always hungry, can't reach my calorie intake

Have you tried eating slowly and drinking lots of water? sometimes I think i am hungry but just sit down and have a cup of tea or glass of water and it fades pretty quickly.

I just added you. Can't see your diary unless we're friends.

if you are always hungry, why are you not eating.....makes no sense

Why are you not eating your calorie goal, but are always hungry? Do you have an ED?

I'd suggest to try eating higher calorie foods such as peanut butter, nuts, avocado, etc. but i'm not sure what you are asking?

I'm confused. You can't reach your calorie goal but yet you're always hungry? That makes absolutely NO sense to me. Am I reading it all wrong? Just based on what you have posted, I would say eat. I know that sounds like I'm trying to be snippy but I'm just not getting it. Hitting a calorie goal shouldn't be hard if you actually eat and are not constantly working out. When you're body is telling you that you are hungry you should feed it. Help me understand your actual question please. And I haven't looked but if your diary isn't open, you might open it so that we can give better advice.

Maybe you need to adjust your goals to more accurately reflect what you can do now?

if you are hungry, why do you not eat?
you can have big portions of good food and fill up, rather than tiny portions of junk
this thread really confuses me

Color me confused as well... It's contradictory to say you can't get to your calorie goal but are always hungry... Because if you're hungry, you should eat, and then you'll meet your goal. What is it that I'm missing?

Eat more protein, fiber, and vegetables w/ a good percentage of water. Protein: meat, soy, sugar-free dairy, etc. Fiber: whole grain products, broccoli, apple peel, etc. "Watery veggies": broccoli, raw spinach, lettuce, etc.

It always makes me crazy to see people post this kind of thing.

1) CLEARLY you don't have issues eating enough calories or you wouldn't have gained weight that you need to lose, & CLEARLY you wouldn't be on MFP, complaining that you can't eat enough calories.

2) If you've just started losing & moved from drinking fizzy stuff to water, it's probably some combination of water retention leaving the body & carbonation bloating leaving the body that's making the bulk of that weight loss on the scale. Now I know that sounds mean, but it's actually not meant to take away from your success so far... it's saying... "good job, you've broken the seal... NOW you'll see the REAL loss begin!"

3) Go for protein. I like to add cheese/nuts to my salads... peanut butter to my morning toast... etc. It keeps you from feeling hungry & is calorie PACKED, but it's GOOD calories... healthy fats, protein to help your body recover from workouts too. Trust me.. throw a tablespoon of All Natural PB in with breakfast, 10 almonds as a snack & some cheddar in your salads, & you'll feel more satisfied.

Ok...I just looked at your diary. It looks pretty good actually. My suggestions are to eat some snacks. Maybe a couple between each meal. Greek yogurt, string cheese, cottage cheese, almonds, peanut butter, fruits....so many possibilites. Those snacks will curb your hunger problem and bring up your calories. Also, you can try using full fat products in stead of the low fat or fat free items. Good luck and hope this helps.

Your food choices look pretty good to me (although I'm definitely not a food nazi). If you're having trouble hitting 1420 because you're scared of going over, don't worry about that because MFP has a deficit set in there so even if you hit 1600 you won't sabotage your weight loss. If you're having trouble hitting 1420 calories because you're NOT hungry and that word is missing from your original post, then it's ok to substitute some calorie dense foods sometimes. Have a snack (dark chocolate, yum).

Most people see big number drops on the scale during week one. It's mostly water. I'm down 5 lbs in 7 days. It will slow down going forward.

Sorry, but I'm LMAO confused!!

I think what she's saying is she can't get her calorie intake DOWN to her suggested level -- not that she can't get her calories intake UP to her suggested level. That is why she's complaining that she's still hungry. (i.e., how is she going to get her calories intake DOWN to 1420 when she isn't even close to that and is still hungry).

My suggestion is to eat more low-calories foods -- veggies/fruit -- and drink more liquids.

Good luck!

^^ This. but I looked at your diary and noticed that at the end of most days, you have nearly 300 calories left, sometimes even a lot more. You need to be eating those! I personally eat back my exercise calories if I am still hungry. You should be as close to 0 as possible, at least close to 0 without your exercise calories being eaten back as possible.

Eat lots of protein, it'll fill you up, and have snacks throughout the day.

I would add in snacks. I used to eat three times a day and was hungry and eatting very low calories. Now I eat 5 times a day and my calories have increased and I am not feeling constantly hungry. Milk is also good. Skim is 90 calories a cup and full of nutrients.

Good luck