I Almost Ate A Waffle!

[nadoue 158]

TES, I have been in maintenance for almost a year now. I did go to the period of losing too much weight but OTR actually gave me some ideas on what to eat so I have been stable at 145. In 3 months I will be 2 yrs out I find out I am more hungry, the shakes doesn't help and I am actually eating every 2 hr or less. Doesn't matter if it was beef, chicken, I am plain hungry. I have been exercising daily now for 45 mns, so I got no idea what is going on. I am just going with the flow!

[No game 14,436]

Nadoue' date=' are you in maintenance?[/quote']

I've seen Nadoue in a bikini, she's definitely hit goal

[nadoue 158]

Laura, I am just an hungry dog now. I don't know what else I can do. Despite all my eating, I am still at 145 and my calorie intake is around 1900-2200. Some days, way more. I am going for my 2 year check up, it should be interesting.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

TES' date=' I have been in maintenance for almost a year now. I did go to the period of losing too much weight but OTR actually gave me some ideas on what to eat so I have been stable at 145. In 3 months I will be 2 yrs out I find out I am more hungry, the shakes doesn't help and I am actually eating every 2 hr or less. Doesn't matter if it was beef, chicken, I am plain hungry. I have been exercising daily now for 45 mns, so I got no idea what is going on. I am just going with the flow![/quote']

Me too, but I starting eating like that at month 8 (goal was a month before that and I am at month 10 now). I think it has something to so with exercising consistently. At least we choose Protein first when hungry. That helps! I would just like to tell the hunger to cool it every now and then. How many calories do you eat a day? I am between 1400-1700.

[nadoue 158]

Fiddleman, I am around 1900-2200 most days and I can eat more than that really. Something is up. Do you gain? I am very very stable even with auntie flora.. Lol

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Fiddleman' date=' I am around 1900-2200 most days and I can eat more than that really. Something is up. Do you gain? I am very very stable even with auntie flora.. Lol[/quote']

No, I do not gain. Correction: I did gain in lean muscle, but that is ok because I am going after an athletic body and eat a ton of Protein to fuel my cross fit. I think I eat about body weight in grams of Protein every day. Think my weight will stay stable as long as I keep eating protein and veggies. I also started to eat some bananas this week as a pretty run snack. I also sat those energy squares from nuts.com. everything is either organic or natural if I am on top of it. So far so good.

[nadoue 158]

A can of nut or cashew last me two days, Protein does not fill me up for long, restriction is fine. The only thing that can fill me for at least 3 hrs is fish nothing else. That sucks!

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Yeah, it is expensive also. costco loves me though .

[nadoue 158]

I wish I live nearby you. I don't ever go to costco

[No game 14,436]

If say even at six months I get hungry every couple of hours.. I tend to eat 3 meals and 1 to 2 Snacks a day!

[nadoue 158]

Laura you are pretty darn lucky, I eat around 7-8 meals and 4-5 Snacks, always a shake in the morning after gym. I wake up around 2 am just for food, I dream food ok yet I never overeat. I still have my slime to let me know I am done. After the humping, it's worse, it's like a hole in my belly I have to fill up quickly.

[No game 14,436]

Laura you are pretty darn lucky' date=' I eat around 7-8 meals and 4-5 Snacks, always a shake in the morning after gym. I wake up around 2 am just for food, I dream food ok yet I never overeat. I still have my slime to let me know I am done. After the humping, it's worse, it's like a hole in my belly I have to fill up quickly.[/quote']

Lol.. You better stop humping then!! That's supposed to burn calories not make you eat more!

I'm having an issue with wanting to snack more.

But what's really helping is plain Greek yogurt 2% with Splenda and blueberries.

[nadoue 158]

Lol, you are killing me, at 3 months out I was sent to see a psych coz of humping now you are telling me to stop the 2 times daily I am getting! How mean! Lol

[Fiddleman 4,376]

If say even at six months I get hungry every couple of hours.. I tend to eat 3 meals and 1 to 2 Snacks a day!

Is there really a difference between a meal and a snack? To me, they all look the same. Maybe I am not doing this right. I also eat about an 8 oz Protein shake, a Protein Bar or 3 oz of Protein and 1-2 oz of some veggie no matter if it is meal or snack time. To me, eating every 3 hours is what is important, except I eat extra meal after workout. I do not eat after bedtime ( usually 9:30pm) so that makes 7-8 meals a day on average. Keeps me fairly happy, but will eat an extra something protein if I am still hungry between 3 hour meal times. I must be a grazing cow to eat so much in your eyes, but I need it to maintain and not run out of energy.

[nadoue 158]

I consider Protein Bars, nut etc Snacks. Meal would be chicken, beef, veggies.