first day and starving!
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Today was my first day of counting my calories and limiting them. My goal is 1490 and I came up under that including eating the calories I lost from working out. I just ate dinner not long ago and I'm SO HUNGRY! Before this I was probably consuming around 3000, because I have obsessive eating issues. Has anyone else had this? And please tell me my body will adjust soon and I won't feel like I haven't eaten in days even though I ate like an hour ago.
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Yes dear, your body will adjust. After you've changed your eating habits, many people here struggle to reach their calorie goal by the end of the day. But you might wanna think about what it is you had for dinner? Toast with cheese can have the same calories as salad with chicken breast, but the last one will keep you full for several hours.0
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Drinking lots of water is the key for me. I've herd people say that often times you confuse hunger with thirst.0
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It will get better. For the next few days you might want to keep yourself really busy to avoid downtime where you might obsess about food. Go for walks, play games, go shopping- do whatever keeps you busy. You will adjust.0
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It took me about a week to adjust. Adjusting wasn't a ton of fun, but it's not terrible if you don't dwell on it.
It also took me a week to adjust after falling off the wagon. But, when I did, I still managed to eat slightly below what I would eat if I were maintaining instead of losing!0 -
I probably ate close to 2500 calories before dieting too and let me tell you, when you first start off...its never easy. My best advice is find all the best and lowest calorie snacks.
fudgiscle pops- 90calories
popcorn - 100calorie packs
pickles - 0 calories
freeze whip cream then slightly thaw and scoop like ice cream and add berries - under 100 calories
diet soda, diet hot chocolate, crystal light for drinks - under 10calories
etc....find them, they are out there and you dont have to change your life much. Fruits are sweet and will help curb cravings and keep you within your limits. I love grapes, bananas, peaches, strawberries best.0 -
I think eating less does take a bit of getting used to - and you need to experiment to see what foods keep you full.
Most people say that protein fills them up - but for me, I need some carbs in there too or I'm still hungry. There is no right or wrong here, its' all experimenting.
Don't feel you have to eat less than the calories MFP has suggested - that amount already includes a deficit so you can eat everyone of those cals plus the cals you burn exercing and you still have your deficit to allow you to lose weight.
If you find that this amount is still too little for you after a week or two, you might need to adjust your goals to make the deficit slightly smaller - for me, 1450 net cals (ie. 1450 plus exercise cals) is as low as I can go, or I get REALLY grumpy!0 -
If you eat fresh foods you can eat alot more...processed & fast foods are high in calories!!
Try eating fresh....clean foods.0 -
I would urge you to make sure you eat the highest fiber foods you can find and pair them with protein and fat. A little fat is very helpful to satisfying hunger and the protein and fiber combination will help sustain that satiety much longer than a meal that is not complete i.e. carb only or carb/veg, or carb/protein (no fat) etc.
Try and get carb/fat/protein at each meal and snack and lots of fiber and lots of water.0 -
I'd concentrate on eating a good source of protein first with some non-starchy vegetables at each meal, this should help fill you up.
I had the same issues when I was consuming a lot of bread, pasta, rice and thinking it would 'fill me up', it didn't and I ended-up snacking.0 -
It gets easier. Don't go for calorie dense food. For example, say you're aiming for ~ 300cals for lunch. This could be one single serve size pack of original flavoured potato crisps (230cals for the Smiths brand) and a banana. I would be hungry approx 13 seconds after eating this for lunch. Alternatively, you could have half a baked chicken breast, a big green salad and a small dinner roll for the same cals... this would keep you full wayyy longer.0
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Truuust me, my first week I thought what the hell... How is it even possible...
Your body will adjust and you'll also discover ways to make your calories go far. With a good bit of healthy, wholesome food and portion control you'll find that you can be satisfied and full
if you're having trouble adjusting you could start slow.. Say at 1,800 calories at first. then lowering it as you get more used to it. Just an idea, but if you can do it where you are now, go for it good luck! 0 -
Your body will adjust. I find a protein snack helps with hunger. If you like cottage cheese at all try that :flowerforyou: Good luck!0
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Water is the key. Most the time u feel hungrey, you are dehydrated. Also, try foods that are healthier foods so u can eat more food through out the day. Also 5-6 small meals a day, w 16 oz of water w every meal.0
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Sorry to hear about your hunger pains! I have sooo been there.
First few months I just couldn't break the 'cycle' and kept eating my usual aamounts of food.
It took me ages of 'I'll start tomorrow' to get real.
But now that I've been 'good' for a few weeks I'm finding it easier, this site helped me by understanding just how high in calories some things were - and how hard it is to exercise things off, now I'm able to eat enough to stay satisfied and lose weight too.
It is a difficult process - but it does get easier.
If you stick with it.
