Asmonet, you have some good ideas.
Curiouscamel, Losing weight is really hard, and good on you for making the attempt! I have struggles with my weight for years, and it doesn’t help right now that I am in a really cold climate and all the food is cooked for me. I really like being on my own food schedule. The thing I was, and that I will pick back up again in two weeks was eating about 5–6 SMALL meals a day, instead of the 3 big ones we are so used to. My normal food regime was something like: A small bowl of high fiber cereal or oatmeal in the AM, at about 10 am I would have a half of a cheese sandwich (whole wheat with Tillamook Sharp Cheddar), at noon I’d have a small lunch (my favorite was flatbread with melted cheddar and chicken), then at 2 or 3 pm I’d have a Yogurt, at 6 I’d have a small dinner. That was usually more than enough to keep me going all day (I work behind a desk all day, I don’t really need that many calories). I lost about 13 pounds in a month and a half.
I will be starting a better exercise plan, so I will probably eventually need more calories.
The important thing it to stave off the hunger. Fiber and protein are excellent at keeping you fuller, longer. Th important thing to remember about fiber is: make sure you drink plenty of water when eating foods that are high in fiber. Fiber is what keeps us, for lack of a better word, regular, but it does nothing but get us constipated if there is no water to help it do its job.
Water is one of the most important things you can add to your diet. Also, be careful about beverages you drink. I don’t know how old you are, but if you are of drinking age, those sugary delicious bar drinks are just loaded with empty calories. People think they are on excellent diets, but then drink all of their calories at the end of a hard week. So be careful, but give it some more time. You’ll see a change soon.