Hungry All the Time!!

ShandiH

More protein - eggs help me in the morning. I find that my body needs more protein than the amount allowed on my 1200 calorie diet so it doesn't bother me if I go over my protein amounts. I pay more attention to my sodium and of course, calories.

Zarebeth

I have a great answer that really will help and has the benefit of being good for you.

Every day around 11:00 a ravenous beast emerges and tells me my body wants FOOD. But I don't want to feed it until noon, so I make myself a big old steaming mug of GREEN TEA. The hot liquid really satisfies my hunger better than cold water, and it also helps with my metabolism. But the best part of it is, it is so good for you - packed with antioxidants! I feel better than I have in years. Just an overall feeling of well-being. I haven't lost that much weight yet, and maybe it's the good food choices, but I can really tell when I skip.

I don't like the taste. At all. So what I do is brew up the cup, then steep a bag of herbal tea in a flavor I really like (I Love Lemon is a good one, so are the Berry and the Zinger flavors). A little Stevia and I am set! If you have issues with caffeine, it is easy enough to find in decaffeinated. My friend is doing that and she said the same thing about how good she feels.

If I forget or just don't want something hot, I double the Stevia, then fill a big glass with ice cubes and pour it over the top. Tastes good iced, too.

itsjustdawn

I am loving all of the helpful suggestions!

mung222

Everything i read is extremely helpful. Thanks for the feedback. This is what i love about this site. I have upped my calorie intake bc 1200 was just too low for me right now. I am doing 1440 and will just decrease as I lose the weight. I am going to start upping my protein intake as well bc i'm probably not getting enough. And looking at my food diary I can see where i need some adjusting. I was afraid to make it public for fear of judgement, but what the hell!!! Read away!!!

CoderGal

Goto Tools>BMR and hit calculate. This should be your absolute minimum since if you don't move and are fed through a tube you should be getting at least this amount for the sake of your brain heart and lungs. MFP caps out at 1200 because it thinks less then that is unhealthy.

From this MFP:
"Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours. It represents the minimum amount of energy needed to keep your body functioning, including breathing and keeping your heart beating.
Your BMR does not include the calories you burn from normal daily activities or exercise.
Our calculator uses the Mifflin-St. Jeor equations to estimate your BMR which is believed to be more accurate than the more commonly used Harris-Benedict equation."

Phrak

I too suffer from a ravenous appetite even when i was eating 4-5k a day id still be hungry. I found the only thing that helped me control my hunger was to reduce meal frequency. Using intermittent fasting has helped a lot, i get to devour 90% of my calories in one meal and actually feel full.

Kim55555

Not good! Guys, Girls You don't have to go hungry to lose! Listen to your body. If your body is hungry it is telling you to eat! You are not eating enough! I have lost 31 kg in 22 months & have maintained my muscle mass, & have had plenty of energy for my sport & exercise. Not once have I gone hungry. Also the weights have given a lovely defined body!

To the people here starving themselves (ie going hungry). Don't do it you don't have to starve yourself to lose fat! I have a couple more kgs to go & I'm eating between 1800 - 2200 & I'm losing still.

Kim55555

I have a great answer that really will help and has the benefit of being good for you.

Every day around 11:00 a ravenous beast emerges and tells me my body wants FOOD. But I don't want to feed it until noon, so I make myself a big old steaming mug of GREEN TEA. The hot liquid really satisfies my hunger better than cold water, and it also helps with my metabolism. But the best part of it is, it is so good for you - packed with antioxidants! I feel better than I have in years. Just an overall feeling of well-being. I haven't lost that much weight yet, and maybe it's the good food choices, but I can really tell something hot, I double the Stevia, then fill a big glass with ice cubes and pour it over the top. Tastes good iced, too.

I don't go by clocks. Some people will wait till the *official lunch clock time* I eat when my body tells me I need to eat. My body clock time! You don't have to wait ya know for that magical number to appear on the clockface.

dollymixsix

If I ate back my BMR I'd be eating 1,967 cals a day...seems way too much

Vanjoo

Same problem here... I try to stay away from all those starchy, fatty, sugary things and I end up very hungry and only thinking about food
My problem is that it seem as though nothing but pizza or French fries is enough. Water or fruit makes me even MORE hungry.
Any advice?

sarahslim100

eat more protein. I eat eggs

target_XX0

PROOOOOOTEEEEEEEIN. and a good amount of dietary fats, too.

I've seen this question many times on these boards. Usually, after looking at their food diary, the number one source of calories in their diet is carbohydrates.

Bump !

From what I read in low carb diets hunger pangs are normal. But if you increase your fat intake to 1 or 2 fat cal per carb cal then hunger pangs should recede... Works for me, give it a try 8)

Found the reference : the book is called "feed your brain" and It's one of the men's health books that is light on content ... But the one interesting point is the one on fat/carb ratio to avoid hunger pangs.

My personal best days my cals are 40% proteins, 40% fats and 20% carb max...
Almost no hunger.
Problem is that to get 150g proteins a day I would have to eat a large chicken at every meal, so I complement with whey/casein proteins.

Vanjoo

Sounds like I definitely need to change my diet....
I guess that the fact that I don't have weight problems helped me start eating whatever is near
I like dairy, so there's my source of fat and proteins, but I'll try eggs and more meat.

Thank you guys!