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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are eating the wrong stuff.  It isn’t a portion thing it is a choice thing.  If you truly are working out/decent cardio for 90 min a day, you are eating the wrong things.

Can you type of schedule of everything you typically eat in a day and when/how long/what you do for cardio/exercise.

I will help you and then in a few months you can thank me.[/quote]

I'm not getting 90 minutes of cardio daily -- typically I will get 90 minutes of cardio 2-3 times a week, the other days 30 minutes of cardio plus a walk or yoga or something like that.

There's a difference between what I want to eat and what I do eat because I'm trying to lose weight. But let's say a typical day, eating enough so I'm not hungry every day, would look something like this:

Breakfast - 1 light English muffin with avocado and two poached or fried eggs on it
Lunch - either dinner leftovers (a protein i.e. pork chop or chicken) plus vegetables or a canned soup & almond flour crackers and cheese, then will follow it up with a yogurt with keto-friendly granola or fruit or chocolate chips in it.
Dinner - large helping of the night's protein, chicken, salmon, beef, whatever, plus vegetables, try to avoid the night's carb that I've made for the kids (potatoes, mac & cheese, rice, dinner roll) but usually succumb and have a small helping.

Also throughout the day it's not inconceivable I'll also snack a bit or have sugar-free ice cream or something for dessert.

But this is not what I'm eating right now, as I'm doing WW and actively trying to lose weight. The previous menu is a menu that would keep hunger at bay for me. My current eating (yesterday) looked like this:

Breakfast - none. Just coffee with a splash of milk
Lunch - two scrambled eggs with leftover baked salmon.
Snack - Oikos zero yogurt with raspberries
Dinner - homemade buffalo chicken wrap - low carb tortilla, lettuce, tomato, grilled chicken breast w/ buffalo sauce, little bit of low-fat blue cheese dressing, little bit of corn and black beans, six veggie tots
I also did 110 minutes of cardio yesterday, 20 minutes in the morning (Peloton) and then another 90 minutes after lunch (cardio tennis workout).

Thanks for help; would love to thank you in a few months![/quote]

You are hungry because you are not eating enough. Add some veggies to your scrambles eggs and a piece of toast.

How much do you currently weigh and what is your goal weight?

Diets like WW want you to lose weight quickly because then you will feel like it is working and be more likely to keep paying them, however, the calories tend to be so low that you are constantly deprived and hungry which then leads to a binge/going off the rails on the weekends [/quote]

I'm 160. The weight's been creeping up over the last two years. I would like to get down to 140, which for me is not skinny but healthy and lean. Re: not eating enough and adding veggies to the scrambled eggs; I felt like salmon was a good addition to the scrambled eggs in terms of protein and keeping me full longer.

I think the issue really is just that I have a big appetite and always will, so need to get used to hunger. If there's a pizza, I could easily and happily eat four slices. I am jealous of those people who say they are totally full after 1 or 2! [/quote]

You missed my point. The issue isn't that you have a big appetite it is that you are not eating enough or the right combination off foods fill you up. Most people can overeat pizza, but you know what they won't overeat.. broccoli and chicken breasts. Adding in more protein will help keep you full but you also need veggies and the fiber they provide.

You are likely eating too few calories which is causing you to overeat at other times.
Give your current weight and goal weigh you could eat closer to 1500 cal/day  (1400-1600) and still lose weight.  Aim for at least 100g of protein and 25 g of fiber a day. Center meals around protein, vegetables and a small serving of carbs and some fat. [/quote]

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