Hunger

Thanks!! That answers EVERYTHING, your sarcasm is much appreciated...

He wasn't being sarcastic. It is most helpful to see what and how much you are actually eating before people can give advice.

He wasn't being sarcastic. It's hard to help you when we can't see what you eat.

Jeesh, the one time I'm not being sarcastic

:laugh:

If you eat 5 raspberries for breakfast, you are probably going to be hungry at 10 so if you'd like help, it helps those of us interested in helping know a bit more about your intake.

Today I ate 2 eggs, 2 egg whites, cheese, sour cream salsa, a protein shake, and a pear. I wasn't hungry at 10. Ironically, I still ate at 10 because that's what I do. I ate a chocolate protein bar and a coffee.

He is just being helpful. :flowerforyou:

I keep getting hunger pangs at frustrating times throughout the day.. I have breakfast at about 7.15 and then I am hungry again by 10am, I then have lunch between 12 & 1 but get hungry again about 3-4 but don't have tea till 7 sometimes even later if I have gone to an exercise class or to the gym, how do I avoid these irritating hunger pangs? Any ideas?

Losing weight is hard. There is no way around it. You are going to feel some hunger on a deficit.

Being on a calorie deficit is hard. You can't do this journey on will power alone. You must set up your environment for success. Have a team around you in your real life, not just online. Get trigger foods out of the house. It will take some sacrifice and it's not easy. You might have to say no to some social events sometimes.

Too many changes at once can be hard on some people. I've always eaten healthy so it easy for me to simply eat less. Eating at a calorie deficit is hard on people; even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such. Everyone is different. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others, this is not right or wrong, it just is. Stress in your life affects your hunger hormones; lack of sleep, fatigue, job stress, family stress, financial stress, etc. Add in emotional eating issues and it gets even more complicated. Most people can only handle so much change/stress at once, they try to do too much and fail. Sometimes it might be a better strategy to eat at maintenance and make some small changes first, it really depends on how much stress you are taking in at the moment.

Yup for me it's all about a calorie budget. I had less of a budget available when I was losing weight, more to spend now that I'm maintaining and all the tools I used for weight loss come into play for the rest of my life maintaining.

When you have accumulated excess fat, you have accumulated a debt. It is hard to pay off the debt (you have less calories to spend). If you are sitting next to someone your same gender and height and they are not overweight and you are, they get to eat more than you (have more calories to spend) because they are debt free. You have less calories to spend because you are paying off your debt.

There is no mystery to weight loss, everyone thinks something is wrong, their metabolism is broken, they have low thyroid, they have menopause or whatever issue, they are as unique as a snowflake, whatever. I thought a lot of these things once too but once the doctor helped resolve the health issues for me I learned there is still no magic pill. Most people eat more than they need to and are not at good at estimating calories as they think they are. Most people have a lower BMR than they think they do. The only way to know for sure is to go to a lab and have it tested. It doesn't seem fair to have to eat less and feel a little hunger. It's hard to face the truth of it, very hard. It's not fun. It's drudgery at times. But if you learn to enjoy your smaller amounts of food (necessary to lose weight, since the reason we got fat in the first place was eating too much whether we knew it or not), and rejoice in your victories it can be done.

It does depend on what you eat. For example, I had a small piece of home-baked pumpkin cake with a large pear this morning at 8. I was hungry by 9:30. Things high in sugar just don't "stick to the ribs". Oh well, I'll correct with protein and fiber next meal (11).

However, I do expect to be hungry by the time the next meal rolls around. I think that's natural.

I would suggest a higher fat diet as a start. Adjust your carbs down and the fats will satiate you. Keep protein at about 1 gram per pound of your lean body mass.

Healthy fats won't make you fat, so don't worry about that.

This is what works for me, hope this could help

I save some of my calories for snacks at my trigger times. For me, that's mid afternoon, and in the evening. It doesn't take much - usually 100-200 calories, and I'm good till the next meal time.

Basically - I just plan for it, cause I know I will be a little peckish at those times.

I keep getting hunger pangs at frustrating times throughout the day.. I have breakfast at about 7.15 and then I am hungry again by 10am, I then have lunch between 12 & 1 but get hungry again about 3-4 but don't have tea till 7 sometimes even later if I have gone to an exercise class or to the gym, how do I avoid these irritating hunger pangs? Any ideas?
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I eat about 5 or 6 times a day. I keep it within my calorie allowance. Keeps me from getting hungry.

Healthy fats won't make you fat, so don't worry about that.

SMFH!!!

Thanks!! That answers EVERYTHING, your sarcasm is much appreciated...

He was trying to help, and he also has good information to offer.

Thanks!! That answers EVERYTHING, your sarcasm is much appreciated...

He was trying to help, and he also has good information to offer.

Please refrain from attacking other members, thanks

i find myself hungry too.. anyone want to check out my diary? i have only 350ish calories left and it's only 3:30

I keep getting hunger pangs at frustrating times throughout the day.. I have breakfast at about 7.15 and then I am hungry again by 10am, I then have lunch between 12 & 1 but get hungry again about 3-4 but don't have tea till 7 sometimes even later if I have gone to an exercise class or to the gym, how do I avoid these irritating hunger pangs? Any ideas?

Losing weight is hard. There is no way around it. You are going to feel some hunger on a deficit.

Being on a calorie deficit is hard. You can't do this journey on will power alone. You must set up your environment for success. Have a team around you in your real life, not just online. Get trigger foods out of the house. It will take some sacrifice and it's not easy. You might have to say no to some social events sometimes.

Too many changes at once can be hard on some people. I've always eaten healthy so it easy for me to simply eat less. Eating at a calorie deficit is hard on people; even a small deficit puts your body in a state of flux with hormones and such. Everyone is different. Some people can handle a deeper calorie deficit than others, this is not right or wrong, it just is. Stress in your life affects your hunger hormones; lack of sleep, fatigue, job stress, family stress, financial stress, etc. Add in emotional eating issues and it gets even more complicated. Most people can only handle so much change/stress at once, they try to do too much and fail. Sometimes it might be a better strategy to eat at maintenance and make some small changes first, it really depends on how much stress you are taking in at the moment.

Yup for me it's all about a calorie budget. I had less of a budget available when I was losing weight, more to spend now that I'm maintaining and all the tools I used for weight loss come into play for the rest of my life maintaining.

When you have accumulated excess fat, you have accumulated a debt. It is hard to pay off the debt (you have less calories to spend). If you are sitting next to someone your same gender and height and they are not overweight and you are, they get to eat more than you (have more calories to spend) because they are debt free. You have less calories to spend because you are paying off your debt.

There is no mystery to weight loss, everyone thinks something is wrong, their metabolism is broken, they have low thyroid, they have menopause or whatever issue, they are as unique as a snowflake, whatever. I thought a lot of these things once too but once the doctor helped resolve the health issues for me I learned there is still no magic pill. Most people eat more than they need to and are not at good at estimating calories as they think they are. Most people have a lower BMR than they think they do. The only way to know for sure is to go to a lab and have it tested. It doesn't seem fair to have to eat less and feel a little hunger. It's hard to face the truth of it, very hard. It's not fun. It's drudgery at times. But if you learn to enjoy your smaller amounts of food (necessary to lose weight, since the reason we got fat in the first place was eating too much whether we knew it or not), and rejoice in your victories it can be done.

Funny thing..it seems I've read this before...or maybe twice in some configuration. Interesting points--although you didn't address the OP in the slightest.

It's because you're 17. Once you're 18 you'll never be hungry again.