Hungry and Questions

[jands75 10]

My bypass was two and a half months ago. Weigh loss was fast in the beginning, but is down to half a pound a week, even though I'm sticking to my diet and jogging 30 minutes daily for two and a half miles. I feel hungry every second of the day, except for after eating, duh I am keeping low on the carbs, drinking 80+ ml of Water, and getting in my Protein. I guess I feel like a real dud. If I'm sticking to the high Protein diet, exercising, and drinking Water, why isn't the weight coming off? And why am I so hungry all the time? How do you get rid of cravings for crackers or Cereal when we aren't supposed to eat them? I just know Ritz crackers will be my downfall. I wish my body would have an automatic "done" button, but I seem to lack one...so hungry.

-Big Dud

[esskay77 785]

I don't know how to get rid of the cravings for crackers! lol. I have heard that the more you "eat clean" the more the cravings disappear. I don't know if I experience that because some of mine is head hunger and that only helps with stomach hunger.

Anyway, I find that if I am drinking my Water too close to my meals (before and after) then I get hungry sooner. I need to remember to stop drinking 30 minutes before and until 30 minutes after my meal. That does help me stay satisfied longer.

I don't know if that will help you but I know it is true for me.

Maybe increase your Protein a tad?

Just a few thoughts.

What does your day of food look like? That might help us to get a better idea

[jands75 10]

For Breakfast I have a Protein shake-Premier, 140 cal. For lunch, I have half a cup of Hormel chilli with Beans. For dinner, I have about 4 oz of meat, either chicken or beef and a small vegetable serving. And usually I'll have a banana for a snack around 3.

[Djmohr 6,965]

The best thing you can do for yourself is add more dense Protein to your meals. It may be time for you to increase and add some additional good Protein and good carbs yo your diet.

You are likely not getting enough at this point and running will use your stores and your body goes into starvation mode. Try adding some dense protein in like chicken, fish, pork, eggs, beef, cottage cheese.

Also that dense protein will fill you up faster and keep you full longer. From your duet sample you are not getting enough protein heavy calories in.

In between meals drink 8 oz. of milk, this also keeps that hunger at bay.

Good luck!

[esskay77 785]

Yeah, I usually do a mid morning snack of a greek yogurt and a mid afternoon snack of some string cheese or another yogurt or some cottage cheese. I don't think you are getting enough Protein in. You could do a Protein Shake, too, instead of the yogurt. But, as someone else said, try a little more dense protein such as chicken or whatever.

[jands75 10]

Thank you!!! I'm so nervous about adding calories because I already feel like my weigh loss is slow to nothing. I'll add some cottage cheese and eggs for Snacks.< /p>

[esskay77 785]

Don't worry about calories yet. Focus on getting in your grams of Protein before you eat anything else! Sometimes you have to increase what you eat in order to lose weight. I know it sounds counterintuitive but it can be true. Maybe don't have the banana but have the nonfat cottage cheese instead. Possibly put in a few berries in the cottage cheese. I think berries would be better than a banana for a while.

A little edamame would be a nice snack, too. Nice Protein.< /p>

[jands75 10]

Thanks! I will!

[don2r1950 15]

1. To much excercise will build muscle mass from the Protein you take in and thereby not burn as much fat. Strange as it may sound reducing the excercise by 1/2 and being sure you get 90-120 grams of good whey protein will most likely solve the slow loss and the hunger. Also use up your full 30 minutes to eat your 2-3 oz meals

[jands75 10]

Thank you Don2r1950. I didn't lose a pound this week. However, I did go down a dress size. I really hate my scale, but can't seem to go a week without using it. I upped my Protein like you and everyone else said. My hunger has decreased majorly. Which is really good! Hopefully the weight will catch up. Thank you!!!

[toasty 371]

@@jands75 Remember that weight is only one data point, not the whole thing. Take your measurements, your clothing size, your body fat percentage, even your activity level as other measures of success. Try not to be a slave to the number on the scale and consider it only one data point.