metabolism and weightloss (vegetables, immune system, vitamin, carbohydrates)
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I recently lost A LOT of weight, a combination of being too broke to eat and eating better at the same time.
My boyfriend and I BOTH have been losing weight, since we didn't have much money, we bought food from the grocery store and cooked at home and it was enough to make multiple healthy home cooked meals.
Not even a year ago I was nearly 150 and a size 8/10, now I am about 127 and a 2/4, which is awesome I love it, I look a million times skinnier and I feel better.
Sucky part is I always feel hungry. I have a crazy fast metabolism now, it's like I burn through my food so quickly. I now wake up in the mornings super hungry. I am hungry quicker and we still are slightly broke, we have more money now but not much more and I feel like I am eating everything we do have.
What can I eat that will fill me up without fattening me back up? I still want to lose a little more weight, I would like to get down to 115-120 and maybe another size down and tone everything up, so whatever I eat I don't want to GAIN weight.
But what would be good for someone with a fast metabolism to keep them full longer and eat less?
Start your mornings with oatmeal and some fruit or some eggs. Try and get some protein in at every meal and good fats. Fats will make you feel full and will carry you to your next meal. Olive oil, olives, avocados, nuts...shoot for mono-saturated fats. Complex carbs and real whole grains will help as well. If I have a PB&J on a good organic whole grain bread for lunch I will not be hungry until dinner. And those are very economical.
Its great that you are cooking and making lots of meals. Its the only way to really control what you are eating.
You are losing weight because you're under eating....Your body doesn't care about how tone you'd like to get, if you're getting too lean your body will start to go into "starvation mode" and you will feel rather hungry. That is the body doing its job....maybe you should listen?
Protein. As mentioned above, oatmeal (steel cut or rolled - not instant or quick) and eggs make inexpensive meals. Canned tuna and salmon are inexpensive. Veggies like winter squash and sweet potatoes are filling and nutritious.
Avoid sugar and white foods -- white potatoes, white rice, white bread. They're cheap, but they're also crap.
FYI: quick oats are rolled oats that have been milled (cut) finer than traditional oatmeal. They contain exactly the same stuff. They're cut finer simply so that they will absorb the water faster - hence the "quick" designation. It's the same oats; you can make your own by putting regular dry oats into a plastic bag and rolling a rollingpin over it a few times.
Nothing wrong with a baked Idaho potato. Lots of nutrients. I have mine with a drizzle of olive oil and I eat the skin too.
The skin is where you'll find most of the nutrition, so if you're not going to eat the skin, then it's a bad choice when trying to lose weight. The bulk of the "meat" of the potato is starch.
The skin is where you'll find most of the nutrition, so if you're not going to eat the skin, then it's a bad choice when trying to lose weight. The bulk of the "meat" of the potato is starch.
I lost plenty of weight eating a baked potato once in awhile.
Potatoes are one of the most popular vegetables because they are nutritious, easy to prepare, and very versatile. They're rich in complex carbohydrates that can supply energy, but not all that high in calories because they're low in fat and protein.
One medium-sized plain baked potato (about three inches in diameter) has about 150 calories. That same potato has about five grams of fiber, which is important for a healthy digestive tract. They're also a healthy source of vitamins and minerals. A small baked potato, about two inches in diameter has about 130 calories. A large baked potato has about three and one-half to four inches in diameter can have about 275 calories. Toppings such as butter, sour cream and cheese will add more (sometimes a lot more) calories.
Potatoes contain more potassium than any other fresh vegetable in the produce department - even more than bananas. One potato has almost 900 milligrams, which is about 20 percent of what you need every day. Potassium is important for body growth and cell maintenance. It's also necessary for nervous function and for normal muscle contraction - including the heart muscle. Potassium is also an electrolyte that helps to balance the fluids in your body, which is important for healthy blood pressure.
Potatoes also contain substantial amounts of vitamins C and B6, which are vital for blood clotting, wound healing, a strong immune system, normal nervous system function and for converting the food you eat to energy. There's also a substance called kukoamine found in potatoes that may help to lower blood pressure, although more research is necessary to know for sure.
