Have been on diet for 2 weeks and struggling big time

[lostittoday]

Hiya

I say I am on a diet but basically all I am doing is cutting out all of the rubbish and eating 3 sensible meals a day.
It worked for me last time I lost 3 stone then I gave into my terrible eating habits again and piled it all on again.

I have had to do soemthing I am 5ft 2 and weighed 11st 10 the last time I checked. I can never get any nice clothes, nothing looks right on me.

I started getting really fed up and I have come to realise thats its make or break time now.

The problem is that I am really struggling now and instead of it getting easier its getting worse.
I am a real chocolate addict and I was eating a family sized bar every day as well as cakes, takeaways, and everything else.

I crave all of these foods all of the time and I am constantly hungry I eat my tea, dinner, and after finishing it I could eat another big meal.

I really feel I have nothing to look forward to without all of my favourite foods.

My family all say it will be worth it in the end and I am sure it will be but feel it is going to be one long hard slog.

I am now just eating a cereal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch, and maybe a weightwatchers meal for tea, I do however have to have a slice of bread with it and it still don't fill me up.

I go to bed every night feeling hungry.

I know they say you should be snacking on fruit, and other healthy snacks, but I can honestly say they do nothing for me I am still as hungry.

Just looking for support off other mumsnetters I suppose who are going through he same thing.

I think maybe adding more fruit and veg and cutting out the ready meal (they are ridiculously small and won't fill you up...)

I think it is important to just make your food still nice food....

And maybe make your own soups and freeze them in small batches and you can have those for lunch or as a snack!

Dried food is also a good snack and does taste nice and sweet.

Don't completely deprive yourself of treats...

Another good sweet treat are Mueller light yoghurts...

FWIW I'm low-carbing, and I am finding a lot easier than I expected - I find once I completely cut out sugar, I dont want it any more, so I'm not craving cake etc. And definately having no hunger pangs, which I expect is because of no sugar/refined carbs, which do cause me problems. I havent had a snack since I started at the begining of the year, but I do have 3 home cooked meals a day.

Hunger always has been the thing has wrecked my diets in the past, so I'm glad I've got it under control this time.

I usually cut out carbs at evening meal times. Very hungry for the first few days and then stomach shrinks so you don't get so hungry.
I also didn't eat anything after 1800hrs
Cut out fizzy drinks as they expand your stomach, then when they empty from the stomach it leaves you feeling hungry again.
Try snacking on matthesons chicken bites. These are just protein, no carbs so fill the gap and take longer to digest.

Sorry you're having a struggle, lostittoday. As Minum says, low carb tends to keep hunger under control as you can eat protein and fat in quantities that fill you up for hours at a time. Sometimes you can feel a bit ropey for the first few days as your body gets used to not having sugar and refined carbs, but after that it's great. I'm doing it for the first time and tbh am finding it far easier than low-calorie/low-fat, which is what I've always done before (and struggled with hunger).
For snacks you can have eggs, small amounts of nuts and seeds, hard cheese, veggies, meat/fish and certain low-carb fruits, such as berries. You can also have double cream with the berries as it's low carb...

you need to find something else to fill you r obsession with food. excercise, etc,
or, you need a diet that allows you to eat as much as you like, as long as youcut out certain foods.
the first time i lost loads of weight was breasstfeeding combined with sensible eating, like yourself.
the secodn time, it was the atkins. i can eat as much a s i like on it, and never be hungry.