I’m 7 weeks in, and have 2 huge meals a day. Lunch and dinner is packed with fat and makes me feel satiated until the next meal. I’ve found lately that I don’t actually feel hungry for dinner anymore, but I would still make myself eat dinner, because I usually do a HIIT work out after work, and I’m too scared if I skip a meal, I’ll become so hungry later that I’ll just binge my way through everything in the pantry.
What I have discovered in the last two weeks is - believe it when people tell you that eating more fat, it will make you fuller for longer.
In the first few weeks of Keto, I would just have a 3 egg omelette with 1 1/2 rasher of bacon and a side of rocket salad for dinner. I didn’t really add additional fat into the cooking because I thought there was enough fat from the bacon. However, I would usually still feel hungry after and my brain is constantly thinking what else I could eat.
Then 3 weeks ago, I decided to add 1 T of coconut oil into my omelette to test it out, and all of a sudden, my brain no longer nags at me for wanting more food, I finish my meal feeling full and satisfied.
I tested this theory a week ago, where I forego the coconut oil, and again, I was scrambling around the kitchen for more food. It’s so weird!
I’ve also found I have to be very careful with nuts. I love the crunch and the sweetness of all nuts, but I’ve found as soon as I have a handful I can’t stop and end up with my brain craving more and more and more, and then become over loaded with carbs which makes me feel super hungry even though I just consumed a months worth of nuts and should not be hungry at all.
I’m about the same weight as you, and I’m consuming around 25g carb, 75g protein and 130g fat per day. This seems to keep me the hunger and craving away so far
So I think test out a few things in your meal, see what your triggers are, and definitely add more fat to replace the protein / carbs.
Good luck!