Need help, I am starving!

One good trick is to eat things higher in fiber. Oatmeal or an apple are usually easy. You just have to be careful with the instant oatmeals. Most are loaded with as much sugar as the "crap" cereals. I eat the Active Lifestyle brand.

It is also a good idea to plan your calories so you can snack during the day. If you don't you will be so hungry by dinner time you are more likely to over eat. I like to eat almonds. They are high in fat, so you only need a handful of them, but they are really filling and have tons of health benefits. Go for the raw or unsalted varieties.

sipping hot tea or chewing gum work for me (most of the time). If that doesn't work I grab a tablespoon of peanut butter!

Try to eat several small snacks inbetween small meals. It helps to keep your metabolism going and helps keep you full. :happy:

this exact issue was addressed today at WW meeting. Our leader suggested having at least 3 oz of protein per meal. I think I need to have at least 20gm per meal in order not to be hungry. I know it sound like a lot and I've never tried that. But this is what I will be working on and I will keep you update.
Ex: Chobani plain yogurt has 18gm and banana or other fruits. Should be 20 gm of protein
My other idea is deli chicken meat. 3 oz is almost 16 gm, with bread and hummus, probably around 20 gm

Anybody else has an idea? I'm having the same problem.

You need to eat if you're hungry,

What was the cereal? I have cheerios with strawberries & 2% milk, and it's filling and under 200 cals.

Then an apple for a snack when I get to work, there's another 60 cals.

Lunch is some kind'a leftover meat from dinner (lean & grilled, never fried). A big salad, maybe a little of some kind of starch like rice or potato, usually about 350-400 calories for lunch.

Another nice piece of fruit for afternoon snack, an orange or banana, there's another 60 cals. Maybe grab 100 cals worth of pretzels if necessary.

So - I come home from work having eaten tons'a food, and I'm not that hungry, and i've only had 800'ish cals - and I'm a 200 pound man. It's not that hard, you're still learning what to eat. Go for the big bulk/lo cal stuff. Fruits are good, veggies are great, lou'll get it.

I know one thing that helps me during the day when I feel myself getting hungry in between meals is packing healthy snacks that I can nibble on through out the day. For instance, if you like strawberries cut up about 1 cup of strawberries and that could be a snack to eat at least 2 or three hours after you've eaten breakfast. Then you're not starving when lunch time comes around. The you would do the same for after lunch, maybe another two to three hours after you've eaten lunch eat another healthy snack like baby carrots, orange slices, celery with peanut butter. Just count out the number of carrots you eat, how many orange slices and how many Tbsp's of peanut butter and how many celery sticks. This has always helped me, because if dont eat anything in between these meals then you're starving by the time you eat lunch or dinner and that's when people over eat. Also, you can use some of the techniques from weight watchers where it tells you what the "filling foods" are. So after you eat breakfast/lunch your not still starving.

If you just started you're gonna feel hungry in the beginning, because you're drastically cutting back on the number of calories your body is use to consuming so it's gonna take few days for you to get used to it. But stay strong and keep posting so we can work through it with you. We're all in it together to get healthy. ( Sorry if that shows kind of sappy....LOL!!!)

Good Luck!!!

Sounds like you may need more protein in the morning to keep you fuller longer. And add in a small snack like a piece of fruit. It takes me about 10 minutes to make and eat an egg white burrito. I use 1 egg and 2 egg whites, scramble them with a tiny bit of spray "butter", then roll it up in a whole wheat, low carb tortilla. It's about 160 calories and keeps me full until about 11 am.

That sounds rather nice! Will have to try that!

You need protein, veggies, nuts and some fruit.

What you have eaten so far is basically very processed and empty carbs and calories which your body burned up in no time flat.

Do you have a vending machine where you can get some nuts such as almonds, cashews or maybe even some peanuts would be better than sitting at work being hungry.

