appetite control help

breathless575

How do you control your appetite? Please help me. I am constantly hungry during the day, and so I eat when I am hungry which is quite often. I already drink a ton of water... Everyday, I reach my calorie goal before dinner. What is wrong with me?

andrea9873

i'm trying to get an answer for this as well. hopefully others will chime in with some wisdom.

Bump.

bradphil87

Honesty I find water very helpful. Also foods that are low in cals but filling help. I try to eat 5 or so smaller meals during the day as opposed to 3 larger ones and that seems to help a great deal

1nsanity

drink more water. eat more fiber. eat more protein (especially in the morning).

and drink more water.

seriously many times you mistake hunger pangs for thirst pangs. eating a protein packed breakfast will help curb hunger throughout the day as well. there really isnt any "miracle" supplement to control hunger.

myfitnessnmhoy

I can't see your diary, so it's hard to say. At a guess, you're probably not eating something your body needs, and your nutrient balance is off, so your body is really hungry for something and you're feeding it something else.

When I started out, I was hungry a lot and snacked my way to zero-calorie conditions for supper. Constantly. It turned out I was eating too many carbohydrates for my energy, and not enough fats and proteins. My seemingly-healthy fruit snacks would boost my glycogen rapidly, and I'd be satisfied, but an hour later I'd be hungry again. I took out some fruit and added some lean meat (I actually had NO quality protein sources in my lunch AT ALL), and now I sometimes struggle to eat all of my food. Same calories, different balance. Plus my energy levels are much higher and I can sustain workouts that would have astonished me three months ago.

Start tracking fats, carbs, and protein. Try to eat to your goal of each as much as possible. See if that helps.

Also, workouts earn you more food. Log them and eat the calories, and if you're not working out, start now. Exercise calories taste the BEST!

If none of this helps, you may have your calories set too low. You're only trying to lose ten pounds according to your profile. How aggressively do you have your goal set? Because you aren't going to lose two pounds a week with ten left, I'm afraid, or at least it's highly unlikely. Trying will just lead to hunger and a lower metabolism.

shbretired

1/2 tsp hemp seed on what ever meal you need extra help.

Me on cereal in the am, and 3 pm i put on yogurt snack.

Yes, plus drink your water ☺

breathless575

How do you make your diary public?

Thank you everyone for all the advice...Keep the suggestions coming!

bogle34

I am glad I am not alone, I do drink more water, but sometimes that don't help & I also work out - so frustrating!!

mcknz121

i find that the days i don't eat a lot of protein in the morning i feel like snacking all day. good breakfast choices are smoothies made w/ protein powder, whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter, greek yogurt with fruit, hard boiled eggs (yolk included).

Marie2601

Don't the protein powders add a lot of calorie to the smoothies?

DrewMaxwell

How do you make your diary public?

Thank you everyone for all the advice...Keep the suggestions coming!

"MY HOME" tab / Settings / Diary Settings / toward bottom there are options to select

taso42

A few things to try

- make sure you're getting plenty of protein and fiber. protein it satiating and fiber is filling
- try eating lots of small meals a day
- if lots of small meals doesn't seem to work for you, try eating fewer (2-3) larger meals a day

And this should be needless to say, but just because so many people on this site are into starvation diets, make sure you're actually eating enough. Sometimes we're still hungry because we actually need more food.

Mommy2Avaj

I split my calories total into six, so I can eat six times a day. The first two days were rough but now I have trouble eating g all my calories. U can add me and look at my diary if u want.

Mercenary1914

Green Tea...preferably Japanese Green Tea...higher caffeine...

will suppress hunger and speed up metabolism...

Like other's say...drink plenty of water...

Another thing is eat carbs high in Fiber and make sure to get your protein in...

OTher than these things...Hire a Food Nazi...or have more Self control

majones_orl

I find what helps me is to plan ahead.
My normal routine is I take to work on Monday's enough fruit to last me for a week. I keep them in a basket at my desk. (Apples, Bananas, low maintenance type of fruit)
I prepare for lunch for the week, on Sunday. (If i cook,I cook enough for the week) I have no problems eating the same thing every day. Some people do. If i get hungry, I will eat whatever is in front of me.
I try to carry health snakes with me.
I don't buy " Junk food" . that is my portions control....If they are around I eat them, If I have t go out to get junk food, it kills the urge.

