Hunger

fattymcrunnerpants

What's really helped me is making sure my protein targets are being reached. I notice if I eat a ham sandwich in the AM my whooooole day goes smoother because of the protein and fiber. I aim for 20 grams/ meal.

RodHudson1229

Avoid carbonated drinks like the plague in my opinion they bloat you and leave you feeling empty. Split your meals into 6 meals a day and spread them out. every 3 hours. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack...bed. Before you know it you will be sick of eating!!! Also try to get some cardio in daily it seems to help me actually.

RedArizona5

If carbs and cravings is what the problem is then try the south beach diet. Its healthy lean meats along with low fat dairy and few other things will reduce your cravings and give your body what it needs. If you feed yourself food the brain will store the the experience and nutrients/or lack of and thats why we crave foods over and over like carbs-because we eat them. If you eat something crazy good and crazy healthy then you will want more of that. Our brains are very smart and our brain will encourage us to eat more of what it likes:) so i can see how eating carbs and pizza will want me to have more the next day regardless if you resist or not-the craving is there due to frequent consumption. Oh and thats why wen one stops eating sugar after the first week you just don't crave it anymore because the brain loses the coding of that food that was ingested.

KombuchaCat

2 words...Coconut oil.

fortunato555

A mix of drinking a lot of water, high protein and high fiber foods will help with that. It will go away as your stomach shrinks this is going to sound bad but one thing I did was buy some appetite suppressants and if i was out of calories and got hungry at night I would take one of those pills if the water didn't work because part of it can be psychosomatic of you thinking you are not getting enough food even though you are. I only had to so the appetite suppressants twice and now it isn't a problem for me.

Laurenloveswaffles

Im in the same boat as you. Im at 1350 a day calorie intake and light exercise. And im starving.ive atayed in my allotment past 3 days and I usually dont eat breakfast but now I'm waking up beyond hungry

I can't stress this enough....you HAVE to eat breakfast. Your body is an engine and it needs fuel, good fuel. if your car sputters and quits when it runs out of gas, how do we think our bodies will react when we don't put fuel in them. Think of your metabolism like a fire...you have to put wood on the fire (fuel) to make it burn.

Trust me, if you eat 5-6 small, balanced and healthy meals spread out throughout the day and throw in 30 minutes of getting your heart rate elevated, you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel and the weight will start dropping off.

Give it a shot for a few weeks and let me know how it goes. Remember, it's a lifestyle and not a diet. Slow and steady wins the race.

Breakfast = breaking the fast. I eat breakfast everyday at 12:30pm, and I wake up at 4:30am. Then I eat again at 6pm. Two meals a day, and the weight is falling off of me like an avalanche.

So this advice is BS.

fatcity66

Make sure you get plenty of protein and fiber, and a good amount of fat. Simple sugars can cause hunger pangs and cravings, so I would steer clear of them, or at least balance them with some protein and fiber, when you do eat them. I find eating more often makes me MORE hungry, so I choose to eat 2 decent size meals a day, and a small snack or two. I also drink water, coffee, or green tea throughout the day. You really don't have to eat to any particular schedule, or a certain # of times during the day, just do what works for you.

fatcity66

Im in the same boat as you. Im at 1350 a day calorie intake and light exercise. And im starving.ive atayed in my allotment past 3 days and I usually dont eat breakfast but now I'm waking up beyond hungry

I can't stress this enough....you HAVE to eat breakfast. Your body is an engine and it needs fuel, good fuel. if your car sputters and quits when it runs out of gas, how do we think our bodies will react when we don't put fuel in them. Think of your metabolism like a fire...you have to put wood on the fire (fuel) to make it burn.

Trust me, if you eat 5-6 small, balanced and healthy meals spread out throughout the day and throw in 30 minutes of getting your heart rate elevated, you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel and the weight will start dropping off.

Give it a shot for a few weeks and let me know how it goes. Remember, it's a lifestyle and not a diet. Slow and steady wins the race.

Breakfast = breaking the fast. I eat breakfast everyday at 12:30pm, and I wake up at 4:30am. Then I eat again at 6pm. Two meals a day, and the weight is falling off of me like an avalanche.

So this advice is BS.

Yep. I usually only eat twice a day, and that's how I've lost almost 20 lbs.

parkscs

2000 calories for someone with a voracious appetite is not a lot. You don't have to go low carb, you could try slowly reducing your carb intake until you stop feeling so hungry (I'd replace it primarily with protein). You can also substitute some more satiating foods when it comes to your carb intake. For instance, instead of a banana, try having a boiled potato with a meal. Similar nutrients, similar calories, but the potato is almost certainly going to be more filling.

I generally try to stick with 2 meals a day, with one of them being smaller, and maybe a snack thrown in. That allows me to eat a good sized meal (1000+ calories) while still staying under my calorie limit. I'm not saying that's what you should do, but generally play around with it and try to figure out what works best for you.

tawnywest

Looking at your diary I noticed you are eating a lot of foods that have a lot of sodium. I find these kinds of foods make me crave more food. Also you don't seem to be tracking your sodium (salt) intake. You could also be mistaking your hunger for thirst.

matthawthorneisamyth

My guess is that you're not eating enough high quality food in your diet. 1690 calories of junk is easy to eat in one meal. 1690 Calories of chicken breast and veggies is a bit harder to eat. (It's ~9 4oz servings of chicken breast or ~42 1 cup servings of broccoli).

You need sources of protein. Chicken, Tuna, Fish, Beef (in moderation) or other sources. Incorporating non-starchy vegetables into your diet along with fruit is a good way to feel less hunger. Try to eat as much whole food as you can and eliminate as much processed food as you can. Drink a lot of water. 2-4 liters per day will squelch those cravings.