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Thank you for the advice everyone!0
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Today was my first day of counting my calories and limiting them. My goal is 1490 and I came up under that including eating the calories I lost from working out. I just ate dinner not long ago and I'm SO HUNGRY! Before this I was probably consuming around 3000, because I have obsessive eating issues. Has anyone else had this? And please tell me my body will adjust soon and I won't feel like I haven't eaten in days even though I ate like an hour ago.
It will adjust hun. I started 2 weeks ago, the first couple of days it felt like you describe here. I was hungry even though I had ate my 1200 calories, my stomach talked to my while I was trying to sleep, but I ignored it. But it gets better within the first week, at least it did for me. Now I have a hard time getting my 1200 calories because I choose the "healthier" food, the low-calorie food, when I can. And by the end of the day I'm full!
I try to keep my meals around 300-400 cals max / meal, I only eat 3 times / day though.
Try eat food that makes you full. Like egg. And when you have cravings, eat fruit or berries or maybe even a small snack/food that is equal to what you wanted to eat from the beginning in cals. That will keep you full longer too.
I loved those mini twix and mini milkyway chocolate pieces. but one piece is between 80-100 calories. Then I rather take a finncrisp with a slice of cheese or a banana instead. The craving goes away because I get full in other ways.
And as mentioned above... WATER! After I forced myself to drink 8 glasses of water for 1 week, the cravings disappeared. They weren't as strong or often as they were before. If I had only drank 4 glasses during the day (which was basically the first 3-4 days) I did not allow myself to go to sleep until I poured myself another 5 glasses and emptied them. It's painful in the beginning, but as you feel the hunger go day by day, you get encourage to continue all of it
So keep it up! I've lost 2.5 inches in 2 weeks and 2 pounds, and I thought I would never be able to loose either weight or inches. If so many here can do it by sticking to their given calories, you can too! I believe in you! Train more/harder if you want to eat more :P But give it the week ... then it should be better
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I would urge you to make sure you eat the highest fiber foods you can find and pair them with protein and fat. A little fat is very helpful to satisfying hunger and the protein and fiber combination will help sustain that satiety much longer than a meal that is not complete i.e. carb only or carb/veg, or carb/protein (no fat) etc.
Try and get carb/fat/protein at each meal and snack and lots of fiber and lots of water.
Great advise!! Lentils and beans have lots of fiber, and so do flax seeds, apples and other fresh fruits and veggies. If you steer clear of white sugar, white flour, etc., you will feel so much better in a few days. I promise - it won't always be as hard as the first few days! You can do it! :flowerforyou:0 -
Find low calorie meals that are satifying, and drink tea! I feel when I am organized and plan ahead, i prepare meals that I am more excited to eat and have way better nutrition.0
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Water and look up the group eat more to weigh less0
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Okay, so by now you are probably overwhelmed with advice. The only advice I will give you now is to look for a forum thread from a few weeks ago on what you wish you had known as a newbie on MFP. There will be less mumbo-jumbo there. 0
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Yes, but It will take time. For some people it works fast for them, and for other it takes a little more time. As long as you stick to it. and workout for at less 30min every other day you will be fine............................................... p.s. be creative making food to eat that will help out more then what you think...............................................p.s.#2 Drink a lot of waaaaattttteeeerrr!!!!!!!!0
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Lots of green veggies!!!!
Low in cals, filling.
Oh, and coffee. Yeah, coffee.0 -
Oh, and coffee. Yeah, coffee.
That's just a given though... right? :happy:0 -
Checkout this great Youtube blog and they also have a 'group' on here. I've recently increased my caloric intake from what MFP said (1260), to 1581 min. up to 2000 depending on exercise. I have lost...so doing well so far! Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/EatMore2WeighLess?feature=mhee
Group on here is: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/3817-eat-more-to-weigh-less
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Hi. The first week or so of anything new is always difficult ~ exercising, eating less, new job, etc. Accept that as part of your new lifestyle. Don't "diet" - just change what you eat and how much, exercise when you can, drink lots of water, flavored water, hot teas, cold tea. Eat every 3 hours but keep track and try to plan your whole day. If you eat often, you won't be as hungry and less likely to eat what you shouldn't. I find buying the right foods to begin with is one of the biggest keys to success. Then "TRACK FOOD" as often as you can throughout the day so you remember what you've eaten. I usually save a goodie for dessert....I made it through the day and now I can have my treat. I choose a 100 calorie fudgsicle or whatever you find you would look forward to. Other people who replied have great ideas, so use them and you will lose weight. Keep in mind this phrase:
"NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING THIN FEELS". If you've lost weight before, it's an amazing feeling to be light and lean. You will have more energy, feel more confident, & buy some cool new clothes. Just do this and you'll be amazed how people start to look at you differently. So many good things will come of it. Keep in mind that once you are down to your goal, keep tracking your food and exercise. For those of us who gain weight by looking at it! we need to keep it up and never take our "slimness" for granted! It's a Change for the Good - looks, lifestyle, and health. Hope this rambling helped.0 -
Can you list what you ate - as a lot of previous people have said it may be what you are eating that is the issue. This way we could give you more specific advice.
