Re: I am starving.
I seriously want to reduce weight. So I started this plan. I eat a couple of slices of whole wheat bread( double roti) with chi while driving to work. For lunch I eat salad but that salad gets digested in a couple of hours and I get so starved. By the time I get home I feel like eating a whole cow but I control myself and eat just one whole wheat pocketless pita with some desi salan. But I feel starved all the time. I do not do any snacking in between. Advise me should I snack on something when I am so starved, and what should be those snacks. I am type II diabetic so advise accordingly.
Hi Mirch,
If you're trying to lose weight, you eat healthy and exercise (cardio and weights) for faster and better results.
The key to diet is to eat low calorie foods that keep you full for a longer period of time. Fruits contain fiber and they keep you full for longer. So for snacks consider eating apples, for example. Protein also keeps you fuller.
So, for breakfast, you can have glass of milk (protein) and an apple. that will keep you fuller for longer.
And for lunch, try baked sweet potato which is loaded with fiber and keeps you feeling fuller for longer time period. Another strategy is to mix protein in your salad. For example, put diced egg and chicken in your salad. This is healthy and will keep you full and the calories are not too high.