I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

But I have all my points dealt out for the day, so I don't want to eat more to tide myself over. Any ideas? Besides drinking water?

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Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

you should reevaluation how you are "spending" your points in the morning...and if you are exercising, you need to give yourself some leeway.

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I try to spread my breakfast points out throughout the morning. For instance, I will have a multigrain english muffin for breakfast at home (1 pt), then when I get to work I may have a piece of fruit (1 pt), and if I get a hunger pang between then and lunch at 1, I have a low fat string cheese (1 pt).

eta: I do have a tough time eating in the morning, so that could be why this works for me.

Message edited 7/10/2007 12:55:07 PM.

Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

I used to do WW and found that I needed more like 5 points for breakfast. I have no idea what you weigh or how much you are trying to lose, but it sounds like you need to eat a bit more in the morning. maybe a mid-morning snack of a point or two?

Most diets gurus say eating every few hours helps keep your metabolism up, so maybe that will work for you?

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I agree about eating in the am. I used to try to save up all my points for a later meal but I was starving in the morning and afternoon. I sabotaged myself and ended up cheating! Sometimes I ended up cheating myself out of points later because I could't get them all in. If you don't eat enough you won't lose either.

Spread the points out throughout the day.

Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

I usually need to save the majority of my points for dinner.

I have a 3pt breakfast at 9am.

Maybe opt for some Fiber One?

If I start getting hungry before lunchtime, I drink water. Often times, I think it's more dehyrdation than hunger.

If I'm still hungry, I chew a piece of gum.

Hope that helps.

Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

I always have a snack at 11. Usually yogurt.

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I agree that maybe your breakfast is not enough. You might not need to increase the number of pts, just switch what you are eating. Try eating something with more fiber or protein in it. A WW english muffin with egg beaters and a piece of fruit, for example. If you like oatmeal, i heard the weight control kind is very filling too.

Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

Can you post your average daily menu- maybe we can help you make room for a small snack or spend your points better at breakfast?

Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

The past two days I've been having:

2 slices diet bread 1pt
1tbsp low fat peanut butter 2pts
1/2 cup of orange juice 1pt

Also I've been eating an hour later than usual. This has helped a lot!

Re: I get so hungry from 10-12pm at work...

FM!