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[liftlikeamanlooklikeagod]

Feeling hungry way more often and feeling 'hungrier' or a deeper sense of hunger - a sign of faster metabolism?

[I used to be able to go 6-7 hours without eating a morsel. Now, 2 hours is pushing it.]

[PlankIt]

Originally Posted by liftlikeamanlooklikeagod

Feeling hungry way more often and feeling 'hungrier' or a deeper sense of hunger - a sign of faster metabolism?

[I used to be able to go 6-7 hours without eating a morsel. Now, 2 hours is pushing it.]

Nope, just that you are:

a. craving more food
b. eating in a deficit
c. not eating satisfying foods
d. all of the above

2 hours is pushing it? What do your meals look like?

[PowerManDL]

Originally Posted by liftlikeamanlooklikeagod

Feeling hungry way more often and feeling 'hungrier' or a deeper sense of hunger - a sign of faster metabolism?

[I used to be able to go 6-7 hours without eating a morsel. Now, 2 hours is pushing it.]

Not nearly enough information here to even make a guess.

What are you eating? How much are you eating? How long have you been dieting? How much weight have you dropped? How much (and what kind of) exercise are you doing?

[liftlikeamanlooklikeagod]

PlankIt and PowerManDL -
I'm currently following the NROL4W - stage 1. (Work out 3x/week with weights).

I do workout A on Monday and Friday and Workout B in Wednesday. Here's the workout A. (I dont have the book infront of me for Wkout B)

Workout A:
Dumbell Squat(heels raised on plates) 10 lbs 1 set 15 reps
Rest 60 secs
Dumbell Squat(heels raised on plates) 10 lbs 1 set 7 reps
Rest 120 secs
60 Degree Pushup 1 set 15 reps
Rest 60 secs
Dumbbell Bent Over Row 5 lbs 1 set 15 reps
Rest 60 secs
60 Degree Pushup 1 set 15 reps
Rest 60 secs
Dumbbell Bent Over Row 5 lbs 1 set 15 reps
Rest 60 secs
Step Up 5 lbs 1 set 15 reps
Rest 60 secs
Prone Jackknife 1 set 15 reps
Rest 120 secs
Step Up 5 lbs 1 set 15 reps
Prone Jackknife 1 set 15 reps

Below is a sample of my daily diet food. Although this particular day was only 1548 Calories, I usually eat about 1620 (Fat Loss). I initially started out with 1920 Cal which is my maintenance. A lot of women suggested more veggies and this coming week, its all about veggies.

I've dropped 3 pounds in the last 2 weeks and my body fat has gone from 22.5% to 22.3%.

Apple 55 Cal, 0P, 0C, 14C
Smoothie 480 Cal, 47P, 25F, 30C
Protein Bar 240 Cal, 18P, 12F, 22C
2 ww bread slices 330 Cal, 15P, 3F, 63C
olive oil n cauliflower - 153 Cal, 2P, 12F, 7C
EAS Light - 170 Cal, 20P, 2F, 20C
Whey Pr n water - 120Cal, 24 P, 3F, 10 C

[Smoothie - Tofu, Skim Milk, Whey Protein, Strawberries, Peanut Butter]
Net: 1548 Cal, 126P, 38F, 166 C

[Lost Dog]

1. If you used to go 6-7 hours without food, but now try to eat every 2-3 hours, your body gets used to being fed. After 2-3 hours has passed, your body expects food and gets ready for it.

2. Liquid meals and protein bars aren't very satiating. An apple, cauliflower, and bread are your only solid foods.

[AnnetteW]

I'm guessing from your food that you don't eat meat?

I agree that I don't see any real/solid foods there. If you do eat only vegetarian, where are the beans, the grains, the nuts and seeds. Skip the protein drinks, use only 1 as an after workout shake, don't rely on them.

Even a smoothie isn't solid food, it's all been mushed up for you. Make a tofu scramble, eat the fruits whole, and put the peanut butter on a piece of good solid bread.

