Okay, i'm starving!

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  • jotero0406
    jotero0406 Posts: 28
    The only way MFP is going to work for you is if you put everything you eat. It's a way for you to "see" what your eating day by day and to help you make better food choices based on you exercise and daily calorie goal.
  • fatfrost
    fatfrost Posts: 367 Member
    OMG, that looks amazing!
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    If you logged everything in your diary, you are starving because...you are really genuinely hungry and need more food.
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I like the Abs Diet Cookbook for ideas on nutrition packed meals that have healthy fats, taste delicious and are easy to prepare.
  • fatfrost
    fatfrost Posts: 367 Member
    Try going for a walk or, if you can, do something more vigorous. But afterwards, when you are not as hungry, you should eat something. 1K isn't enough for you to function in anything other than an inert state.
  • Rhonnie
    Rhonnie Posts: 506 Member
    This is me today! It's almost that TOM plus I had some serious stress spikes yesterday so I think that is what is doing me in. I don't think I'm going to be able to stop feeling hungry so I'm just trying to last as long as I can before stuffing more stuff in my face and trying to make good choices. :)
  • MightyDomo
    MightyDomo Posts: 1,265 Member
    There is one of the issues! You need to log every little thing that goes in your mouth, you consume it, you log it. Also if you are working out it should be logged as well or calculate your BMR & TDEE (minus 10-20%) with your regular activity and then only eat back calories that you exercise above regular activity.

    Having a well balanced meal is also very important, sugar should come from unrefined sources like fruit instead of lollipops, the occasional treat of a lolli wouldn't be bad at all. A good percentage of carb/protein/fat would be 40/30/30 and you'd probably have great results doing so.

    I will be honest, I find it hard to eat all the calories I have told myself to eat but I do it and I feel much better than I did trying to stick to 1200 calories net.
  • Lisafrazier71
    Lisafrazier71 Posts: 59 Member
    BAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!! Eating healthy blows. I don't care who you are. The TURTLE BURGER AND MEATLOAF look like heaven to me.
  • drusilla126
    drusilla126 Posts: 478 Member
    Wow I forget what it feels like to starve. I'm always eating! lol
  • EatClean_WashUrNuts
    EatClean_WashUrNuts Posts: 1,590 Member
    Looking at your diary...you should eat.
  • Halleeon
    Halleeon Posts: 309 Member
    Check this site out marksdailyapple.com it really helped me get a grasp on the concepts people are talking about (BMR, eating below the TDEE, eating more, eating protein and healthy foods.)
  • christabel6
    christabel6 Posts: 173 Member
    Try carrot sticks and natural yoghurt for a low fat snack. Chewing the carrots sorts out the hunger pangs, and it's healthy.
  • Kryxx
    Kryxx Posts: 34
    Beats me, can't for the life of me understand why you would still be hungry under 1200 calories. Probably your body just being greedy or something
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    If you've gained while eating back exercise calories then there is an error somewhere. This is all science and math...if you eat between your BMR and TDEE you will lose weight. If you have a 1,200 goal and you eat back exercise, I can guarantee you that you are most certainly at a caloric deficit of your TDEE. There are medical conditions that can effect these numbers, but by and large the estimates given by various calculators are pretty accurate (though you may have to tweek them a little).

    Common reasons why people fail to lose using the MFP or TDEE method:

    1. They don't consistently log
    2. They don't weigh or measure...they just eyeball it (I used to do this all the time and would have a chicken breast and just log it as a serving, which is 4 oz...when the average chicken breast is usually closer to 8 oz...the list goes on and on)
    3. They over estimate calorie burn (get a decent HRM to more accurately track calorie burns)
    4. They don't have realistic weight loss expectations...many are overly ambitious in their weight loss and think if they're not dropping 5-10 Lbs a week that they're not doing it right. Safe and healthy weight loss is slooooowwwww. Think the tortoise and the hare.
    5. They cheat themselves...just have a little of this or a little of that and don't log it..."cheat days"...binge, etc.
  • jross1006
    jross1006 Posts: 23
    Try taking a fiber pill with every meal. works for me. And it may not for all but It couldnt hurt.
  • mwcp58
    mwcp58 Posts: 5 Member
    definitely need protein with a complex carb. I eat plain greek yogurt, add strawberries and blueberries. I buy the frozen bags, thaw out a handful of each and add it to the yogurt. It is very filling and healthy! An apple with peanut butter another idea. The key is to have the protein and the complex card. Stay away from the simple carbs and eat something every 2-3hrs.

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