Hangry

grimendale

[rant] I'm a few days into a diet break, so I've been eating at maintenance after 6 months in a deficit, and I am suddenly ravenous. I'd gotten used to my routine, and my appetite had been dragged along for the ride, but now that I'm eating more, it's come roaring back with a vengeance. It's fine, I can handle it, but I'm really looking forward to the end of the break and back to my routine. [/rant]
On a side note, I know understand how people can complain about having trouble eating all the calories they're supposed to. I could pretty easily blow way the hell passed my goal, or I can eat at my deficit level, but finding that happy balance is a chore (especially considering that I'm trying to keep my intake as close to my maintenance as possible. Murfle.

quiksylver296

I've also found that the more I eat, the more I want to eat. It sucks.

ceiswyn

Me too. I find it a lot easier to restrict to 1200 than to 1700. This is not helpful given the amount of extra exercise calories I give myself...

maybe1pe

grimendale wrote: »

[rant] I'm a few days into a diet break, so I've been eating at maintenance after 6 months in a deficit, and I am suddenly ravenous. I'd gotten used to my routine, and my appetite had been dragged along for the ride, but now that I'm eating more, it's come roaring back with a vengeance. It's fine, I can handle it, but I'm really looking forward to the end of the break and back to my routine. [/rant]
On a side note, I know understand how people can complain about having trouble eating all the calories they're supposed to. I could pretty easily blow way the hell passed my goal, or I can eat at my deficit level, but finding that happy balance is a chore (especially considering that I'm trying to keep my intake as close to my maintenance as possible. Murfle.

This used to happen to me too when I would take diet breaks after a sustained period of time at a deficit. I find if I let myself just eat to satiety it only lasts for a couple of days and then my hunger levels balance out to around my maintenance calories.

All in all, I've blown over my WEEKLY goal by 15,000 calories once by doing this... nothing happened. I maybe gained a little fat and within 4 days my weight was back to my previous low weight.

I'm a firm believer that if my body is telling me I'm hungry (especially ravenous) it's for a reason. And really even if I gained a little fat back by over eating for a couple of days it's not going to unwind all of my progress so far....

As far as numbers 15,000 calories over my projected maintenance is just over 4 lbs... and my weight was back to normal within 4 days....

grimendale

Unfortunately, I'm not neurotypical, so I don't so much get the satiety signal. I'm pretty much hungry all the time, regardless of what or how much I've eaten (to the point where I can eat until I'm physically stuffed and still feeling hungry). Routine helps keep it under control (as does running), so breaking routine can throw me out of whack. I'll just have to deal until I can get back to my routine next week.

maybe1pe

grimendale wrote: »

Unfortunately, I'm not neurotypical, so I don't so much get the satiety signal. I'm pretty much hungry all the time, regardless of what or how much I've eaten (to the point where I can eat until I'm physically stuffed and still feeling hungry). Routine helps keep it under control (as does running), so breaking routine can throw me out of whack. I'll just have to deal until I can get back to my routine next week.

that's a good plan for now.

But I would suggest taking the time to learn how to make maintenance a routine... since when you finish losing it will be the new routine and this way you will have some practice at it.

Good luck!