I'm guessing you have 5 children? That said, I bet you work up exercise calories each day. Are you adding those into your total amount of food allowed each day? Means more calories for more food (especially low fat food), and = less starvation.
What about fat-free yogurt? Or the fat-free healthy breads? Make your milk, salad dressings, and anything you can, as low fat as possible. With all the water you are drinking (8 cups per day), you should be able to flush out any extra sodium from the fat-free stuff.
Less fat calories means more calories for the healthy stuff.
You have fun! :drinker:

I am always hungry when I have cereal for breakfast. I think cereal is overrated. If it werent for the fiber I would give up on it.

I almost always have some sort of calcium snack mid morning. Usually crackers and cream cheese or with cottage cheese or even just plain cheese.

And some sort of fruit for a mid afternoon snack.

If I am starving when I get home I eat a pickle so I wont freak out before getting dinner ready.

But I am a salty person, not a sweet person so this works for me.

I would definitely eat food higher in fiber. I eat fiber one honey clusters for breakfast and it keeps me so full by lunch i end up eating something small because i'm still full but I know need to eat to keep my metabolism up. Also caffeine raises your glucose levels so the food your eating becomes stored as fat because of the excess glucose and starves your body of fuel it deserves. I found crystal light hunger satisfaction its only 30 calories per packet it has fiber and carbs in it. It taste like a strawberry banana smoothie be warned it does have milk and soy in it just in case you might have any allergies to either. I tried it yesterday at work an it curbed my appetite and my sweet tooth. If your a sandwich eater there is a new bread that I have found call orowheat double fiber it has 6g of fiber per slice and 70 calories per slice. I hope these tips help.

her's my thing, I was not hungry until about 11:30. Then I ate at 12. I gelt more hungry after I ate. Is that normal? Now I still feel like I am starving. Like I didn't even eat anything at all.

I do have blood sugar issues (low) so when I get hungry, if I don't eat soon, my blood sugars usually seem to drop shortly after. How is it possible that I feel more hungry after eating? The smart ones I ate was rice and beans.

Usually that happens when your body isn't burning energy very efficiently because you have been hungry and ignored it (possibly subconsciously). I hate the way 'starvation mode' is thrown around in these forums but this is a classic example of it in action. Your body hasn't had enough fuel so it starts to slow down what you are burning, then you eat something and suddenly it remembers to tell you that you need more. Our bodies aren't particularly clever!

I agree that adding some protein to meals can help or eating low GI carbs (wholegrain breads, porridge for example). Also would definitely recommend planned mid-meal snacks!

Good luck!

I often had the same problem. Although I don't feel like I'm starving I have the habit eating syndrome. After work at night is about the worst time for me. What I do to counteract that now is I choose better items to snack on when watching the late night tv. I have a glass of organic fat free milk and I grab a bag of mini carrots. The whole bag is about 135 calories and the milk is 90 calories. I started having a glass of milk and a protein shake for breakfast and that give me enough energy and fills me up till noon. So for me milk seems to be the best filler up for me.

her's my thing, I was not hungry until about 11:30. Then I ate at 12. I gelt more hungry after I ate. Is that normal? Now I still feel like I am starving. Like I didn't even eat anything at all.

I do have blood sugar issues (low) so when I get hungry, if I don't eat soon, my blood sugars usually seem to drop shortly after. How is it possible that I feel more hungry after eating? The smart ones I ate was rice and beans.

if you have blood sugar issues, you should be eating more proteins and fats to stabilize the blood sugar. Carbs coming from cereal and rice are going to cause a spike in blood sugar and then a dip. That is what makes you sick............the crash part of it and then you get ravenously hungry.

Nuts are good snacking options for fat and protein and stabilizing the blood sugar. I keep almonds and macadamia nuts in my desk at work and grab a handful when needed. I also keep cheese in the breakroom refrigerator for those times also.

If you eat fruit, bread, you should always eat with adequate protein to slow the blood sugar spiking.