I'm trying to shed a few pounds and I think milk is stopping me!

[Anonymous]

For some ODD reason, I get cravings for milk and cereal! its so strange and I just have to have milk but its SO fattening (even skim milk) and ++++ cereal is too (no matter which kind) I eat the healthiest cereals but they still tend to have a TON of calories:(

so yeah why do I always CRAVE MILK?! it sucks! does anyone else love milk too?

Also, are there any good cereals out there that ARE LOW IN CALORIES?

I know Muesli (or w/e the spelling is healthy + kashi + shreddies is healthy but they are still fattening!)

thanks in advance ladies + gents!xoox

[countrybelle]

I love milk I totally understand where your coming from lol try switching to almond milk it tastes exactly the same but less fat then skim moll and less calories as for cereal try looking for whole grain or whole wheat cereals I always have honey nut cheerios or raisin bran

[Asker]

awww thanks for your help! lol but yeah I eat the healthiest cereals and they are whole grain and yeah any cereal with honey in it is amazing! Or I just add my own honey :)lollll

[Asker]

oh and about the almon milk I've heard a lot about it and I'm going to try it! But I've looked at the packaging and its like about the same as skim if not like maybe 10 or 20 calories less?! is there actually a difference?

[countrybelle]

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[Anonymous]

How many calories are you eating a day?

[Asker]

i try to eat below 500 :| lol

[Opinion Owner]

you're going to kill yourself. no one should eat lower than 1200 calories.

thats why you think milk & cereal are "fattening"...your definition of fattening is way off.

I think you should talk to your parents about a healthy diet plan instead of starving yourself.

[Asker]

im definitly not starving myself! I'm eating as healthy as possible just wayy smaller! And my mom couldn't care less lol!

[Opinion Owner]

honey, I eat two thousand calories a day and lose weight. I didn't doubt how healthy you were eating. but you NEED food. you need energy. if not, your body shuts down and goes into starvation mode and it actually makes it much harder to lose weight. Use this calculator to see how many calories you should eat a day. Take that number and subtract 500 calories. eat that amount and you'll lose a pound a week (a healthy rate to lose weight) link

[Asker]

Mine was 787 calories needed to lose weight. That's not that much higher up than 500. But, would it shock you if I said that so far I have been doing this a couple weeks and I've only lost 2 pounds the most for the week? That's not that much from one pound! I might need a boost of energy now and than..(just because I used to eat WAY more), but there is never a point where I am actually hungry !

[Opinion Owner]

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also, you don't feel hungry because your body is used to the small portions.

you really do need to eat more than 787 calories.

[Opinion Owner]

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I know what I'm talking about. I've studied low calorie diets as an extension to my honors biology class and they are not good for you.

[heavensgift2girls]

You are likely craving the carbs in milk and cereal. Carbs have been my problem for a while. I love my carbs, but they do not love me.

[Asker]

i think you are right because I don't eat any other carbs..no brea, no pasta, no anything carbs lol except cereal:(

[Asker]

bread*

[heavensgift2girls]

You need complex carbs, instead. Carbs are important so you can't cut them out completely.

[Anonymous]

go lean will help :-)

[Asker]

what?!?!

[Opinion Owner]

golean is a cerial that is made by kashi and has been around longer, it has a lot of fiber and it will help you lose waight, it sure helped me :-)

[Asker]

Ohhh okay I will look for that :) thanks!

[Asker]

omg!:( lol its 200calories per glass! that's double than regular cereals!?! how is it lean

[Opinion Owner]

trust me you crap it out like 2 hours after you eat it, in the end it pays off lol, its not a cerial to eat wile traveling, I learned that the hard way lol

[Asker]

LOL okay thanks I will buy! hah