Starving

[Essence46 493]

Got up and worked out at home this morning. So far today I have had: dry Protein Cereal, a Protein Bar, a multigrain fruit bar, a fage plain yogurt with honey, a 100 calorie pack of trail mix, three bottles of Water and a cup of coffee and I am starving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For lunch, I have some chicken both, going to add some cut up chicken strips and a Protein Bar. I want some tater tots sooo bad. Just a few. Ugh!

Edited December 23, 2015 by Essence46

[JamieLogical 8,727]

Are you trying to kick a carb habit after going back on the carb wagon? How many carbs are in the "protein cereal", "protein bar", fruit bar, and trail mix you had?

[Essence46 493]

I will admit that I awful with tracking food. I hate it, I think there is about 17 in the Protein bar and 20 in the fruit bar. Not sure about the Cheerios Protein Cereal or the trail mix. There were only snack bag sizes so maybe not too much.@@JamieLogical

[JamieLogical 8,727]

My thought was just that maybe if you are getting in a lot more carbs than Protein, you Snacks aren't really keeping you full feeling as long as they might if you focused more on high protein snacks? But even if it was all carbs, that does seem like a lot to have eaten and still be hungry. So far all I've eaten today is a protein bar and some cheese and it's already 2:00pm here. Will be having my afternoon snack in a few minutes though.

[Essence46 493]

@@JamieLogical what you said makes sense. My doc and NUT told me to increase my liquid Protein which will keeps me fuller. Also, to increase my calorie intake because I am not eating enough food. I didn't really believe it at first but I think they are right. I need to stop being so hardheaded.

[lauraellen80 855]

I will admit that I awful with tracking food. I hate it, I think there is about 17 in the Protein bar and 20 in the fruit bar. Not sure about the Cheerios Protein Cereal or the trail mix. There were only snack bag sizes so maybe not too much.@@JamieLogical

It does sound like you are getting a lot of carbs and maybe not as much protein as you think you are. In regards to the Cheerios Protein cereal, they are actually being sued for making misleading claims about it's protein content-- see this article: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyhuehnergarth/2015/11/13/is-cheerios-protein-a-sugar-bomb-with-just-a-smidge-more-protein/

[Essence46 493]

@lauraellen80 Wow!! Thank you for that. I will definitely stop eating them or definitely cut back on how much I do eat of them. I am going to switch over to mostly veggies and leave some of the carbs alone. After a year and a half, I should have them thing down pat by now. Geesh.

[lauraellen80 855]

@lauraellen80 Wow!! Thank you for that. I will definitely stop eating them or definitely cut back on how much I do eat of them. I am going to switch over to mostly veggies and leave some of the carbs alone. After a year and a half, I should have them thing down pat by now. Geesh.

I often top my Greek yogurt with a couple tablespoons of a lower-sugar, higher-Protein granola. Bear Naked and KIND are the ones that I've found with the best stats.