Common Phase 1 Challenges: I’m Too Full to Finish All My Shakes/Entrees/Vegetables-Fruits

I saw this request for support recently on the HMRdiet Forum:

“I am a newbie to the Healthy Solutions diet (3+2+5). So far, I love the program, but I was wondering if anyone ever has trouble meeting the minimum requirements? I often find myself full but still needing to get in more fruits, vegetables, entrees, or shakes. I guess I shouldn't be complaining because this is the first diet I've ever been on in which I NEVER get hungry. Yet, I'm wondering if I should still eat even when I'm not hungry. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.”

For some, finishing all their shakes, entrees, and vegetables/fruits can be a daily challenge. For others, it’s only once in a while you find that it’s late, you’re full, and you still have shakes, entrees, and/or vegetables/fruits to eat to get in your minimum prescription. Either way, you may be wondering if it’s really important to finish all your shakes, entrees and/or vegetables/fruits. After all, why eat if you’re full?

The Importance of 3+2+5 Daily

There are two important reasons why it is critical to take all your shakes, entrees, and vegetables/fruits daily: 

• First: The Healthy Solutions diet (3+2+5) is specifically balanced to meet all your daily needs for essential vitamins, minerals, protein, everything you need to diet safely. Eating less than the full 3+2+5 means you’ll miss important nutrients.
• Second: Being full on the diet is actually a good thing. Here’s why – at some point almost everyone will be tempted to eat foods that are not on the diet. The best way to manage those urges is to be full. When you’re full and satisfied, the easier it is to say “no” to foods off the diet.

Try Restructuring Your Mealtimes

• Front End Load: This funny term means ‘start eating sooner in the day.’ Examples of this include: starting the day with a double shake, or, getting at least 2 shakes, an entree, and 2 v/f servings before 12:30 pm, or, planning to finish all your meals before 7:00 pm.
• Spread Your Meals Out: Who says you have to finish your meal all at once? Try having half now, and half later.

Learn to Balance Low and High Volume Recipes

One of the strategies to avoid being too full is to make your meals in lower volume ways. The key here is to balance some low volume recipes with plenty of high volume recipes. Here are some examples of low volume recipes for you to try:

• HMR 70 Plus Made as a Pudding: Using only ¼ cup of water, this is a great way to get a shake in when you’re full. Click here for some recipes to try.
• Hot Shakes: Because there is no ice used, hot shakes are a delicious way to get a lower volume shake in. Click here for some recipes to try.
• Multigrain Hot Cereal: Mixed with ¾ cup water, a cereal (which counts as a shake) can be a warm way to get a less filling shake in. Click here for some recipes to try.
• Beans: These are your secret veggie weapon. It only takes a ½ cup of beans (Pinto, Garbanzo, Kidney, Navy, etc.) to equal a full serving. Half a cup = half the volume.

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by KeithVanGasken on 06/27/2012 | Share Story With a Friend

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