Potatoes are nutritious and can be part of a healthy diet, but you still need to get adequate amounts of fats and proteins while staying within your personal calorie budget. Don't know how many calories you need each day? Use my calorie calculators to find out.
Last edited by Luckyd609; 07-12-2012 at 09:40 AM..
Potatoes are one of the most popular vegetables because they are nutritious, easy to prepare, and very versatile. They're rich in complex carbohydrates that can supply energy, but not all that high in calories because they're low in fat and protein.
One medium-sized plain baked potato (about three inches in diameter) has about 150 calories. That same potato has about five grams of fiber, which is important for a healthy digestive tract. They're also a healthy source of vitamins and minerals. A small baked potato, about two inches in diameter has about 130 calories. A large baked potato has about three and one-half to four inches in diameter can have about 275 calories. Toppings such as butter, sour cream and cheese will add more (sometimes a lot more) calories.
Potatoes contain more potassium than any other fresh vegetable in the produce department - even more than bananas. One potato has almost 900 milligrams, which is about 20 percent of what you need every day. Potassium is important for body growth and cell maintenance. It's also necessary for nervous function and for normal muscle contraction - including the heart muscle. Potassium is also an electrolyte that helps to balance the fluids in your body, which is important for healthy blood pressure.
Potatoes also contain substantial amounts of vitamins C and B6, which are vital for blood clotting, wound healing, a strong immune system, normal nervous system function and for converting the food you eat to energy. There's also a substance called kukoamine found in potatoes that may help to lower blood pressure, although more research is necessary to know for sure.
Potatoes are nutritious and can be part of a healthy diet, but you still need to get adequate amounts of fats and proteins while staying within your personal calorie budget. Don't know how many calories you need each day? Use my calorie calculators to find out.
Yes, all of this is valid as long as you're eating the whole potato, and not just the "meat" in the skin. All those numbers are reduced drastically - except the starch, potassium, and carbohydrate amount, when you don't eat the skin.
I recently lost A LOT of weight, a combination of being too broke to eat and eating better at the same time.
My boyfriend and I BOTH have been losing weight, since we didn't have much money, we bought food from the grocery store and cooked at home and it was enough to make multiple healthy home cooked meals.
Not even a year ago I was nearly 150 and a size 8/10, now I am about 127 and a 2/4, which is awesome I love it, I look a million times skinnier and I feel better.
Sucky part is I always feel hungry. I have a crazy fast metabolism now, it's like I burn through my food so quickly. I now wake up in the mornings super hungry. I am hungry quicker and we still are slightly broke, we have more money now but not much more and I feel like I am eating everything we do have.
What can I eat that will fill me up without fattening me back up? I still want to lose a little more weight, I would like to get down to 115-120 and maybe another size down and tone everything up, so whatever I eat I don't want to GAIN weight.
But what would be good for someone with a fast metabolism to keep them full longer and eat less?
You are suppose to be hungry when you wake up in the morning. That is normal. When you overeat it can tend to remove that normal morning hunger.
I would grab a bottle of vitamins just in case what you were eating was not nutritionally complete in this past phase of loss. Being low in nutrient intake can make for monster hunger. Cheap rite aid brand multivitamins are fine.
You can track what you do or go with the menu they give you.
At the end of you day it will tally up your calories and nutritional rating.
It may suggest to eat more carbs or more protien or more calories etc.
Having that in balance aids to feeling full.
Cheap ways to eat healthy:
- go vegan or vegetarian at least half the week.
- meat is the most expensive protein source. Opt for eggs or nuts when you can.
- keep beef to 1x a week or less as its the most expensive
- frozen chicken, and fish does come in big bargain bags where you get more for your money
- frozen veggies are the cheapest and most nutritionally complete usually if you can't afford fresh
- rice and beans are great cheap fillers and a source of cheap protein
You can plug in the info into spark diet site and it will help you figure out what the proper serving is for your size and goals. Recipe Calculator
(you don't need an acct to use the calculator if you just wanted to try it out with stuff you already eat)
But basically there are no "tricks". Complete nutrition should help you. All these tips on eating protein and fat are true but you need to be eating the proper amount for your size and activity level. Spark will give you those numbers. Protein and fat are very high calorie per gram so its very easy to overdo it and gain if you are not being reasonable.
Good luck!
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