What do you do when you feel soooo hungry?

Amie_Girl

I am on day 3 of my diet and exercise regimen and the only thing bothering me is that I am so (at least I think I am) hungry! I want to eat eat eat until I am full! I am drinking more than eight glasses of water a day (and my one glass is like a litre). I can eat raw veggies and fruits til the cows come home but they never fill me up. I try exercising when I get too hungry but nothing seems to take my mind off of it.

WHat do you do instead of eating when you get hungry?

Will the hunger ever fade? Are skinny people always hungry?!

ac_boubou

I found the first days more difficult. Be sure you eat properly, like proteins at every meal. You said that you already drink water, so maybe take a walk, do something else to change your mind. If anything change after 20 minutes and it get worse than maybe you can get a snack (apple with 1 oz of cheese or a handfull nuts, 100g of yogourt...) Actually I like greek yogourt because they have higher proteins in. Make sure you don't get in starvation.

Just don't give up, it will get better with time.

k_saenz

I had the opposite happen, when I first started I was fine with the food I ate and was never super hungry and now going into my 4th month I feel like I'm starving all the time! It sucks.

starracer23

Eat more filling foods, high in fiber, eat more protein. Chew some sugar free gum (helps give your mouth something to do). Down some ice cold water

AJL437

Lots and lots of protein so you do feel fuller. Give yourself time to feel full. I think it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to send your brain a message you are full. If I really feel hungry after eating, I will set a timer for 20 minutes. If in 20 minutes, I am still hungry, then I'll have some protein. Repeat until I am no longer hungry.

dwh77tx

I know they are pure chemicals, but if you need to eat something, eat a couple sugar free popsicles- 15 cals each!

Calliope610

I eat real food, calorie and nutrient dense food. Protein, nuts, eggs, fruits, grain.

Is your food diary accurate for today? If it is, no wonder you are hungry.

rosemaryhon

I peaked at your food diary for today and I'm not surprised you're hungry ~ only strawberries for breakfast wouldn't fill me either. And only 1 oz of chicken for lunch neither. Personally I'd have chosen more chicken and no bread. Often lunch for me I make a huge bowl of salad, top with at least 4 oz of chicken, maybe some cheese too, and a low cal dressing. Sometimes I top it with a poached egg, yum! I use Bolthouse Farms salad dressings, only 35-45 for 2 tbls. I was surprised how filling I find that type meal. I used to pig out on high carb foods and I was always hungry. Meat, eggs, & cheese fill me much better.

Good luck!

PS If you check out my diary, go back a few days ~ I had oral surgery yesterday and not eating my norm

Snow3y

Fiber

Oriole15

Is your diary for today accurate? If it is you are hungry because you are not eating.

crimsoncat

I like to eat some steamed carrots. A whole bag of the frozen ones from kroger will fill you for several hours for around 140 cal.

marissastephens13

You should try Arctic Zero. The entire pint is 150 cals. The coffee flavor is my favorite. Just heat it in the microwave about 30 seconds, so it's soft. You can find it with the ice cream. Helps me out a lot!

Pepper2185

Try logging all of your food for a week - make sure you are eating enough calories and getting lots of protein and fiber!

Once you have some baseline data, it's easy to see where you can make improvements.

Good luck

Amie_Girl

Thanks guys!

Summer_Lunatic

Cue the negative calorie food discussion

Biglossbiggerdreams

Be very careful. Half way through the day you should be way further than 200 calories. It sounds backwards, but you do need to eat in order to lose. Try eating very lean meats and things with lots of fiber in them; feel free to check out my food diary for ideas.

I often have a "shake" with blended spinach, broccoli, carrots and a banana (often times with cold-milled flax seed) for lunch with my magic bullet. Since I am not juicing it, I still get the fiber that keeps me satisfied for hours. For my lunch break today, I drank ~32oz of that and walked 4 miles happily and I still feel ok.

Also a (small) handful of dry roasted, unsalted peanuts is a good snack. It's packed with protein and is roughly 170cals.

Amie_Girl

I eat real food, calorie and nutrient dense food. Protein, nuts, eggs, fruits, grain.

Is your food diary accurate for today? If it is, no wonder you are hungry.

It is. I am still working on the sandwich. I feel guilty to eat more than 100 calories at a time.

Amie_Girl

Be very careful. Half way through the day you should be way further than 200 calories. It sounds backwards, but you do need to eat in order to lose. Try eating very lean meats and things with lots of fiber in them; feel free to check out my food diary for ideas.

I often have a "shake" with blended spinach, broccoli, carrots and a banana (often times with cold-milled flax seed) for lunch with my magic bullet. Since I am not juicing it, I still get the fiber that keeps me satisfied for hours. For my lunch break today, I drank ~32oz of that and walked 4 miles happily and I still feel ok.

Also a (small) handful of dry roasted, unsalted peanuts is a good snack. It's packed with protein and is roughly 170cals.

170cal?!?! That's insane! How can I lose weight eating that? I only burn about 700 - 800 calories a day with my exercise.

DopeItUp

You've got 2341 calories left to eat today. Of course you're hungry. You'll always be hungry unless you eat. There is no way around this, it's how the human body functions.

Skinny people that eat reasonably are not hungry - no one can sustain intentionally being hungry long-term. Humans inherently avoid suffering, after all. If you have mental problems regarding eating 100 calories at a time, see a shrink or a doctor.

AmandaTWaH

Guilt is your enemy in this. Don't feel guilty, you NEED food!

The biggest thing is breakfast. You want plenty of protein, some fiber, and some fat. I'm a big fan of eggs with veggies for breakfast.

I break my meals up into 300 calories each. If you're aiming for 1700 calories (like your diary says) then you get 5 300 calorie meals plus 200 calories worth of snacks, more if you exercise!

