Help Please 1200 calories and still hungry

My most filling meals consist of a fruit or vegetable, a whole grain, protein, and a healthy fat.
Examples: old fashioned eatmeal with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and 1 tablespoon of raisins stirred in.
1/2 chicken breast with wild rice stuffing, peas, and a rice cake with vegetable cream cheese.

Chew thoroughly, slow down and savor.

And you might need a few more calories. Try 1300 for a few days, then 1400. You'll find your balance.

I definetly think 1200 is too low. If you want to maintain your weight loss you need to eat in a way that you can maintain long term and 1200 calories is not that. I have mine set to lose 1 lb a week which puts me at 1400 calories. But, I use a heart rate monitor and log any calories burned through exercise and eat those calories back. This is what works for me personally. But everyone is different. I started at 1370 calories but wasnt eating back exercise calories and always felt hungry. I upped my calories to 1520 a day and ate back exercise calories and that made me stall out on weight or inches lost. That is how I wound up at 1400. I used to log when i cleaned my house which is ALOT with 2 kids but now I don't unless its something out of the ordinary like moving boxes, painting, etc. Now i just log when I do power 90 or go for walks/jogs. This is what works for me. I am 5'6' and weigh 169. My scale has not moved in awhile but I am losing inches.

It may take some tinkering with your calories but I think if you ate 1400-1500 a day right now to try and gave it at least 4 weeks and watch your measurements vs the scale you will start to find out what works for you. If you find yourself not losing anything maybe up exercise or if your losing alot and fast that means you can up your calories. Personally, I would rather lose slower so I can eat more.

I agree. Increase your calories. I was also given 1200 when I first started and was constantly starving. I upped it to 1350 and I was much better (my husband thought so too, I was mean) . Slowly increase to find that "sweet spot" but be sure to eat smart and exercise.
Good luck.

Unless you are seriously obese, you probably have your weight loss per week set to high. No shame in that, most of us do exactly that when we sign up - head straight for the two pounds a week option. I know I did. I lost, but it wasn't wasn't sustainable, and probably wasn't healthy either.

Rather than using the generic MFP advice, which isn't tailored particularly closely to your size or activity level, use the advice and tools in the following thread to create something tailored to you, which will give steady weight loss without the hunger. It will be healthier for you, result in more fat loss vs. lean mass loss and will be more sustainable once you reach your goals -

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

This is such a common and well known phenomenon on MFP, that I actually saw this posted by MrsBully4 on another thread -

Lifecycle of an MFPer

1. Start out at 1200 calories
2. Complain about how you're "stuffed" at 1200 calories and don't understand why everyone wants you to eat more
3. Make a post calling out the mean people
4. Gradually up your calorie goals when you grow tired of being "stuffed" on asparagus spears
5. Realize that you're still losing weight and feeling much better
6. Try to help 1200 calorie people
7. Get called an arrogant ahole one too many times
8. Retreat to chit-chat forum more or less permanently, only occasionally emerging to lay down a burn

HAHAHAHAHA i love it

EAT MORE http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

This post might help you -
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/855208-i-m-5-0-and-eat-1500-calories-my-story-of-weight-loss

MFP also set me at 1200 after I had already lost 25lbs. I wasn't hungry, but I wasn't losing any weight, even with going to the gym 3x a week. So I recently upped my calories manually to about 1500. I've already lost 2lbs this WEEK after the change. I haven't been eating back my exercise calories though. Good luck!

In agreement with everyone else. 1200 calories is too low. I'd aim for 1400-1500 and eat back most of your exercise calories. :flowerforyou:

When I started MFP, I weighed 185 lbs. I also set my settings for a 2lb a week weight loss and was given 1200 calories a day. 1. It can take a week or two to adjust to your lower calorie limit. 2. Are you drinking diet soda? If so, please cut that out of your diet completely. Try and stick with water or if you need a flavor boost, Propel Zero. Once I cut out the diet soda, many of my cravings stopped. 3. As you start to exercise more, you'll earn exercise calories. Everyone is different and there is no magic formula that fits everyone. With a little trial and error, you will find what works for you. I know having a good filling breakfast works wonders! Also the feeling of hunger might actually be dehydration. Or try upping your calories 100 calories and see if that is better and you are still losing weight. Good luck! Don't get frustrated.

I eat Broccoli and other fibrous veg to fill me, they are super low calorie but take time to digest and fill you up. Also, there is a product called Skinny B, its Chia, Hemp and Buckwheat, it expands and keep you feeling regular.

^^That's what I'm talking about. Someone else who understands the importance of chia seeds. All this talk about fats and proteins is too complicated.....