Thank you for all of the posts everyone! Hopefully I can get this sorted out with all of your help.
~SilverEm -- that sounds like what I'm trying to do here, figure out what I need to feel full. I've been keeping a food diary for years, is that what you mean? Just a more detailed version?
I'll have to look up the PFC ratios to see what they are but I'm already eating the same amount every day, so I can't change that. I don't eat anything processed either, unless block and cream cheese counts!
How would you recommend calculating the nutrients in my recipes so I can work out the ratios of what I'm eating now? The recipe nutrient calculator I used to use is seriously confused about several things I eat so I gave up using it quite a while ago.
Thank you! I really want this to work, I love the food, but I'm not loving the hunger!
~JEY100
I didn't even think to write any details, sorry! I haven't updated my profile but I'm aiming for ketogenic now. 20g is net grams of carbs, I thought fiber didn't count?
I measure and weigh everything, every other month I go on a cooking spree where I cook enough dinners and breakfasts to last two months, so everything is neatly portioned out for me.
I'm not sure how much protein I'm getting at the moment, I figure my suppers have about 30 in them, maybe 15 in my hard-boiled eggs and cheese, around 10 - 15 in my clam chowder perhaps? I'm definitely eating meat and fish though.
I haven't updated my stats, I'm down to 139 now. I suppose it might be that my body doesn't want to lose more weight, but it seems like I should be able to lose the weight I piled on when I cut sugar out. (I used to be 132 and gained 18 pounds back.) Plus I still have a big swollen belly I want to lose.
The chocolate and fat bombs are just a crutch to get me between meals until I find a meal plan that keeps me satisfied, then I'll cut them out. I actually ran out of chocolate last night, so it's just zero carb fat bombs left now! I don't touch artificial sweeteners, I hate them.
I'm pretty sure I'm sticking to everything in my original thread but I'll double check it to be sure, thanks for reminding me!
~teaser -- that reminds me of something I read, that your body learns to expect a certain number of calories at each meal, and if it gets short changed you'll feel hungry. Makes sense that a snack might just make you hungrier if that's true! Still, it used to be that one or two pieces of chocolate would be enough to get me to the next meal.
Hmmm. I'm not lasting long between meals, I don't know if I'd dare eat just two big meals. I thought I had reactive hypoglycemia since I get hungry every 3 - 4 hours like clockwork but it's still happening even when my meals are low carb. I'd be afraid to cut back on protein too, I'm barely getting enough.
~deirdra -- yup, all real food, so long as cheese counts! I did add some dairy to my diet, heavy whipping cream is the base for my clam chowder, but last month it didn't bother me at all, the hunger has only kicked into high gear the last week or so. I don't eat any processed meats either.
~Ms Arielle -- drinking water has never done a thing for me besides leave me queasy and running to the bathroom every half hour unfortunately. The carbs are in the entire day, and I probably don't get all the way up to 20, it might only be 10 or so.