Dealing with long days?

[LiberalInAZ 10]

Hello,

I'm currently doing the medically supervised weight loss thing trying to qualify for surgery. My surgeon wants me to eat 80 - 100 g Protein and under 50 g carbs. I'm also trying to stay around 1500 calories.

Where I am having trouble is managing these requirements during my long days. I get up at 2:30a for work and get off at 1:30p. I also have class m - f that lasts until 9pm. I'm not usually in bed until around 10pm.

I'm not sure how to manage my calories during the 19.5 hour days. I usually end up meeting my goals around 4pm and then still have 6 hours left in the day. Even getting to 4pm is hard. I'm usually starving between my scheduled lunch at 7:30am and 4pm. There's not much room in the goals for Snacks, and the surgeon advised not to have them at all.

[GreenTealael 25,385]

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[Healthy_life2 8,324]

3 hours ago, LiberalInAZ said:

Hello,

I'm currently doing the medically supervised weight loss thing trying to qualify for surgery. My surgeon wants me to eat 80 - 100 g Protein and under 50 g carbs. I'm also trying to stay around 1500 calories.

Where I am having trouble is managing these requirements during my long days. I get up at 2:30a for work and get off at 1:30p. I also have class m - f that lasts until 9pm. I'm not usually in bed until around 10pm.

I'm not sure how to manage my calories during the 19.5 hour days. I usually end up meeting my goals around 4pm and then still have 6 hours left in the day. Even getting to 4pm is hard. I'm usually starving between my scheduled lunch at 7:30am and 4pm. There's not much room in the goals for Snacks, and the surgeon advised not to have them at all.

There are many foods that you can eat in quantity/bulk without going over your calories.Salads and veggies give you Fiber and help with hunger. Lean meats/dense Protein may help keep you more satiated. I eat 6 small meals a day and stay within my calories and macros.

Another option to try is meal prepping.

[NYJenn 1,463]

I guess we’d need to know a little more about what you’re eating on those days