Luanne Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I've been gluten free (had to) for a little over a year now and it seems like I am always hungry. I can't seem to get satisfied when I eat and very few times have I actually felt full. Is there something I can do about this or should I just resolve to deal with feeling hungry all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Two things will help with that: protein and fat. Most Americans get plenty of protein, so you might consider increasing your fat intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Two things will help with that: protein and fat. Most Americans get plenty of protein, so you might consider increasing your fat intake. :iagree: pretty much what I was going to say. Eat more fat! You've probably cut carbs (even if inadvertantly) and you have to replace them with something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Make sure you are eating food with enough good fats - nuts, coconut oil, avacado, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Spend $20 to buy a cheap glucose meters and some test strips. (Also get the Delica lancet because it barely hurts.) Test your glucose 30, 60, and 90 minutes after meals. Your glucose may be on a roller coasting, causing you to feel hungry. If you don't want to bother, just lower your carbs and eat more protein and fat with each meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create Your Ritual Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I was going to say to up your fat & protein levels to compensate for lowering the carbs. Also .. make sure the carbs you do eat are whole grain .. brown rice, sweet potatoes, etc. as the high sugar in some of the gluten free breads, cookies, cake mixtures will only cause hypoglycemia and that will cause the dips and spikes so you will be feeling hungry more often. I have my carb ratios to about 100-130 grams per day, my protein to about 130 and my fats to 30-50 depending on the day. If you are trying to lose weight I would keep carbs/proteins high and fats lower, and if you are at your goal weight and just want to maintain then you can lower carbs a bit (as long as you don't do heavy workouts) and up the fat gram percentage. Anyway .. good luck ... I am a celiac and have been eating this way for well over 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 at all... not even the ones marked "gluten-free". I mostly eat rice and potatoes instead. ... along with my fruits and vegetables. ... and of course meat, but not a lot of meat because I can't afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create Your Ritual Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) Have you tried logging what you eat at myfitnesspal.com (MFP) anyway it might be useful to see what is going on each day. You can customize the settings to whatever you like. You are welcome to view mine and friend me at sadonnah over there if you set up a free acct. It sounds like you may not be eating enough. You need a minimum of 1200 calories and that is a bare minimum .. typical for those who are wanting to lose weight. I eat more like 1500-1600 per day but am at my goal weight .. I could go much higher if I wanted to integrate more lean proteins into my day, but after a while egg whites and chicken breasts can only go so far. ;-P You could consider supplementing in the AM with a protein shake of some kind though. Edited September 6, 2012 by SaDonna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I mostly eat rice and potatoes Ding, ding, ding! You are probably on a glucose roller coaster, which will leave you feeling hungry. I would try cutting out the rice and potatoes and upping the fat a lot. Make cream sauces for your veggies or pile the butter on. Make stir fries with veggies and meat. Eat peanut butter. Avoid soda and severely limit fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 You didn't mention anything about beans, that might help things out and they are cheap if you buy dried beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create Your Ritual Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I've been running a group on FB full of women trying to lose weight .. we've found that you can actually up the carbs & proteins to higher grams (as long as the carbs come from whole grains, veggies, etc) and if you keep the fat down .. say a 40/40/20 ratio of carbs/proteins/fats .. they seem to lose a significant amount of weight. When some of us backed off that ratio and lowered the carbs & proteins a bit to up the fat ratios .. we found that we 'maintained' weight. It's just a theory really .. as everyone is different, but it what has worked for me. If I want to lose weight, tone, and uncover my abs then I lower the fat grams to about 30 and up the carbs/proteins.. if I want to maintain .. (not really have the ab definition) then I lower the carbs and proteins a bit and up the fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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