Quote Originally Posted by Nanci
Basically, what I am doing is trying to stick to a 1500 cal/day diet, and riding 4-5 days a week, with a minimum of an hour a day, with an ever-increasing long ride on Saturday. I'm up to 80 miles now for my long ride. 50% carbs, 30% protein, 20% fat. Yes, I am hungry all the time. But so far I have lost 22 pounds! My blood work is back to normal. I am losing 2-4 pounds a week.
Nanci
You're over a third of the way to achieving your goal, Nanci - you must feel so great about that. Way to go...

Hey, just thinking about you being hungry all the time... I have heard from people I know that many diet plans (like Weight Watchers) have "free" foods - foods that have no calories and you can eat all day if you wanted... have you any of those in your plan you could eat when you feel hungry?

The other thing I always ask or suggest to those trying to reduce food intake... do you listen to you body and eat only when it says eat, and only until it says its not hungry. In the western world we are trained from infancy to to eat at certain time... and finish what is on our plates... of course, this training to eat when and what we are told, "untrains" us too.
We learn to stop listening to the messages our body gives us. It is very hard to learn how to listen again, but often, when one does, food intake begins to drop.

Good luck with it all Nanci... keep us posted so we can celebrate your goals and achievements with you!