Hunger!!

Hi Ladies,

Well I am NOT a dieter so I just have a question out of curiosity really. I was one of those size 8 (50-54kg) girls in my 20s and early 30s who ate heaps and whatever I like and didn’t really gain much weight – I did however exercise ALOT. Skip forward 5 years and 2 kids and now I still have 10kgs of “baby weight” (shes 2 next month!!!) to lose. I have found it so much harder after my second child --- with Jake most of the weight came off after I stopped BFing then I got pg again. This time it is not budging! (I lost about 4kgs last year with walking and zumba then put it back on this year).

So now I’m in bootcamp to get me moving again and its going really well. And I’m trying to watch what I eat, but when I’m hungry I could devour a big mac combo in seconds!!!! So what I’m wondering is, while dieting are you hungry all the time? Do you eat if you’re hungry, or count the minutes til lunchtime til you can eat again? If you’re hungry after dinner do you eat, or go to bed hungry??? (Not something I like doing, but maybe it is necessary to lose weight?)

I’m going with the theory that eating often keeps my metabolism fast, and just exercising and making healthier choices will work (ie eating a lot better, although still more than most people I know!). Anyone else found that works? Or am I kidding myself!? haha.

I think your theory is right! If you are working out your body is burning calories and to keep it burning, you need to keep it fuelled - obviously it's better to put 'good' calories in rather than empty ones though.

I actually track my calories eaten and burned and if I'm working out I eat heaps more (and more often) than when I don't BUT I still have a calorie deficit between what my body needs to maintain my weight and what I actually eat (but not too much of a deficit) so I still lose weight at a steady rate.

Right now of course, my aim isn't really to lose weight, but to keep active and to eat well

All the best with your journey, I think bootcamp sounds like fun

Edited by mummydee

Nikki, I remember watching on Tyra I think it was that if you are able to eat up to 2hrs before you go to bed. So if your hungry at 9 and eat you can go to bed at 11

Is there any side effect for Sibutramine capsules? I too heard a lot about it and I wanna try it.