Why am i hungry?

LisaMoxon155

This may not be in right thread. Sorry if not.

This is the 4th week of my life change/eating healthier.
I eat at regular times because of work and aslo to try and keep to a routine and keep hunger at bay.
The first three weeks i was fine ,not been craving certain foods etc however this weekn;being the 4th week ive started to feel proper hungry.

Is this normal ? Is my body adjusting to the healthier food?

Any advice/suggestions would be great

Thanks

TavistockToad

are you getting enough fat/protein/fiber to keep you going?

ladyreva78

Are you close to your period? Hormones can give horrible hunger cravings.

LisaMoxon155

TavistockToad wrote: »

are you getting enough fat/protein/fiber to keep you going?

I had a look at my nutirents altjough i have been eating wholemeal things where possible it does seem that im low on fibre. So ill keep an eye on that. Thank you

LisaMoxon155

ladyreva78 wrote: »

Are you close to your period? Hormones can give horrible hunger cravings.

Well im on the pill and have about 10 tablets still to take so maybe that is a possible answer.
I will also keep an eye on that.

As i said because im on week 4 i dont really know what happens in a monthly cycle with my hormones etc
Thanks

tlopes2014

It could just be your body reacting to the loss in your fat reserves (i.e. Telling you to put them back).
It might be a good sign, means the weight is coming off.

fruitydelicious

it could be any number of things. If you are truly hungry, try eating a small nutritional snack: fruit, veggies, hard boiled egg.

BiomedDent

Drink more water (if you don't already) . A lot of time we think we're hungry but it could just be thirst:)

LisaMoxon155

Thanks for all the advice.
I do notice when im at work drink alot more than at home.
So i have few things to conetrate on and see how i get on.

goldthistime

Have you gotten more active in these 4 weeks? Your energy requirements could be increasing.

LisaMoxon155

No i havent got more active. Just the same

RachelElser

I would say a few reasons- definitely agree with making sure you have enough protein, also when I first started eating healthier and eating less I was HUNGRY for a while because my body was used to getting, like, twice the calories! Thirdly, I heard somewhere (not sure if it's true it makes sense to me) that when you eat a lot consistently, and then try to eat less your stomach feels less full because the previous over- eating stretched your stomach out. But once you eat less for a while it tightens back up.