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Low calories snacks for high metabolism

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callabroa · 05/06/2024 20:40

I'm aiming to lose a stone in 7 weeks for a holiday which is doable. I had a neck injury three months ago which is improving with treatment but very limited with time and exercise I can do. Max 30 mins walking on treadmill in garage (toddler, work long hours).
Anyway I'm always bloody hungry and at 40 find it much harder to lose weight then I ever have before.
Today I've had homemade lasagne (small portion), feta and tomato salad with half a boiled egg, apple and slice of toast for my meals. Snacks- chicken pieces, cheese puffs and 100 calorie bag cookies and four crackers with low fat Philadelphia and I'm sat here starving.
What snacks do people eat or do you just accept being hungry? More protein? Post child I'm shit at this!

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callabroa · 05/06/2024 20:41

Previously I've always lost weight relatively quickly, hence the high metabolism but that seems to be slowing yet appetite always there!

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ImPunbelievable · 06/06/2024 08:32

I'd eat bigger meals and fewer snacks. Eg if you'd had two boiled eggs at lunch, or a protein filled breakfast, you probably the wouldn't have needed puffs and crackers etc.

Focus any food you add on protein and fats. So yes chicken pieces good, eggs great, avocado etc all work

Menora · 10/06/2024 20:05

You are better off eating bigger meals and less snacks. You don’t have to eat no snacks at all but eat the whole egg then only 1 bag of cookies OR the crisps. I think you need to look at it the other way round - the egg and meat is what will keep you full for longer, the crisps and cookies just don't they are a false economy between meals.

you could eat Greek yoghurt with the breakfast, or with fruit as a snack. Eat a whole egg. Eat more chicken. Put the philli on veggies. A big salad with the lasagne

JovialNickname · 10/06/2024 20:12

A lot more protein I think. Sainsbury's do 90p packs of chopped chicken chunks at 95 cals; one of those, or slice of ham (30 cals), 2 rashers microwaved bacon (Aldi's is 105 for 2 rashers) 3 scrambled eggs without oil (can microwave) 195 cals, all fills you up without lots of calories. An occasional protein bar if you can afford them, and don't mind they're not really "pure" food (but you have to have something nice occasionally right?) Hate to be that person but small bar of dark choc, waitrose' own is 60p and 190 cals and really rich. Smoked salmon if finances allow, with a squeeze of lemon. Good luck with the weight loss! x

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