by frozenveg » Sat Jul 25, 2015 8:57 am
I'm late to this discussion, but I have to say, NightFlight, that I agree with your original statement: I get hungrier if I eat raw veggies first! Seriously, if I am hungry, and eat some raw carrots or snap peas or tomatoes or whatever, it just makes me hungrier--just like chewing gum made me hungrier back in my old dieting days. So don't do things that make you hungry! Eat your starches, for Pete's sake!
I lost my weight (95 pounds) on MWL, 2 pounds a week average the first year and 1 pound/week average the second, and I never ate more than 1/3 of my food for the day as green/yellow veggies. An average lunch and dinner meal is 2 cups cooked rice and 1 to 2 cups veggies. I eat the above-mentioned carrots and tomatoes, maybe an apple, between meals as a snack, but if I get really hungry between meals, I have another 2 cups of rice or 2-4 small potatoes. I eat some leafy greens, mostly cooked, about 1/4 cup cooked, a few times a week.
It might be beneficial to you to post a menu of what you eat and drink in a day. It truly sounds as if you are not eating nearly enough, if you are always hungry (and it's not simple dissatisfaction-hunger). There might be some things you could easily tweak that could satisfy your hunger and move your weight off the dime!
