Why am I starving shorty after a meal?

Maybe you need to eat more?

^^^ i agree. try eating more and see how it goes. I like to eat things like brown rice with meals, good fibre and very filling.

i hope you work out what's best for you!! :happy:

Don't forget that you are allowed to eat your exercise calories back. I'd make sure you have healthy fats at each meal.

I know you said you drink water but are you getting enough hydration? If you're dehydrated your body will indicate with hunger. I've read that you should take your weight and divide it in half and that's how many ounces of water you should be drinking each day?

Also, if you use artificial sweeteners they will make you feel hungry too because they trick your body into thinking it's been given fuel when it really hasn't.

As someone already pointed out, fiber will make you feel fuller longer. You might want to try something like oats in the morning for breakfast. Your body will burn those carbs slowly throughout the morning which your body might be craving after fasting during the night.

Everyone is different, but I try to eat something every 2-3 hours

6am breakfast - english muffin w/ pb
10am snack - grapes
11-12 gym
1230 lunch - salad w/ tuna, chicken, etc
2pm snack - greek yogurt
330pm snack - apple
6pm dinner
8pm - evening snack

i sometimes get a hunger urge, but not for long since i break up my eating throughout the day
currently on 1260 calorie diet (before workout). I end up eating around 1600 for the day

Take down 32 oz. of water before a meal.

Also, it takes the brain about 20 minutes after eating to realize that you're stomach is full.

Eating something with a lot of salt in it makes me feel more hungry afterwards. For other people it's sugar that makes them feel like they actually want to eat more.

I second the advice other posters have written to drink water, eat more fiber, protein and veggies to make you feel fuller.

Or, do you think you could be pregnant?

Try taking in more fiber. I love using Konjac Gluconnaman powder. I mix it in my smoothie if I'm having that for breakfast or in a cup of plain almond milk right before a meal. (I can't have regular milk.)

Mix it in a blender if you do it and drink it right away. The fiber is natural and not only keeps me feeling full and satisfied, it also keeps my blood sugar levels stable. Since I'm hypoglycemic I can't tell you how wonderful that is to not start shaking two hours after I've eaten because my sugar has crashed.

Are you eating back your exercise calories? How close are you to your goal weight? 1.5 lbs a week is quite high, maybe you might want to lower that goal which would raise your calories a bit. You are eating healthy, filling foods so I would guess you might not be eating quite enough.

You need to try to eat more protein and less carbs. The protein will make you feel fool, where low carbs will not spike your insulin levels. If you eat vegetables, try to stick with green vegetables, they are the healthiest and don't have no starch, which spikes insulin again. Carrots are not too recommend if you have problem with hunger. Try broccoli or cauliflower instead

This is only my experience with myself but maybe it will help you. Whenever I start a new exercise program or increase my intensity of a certain workout I am hungry because my metabolism is kicking it to gear and I am burning more calories. During those time I TRY to refuel with healthy items (doesn't always happen, but I try). Being aware of why you are hungry will help you with your food choices. If you are hungry after a meal, look at what you ate and maybe you need more protein, fat or carbs.

Good Luck!

1) Are you eating sugar - this can wobble your blood sugar and cause it to drop. Your brain naturally responds to this by feeling hungry.

2) Are you eating enough fibre - this bulks up and can make you feel more full for longer

3) are you drinking enough water - our brains can get confused and interpret dehydration with hunger (it also fills your tummy up :-)

4) are you getting enough variety (Sounds like it but...) your brain is very clever detecting your body hasn't got enough of something and will instruct you to go eat - perhaps try multivitamins

5) I would also recommend (as something that works for me) - do plenty of medium-high cardio. This has the 2 fold benefit of burning loads of calories and suppressing appetite for a couple of hours.

6) are you getting enough sleep - your brain can respond to tiredness by saying 'give me energy'



Hope this was of some use, good luck with your journey :-)

It could be your exercise? I know when I go hard I get hungrier faster. I do pretty hard cardio and lift heavier, so I have been finding about 2-3 hours after I eat, I am hungry again. Just eat smart when you do, lots of veggies and fruits, I have been eating radishes and celery as a snack. Or hard boiled egg. Make sure you eat a good breakfast as well. Steel oats are great as a snack or meal also!

You may need to shift your calories to better match your energy expenditure.

When I saw a dietician she interviewed me about my eating and exercising habits. I was expecting that she would give me a very specific eating plan. Instead she drew a graph for me showing when I was expending most of my energy and when I was taking in most of my calories. It turns out that I was expending most of my energy in the first half of the day, but eating most of my calories in the second half of the day.

I used to skip breakfast and eat a Lean Cuisine for lunch, but she actually encouraged me to eat MORE food in the morning and for lunch. I used to graze all afternoon and into the evening. She asked me to shift when I ate to better match when I expended the most energy. (I exercise in the late morning.)

Also, she suggested that I make sure to always have some protein when I eat carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates by themselves gives your body a quick blood sugar fix, but that is followed by a resulting drop in blood sugar an hour or so later. Then you are hungry again. If you pair protein with the carbohydrate, then you get the quick fix, but the protein takes longer to digest and results in longer satiation.

My three biggest take aways from the dietician visit:

1) Match timing of calorie intake to timing of energy output.
2) Always pair protein with carbohydrate.
3) Use the plate method for lunch and dinner (1/4 protein, 1/4 starch, 1/2 non-starchy vegetables).

I'm not a diabetic, but this is what dieticians teach diabetics to do to control their blood sugar and manage their weight.

I no longer binge in the afternoons, and I find that I'm usually not hungry between meals. But, if I am, I go ahead and snack. I just make sure that I include protein with the carbohydrates (crackers with cheese, or crackers with peanut butter, or almonds and grapes, etc.) Then I make sure to factor the calories from my snack into my overall eating plan for the day.

I hope this helps.