Help I'm hungry all the time

Drink much water ? Starving yourself isn't the best idea, in my opinion anyways

Hi, I am a 34 year old female that can eat all day and still be hungry....What can I eat that will fill me, I've tried the protein diet, and I just end up eating to much, I've tried not eating all day to shrink my stomach the next day, none of these worked for me... please help

The idea that your stomach shrinks is a myth.
I'd stick with proteins and veg...

You're not going to like this answer, but nothing will help probably. Just will power, I am fighting that myself. I came home this morning from exercising and overate, i sat down and at 1200 calories.

Hi, I am a 34 year old female that can eat all day and still be hungry....What can I eat that will fill me, I've tried the protein diet, and I just end up eating to much, I've tried not eating all day to shrink my stomach the next day, none of these worked for me... please help

The idea that your stomach shrinks is a myth.
I'd stick with proteins and veg...

dont it shrink ?? i use to eat meals 3 or more times the size i do now i was hungry to start with but now i full on much less and stay full longer i can no longer eat a big portion on food so how come if it isnt my smaller stomach

I felt that way too. I could eat so much that I was stuffed to the point of misery but still feel hungry. What I decided about myself is that I'm hungry all right, but not for food. What I was hungry for was resolution to some of the major issues in my life. I had been eating to try to fill that vacuum.

I decided to establish meal-times and a calorie range. I only eat at those times and within that calorie range. Any other time I give my body water and tell it to wait.

Now I'm trying very hard to face my other issues and solve them directly instead of "eating them".

Give this some thought. Maybe you have a similar problem.

What works for me is setting up my diary to include breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and dessert. Those are the only times I eat, regardless of how hungry I feel in between those times. However, after having been on here for three months, I find that I can be content with less food, and generally do not feel true hunger pangs unless one of my meals is delayed. I avoid hi-carb, empty calories like chips or cookies, and I try to make sure that the snacks have a bit of protein. Typically, I eat more protein than what MFP sets up--and I believe this helps. Another thing that you can try (if you are organized) is to plan out and package all or most of your food for the day. That is ALL you allow yourself for the day---regardless of what time of day you choose to eat it.

Hi, I am a 34 year old female that can eat all day and still be hungry....What can I eat that will fill me, I've tried the protein diet, and I just end up eating to much, I've tried not eating all day to shrink my stomach the next day, none of these worked for me... please help

eat a meal with rice. rice seems to fill me up the way bread/pasta used to fill me up, but with many fewer calories.

I eat lots of frozen veggies. I sautee them with olive oil and big chunks of garlic and I can eat like two cups of it to bulk up the amount of food that I eat without bulking up my caloric intake. Good luck!

Also try a multi-vitamin. When your body is missing vital micro nutrients it will stimulate you to still intake food in an effort to get what it needs. So even if full, you may be malnourished and your beautiful body is letting you know by continuing to 'need' food intake.

Add Cinnamon (1-2 TBS) to Yogurt or Oatmeal, something that sticks to your stomach...the Cinnamon will curb those hunger pains and keep you full longer!!!!

Hope this helps!


If you crave this…

What you really need is…

And here are healthy foods that have it:



■Chocolate

Magnesium

Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits

■Sweets

Chromium

Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken

Carbon

Fresh fruits

Phosphorus

Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains

Sulfur

Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage

Tryptophan

Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach


■Bread, toast

Nitrogen

High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans


■Oily snacks, fatty foods

Calcium

Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame

■Coffee or tea

Phosphorous

Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes

Sulfur

Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables

NaCl (salt)

Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad)

Iron

Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries

■Alcohol, recreational drugs

Protein

Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts

Avenin

Granola, oatmeal

Calcium

Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame

Glutamine

Supplement glutamine powder for withdrawal, raw cabbage juice

Potassium

Sun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed, bitter greens

■Chewing ice

Iron

Meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries

■Burned food

Carbon

Fresh fruits

■Soda and other carbonated drinks

Calcium

Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame

■Salty foods

Chloride

Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt

■Acid foods

Magnesium

Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits

■Preference for liquids rather than solids

Water

Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.

■Preference for solids rather than liquids

Water

You have been so dehydrated for so long that you have lost your thirst. Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.

■Cool drinks

Manganese

Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries

■Pre-menstrual cravings

Zinc

Red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables

■General overeating

Silicon

Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches

Tryptophan

Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach

Tyrosine

Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables

■Lack of appetite

Vitamin B1

Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats

Vitamin B3

Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes

Manganese

Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries

Chloride

Raw goat milk, unrefined sea salt

■Tobacco

Silicon

Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches

Tyrosine

Vitamin C supplements or orange, green and red fruits and vegetables

I am going to recommend you read this very short document - it shows you how certain foods actually "fill" you up and trigger you to be satisfied while others have the same or more calories and don't give that same satisfaction (I'll give you a hint ...processed, high fat, high calorie foods do not give you the "full" and "satisfied" filling while whole foods (fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, yes and lean meats DO give that sensation and make you "satisfied" at fewer calories)

http://www.veghealth.com/supercharge/Fit_Forever_Ebook.pdf

It has an advertisement at the end...but who cares the first part is the important part. I'm not trying to get you to buy their program or be a vegetarian, I just want you to read about the science part.

I like bubbly water (better than plain water) it tickles my throat. (and the tiny bubbles keep my tummy a little more full between meals.

also, for me: I can't do 'breads/cereals' at breakfast (pancakes, toast, Fruity Pebbles)- or I am STARVING all day!- but I am fine with those foods at lunch or dinner... and I try to get 20-30 grams of protein per meal (plus some in snacks)