Believe me, 1700 calories is a lot more food than you think if you are picking healthier options.

Also, if you go over, don't worry! Going a little over won't hurt you, use it as motivation to get in some exercise to work it off.

MayaSPapaya

170cal?!?! That's insane! How can I lose weight eating that? I only burn about 700 - 800 calories a day with my exercise.

Burning 700-800 calories a day is great first of all. Second of all, you need to EAT if you are burning that much. 170 calories is not a lot at all, and neither is 100, so never feel guilty about eating over that.
You need to stop thinking this way before you make yourself anorexic.

EDIT- Your daily goal is 600 calories a day? That is beyond unhealthy. You need to eat hun, if you keep going about it like this you're going to end up in the hospital.

smitty328

I eat real food, calorie and nutrient dense food. Protein, nuts, eggs, fruits, grain.

Is your food diary accurate for today? If it is, no wonder you are hungry.

It is. I am still working on the sandwich. I feel guilty to eat more than 100 calories at a time.

Eat girl!!!!!

AmandaTWaH

Be very careful. Half way through the day you should be way further than 200 calories. It sounds backwards, but you do need to eat in order to lose. Try eating very lean meats and things with lots of fiber in them; feel free to check out my food diary for ideas.

I often have a "shake" with blended spinach, broccoli, carrots and a banana (often times with cold-milled flax seed) for lunch with my magic bullet. Since I am not juicing it, I still get the fiber that keeps me satisfied for hours. For my lunch break today, I drank ~32oz of that and walked 4 miles happily and I still feel ok.

Also a (small) handful of dry roasted, unsalted peanuts is a good snack. It's packed with protein and is roughly 170cals.

170cal?!?! That's insane! How can I lose weight eating that? I only burn about 700 - 800 calories a day with my exercise.

Well, you should only have a 1000 calorie deficit INCLUDING your exercise. If you exercise more you can eat more and still lose weight. That's a lot of calories to be burning.

highervibes

If your profile pic is an indication of your weight, I'm assuming you are over 200lbs? You should be eating 2000 calories+ not the low teens that you've been eating. That's why you're hungry.

I'm 210, 5'6" and I eat 1950/day and lose 1lb/week or so just to give you an idea.

Biglossbiggerdreams

170cal?!?! That's insane! How can I lose weight eating that? I only burn about 700 - 800 calories a day with my exercise.

You have to remember you don't only lose weight when you are "exercising." You burn a lot of calories just simply to moving around through the day and existing. I'm no fitness expert, but, I can tell you that over the last month or so I've lost almost 18lbs and really not done much other than walking every day for a few miles and trying to stick to around 1300 calories.

Amie_Girl

Guilt is your enemy in this. Don't feel guilty, you NEED food!

The biggest thing is breakfast. You want plenty of protein, some fiber, and some fat. I'm a big fan of eggs with veggies for breakfast.

I break my meals up into 300 calories each. If you're aiming for 1700 calories (like your diary says) then you get 5 300 calorie meals plus 200 calories worth of snacks, more if you exercise!

Believe me, 1700 calories is a lot more food than you think if you are picking healthier options.

Also, if you go over, don't worry! Going a little over won't hurt you, use it as motivation to get in some exercise to work it off.

I saw the cholesterol in one egg was 65% of my daily. That's just too much. I changed my diary. They gave me a set of calorie limits. I don't want to go anywhere near 1700. I put it to 600. That way I would have 200 per meal. (I don't snack, never did) I will definitely up my intake for breakfast though. Thanks!

briabner

add foods that are high in protein and fiber, this should help and maybe eat your excerise calories back too if you have not been doing it already.

sailawaykate

I eat real food, calorie and nutrient dense food. Protein, nuts, eggs, fruits, grain.

Is your food diary accurate for today? If it is, no wonder you are hungry.

It is. I am still working on the sandwich. I feel guilty to eat more than 100 calories at a time.

Girl you have to eat! Your body needs fuel to perform its daily functions! I have an open diary - my net goal is about 1500-1700, in bursts of 300-500 calories. Just depends on whether I'm feeling extra hungry from exercise. When you eat whole foods, you'd be surprised at just how much you have to eat to hit your goals sometimes, especially with extra exercise!

Note: I still eat bad food sometimes (like yesterday's enormous cupcake from a volunteer at work, lol), I've just stopped feeling bad about it and don't make it an everyday habit.

Source: Lost 20+ pounds and still eat like a horse (just a healthy horse, I guess if I'm committing to that metaphor)

jivitasa

Do you really want advice? Everyone here is giving it... eat. Eat filling food and you won't be hungry. If you think 170 calories is too much, you really need to do some research. Not trying to be rude, but you are only on day 3. Experiences like this make people give up because it is miserable and impossible to sustain. You probably feel like crap too. Reevaluate your approach for success.

Etienne54

Like most suggested,

#1 choice would be lots of fiber, from veggies/fruits/grains

#2 Protein, atleast during lunch and dinner or during a snack (Peanut butter sandwich(Whole grain bread)

#3 Fat, healthy source of fat, yogourt, olive oil, nuts, coconut oil, sesame oil, are those that I consume.

#4 Water.

You're not the only one who feels hungry after a meal, it's normal. It's part of the journey.

Amie_Girl

170cal?!?! That's insane! How can I lose weight eating that? I only burn about 700 - 800 calories a day with my exercise.

You have to remember you don't only lose weight when you are "exercising." You burn a lot of calories just simply to moving around through the day and existing. I'm no fitness expert, but, I can tell you that over the last month or so I've lost almost 18lbs and really not done much other than walking every day for a few miles and trying to stick to around 1300 calories.

That sounds more like the speed with which I would like to lose weight. I might need to up my calorie intake. Thanks!