Hungry Every Hour or So

ChinkyButt
ChinkyButt Posts: 22 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I eat loads of fruits and veggies, but also a decent amount of whole grains. Should I be hungry almost EVERY hour?

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  • Wendyma1
    Wendyma1 Posts: 289 Member
    Has this been an ongoing thing or just recent?
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    Focus on adding more protein. Protein digests slower than carbs, keeping you full longer.
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    I hear you. I'm ALWAYS hungry and I eat a good mix of carbs, fat, and protein (45/30/25) at every meal, yet I can't seem to get full.
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    Protein satiates. It also makes us infinitely stronger and more aesthetic.
  • MommaKit79
    MommaKit79 Posts: 852
    Focus on adding more protein. Protein digests slower than carbs, keeping you full longer.

    ^^^^AND WATER!! I notice the more water I drink, the less I am hungry...well, all except for that TIME every certain month!
  • bacitracin
    bacitracin Posts: 921 Member
    Fat makes you full and is slowest to digest. Protein is slower than carbs. Carbs are for quick energy.
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    This happened to me when I started weight training. If I don't eat at least a small snack every two-three hours I'm STARVING. I account it to more muscle = higher metabolism.

    I kind of like this problem- I eat constantly, but don't gain :happy:
  • nixerific
    nixerific Posts: 76 Member
    I fell you! I eat and then an hour and half later, I'm hungry! I try to account for it by eating smaller meals I probably eat about 4 200 calorie meals throughout the day and then a larger dinner (400 calories) Then maybe another snack depending on if I worked out or not.
  • nixerific
    nixerific Posts: 76 Member
    I feel you! I eat and then an hour and half later, I'm hungry! I try to account for it by eating smaller meals I probably eat about 4 200 calorie meals throughout the day and then a larger dinner (400 calories) Then maybe another snack depending on if I worked out or not.

    edit: for some reason it posted twice! Sorry!
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    I eat loads of fruits and veggies, but also a decent amount of whole grains. Should I be hungry almost EVERY hour?
    Are you sure it's hunger? One day about five years ago, I started getting really growly, so I ate something, and then found the hunger pains returning just about every hour. I had to keep eating every hour and would even have to get up at night to eat because it was getting more and more painful. After a few days of this I knew that it couldn't be hunger; turned out it's an ulcer.
  • ChinkyButt
    ChinkyButt Posts: 22 Member
    I eat a good amount of protein too. Lots of steak and chicken this week alone...and I love FAT! I am still losing weight, but I wasn't sure if it was normal.
  • FireFae
    FireFae Posts: 40
    I don't know how normal it is as I have no knowledge or education in the field of nutrition, but I get like that too - especially lately!!! I ate a pretty big dinner with lots of protein, fats and just a little bit of carbs and two hours later I'm ravenous again ... :grumble: I'm not really looking to lose weight, so that's good, but I sure don't want to gain any! :noway: Maybe it's a seasonal thing? We are getting ready for hibernation so we 'stock up'? :laugh: I don't know what else it could be, lol. I sure hope both of us don't have an ulcer ... that would suck. :frown:
  • ChinkyButt
    ChinkyButt Posts: 22 Member
    Ha! Hibernation mode, huh? I guess I never really tracked my food so I never paid attention to how much I used to eat versus how much the MFP Me eats.
  • Rivers2k
    Rivers2k Posts: 380 Member
    I had the same problem when I started going to the gym. handful of almonds or hard boiled eggs are the best for curbing hunger. Basicaly as others have said Protein.
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    Fat makes you full and is slowest to digest. Protein is slower than carbs. Carbs are for quick energy.


