Warning: Diet entry ahead.

[ragdoll13]

So I'm finding, since I've settled into my new eating habits, that I am losing weight at a rate much greater than that recommended by my sister Kathryn (the doctor). I am told by friends and dieting articles that this rapid weight loss will plateau and I'll slow to a more reasonable, "healthy" rate.

Meanwhile I find more days than not that I am having trouble meeting my caloric goal... meaning that I come under most days, rather than over. I find myself (despite constant snacking) to be arriving at 1700 to 1600 calories at the end of the day. Tonight, I came home and had a double portion of steak and a piece of chocolate, and I came in at around 1712. And I'm not really eating any "reduced calorie" items, either... apart from 2% milk and lowfat dairy items, which are what I ate before.

And I'm not hungry. EVER. Except on weekends, when I'm away from the house frequently and don't snack like I do on the weekdays.

In fact, I'm full almost all the time.

This is causing some cognitive dissonance, as I must have been eating a much greater number of calories previously.

I really should have tracked my intake for a week before starting the diet. Here's an idea of what I eat in a day:

breakfast
1c high-fiber cereal or oatmeal
1/2c 2% milk

desk snacks... things I keep at the desk to munch on in between breaks.
6 triscuits (a serving)
a grapefruit or orange.
prunes, plums or raisins
carrots
celery sticks
bell pepper strips

morning snack

a cup of lowfat yogurt, fruit flavored
a hard-boiled egg with mustard
1/2 c lowfat cottage cheese

lunch

tuna sandwich on wheat english muffin, or
chicken sandwich on wheat english muffin, or
bean burrito on wheat tortilla with reduced fat cheese
tomato slices or fruit
reduced fat cottage cheese

dinner

serving of salmon, tuna, cod, lean beef or chicken, or
1c homemade soup (split pea, chicken, french onion), or
chicken and bean burrito
salad
cooked veggie (green beans, zuccinni, asparagus)
1/4c brown rice or
whole wheat english muffin or pita

So I'm not going hungry at all and sometimes I feel like all I ever do is eat! What the hell?

Comments

[leiden.livejournal.com]

It's a head trip when you look at the calorie count on the 'no-no' items for dieting and realizing just how much is packed into what previously seemed like so little.

[velveteen.livejournal.com]

Srsly, you eat better than I eat. And everyone knows I'm a big ol' hippy.

[addelle.livejournal.com]

Hey, this may or may not be of help since you seem to be doing really well. Ine thing that I always ave a problem with is drinking enough water since I never feel thirsty.

I am just finishing up a system clense, and it isn't a diet thing, but I notice that I feel/notice being thirsty more, and I've been feeling full after smaller portions and eating more often (does that make sense).

I feel great tho! You can get them at Terra Organica if you are interested.

[ragdoll13.livejournal.com]

Since I smoke I feel thirsty all the time. I drink 2-3 liters of water a day just at work.

It's been real easy since I stopped drinking soda. Thanks for the advice, though!