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Good Morning.

I have started back at the gym and am getting in the swing of having milkshakes for brekkie. The prob is by lunchtime I am craving stuff.
Anyone got any idea's?
I might get another boatload of fruit today and just eat it all. OH, and carrots, I like raw carrots as well.
I am out tonight with mates and out tomorrow for a meal. it's italian, is this good or bad?

aManda

Never really done much dieting Manda, if anything, had trouble putting weight on . The meal doesn't sound like a problem, if you use some moderation...not always the easiest thing, depending on how much you like Italian food .

amanda

if you take slimfast shakes, because they're high in sugar, they'll cause a sugar spike in your blood and then a crash, making you all hungry and craving all sorts of stuff...
i like the zone diet myself. and if you DO get a craving, keep something [not chocolate!] with you so you can eat a little bit before lunch time. dont' let yourself get into a starved state! then you might go bonkers at an all you can eat place!

and italian is ok, but in moderation. a calorie is a calorie and carbs in pasta can add up cals pretty fast!

peter out

I am unfamiliar with the Zone diet.

IMHO, the best diet. Not RADICAL.
40% CALS FROM CARBS
30% FROM PROTEIN
30% FROM FAT
KEEPS BLOOD SUGARS STABLE TO MINIMIZE CRAVINGS AND FAT DEPOSITION.

sound good?

Sounds very good to me. Cravings are my downfall, 'cause I give in to them.

so, don't fall into the trap that most dieters fall into. don't eat too much carb and too little fat.
like, a big bagel with jam is a horrible breakfast.
a flapjack would be better [i'm presuming it's got fat]

Flapjack def has fat.
Yummy fat though.

seriously, then, flapjacks would be a pretty good breakfast.
um...how many cals in one?

Well, the ones I have been eating lately, are bad ones.
They are quite dense. They have like 450 cals in 'em. BUT they do fill you up and last you for a while, so I spose they are not tooooo bad.

how long does it fill you up for?
if it's until lunch, then that's fine

If I was to have one for breaky, then yes, I believe it would do me until lunchtime no problem.
They are really dense and full of fibre and fruit and stuff.
Very scrumptious.