Will my extreme hunger go away?

I have been on a chronic diet the last few months and i recently found out it was all wrong for my metabolism. Now i have been trying to eat more but after starting to eat again, i feel like my appetite has grown so much. I am scared to not be able to gain control and overeat and REGAIN or overshoot the weight i have successfully lost. Am i doomed to this weight gain? Idk what i should do.. i dont have to mental strength to continue to count calories anymore.
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  • zefanyya
    zefanyya Posts: 9 Member
    I am so scared and regretful to have gone with the diet in the first place. I am really lost and scared to gain more weight than i had before. (I was not underweight to begin with)
  • zefanyya
    zefanyya Posts: 9 Member
    So idk exactly how much i was on but i know i was eating less than 1000cals on some days and exercising. Is it normal for me to feel this ravenous around food? I felt less hungry in my restrictive state
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 494 Member
    For me a daily walk of 45 to 60 minutes seems to help. Good luck and hang in there. You can do it but it takes time and patience to find the path that works for you.

    Good advice from all the posters.

    Also, I too have found that a longish walk at a moderate pace reduces my appetite.

  • Fivepts
    Fivepts Posts: 517 Member
    First of all stressing makes it worse. I'm speaking from experience. I lost 103 pounds and then was so afraid to gain it back I think I was retaining water from the stress! Crazy I know but my whole world was being consumed with it. Try to relax.

    The next thing to look at is why are you so hungry. Everyone seems to be different but take a look at your macros. Personally I find the more refined carbs I eat the hungrier I get. When I went to maintenance I experienced what you are because all my extra calories came in as starchy foods. I have made an effort to try to get a bit more protein and fat and that seems to help. I also find when I'm short on fibrous veggies I get hungrier. You can lose weight on any foods as long as you eat less calories than you burn but not every calorie is as satisfying as the other and everyone seems to be different as far as what satisfies them. You will have to experiment until you understand your own physiology.

    If you aren't getting any exercise you might try some moderate exercise to help reduce your appetite. For me a daily walk of 45 to 60 minutes seems to help. Good luck and hang in there. You can do it but it takes time and patience to find the path that works for you.

    Yes! Eating filling high nutrient food really helps.
  • Tolstolobik
    Tolstolobik Posts: 78 Member
    psychod787 wrote: »
    PAV8888 wrote: »

    But on the other hand knowing that what she's feeling is a normal reaction and that some time eating at a normal maintenance diet will go a long way towards alleviating the intensity of what she's feeling may give her enough hope to stay the course of eating as close to maintenance as possible so that she can retain most of her loss as opposed to giving up in despair.



    This^. I have reached maintenance at the end of last year. Since raising my calories (mind you I was eating at a very moderate deficit while losing fat) my body (hormones?) don't know what satiety is. Most days I am white-knuckling hunger. I am constantly trying to find most-satiating foods/combinations. I do get reprieve now and again...but most of the time I am food focused. I wish I was never overweight and that my body didn't fight me to go back to the weight I was from about the age 15 thorough mid 30-ies. The struggle is real!

    Well... I think we all wish were not obese or overweight, but it is what it is. My intention was not to promote disrepair to OP, just the reality for some of us currently. Will things improve? Who knows? Will I give up? Hell no! OP, give it hell! I an pulling for you.

    We'll keep on fighting!
  • staticsplit
    staticsplit Posts: 538 Member
    Interesting additional insight, all.
  • Tolstolobik
    Tolstolobik Posts: 78 Member
    zefanyya wrote: »
    Thank you all for the support! I will try to maintain at maintenance levels! U guys have been a great help!
    Great plan Zephaniah! One day at a time! Some days will be challenging and some days will be a walk in the park. On days when hunger is not extreme I bank a few exercise calories (I walk for exercise and couple of days a week I challenge my muscles a bit with resistance exercises, push ups/squats type of thing) for special occasions/weekends. You are not alone!
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,763 Member
    everyone gave great advise & insight, it helped me too. I'd just like to share one thing...sometimes, like tonight I'm extra hungry so I volume eat. I cut up a large amount of lettuce & chopped up a ground chuck patty, added cheese, olives, onions, one egg & zero calorie dressing. I got so full but not a lot of calories. You can do this with veggies too. There's a volume eater's thread on here that gives me ideas
  • neugebauer52
    neugebauer52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    When I feel hungry and it is outside of my usual meal times, I first try to find out if I am actually "hungry" or "thirsty". Usually a good cuppa will do the trick.