About a month ago I lost my job, and was pudgier than I wanted to be and overall felt like my life sucked. Three weeks ago I decided money worries were overrated and chose to focus my life on my physical and mental well-being. When I was working 8 hours a day and only went to the gym maybe 4 times a week for about 1 hour a session my eating habits were actually really good.
Cereal (wheat-bix) for breakfast, working at McDonald's it was at first difficult to control cravings however for the last six months until I left my job I always ate my own creation of a salad wrap with tomato sauce on it and no meat for lunch. Dinner was usually pasta with a red sauce or else I buckled and bought fish n' chips. That was then...
This is now;
I feel I'm eating a lot of food, albeit healthy food as far as i know. Breakfast is a protein shake made using water. After brekky I walk to the gym (30 mins) usually 2hrs sometimes 3hrs at the gym with weights and cardio (1day hardcore workout, next day easier workout, repeat) then a 30 minute walk home in time for lunch.
Lunch is generally either tinned spaghetti, baked beans or springwater tuna on multi-grain toast and a glass of skim milk and fruit of some variety.
For the next 5hrs I'm usually just relaxing and when I get hungry again I get into some more toast or some yoghurt. Later at night I go for an hour long walk and jog occasionally. Usually I have Saturday as my recovery day and sometimes I get a veggie pizza delivered and eat the entire thing
At first the above statement was typically entirely true however over the last week I have increased the weights in my lifting and increased my cardio speed and have been even hungrier, often eating maybe an additional 2 pieces of toast, 1 extra yoghurt and more fruit then above. I weigh 63 kg's and am 5.8 feet tall and literally have maybe 2% body fat to remove until I will have a totally visible 6pack. I have been trying to keep my calories deficit to my bodies requirement but hunger is unbearable sometimes and I have to eat. Any ideas on how to curb my hunger and if there is anything I should replace in my diet.
Also before anyone says anything about my nutrients and vitamins lacking I take multivitamins, fish oil, etc upon waking and bedtime.
Cereal (wheat-bix) for breakfast, working at McDonald's it was at first difficult to control cravings however for the last six months until I left my job I always ate my own creation of a salad wrap with tomato sauce on it and no meat for lunch. Dinner was usually pasta with a red sauce or else I buckled and bought fish n' chips. That was then...
This is now;
I feel I'm eating a lot of food, albeit healthy food as far as i know. Breakfast is a protein shake made using water. After brekky I walk to the gym (30 mins) usually 2hrs sometimes 3hrs at the gym with weights and cardio (1day hardcore workout, next day easier workout, repeat) then a 30 minute walk home in time for lunch.
Lunch is generally either tinned spaghetti, baked beans or springwater tuna on multi-grain toast and a glass of skim milk and fruit of some variety.
For the next 5hrs I'm usually just relaxing and when I get hungry again I get into some more toast or some yoghurt. Later at night I go for an hour long walk and jog occasionally. Usually I have Saturday as my recovery day and sometimes I get a veggie pizza delivered and eat the entire thing
At first the above statement was typically entirely true however over the last week I have increased the weights in my lifting and increased my cardio speed and have been even hungrier, often eating maybe an additional 2 pieces of toast, 1 extra yoghurt and more fruit then above. I weigh 63 kg's and am 5.8 feet tall and literally have maybe 2% body fat to remove until I will have a totally visible 6pack. I have been trying to keep my calories deficit to my bodies requirement but hunger is unbearable sometimes and I have to eat. Any ideas on how to curb my hunger and if there is anything I should replace in my diet.
Also before anyone says anything about my nutrients and vitamins lacking I take multivitamins, fish oil, etc upon waking and bedtime.