I only started dieting last week and I am trying to stick to about 1200-1300 calories (less than the 1440 they tell me) as I want to lose weight faster. I am not experiencing any huge hunger pains and sometimes feel I am just eating as I think I should.
I am also exercising a lot on top of this but I am using these calories as a bonus.
I understand if you don't want to list the foods though.
To give you an idea (and I admit this may not be the healthiest) but a standard day for me is:
Breakfast - protein shake with banana
Lunch - soup
Dinner - 2 sushi hand rolls, glass of red wine
Snacks - Apple, Museli Bar with chocolate chips, diet coke, water
This puts me on approx 1250 calories
I am going salsa dancing tonight so that will be between 400-800 calories as well.0 -
This will pass. I recommend soups, because they are suspended in liquid, they stay in the stomach longer and take longer to leave and digest.
Also we have to admit are stomachs are not trained to eat in correct portions. When is the last time a restaurant served a meal the appropriate size, unless you ordered an appy. So my suggestion is start with your setting at -.5/week and eat your exercise calories. You will still lose weight, just not as dramaticaly. Then change the setting to a bigger deficit when you are ready. You will get full sooner, and you will be amused when you dish up and can only eat half.
Starving when you don't have to is discouraging. Skip it and feel good about the small changes.0 -
Can you list what you ate - as a lot of previous people have said it may be what you are eating that is the issue. This way we could give you more specific advice.
I only started dieting last week and I am trying to stick to about 1200-1300 calories (less than the 1440 they tell me) as I want to lose weight faster. I am not experiencing any huge hunger pains and sometimes feel I am just eating as I think I should.
I am also exercising a lot on top of this but I am using these calories as a bonus.
I understand if you don't want to list the foods though.
To give you an idea (and I admit this may not be the healthiest) but a standard day for me is:
Breakfast - protein shake with banana
Lunch - soup
Dinner - 2 sushi hand rolls, glass of red wine
Snacks - Apple, Museli Bar with chocolate chips, diet coke, water
This puts me on approx 1250 calories
I am going salsa dancing tonight so that will be between 400-800 calories as well.
This is what I ate, and yeah this isn't even half or a portion of how I usually eat.
Generic - Home-Brewed Coffee W/ 2 Tbs Sugar, Cream,
Kellogg's - Special K Red Berries W/ Whole Milk, 62 g Special K with 125ml Whole Milk
Lunch
Generic - Grilled Tri Tip Steak
Vietnamese - Pho, Chicken
Dinner
Chicken Stir Fry - Stir-Fried Vegetables With Chicken or Pork
Generic - Home-Brewed Coffee W/ 2 Tbs Sugar, Cream
Snacks
Carrots - Baby, raw, 2 large
Sabra - Spinach and Artichoke Hummus
Meat - Italian Dry Salami,
Carrots - Baby, raw
Peaches - Raw, 1 small
plus I did Insanity and some "light, moderate cleaning" for an hour and a half.0 -
Best thing for you is to eat little but often - I have 6 meals a day because I have the same problem as you, works a treat as I never feel hungry 0
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I think eating less does take a bit of getting used to - and you need to experiment to see what foods keep you full.
Most people say that protein fills them up - but for me, I need some carbs in there too or I'm still hungry. There is no right or wrong here, its' all experimenting.
Don't feel you have to eat less than the calories MFP has suggested - that amount already includes a deficit so you can eat everyone of those cals plus the cals you burn exercing and you still have your deficit to allow you to lose weight.
If you find that this amount is still too little for you after a week or two, you might need to adjust your goals to make the deficit slightly smaller - for me, 1450 net cals (ie. 1450 plus exercise cals) is as low as I can go, or I get REALLY grumpy!
I agree with this. What works for one person, may or may not work for another. Success in weight loss means learning what works best for YOU -- not what works for me, your co-worker, mom, brother, husband, etc. YOU. Does it take some time to figure it out? Absolutely.
Also, keep in mind that MFP's numbers are a place to start. They are not set in stone. I find this website sometimes restricts calories too much. For me, the maintenance calories they recommend are too low for me when I'm actively losing weight. I learned this by simply playing around with numbers. I've learned that I can push my body as high as 3000+ calories a day (yes, a day and yes, this is NET calories) and I'll still maintain my weight. It is all about learning your body.
Good Luck!0
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