why am i hungrier than the TDEE of my body?

mslpl777

my TDEE is around 1770 but at minimum when not dieting i eat around 1870, and i eat with volume and hot drinks to avoid being hungry. but that’s a minimum. i still feel hungry later! why?

nooshi713

Welcome to the club. My maintenance is around 1500-1700 and I have to eat at least 1700 to feel full. Hunger is a constant battle for me. I feel your pain!

RelCanonical

How is your macro makeup (e.g. protein, fat, carbohydrates - particularly fiber)? Could be that you need more of one of them to feel more satisfied.

janejellyroll

Assuming you've already looked at your diet for the obvious culprits (getting the right macros for you to feel satisfied, getting sufficient fiber, staying hydrated), it's possible you're just a hungry person. You wouldn't be the only one. It wouldn't be at all unusual for me to eat 3,000 calories and still have the ability to want more food.

We're all descended from people who successfully stayed alive long enough to procreate and pass along their genes. For vast swaths of human history, a major problem was getting enough to eat. People who ate well when food was abundant (even if their bodies didn't need the energy right that moment) had a better ability to ride out inevitable food shortages. So it's no surprise that many of us display the ability to eat well beyond our energy needs - it's basically what we were bred for. Many of us no longer have the problem of food shortages, so we just have to accept our tendencies and develop strategies to keep us from doing what our bodies "want" to do.

Accepting some amount of "Yes, I'm hungry and that's okay because I know I've had enough to eat" was an important skill for me. (Note: I'm not talking about excessive restriction, I'm talking about that situation when I know I've had enough and I'm getting what my body needs but I'm still feeling like I want to eat).

HeidiCooksSupper

It has helped me to work on figuring out what makes me feel sated and what makes me want to eat with reckless abandon. For example, if I finish off supper with a sweet, carb-heavy dessert, even if it's within calorie limits for the day, I'll want to eat everything in sight until bed. Brushing my teeth can often curb my hunger for a couple hours. I need to avoid anything with food ads during evening TV. One ounce of regular cheese at 100 calories does much more to satisfy my appetite than 100 calories of low fat string cheese, let alone 100 calories of cookies which would just make me chew the drapes!

Mazintrov13

I am exactly the same, my TDEE is between 2000-2100 and I could EASILY eat 2500 a day. I usually eat between 2200-2700 on weekends and less during the week, that way I know I can look forward to higher calorie days!

Diet wise I stick to lots of protein and high volume, I don’t snack as I prefer bigger meals but everyone is so different in what they find satiating !

LiftandSkate

I dont know why, but I sure can commiserate. I have the appetite of an NFL linebacker in a 5'2 body. It's not fair!

psychod787

janejellyroll wrote: »

Assuming you've already looked at your diet for the obvious culprits (getting the right macros for you to feel satisfied, getting sufficient fiber, staying hydrated), it's possible you're just a hungry person. You wouldn't be the only one. It wouldn't be at all unusual for me to eat 3,000 calories and still have the ability to want more food.

We're all descended from people who successfully stayed alive long enough to procreate and pass along their genes. For vast swaths of human history, a major problem was getting enough to eat. People who ate well when food was abundant (even if their bodies didn't need the energy right that moment) had a better ability to ride out inevitable food shortages. So it's no surprise that many of us display the ability to eat well beyond our energy needs - it's basically what we were bred for. Many of us no longer have the problem of food shortages, so we just have to accept our tendencies and develop strategies to keep us from doing what our bodies "want" to do.

Accepting some amount of "Yes, I'm hungry and that's okay because I know I've had enough to eat" was an important skill for me. (Note: I'm not talking about excessive restriction, I'm talking about that situation when I know I've had enough and I'm getting what my body needs but I'm still feeling like I want to eat).

I agree with most of this, but i think there is a biological drive to regain weight post weight loss. I'm sure there are some folks here that disagree. I only speak from the research. Are there ways of blunting the drive? Maybe I and others think, but not the place for that discussion. A blog post and breakdown of a Kevin Hall study showing this drive.
https://www.stephanguyenet.com/the-impact-of-weight-loss-on-the-drive-to-eat/