I’m searching for the holy grail of eating plans – one that doesn’t leave me hungry all the time. It seems that the only time I’m satisfied is when I’m gaining weight. I’m trying to eat at maintenance and I’m hungry.
If I really eat like a fool then I’ll try to right the ship by fasting the following day. I usually only make it til dinner so it’s only like 20 hours. I find that I can put off my first meal for a bit, but once I eat, my body goes nuts. I can wait til 5pm to eat and still come close to hitting my maintenance calories for the day.
For now, I’ve split my calories into three meals. My usual eating pattern is four meals and I’ll eat every 2.5 to 3 hours. A meal with 800-900 calories is much more satisfying than one with 650 calories. It’s also supposed to keep me full longer but so far I’m still hungry a lot. Another problem is that I’ve eliminated chicken from my diet for the time being so my meat has a lot more calories per portion. For example, my ribeye steak is 425 calories per six ounces compared to 180 calories for the same amount of chicken breast.