Yes, I fall off the wagon like everyone else. Today my fruit had all gone bad and I ran out....So junk food machine here I come.

Hope that helps.
Margaret

majija

:drinker: Itoo have an uncontrolable appitie. i had someone suggest strawberry ketones vitimins. i am going to try this.:drinker: :drinker:

majones_orl

go tot the very top of the page to this "settings". there is a button there for "diary setting". close to the bottom is a button on the profile.

EbbySoo

Intermittent fasting, water, tea, coffee, avoiding carb only snacks/meals, more fiber, more fat, more protein, less carbs, DON'T WASTE MONEY ON SUPPLEMENTS. The only real thing that works as an appetite suppressant (legal/otc) is caffeine, water and more food from my experience.

jodycoady

How do you control your appetite? Please help me. I am constantly hungry during the day, and so I eat when I am hungry which is quite often. I already drink a ton of water... Everyday, I reach my calorie goal before dinner. What is wrong with me?

I heard that nuts can help. I find that strawberries really fill me up too...good luck, I'm in the same boat too, esp PMS time.:explode:

Lleldiranne

Are you sure it's hunger?

We get into habits of eating at certain times or during certain events. Or, when other people are eating. It's hard to break those habits and in the mean time it can feel like hunger. For me, it's always been when playing board/card games, studying, and in training events (those ones where they have snacks on all the tables, ugh.... I have such a hard time!) My strategy is to chew gum instead for most of the time.

Also, make sure that your meals and snacks have enough protein, fat, and fiber. It's easy to get into the simple carb and starch trap, because the calories seem lower, but they don't fill you up for long. Some great snacks I've found are a boiled egg, a handful of almonds, yogurt, ONE serving of corn chips (that's about 10 chips - I count them out) with salsa, and veggies (bell pepper, celery, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, etc) with ONE measured serving - 2 Tb- of ranch dressing.

Don't drink your calories. A (measured, 8 oz) cup of milk a couple of times a day is okay, but it's really easy to go overboard. Juice, sweet tea, soda, etc are all just more calories - and usually empty carbs - and don't satisfy for very long at all. You will do much better drinking water and having those 120 calories (average per cup) in one of the above snacks.

txbutterfly69

I'm been going through something similar where I just hungry all the time. Have tried water, fiber, protein, etc. Then when I exercise, it's worse. :-( Frustrating. I used to use Livestrong.com and that gave me more calories to eat. Beginning to think MFP calorie goal way too low?

skinnylove00

PROTEIN, baby!!! protein and fiber are the skinny girls secrets!! eat protein at breakfast time!

and water!! always keep a full water bottle

sugarless gum can help too.

connie_messina

drink more water. eat more fiber. eat more protein (especially in the morning).

and drink more water.

seriously many times you mistake hunger pangs for thirst pangs. eating a protein packed breakfast will help curb hunger throughout the day as well. there really isnt any "miracle" supplement to control hunger.

sounds good give me an example for a protein breakfast i eat carbs for breakfast and lunch also! and that needs to stop

spammyanna

Maybe your calorie goal is too low?

What is it set at? I think on your profile it said you only need to lose 10lbs, ideally you should have your goal set to lost .5/week.

That being said, I will echo what other people have said:

more lean protein, more fiber, more water.

Colbyandsage

Every time I tried to diet before, I dropped to 1200 calories instantly, I was always hungry then cranky then I would quit after a few weeks. When I started researching mostly from finding threads like this on the boards, I realized that I was eating too little. I changed my settings on here to eat just above my BMR. I also ate back most of my exercise calories if I was hungry, if I wasn't, then I didn't eat them. I have lost 1 or more pounds a week since I start in mid Feb, I am to the point now that I am almost to my goal so I am slowly upping my calories until I am at my goal and on maintence, I am not saying this will work for you but you can give it a try.

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ to figure out your BMR and TDEE.

I have my settings at 40% carbs, 30 protein and 30 fat. I agree that higher protein and fiber help me stay fuller.

Good luck!

shelitajohnson

What types of foods are you eating? I hear certain foods make you feel fuller longer. I think Dr. Oz has something on his website that talks about this. Good luck to ya!