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seniorbug2003
seniorbug2003 Posts: 67 Member
edited January 27 in Health and Weight Loss
So have set a daily goal of 2000 calories for myself. MFP has my setting at 2,430. I tend to go over by about 300 per day (about 2,300). I am trying to stop this. So going over is not bad but a trend I want to stop.

How do I get my brain to tell my stomach that it has had enough food and stop feeling hungry.

For example I had a double cheese burger for dinner last night. I know that it was enough food for me. However I still felt hungry.

At home it is easy to overcome that felling but I work 10 hour days and my resolve crumbles towards the end of my shift.

Any advice... anything that worked for you..

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Drinking lots of water or zero calorie drinks helped me in the beginning. Your body/brain do catch up after a while.
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    I find that if I'm eating enough food & calories every day, I don't have that problem. Perhaps 2,000 is just not enough. Mfp already gives you a deficit, so maybe try eating at the mfp setting for a while?
  • eep223
    eep223 Posts: 624 Member
    Make sure the food you are eating is nutritious. I'm hungrier when I eat junk food than when I eat real food. I'm sure it is because my body is still waiting for me to feed it what it actually needs. I also like to bulk up my meals will low calorie foods, like vegetable. I usually have 2-3 vegetable sides with my dinner. It is easier not to overeat when I fill up on that.

    Also, just sticking with it for a while helps. Your stomach will eventually shrink down and it won't be so hard to fill it.
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