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How do you overcome
days that you feel like a bottomless pit? It's only 9:39 am and I can feel like I can eat lunch right now. I did have breakfast this morning, but I am seriously starving. I try not to snack too much and drink as much water as possible, but it's not helping. Give me some of your tips. TIA!
Re: How do you overcome
I load up on protein. Lots of protein. Keeps you feeling full longer.
Also, I know it's hard to do in an office, but I try to keep pretty active and busy so I'm not able to constantly think about food.
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I keep a bunch of healthy snacks at work. Almonds, apples, carrots and hummus, etc. I also find I feel less hungry if I have a protein-heavy breakfast. Also, if you don't want to eat real food, hot tea helps me feel full better than water.
Honestly? I eat. I just make smart choices (things with protein and lots of fiber rather than vending machine snacks.) One thing that nearly ALWAYS works for me when I know I'm like that is cheese and crackers. It's doesn't take much really flavorful cheese to make me feel satisfied. If I'll want hot food (like in the winter), I usually freeze an extra portion of a broth-based soup I've made and keep it in the freezer at work. Both of those things work for general cravings.
If I have a specific craving, though (like Sour Patch Kids) I've learned to just go ahead and eat a few Sour Patch Kids. I was consuming more calories NOT eating them (because I'd try to have some carrots...nope. still craving SPK. then some fruit leather...nope. still craving SPK. then an apple. nope. still craving SPK...then I'd eat the SPK anyway.)
I also like the "stay busy" approach.
Maybe go ahead and eat part of your lunch? I usually do better through the day when I have several small meals instead of just a larger lunch. So eat part of it when you're hungry at 10am or whatever, eat the rest at noon (or whenever you go to lunch) and then have a small snack around 3pm if you're hungry then.
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This is what I do too. I'll think about whatever I'm craving all day until I finally have it, so I might as well give in right away and just have a little now rather than eating a bunch of things I really don't want first before I eventually eat what I really want anyway.