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Why the hell am I so hungry!

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  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member

    You just told my story!

    haha are you ravenous too? for all the right things? (such a ridiculous complaint!!!)

    I still don't know how I did when I was eating only 1200 caloreis...I was on tracking and losing till a point I stopped. Then I was told to add workout and increase calories...that's when all the troubles came. Now I am eating 1640 and I am hungry...I just had a whole wheat sandwich with turkey breast and lettuce. Seriously I could eat another one...I wonder what is really happening to our bodies here...

    I hear ya, I think I would keel over from shock if I ate that low again but at the time I was fine. Are you a similar height and weight to me if you dont mind me asking? And are you still losing? I mean I dont mind eating more If It means Im losing but nearly 2 months with nothing and eating more/balancing that with excercise and Im kinda like... maybe I should calm down with the ol food train

    Hi, dear, I am a few inch taller than you and a few pounds heavier. I lost about 10 pounds last year by eating 1200 calories then I hit the wall and stopped losing. Then I tried exercise, weight lifting, eating more...now my weight went back to square one. I have not figured out any way to make progress again yet. but I have to ...It's no turning back process. :( I will report back once I find out more...Good luck to you. You sound really sweet and cute. :)

    Aw thank you! And you too! Its comforting to know youre in a similar position even if it sucks. I hope you find something that works soon. And are you tracking inches as well as weight? I mean even if it takes ages the weight will surely come off. Then we'll be the ones advising all the hungry people :D Good luck!! x
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    haha, this is great logic!

    hehe which part of it??
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    But with lean gains you eat more calories on the days you train so its like a relief day :smile:
    Check this beauty out cant get easier than that
    http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/


    Nifty calculator... conveniently it is giving me 1550 as my rest day cals, which is what Im eating! Taunting me..
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    But with lean gains you eat more calories on the days you train so its like a relief day :smile:
    Check this beauty out cant get easier than that
    http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/

    Actually acording to this calculator I would be losing .1lbs a week and not lose 10 pounds for about 2 years. Should it really take that long? I know 'the last 10lbs' but I was hoping for about 6 months and 1.5-2lbs loss a month. Is that unrealistic?
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
    So you gradually decrease your calories, until you start to lose a pound a week, don't forget those calorie equations are not gospel they are a guestimate at best. You can manual input your own custom bmr calories into that calculator.
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    Im really starting to think the fasting would be the easiest way for me to keep a weekly deficit. Do you stick to a 16 hour fast or do you do the full 24?
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
    16 maybe 17, never 24 lol don't do that!
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
    Im really starting to think the fasting would be the easiest way for me to keep a weekly deficit. Do you stick to a 16 hour fast or do you do the full 24?
    Give it a shot hope it works for you :smile:
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    16 maybe 17, never 24 lol don't do that!


    I will surely try this! Thanks so much for your help. And Ill be back for your head if it doesnt work haha :D
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    Have a look into intermittent fasting. its a very good way to control your appetite once you get into it.
    http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html

    THIS. IF helped me soooo much with appetite control. You should try it! I feel sooo good on the days that I do IF, which is 3 days a week.
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
    16 maybe 17, never 24 lol don't do that!


    I will surely try this! Thanks so much for your help. And Ill be back for your head if it doesnt work haha :D
    Lmao my head Nooooo :sad:
    If your not sure with the calculator, have a play about with it, you can customise it fit your goals.
    Good luck!
  • alltacht
    alltacht Posts: 139 Member
    Have a look into intermittent fasting. its a very good way to control your appetite once you get into it.
    http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html

    THIS. IF helped me soooo much with appetite control. You should try it! I feel sooo good on the days that I do IF, which is 3 days a week.

    Thats great :) 3 days of the week wow, at the moment I cant imagine that but Ill start off and see what I can manage. I used to naturally be more of a faster and I always felt pretty good. Its just since Im eating more regularly I find it hard. Considering all the positive things I hear about this its worth a try! Its great finding something that works for you
  • shawnp0wers
    shawnp0wers Posts: 1
    To be honest, the only way I've managed to stick with this weight loss lifestyle is due to "earning calories" when I'm hungry. If I'm hungry but low on calories, I walk for a couple miles on the treadmill (or outside now that summer has arrived). It takes time, but a few miles will earn back enough calories for some tummy-filling goodness.

    I've found that after a few weeks, my stomach is smaller, and it's easier to eat less. I don't think I'd have gotten to that point if I couldn't "earn" back calories when I want ice cream. :)

    Good luck, it's gotten easier for me after a few months to eat 1400ish calories a day without being hungry.
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    Have a look into intermittent fasting. its a very good way to control your appetite once you get into it.
    http://www.leangains.com/2010/04/leangains-guide.html

    THIS. IF helped me soooo much with appetite control. You should try it! I feel sooo good on the days that I do IF, which is 3 days a week.

    Thats great :) 3 days of the week wow, at the moment I cant imagine that but Ill start off and see what I can manage. I used to naturally be more of a faster and I always felt pretty good. Its just since Im eating more regularly I find it hard. Considering all the positive things I hear about this its worth a try! Its great finding something that works for you

    Not for 24 hours, that is far too long! I do it for 16-18 hours, usually. Sometimes longer but not usually. It helped me so much. I used to be hungry all the time. Now I am only appropriately hungry.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    It would be helpful to read your food diary. Some foods create a sugar spike, then crash, then cravings. A higher protien diet with complex carbs would keep your blood sugars stabilized. Snacking on nuts also is a great blood sugar stabilizer.
    Some times dehydration gets confused as hunger. Try to drink more water, herbal teas, i make flavored waters by adding a splash of juice to water.
    Some medical conditions need special diet considerations, ie Diabetes, hypoglycemia, PCOS, Celiacs, even wheat allergies can cause frenzied hunger. Good to get a health check up.
    Keep investigating, you'll find a happy medium.
  • LatinaGordita
    LatinaGordita Posts: 377 Member
    I'm 5'1 and 172lbs I eat at about 1200 cals, and I am pretty satisfied. I eat lots of protein and limit carbs to 100grams a day or less. Carbs make me hungrier and I tend to be hungrier when I eat more carbs. Carbs spike my sugar levels then I crash and want to feed on more carbs.

    I snack on nuts, cheese, eggs and stay pretty full. Good luck!
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