good workouts for losing weight

[equus123]

[han-grrl]

I hear a lot of clients complain that they eat breakfast and find themselves still hungry soon after.

usually its because there wasn't enough breakfast, personally i aim to have a little carb, a little protein and a little fat with each meal including breakfast. this made a huge difference in my hunger, because i was balancing things out with the macro-nutrients.

Nancy clark in her book recommends 500 calorie breakfasts. i think this might depend on the person.

[Veronica]

I eat about a 500 calorie breakfast - yogurt and cereal. My favorite yogurt company went to smaller packaging - used to be 8 ounces and now it's 6. I tried that one day this week. I was starving when school started. Fortunately I came prepared with two snacks instead of one. I get grumpy when I'm hungry. My students don't need me grumpy.

Now I eat 1 and a half yogurts.

Still I'm hungry about every three hours.

I don't know how you ladies eating less than 1500 caloriues do it. I'd be gnawing my fingernails. Metabolism, I guess. I am not a little person, with a fair amount of muscle so maybe I just need more. BTW my weight is stable and I like where it's it for the most part. Less is always good for climbing... but whatever.

V.

[Tuckervill]

I only get hungry after breakfast if I was on the treadmill immediately after.

I usually eat a healthy breakfast--oatmeal with walnuts (omega-3) and raisins (iron). It lasts me a few good hours, and I always have a snack (fruit or something) mid-morning so I won't be ravenous at lunch.

Today, I left for the gym early because we are expecting a snow storm, so I went through McD's and got an egg mcmuffin without the egg. (Hate "formed" eggs. eww.) I was ravenous after the treadmill, but worked through it on the machines. Got home about 10:30. Ate a Nature Valley bar and an orange, and by noon I was ravenous again. Not getting enough calories, I think. After a ham and cheese, I felt much better.

I'm hungry after the treadmill with my oatmeal breakfast, too. But I can ride 10-15 miles after oatmeal with no ill effects. I think it's the weight lifting that's wearing me out. I've been in bed all afternoon. May be a cold coming on, too.

Should be a restful weekend, if the predicted snow materializes!

Karen

[LBTC]

Tuck, my initial thought is you're not getting protein each time you eat....protein helps your full feeling last longer.

Sometimes I keep boiled eggs handy in the fridge. Straight protein, good with some fresh veggies for a snack. (well, okay, that was before Crohn's One day I'll know what I can and can not eat again!)

Good luck, girl. You've got to make sure you aren't too hungry so that you can keep going!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[kelownagirl]

I've been eating more protein and feeling fuller. Most days I have 1/2 cup cottage cheese as a mid-morning snack. Or plain non fat yogurt with 1/2 cup blueberries. I'm not as hungry now.

[CommuterChick]

I know eating the same thing all the time isn't wise, but this is what works for me -- a 1 egg + 2 egg whites scrambled, then something on the side, like tomato slices, or apple wedges and a T of peanut butter. I'll separate the eggs the night before (I'm messy), put all 3 in a plastic container with a lid, then in the morning just shake et voila! scrambled eggs, ready to pour in the pan. I may not eat lunch til 1 or 2, so I'm usually armed with a bag of plain almonds and a cheese stick for the mid-morning grumps. Granted, my commute is just a 7 mile ride, but my 3-eggs-light plus a side has always carried me through.

Waiting for the snow to melt from the bike lanes in Colorado.......