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Originally Posted by Sultana
Lasereth, I'd *highly* recommend going to a diet specialist person (I can't spell the real title, lol). I had a problem like yours always hungry, never full, until I went to Weight Watchers and learned that I need a higer amount than average of protein (lean protein, thanks!) to feel full. No amount of fruit or veggies is going to do that for me (although I still include them in my diet, of course).
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You mean a registered dietician?
Get thee to an RD. If you are still in college, there should be one on your campus. Ask about it at your student health center or the fitness center--on my campus, the RD does appointments at both places, depending on the day.
Some things the RD told me when I talked to her some years ago was that 1) Cut out processed foods. 2) Realize that 1 serving of OJ a day (if you can stomach the taste of the OJ) or tomato/vegetable juice can replace eating a fruit/vegetable. 3) Try and get your 5 a day of fruits and vegetables--and you can do this in a variety of ways--salads, stemed vegetables, fresh vegetables, dried fruit, etc. 4) Realize just how big or small a portion size of any fruit/vegetable is. Your RD should give you a portion guide. Portioning, to me, is the hardest part of any lifestyle change. 5) Find out your daily recommended allowance for fiber for men in your age group and STICK WITH IT. Fiber is your friend. 6) Take a multivitamin. The RD I saw has a great anecdote about the difference a multivitamin can make. She used to be an oceanographer and was in the Maldives doing research with her husband, and everyone but her started bruising badly and getting sores. Turns out, the whole research crew got scurvy except her--because she took her multivitamin every day. 7) Drink a lot of liquids. Sometimes when we think we're hungry, we're really just thirsty.
The American Dietetic Association is a good source of online information regarding nutrition:
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg...0_ENU_HTML.htm