I, too, have the problem with wanting to eat more than I should. I typically aim for 1900-2300 calories a day, but right now I'm cutting back to 1700-2000 to try to tone up a bit more (I'd like to get down to 16% bodyfat, which might take a while)
Anyway, one thing I've found is that I need foods that will fill me up with little calories. Some I like are:
-unsweetened applesauce with some cinnamon mixed in -(peeled) apple -Oat bran - a 1/2 cup has only 116cal and makes a HUGE bowl when cooked -egg whites - you can eat a whole lot of them for virtually no calories, no fat, and all that good protein!
When I think of more, I'll let you know.
Also, I use FitDay.com almost obsessively to track my calories, fat & protein. At any point during the day, I know how many calories, etc. that I've had so I know how to space my meals out so I feel satisfied.
And yet another thing I do is drink a cup of tea when I think I might be hungry - if I'm not satisfied with that, I eat.
Good luck!
-------------------- Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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