Eating Enough? page

[ludobear]

One thing I really struggled with last time around was the concept of eating enough.

Look, I didn't get fat by eating a lot. I got fat by eating crap. Even in my SAD days, I maxed at around 1300cals. When I last was eating Primal (and I imagine I'll encounter the same this go around) I would hit about 1200 and be stuffed - and I mean STUFFED! - but these leaves me with the thought that I am not "eating enough."

My goal is weight loss at first. I am very obese and ideally we are looking at around 100+ lbs to lose. (god, I think that might be the first time I've wrote that...it looks gross).

I know the idea is just eat until full. And sure I can always add fat to throw in some extra cals but is it necessary? Oddly, a very high fat diet makes me crave the opposite: sweets. I'd rather avoid this as much as possible.

Thoughts? Ideas?

[peril]

No need at all to load fat. Focus on whole food to maximise nutrition. Ensure enough protein so your stored fat will be released

[MissJecka]

What's an example day's menu?

[ludobear]

Breakfast (usually several hours into my morning as I simply cannot eat any earlier than 10-11am):

2 egg omelet with peppers and mushrooms, maybe some left over veggies

Lunch (falls late afternoon)

A Green salad with my homemade primal ranch and 2-3oz protein

Dinner (8-9pm)

4oz protein and a variety of vegetables

Snack: 1/4 c mixed berries only if I crave the sweet stuff

[frenchie79]

I would increase the proteins you eat.

At first, when I started PB, I was always hungry and I never knew what to eat. I started cooking bigger portions to have leftover meat in the fridge. Whenever I felt hungry, I would just grab a few slices of cold meat from the fridge. What I do now is every week I buy 6 chicken breast, marinate and cook them.... They are our high protein, low far snack for the week. They also go well with a BAS at lunch time.