Always hungry!! (How many calories do you eat?)

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 10-03-2008, 07:08 PM

Congrats on the weight loss!

I have the same difficulty in the winter time. I get cold pretty easily and also hungrier as the weather gets cooler. I wear a big fluffy robe and slippers on cold days that helps, and drink plenty of hot tea. Do all hot teas bother your stomach? Maybe a nice mint tea would work. Also, I would eat snacks that are filling but low in calorie, like popcorn, which is a favorite of mine!!

Now that I am pregnant I feel like an elephant and probably eat like one too. My stomach is not huge or anything yet but I am absolutely starving sometimes, and it's really not pretty when I get home and need something to eat! So to answer your question, lately I eat about a million calories a day.

**Karen** · 10-03-2008, 07:17 PM

Kirsten, there are herbal teas that have no caffiene - none of the "tea" stuff that may be what makes you tummy feel funny. I drink a wonderful blueberry tea ... see here - do you get "celestial seasonings" teas where you live? It's lovely, yummy and warm!

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 10-03-2008, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

Kirsten, there are herbal teas that have no caffiene - none of the "tea" stuff that may be what makes you tummy feel funny. I drink a wonderful blueberry tea ... see here - do you get "celestial seasonings" teas where you live? It's lovely, yummy and warm!

You should come tour the factory sometime in Boulder (it is a good tour!) and we could have a Colorado pet talk meeting!

Kirsten, I agree that trying different kinds of herbal teas is a good idea- there is so much variety you might find something that will not irritate your stomach.

**Karen** · 10-03-2008, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Pembroke_Corgi

You should come tour the factory sometime in Boulder (it is a good tour!) and we could have a Colorado pet talk meeting!

Kirsten, I agree that trying different kinds of herbal teas is a good idea- there is so much variety you might find something that will not irritate your stomach.

Oh, I'd be like a kid in a candy store. Okay, because of my allergies there are kinds I cannot drink, but still ... t'would be fun!

**chocolatepuppy** · 10-03-2008, 07:20 PM

Kirsten, when I lost 35 lbs in just under 10 months a few years ago, I ate 2,000 calories a day. I have put a few back on and am trying like heck to stick to that again.

I could never live on 1,500 calories! That's not much food. I guess it depends on a persons metabolism and also how active you are.

**Queen of Poop** · 10-03-2008, 07:23 PM

Working with a nutritionist. I eat every 3 hours, 300 calories per meal. Balancing protein, carbs, and fat. Drinking lots of green and herbal teas now that it's cooler here.