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Hungry - look at what I ate today
I am hungry especially at night. Here is what I are today.
Breakfast sugar free maple brown sugar oatmeal
Lunch salad with veggie burger, apple, Greek yogurt
Dinner salad with olives, Kashi dinner
Snack raisins, orange, cup of 2 % cottage cheese, bag of apple crisps
I did shoulders in the gym, 10 min on stair master , 25 on elliptical and took my dog for a walk.
I am so hungry at night. Any ideas? Eating to little?
Re: Hungry - look at what I ate today
What is in the salad and the kashi dinner?
Could be that you are eating too little, but it also seems like you might be a little light on protein and fat. Have you tried using a website like Sparkpeople to see what your intake looks like?
3/12 5 mi -- 49:22 Pace: 9:52
5/1 Half Marathon -- 2:11:22 Pace: 10:01
5/22 10k -- 56:29 Pace: 9:00
5/24 3.6 -- 29:03 Pace: 8:18
7/10 15k -- 1:44:46 injured Pace: 11:14
10/29 5k -- 28:24 Pace: 9:04
What is your calorie goal? How many calories do you eat on a typical day? How many calories do you burn working out?
Can you add some peanut butter to your oatmeal? Also, regular oatmeal is healthier than the packaged stuff. (Although, I too eat it in a pinch).
Ditto the questions about the dinner salad & Kashi dinner. Did the dinner have protein?
I would add more protein. It really helps me get through the day if I have protein at breakfast, some things I like:
protein pancakes
egg cups/omelets with veggies
toast with almond butter
cheese
I also substitute either the raisins, orange, or apple crisps for a protein, maybe:
nuts
cheese
yogurt
Maybe wait to eat some of your lunch foods till dinner.
I would be hungry, too. The menu seems kind of sugary and not very nutrient dense. I would swap in some more substantial foods. For example:
Breakfast sugar free maple brown sugar oatmeal
Steel cut oats with nuts sprinkled in (or nut butter). Other add in ideas: a pat of pastured butter or splash of pastured cream, diced apple, raisins, cinnamon, flax seeds.
Lunch salad with veggie burger, apple, Greek yogurt
Make a salad with meat (if you eat meat) or some other protein source like eggs, nuts/seeds and/or cheese. Use some fat like olive oil in the dressing. You might not even need the apple and yogurt then.
Adjust the portion sizes to you calorie liking if you find counting helpful. Generally, a more nutrient dense swap will have more calories but you'll need less of it to feel satisfied and you'll get more vitamins, minerals and beneficial fats out of it.
Breakfast sugar free maple brown sugar oatmeal
--Add some protein like a string cheese or a couple of egg whites (I will not tell you not to eat this b/c it's one of my favorites...
). Of course, steel cut oats are "better" for you and don't contain any additives
Lunch salad with veggie burger, apple, Greek yogurt
-looks pretty good
Dinner salad with olives, Kashi dinner
-add some protein and fats. Kashi dinners are ok occasionally, but aim to eat "real food" as often as possible
Snack raisins, orange, cup of 2 % cottage cheese, bag of apple crisps
-Your snacks look pretty good but light. Again, I'd add some protein.
I have to eat something at night before bed or I wake up starving. I like 1/2 cup cereal w/1/2 cup skim milk, some Greek yogurt, 1 serving of frozen yogurt, or crackers and cheese if I get munchy. Frozen grapes are also yummy.Southeastern Cycling
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