so I can't comment on that, but make sure it's filling and full of veg. I prefer lentil, navy bean, or chicken rice, each with lots of veggies in them and no pasta.

For dinner try making a salad night. Bare with me, I know it sounds boring but we have salad nights at my house all the time and they're super fun for the whole family. Each person gets a whole head of romaine lettuce and then we add toppings as we wish! My husband likes to add olives, cheese, hot peppers, nuts, cucumbers and tomatoes. I like to add grilled shrimp, peas, avocado, cucumber, and carrots. We have fun in the kitchen, each of us chopping, my 3yr old included and I also have the satisfaction of teaching my son to eat his healthy meals too = he loves his salads!

Many pizza shops also sell salads. You could order one with your pizza. Eat the salad first, then you might be satisfied with only 1 slice of pizza.

Also, I buy a lot of frozen veggies since the fresh ones can spoil so quickly. You can't make a salad with them, but you can cut them up to add to your morning eggs and also serve them with your other meals. Fresh is best, but frozen is a close second.

You are not overweight by any means, but you are smart to be weight concious before it gets out of control.

Thank you so much for all your advice! It has been a great help to me!

I might try doing a yogurt w/ some type of nuts or fiberous oats. My bf does that for snacks and he really likes it. But maybe I'll start doing that for breakfast with just one slice of toast and two eggs. If I'm still hungry, two toasts, four eggs, and the yogurt/nut/oat mix.

For lunch, I have the campbell's chunky cans of soup. I like sirloin burger, pot pie, chicken dumpling, etc. I know it's not healthy at all. One thing we have for dinner that is really filling to me is chicken rice mixed with baked beans. IDK if that would be healthier to make for lunches? (Although it would definitely be much more work.)

I love salads too! But again, the fresh ingredients...and we have only small bowls so even putting lettuce in it fills it up! Maybe we need to invest in bigger bowls.

That's a really good idea! Thanks!

Another good idea. I didn't think of eating that with breakfast but it might work. I'm definitely a frozen vegetable fan.

Buy some big bowls, they sell cheap ones at CorningWare or Target. Sometimes I make my salad right in the salad spinner because it's big.

When I pack a salad for lunch I put it in a very large tupperware. It's super easy to toss the ingredients together with the lid on.