    Nope. Protein stays in the stomach longer than fat. Protein has the highest satiety value of the macros.
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    I don't know how normal it is as I have no knowledge or education in the field of nutrition, but I get like that too - especially lately!!! I ate a pretty big dinner with lots of protein, fats and just a little bit of carbs and two hours later I'm ravenous again ... :grumble: I'm not really looking to lose weight, so that's good, but I sure don't want to gain any! :noway: Maybe it's a seasonal thing? We are getting ready for hibernation so we 'stock up'? :laugh: I don't know what else it could be, lol. I sure hope both of us don't have an ulcer ... that would suck. :frown:

    Your overuse of emoticons make your post difficult to read.
  • Marll
    Marll Posts: 904 Member
    Cut the grains and up the fat and you won't be hungry any more.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    Lean protein kills any hunger pains for me... especially hard boiled eggs or tuna.
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    I dont understand- you left out the part about protein so - incomplete data
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    Let's see that diary...
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Without seeing your diary, I'm just going to speculate that you have cut too much fat from your diet. A lack of unsaturated fats, at a calorie deficit, for a long period of time causes the body to generate grehlin. Grehlin is designed to generate the appetite and will make you feel ravenously hungry all the time. You can take a fish oil supplement, but I would just recommend a serving of peanut butter a day, preferrably with breakfast. You should start feeling less hungry within a few days.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    Welcome to my life. I am always hungry. Didn't used to be that way. Before I started eating healthy and losing weight I could go all day without eating and not even think about it. But then when I would remember to eat or my hubby would ask if I'd eaten and I'd realize I hadn't, it would be a ridiculously unhealthy meal of fast food or something huge from a fast casual restaurant.

    Once I started eating breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, dessert, it seems like it turned on some switch that has made me always hungry. I actually plan and pack enough snacks and food to bring to work each day to be able to eat pretty much every hour while I'm at work otherwise I actually get distracted from work. I eat plenty of protein, (130+g every day), I eat good carbs, and I eat tons of veggies (especially since I'm eating so many times a day, I always snack on lots of veggies for low calorie snacks), but that's just how it is.

    Oh, and I also drink 18-21 cups of water a day, so it's not that either. I've always been a big eater, able to pack away more than the hubby, but nowadays I can pack away more in a day or a single sitting than I've ever been able to.

    I just plan for it by prepping food that I can nibble on through the day and fix dinners that are as filling as possible in order to kill the appetite in the evenings.
  • bsuzanne88
    bsuzanne88 Posts: 61 Member
    Is it really that you are hungry or just bored and think your hungry. I could go to a buffet and fill up to my hearts desire and be ready for the next "meal" an hour later. I know I am definitly not hungry and don't need to eat and when it all comes down to it i'll be okay not eating. I'm given 1200 calories a day (suggested by MFP) and I know I need to spare every little calorie I can so I will make sure I am really hungry and nothing else.

    You really should rethink your diet if you are hungry every hour.
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    I don't know about the original poster, but for me, my work doesn't give me time to be bored. In fact, often it ends up with me feeling like I could eat a horse by the time I'm finally able to tear away from my desk to go grab a snack from my lunch bag in the kitchen.
  • MISSELECTRICOCEAN
    MISSELECTRICOCEAN Posts: 8
    Are you sure that it is really hunger? I was reading somewhere that a good way to determine if you're truly hungry is to rate your hunger on a 1-10 scale (10 being you would kill/do anything for food). If you consider yourself a 6 or above, you are truly hungry, if less, it is usually a crave. :/ I don't know.
  • Alyxw
    Alyxw Posts: 50 Member
    Up until I cut grains out of my diet I used to feel the same - hungry all the time - starving even.

    I now eat mainly vegetables, protein and fats and I feel so much more stable in terms of satisfaction after eating and hunger levels.
  • uwdawg07
    uwdawg07 Posts: 372 Member
    Add more protein, fiber and healthy fats. Drink lots of water, and keep your mind busy!
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    I'm not trying to convert you or anything but I'd actually try fasting for a bit. Doesn't even need to be that long but just drink fluids and wait and see what real hunger is like. Then you will have a better understanding of when you are ACTUALLY hungry.
  • ashumeow
    ashumeow Posts: 151 Member
    Try protein bar chocolates... or grains

    If you are a non-veggie, then try eating boiled white egg..

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