Barely hungry no matter what I do?

Skeazyj

I usually only eat once, sometimes twice a day, pretty non fatty foods(high in carbs, though.) This app reminds me everyday that I'm probably going into starvation mode everyday, especially since I've been running a ton lately along with some strength excercises thrown in.

But even on days when I run 3-6 miles, I still just don't get that hungry. I've a lot of people from work on this app that keep telling me I need to eat more(some days I net negative calories,) but I'm just not that hungry. Suggestions?

AntWrig

I usually only eat once, sometimes twice a day, pretty non fatty foods(high in carbs, though.) This app reminds me everyday that I'm probably going into starvation mode everyday, especially since I've been running a ton lately along with some strength excercises thrown in.

But even on days when I run 3-6 miles, I still just don't get that hungry. I've a lot of people from work on this app that keep telling me I need to eat more(some days I net negative calories,) but I'm just not that hungry. Suggestions?

Regardless if you're hungry or not you need to eat. Being in a calorie deficit is good, however a severe deficit is not.

Pebble321

Agreed, you need a deficit, but a HUGE deficit isn't likely to be healthy in the long term.

I'm not a great believer in "listen to your body, only eat when hungry" - I tried that for 43 years and ended up in the obese section of the BMI index. Now I eat regularly whether I'm hungry or not and have lost nearly 50 pounds and can run half marathon distance. I know what worked better for me!

Skeazyj

I tried eating a lot, even to the point where I felt sick, and it was still a big grilled chicken salad and chicken sandwich. Putting those down put me close to vomitting. Should I just slowly add more calories or what?

Pebble321

Yes, build up slowly. Add 100 extra cals for the next few days, then a few more... And look for healthy calorie dense food like avocado, peanut butter, nuts, cheese, yoghurt, olive oil dressing etc.

nirvana1

If you're strength training you really need to be changing those carbs to protein. I am weight training and I'm finding that eating 5 times a day is working for me. It's rare I feel hungry but I eat to feed my muscles, otherwise I'm never gonna get that six pack I want.
Typically I have scrambled egg whites and wholewheat toast for breakfast, a home made granola bar a few hours later, for lunch I'll have chicken and egg salad, later I'll have a milk, banana and peanut butter smoothie, then for dinner (usually after my workout) I'll have lean meat with complex carbs and veggies.
This diet is working really quick for me, I'm losing fat but gaining muscle quite quickly.