Do you make yourself eat when you're not hungry?
Wow, that really isn't a lot to drink or eat, but you are getting your protein in, so it should not be a problem. I am trying not to eat when I am not hungry. It hasn't been easy because I am such a schedule "eater". I am used to eating at a specific time each day. Now I am trying to figure out if I am hungry before I eat, or if it is head hunger.
I've been eating when I'm not hungry lately. What I've tried to do is identify whether it's head hunger or not. If it's head hunger, but I still want to eat, then I try to make it a healthy snack. It's been difficult lately though. Lots of temptations because of the wedding, house guests, vacation, etc. Next week, I'll be in Washington, D.C., all week. Most of the time will be spent at a conference and the rest will be sightseeing. I'm hoping that I can keep the eating under control there. Because each day will be structured, I think it may be easier than the last couple of weeks. We'll see.
"I am not the skin I'm in, but the soul within."
I am at goal and have not lost of gained since Nov. 08. I am completely happy where I am and my doctors all agree that I am at a healthy weight and size for me.
I do force myself to eat all the time. If I didn't I would never meet my protein goals. Or even come remotely close. I wake up not hungry. If I don't eat and ignore it on a busy day with lots of things going on, I get dizzy and weak around 3-4pm. I will still not, however, be hungry. I will get hungry around 7pm at night even if I have not eaten all day.
This is obviously not healthy or good for me. So I eat by the clock. I plan my meals, I eat heathy foods with the goal of protein first, then fruits and vegetables. I eat few carbs or sugars. I eat about five times a day. I eat specific planned meals to meet my nutritional goals and I eat them regardless of weather it is what I feel like or if I am hungry or what I aim craving. My body is a machine, and I am fueling it with premium to get it to preform at it's best.
I limit my caffine to one beverage a day, I drink water when I am not thirsty. So far this is working for me. I just got back my last lab profile and every number is right in the range we're shooting for. I feel good, I can get my body to do what I want - hiking, swimming, running - and I sleep on a predictable schedule.
If you are tierd, your weight fluctuates or you are feeling like the machine isn't running at it's best - then figure out what you need to put in there (ie. calories and what needs to make up those calories in protein, fat & carbs) break that plan into an appropraite number of "meals" - most people eat three times a day, five works better for me, but that's just me. Then plan out what you can eat that fits that plan. Then, as Nike used to say, you just DO IT.
I do force myself to eat all the time. If I didn't I would never meet my protein goals. Or even come remotely close. I wake up not hungry. If I don't eat and ignore it on a busy day with lots of things going on, I get dizzy and weak around 3-4pm. I will still not, however, be hungry. I will get hungry around 7pm at night even if I have not eaten all day.
This is obviously not healthy or good for me. So I eat by the clock. I plan my meals, I eat heathy foods with the goal of protein first, then fruits and vegetables. I eat few carbs or sugars. I eat about five times a day. I eat specific planned meals to meet my nutritional goals and I eat them regardless of weather it is what I feel like or if I am hungry or what I aim craving. My body is a machine, and I am fueling it with premium to get it to preform at it's best.
I limit my caffine to one beverage a day, I drink water when I am not thirsty. So far this is working for me. I just got back my last lab profile and every number is right in the range we're shooting for. I feel good, I can get my body to do what I want - hiking, swimming, running - and I sleep on a predictable schedule.
If you are tierd, your weight fluctuates or you are feeling like the machine isn't running at it's best - then figure out what you need to put in there (ie. calories and what needs to make up those calories in protein, fat & carbs) break that plan into an appropraite number of "meals" - most people eat three times a day, five works better for me, but that's just me. Then plan out what you can eat that fits that plan. Then, as Nike used to say, you just DO IT.
Lord, give me stregth and when I lack it, patience.
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