One thing I've noticed this time around when dieting is that I'm not feeling hunger, and to be honest I'm not sure why. I am making sure to eat well (just don't look at yesterdays' food diary to see if I do, I was sick) and taking vitamins and my fishoil seems to help a lot too. Honeslty though, I think it's the increase in meat that helps with my satiety (and I'm a big big fat eater) but I feel no satisfaction from a protein shake personally, and rarely drink them. They make my stomach have a hollow feeling. Maybe I use the wrong protein.

Good luck on your endeavors. It's really fun to watch everyone's progress. I'll go check out your training log if you have one.

[LaraT]

where are your veggies???I have never seen so much little "Food" for 1500 calories.

[PlankIt]

You need REAL food. Solids, stuff that can't be procured simply by popping a lid or taking off a wrapper.

How did you come by this caloric info (re: amount to lose, etc?) What is your weight? Height?

Are you eating all of this at once? 3 meals a day? 6?

How much water are you drinking?

[liftlikeamanlooklikeagod]

Thank you Lost Dog and Annette. Yes, I am a vegetarian. Take a look at the following diet, its what I had today. I've tried to incorporate everything innit. I really love the smoothies I make. It makes it so much easier than having to eat everything individually. LaraT, here come the veggies Im not particularly fond of them so I'm starting out slow but steady..

PlankIt, I came up with the numbers from the book NROL4W. How much I want to lose, well, its how much I want to lose My weight is 128 lbs (it was 130 2 weeks ago) and height is 5.3. I drink 7-8 glasses of water a day.

Smoothie
[whole milk ----------12C -- 8F -- 8P -- 150 Cal
Peanut Butter ------- 6C - 18F -- 8P -- 210 Cal
Fat Free Yogurt ----- 8C - 0F -- 5P -- 55 Cal
Whey Protein ------- 10C - 3F -- 24P - 120 Cal
5 Strawberries ------ 4C - 0F -- 0P - 20 Cal
Tofu -------------- 2C - 3F --4P --- 45 Cal

Protein Bar ------------ 22 C - 12 F - 18 P - 240 Cal
Whey Protein ---------- 20 C - 6 F - 28 P - 240 Cal
Veggies ---------------- 3 C - 0 F - 2 P - 10 Cal
Strin Cheese ---------- 1 C - 6 F - 8 P - 80 Cal
Lentils ----------------- 20 C - 2 F - 9 P - 160 Cal
Green Beans ---------- 5 C - 0 F ---- 1 P - 20 Cal
Cottage Cheese ------- 5 C - 1 F ----16 P - 90 Cal
Milk -------------------- 12 C - 8 F ---- 8P --- 150 Cal

Net: 146 C / 67 F / 157 P -- 1580 Cal

[Lost Dog]

Cottage cheese and string cheese are better, so good. Try more solids and fewer liquids and see if that helps the hunger. Eggs and more cheese, plus more veggies with fiber, nuts, beans, lentils, etc. Fiber, fat, and solid proteins might help you keep the hunger at bay.

[hazeldazel]

wow, only 10 cals of veggies?!? That's like, only 1 oz? You're doing really good, just increase the amount of fresh fruit and veggies over time. Try new types of veggies, or try different ways of cooking them. For example, if you really hate the taste of veggies, try dry cooking (on a skewer on the BBQ or throw them under the broiler on some tin foil). This can make a big difference in how a lot of veggies taste because it enhances the natural sugars.

Just for comparison, today I will have 4oz veggies at lunch, 2oz at snack and another 4oz at dinner (this is a 1800 cal day). The fiber will keep you full and all the nutrients will make your body happy!

I'm jealous at your water drinkage, that's where I really struggle!

[PlankIt]

Sounds like a nice moderate deficit. I agree with everyone else - fiber ftw!

Why not adding some orange or lemon rind to your smoothie? Pure fiber!

Did your hunger levels go down today (w/the diet change?)