Why am I so hungry?

I am trying to decrease the amount of processed foods I eat and also my carbs. I feel better but I am always hungry! I don't know what I am doing wrong. Here is what I ate today, any thoughts?

Bfast
Dunkin donut egg white wake up wrap
Banana

Morning snack
1 container of ff vanilla yogurt with a sprinkling of kelloggs granola cereal

Lunch
Salad w ff poppyseed dressing
Hamburger - 93 percent lean with a little part skim mozzarella stuffed in (no bun)
1.5 cup of watermelon

Afternoon snack
One serving ff French vanilla yogurt with sprinkling of granola
Baby carrots

Tia for reading this

Message edited 8/18/2011 9:28:20 AM.

Re: Why am I so hungry?

I would incorporate more protein as a snack such as cottage cheese or a boiled egg or plain yogurt. Vanilla yogurt and granola have a lot of sugar and i find that it causes my hunger to come back as opposed to high protein snacks. An alternative to your vanillla yogurt/granola combo would be a 0% Greek yogurt with Kashi Go Lean Crunch (lower in sugar and high in protein cerael) HTH

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I would increase the amount of protein you are eating.

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I am a vegetarian and limit my dairy as well, so i often have a hard time finding filling foods. Some foods that help me stay full are:

Nuts (almonds, peanut butter, walnuts)
Beans (maybe black kidney beans on your salad)
Maybe some hummus or peanut butter with your carrots?

Some of these are high in (good) fats, so just eat them in small quantities. They are filling though!

I know you are cutting carbs, but some are good. Try quinoa, it is filling and also a complete protein.

Good luck!

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I would switch out the DD wrap. I don't find fast food wraps/sandwiches to be very nutritious or filling.
Also instead of the yogurt with granola, why not try greek yogurt (I usually cut up strawberries or bananas and put it in). It will keep me full for about 2 hours!

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thanks ladies, for the feedback. Does this sound better?

early am snack:
part skim string cheese stick

breakfast:
egg white omlette with cherry tomatos and a little part skim mozzerella
coffee with skim milk

morning snack:
almonds

lunch:
93% lean meat hamburger (no bun)
salad w/ff poppyseed dressing
1/2 cup brown rice

afternoon snack:
watermelon (and maybe a yogurt)

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i think it sounds better.

just make sure to measure out your almonds and salad dressing.

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great advice here. Also, increase the veggies.

For instance, I have an egg white omelet with tons of veggies and one pc of wheat toast. Then I have watermelon and a banana.

Lunch is a veggie rollup.

snack is more fruit and nuts.

Dinner always has at least half of my plate full of veggies.

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here is what I eat- I am diabetic - so I eat very healthy and clean

pre-gym breakfast

either a whole wheat bagel flat with almond butter (grind it myself at whole foods) or fiber 1 80 calorie ceral

post gym- 3 egg whites with low fat mozzerla cheese and turkey (sometimes peppers depending on my sugar)

lunch- salad with chicken, cucumbers, tomato, pepers , avacado
and low fat chsee

apple- small

carrots and hummus


mid afternoon snack- 100 calorie pack of almonds

dinner- protein- chicken normally

and a veggie

(a sweet potato if my sugar is low- regular veggie is my sugar is higher)


other snacks I have

low fat string cheese with a piece of turkey

I really have to watch my carbs b/c I take so little insulin- but I prefer it this way

I look better then I have ever looked before and I have plenty of engery

Message edited 8/18/2011 12:37:45 PM.

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