I am ALWAYS hungry!!!!

you could try increasing your calories a bit. how tall are you?

what i found for me too is to not eat too many calories at once (think breakfast/lunch/dinner with a couple snacks). i usually have a large breakfast and then eat throughout the day. i plan everything so that it fits into my calorie goal, and if i want to have a larger lunch or dinner then i have fewer snacks. however when i leave myself room to eat breakfast, snack, snack, lunch, snack, snack, dinner; i'm a lot less hungry and a lot happier.

Fruits and vegetables are just so so on being filling. Try munching on nuts or having half an apple with a half serving of peanut butter. Your snacks will have more calories, but they will also be more filling so that you aren't so hungry, don't want to break down and cry and don't end up bingeing.

Make sure you aren't trying to fill up on "diet foods." Eat lots of proteins and don't be afraid to sautéed your veggies with a bit of oil.

If you want concrete suggestions, you are going to have to make your diary public.

As for the poster who had an asian chicken wrap, the sauce tends to have a lot of sugar, which can trigger your hunger.

Fruits and vegetables are just so so on being filling. Try munching on nuts or having half an apple with a half serving of peanut butter. Your snacks will have more calories, but they will also be more filling so that you aren't so hungry, don't want to break down and cry and don't end up bingeing.

Make sure you aren't trying to fill up on "diet foods." Eat lots of proteins and don't be afraid to sautéed your veggies with a bit of oil.

If you want concrete suggestions, you are going to have to make your diary public.

As for the poster who had an asian chicken wrap, the sauce tends to have a lot of sugar, which can trigger your hunger.

I have nothing more to say besides this^^^

Remember, MFP is not a diet it is a way of life. So if you're feeling deprived, eventually you're going to quit. I know I would.

First, you should calculate your total daily energy expenditure (you'll see TDEE a lot on the boards) and subtract 20% to lose weight. With exercise, you'll have enough calories so that you should not feel hungry. My sister-in-law initially had hers set at 1,200 calories and found it to be too restrictive. Eventually she settled on 1,500 calories a day and lost 17lbs in 3 months just by eating right and walking.

Also, what happens a lot is people underestimate their exercise. Unless you have an HRM it's tough to know. I'm a runner so I've learned that it's about 100 cals per mile, so if I run 5 miles it's about 500 cals give or take. Once you get used to it you can gauge how much you burn (approx. of course) each time you work out, and as you mentioned that will give you extra calories.

Hope that helps.

I have the same problem. It is unfortunate that you cant eat nuts of any sort...they have the healthy fats and are more filling. And i was going to suggest like granola bars or protien bars.. I would agree with those who suggest eating more snacks throughout the day..Are you close to/exceeding your 1350 calorie limit? You could try hard boiled eggs. Or veggies and hummus.

It's your metabolism getting spooled up to high gear. Totally normal. Best way to combat this is to eat less food more often. Meaning fewer calories per feeding but feeding more often. That will keep you from feeling like you're starving and the added bonus of keeping your metabolism stoked.

I'm 5'1 and I usually net 1400 with exercise so I also have to watch out for snacks. When I get hungry soon after I've eaten, it's usually boredom. I snack on almonds, veggies or protein shakes. Mmmm...I forgot about apple slices with peanut butter. I used to give that to my son when he was a toddler for snack.

Snacks don't have to be the typical snacky things though. I usually pack the following for snacks that I eat mid morning and mid afternoon: greek yogurt, banana, protein bar, almonds, 1 cup cooked steel cut oats.

I'm wondering what you're having for breakfast too. I know some folks say "you don't need to eat breakfast to lose weight" but to me it's like the whole starvation mode myth. There is some creditibility to it, at least for certain people, it's just not always explained well Anyway...I used to skip breakfast all the time because I figured one less meal would help me lose the weight but in fact it had the opposite effect. I'd eat a fairly reasonable lunch and it was like that totally triggered my hunger so then I'd be hungry and snacking on crap all afternoon. Once I started getting into a routine of grazing throught the day I was able to keep my hunger and cravings in check.

Maybe you would do better with 5 or 6 small but balanced 'mini-meals' per day (a little more food with snacks, a little less at meals to keep cals the same, but make sure there is some fat and protein in the snacks as well). I know people who do this just to keep the hunger from ever catching up with them. Of course, a couple of them are very preachy about how this is the "right" way to eat. And for them, it probably is. Have you tried that?

First of all: most of the times it's boredom that makes hungry so if you keep busy you won't notice your cravings, I promise. I know that between the week that's easier to do ; I personnally tend to eat much more on week-ends..
Here is my trick : whenever you feel hungry (but not the real hunger, I mean the craving) do 50 sit-ups, push ups or 2 min of plank pose.. whatever you feel like and I swear it takes your craving away in no time.
Secondly, oat bran in fat free sugarfree yoghurt is very filling. You could use its as dessert because I wont leave you with the urge for eating more like sugar does.

I hope this helped!

Have a good day xx