Hungry days...ever have a day where you just don't feel full

All the time. When I am extra hungry it is generally for a good reason. Most of the time, I indulge. It usually balances out. If my period is anywhere near, that is what I usually blame.

Yes.

Sometimes I'm just hungry.


I don't worry about it too much. I eat some more vegetables or, because it's often on cold days when I'm in a "comfort food" mood in general, an extra helping of hot cereal as a snack (the oat bran cereal I have now is 120 calories per serving; 6 g protein, 6 g fiber. Filling but not heavy).

When I´m hungry, I pay serious attention. It is a signal, biological and/or psychological. Check list:

1. Are you eating enough for your exercise level? Did you under-eat seriously for a day or too? Under-eating always leads to overeareating.
2. are you eating the right kinds of foods: lean proteins, green vegetables, healthy oils or too many empty calories.
3. Are you drinking water?
4. If pscychological, do you need a break for a meal or two? Do you have some cravings?

And finally, my magic meal for such days - ALWAYS works:
6 oz grilled slamon
1 cup or more of broccoli w garlic butter
1/2 cup of brown rice

Good luck. PS. I also felt hungry the past couple fo days, maybe the full moon

I have days like that, and then I have days where I'm just not hungry at all!
It's weird, but I'm finding that when I have high protein breakfasts I feel more hungry than if I have a carb based breakfast, whereas I always hear that protein s meant to keep you fuller for longer! I must be backwards!

Yep--I've been hungry for the last two days. I think I under-ate early in the week and then the weather turned to crap, and that turned on some cravings for comfort food. I went ahead and indulged a little (pizza) but didn't go over my intended caloric goal to the extent that it would completely throw off my weekly total. And I'm still in the process of figuring out what my daily intake should really be ( I started out low-ish and after reading through the forums here I have bumped it up once or twice--I enjoy eating and have no interest in a low calorie dietary goal so I'm trying to find how much I can eat and still meet the 'lose pound a week average' that I'm aiming for). I think it's ok to eat if you're hungry, just pay attention and try not to get derailed into an extended binge. You can also experiment with different foods and see if any of them help satisfy you better than others (protein or fat, etc). Good luck!

Absolutely! For me, these hungry days are usually the day following a really hardcore workout or run and I chalk it up to that afterburn effect that's hard to track with an HRM. Hormonal fluctuations can bring on hunger too so pay attention to where you are in your cycle - ovulation and TOM usually include a couple hungry days.

Here's how I usuall handle it:
1) have you had enough water? Sometimes the body mixes up hunger and thirst signals. I used to always hate when my mother told me to drink water when I said I wanted a snack but turns out she actually had a point with that one, she just never explained it to me in a way that made sense. Anyway, try drinking some water and give it a half hour or so and see how you feel

2) are you really hungry or just bored? ON the weekends especially, boredom (usually in the form of procrastination) is a killer for me. If bored, find something that will help...read a book, go for a walk, call a friend, play a game, crafts, hobbies, etc. If at work or in the car, find something interesting to listen to so you're not bored. I love listening to audiobooks during my commute, it really helps the time fly and I get to catch up on popular series and classics that I might normally miss out on.

3) keep healthy snacks handy at all times - almonds, 100 cal bags of popcorn, fruit, veg, boiled eggs, oatmeal, yogurt, protein bars/powder, etc. so that when you really are hungry, you have good options to turn to.

Yup I sure do. Usually I am bored though, so I try to stay busy and make sure I drink lots of water and see if that helps.

you may have tried this but drink water, hot tea... When i look back over the days ive been the most successful it has b een when i drink water between meals and try to eat something 100-200 calories every 3hrs. Obviously this means meals have to be low calories but i can control my hunger better if i dont get too ravinous

I learned a long time ago that I can't go by feeling full. I'm not sure if it's a mental thing (probably) or what, but if I waited until I was full, I'd almost never stop eating. And when I finally did I'd be so full I was uncomfortable bordering on making myself sick. Thats why I prelog much of the time... then it just comes down to having the discipline to stick to the plan.

I prelog as well. If i do get the hungry horrors I try to eat protein

Great topic, seems we all have those days!! I thankfully don't have them too often, but when I do, I either give in a little, find something else to do, go to bed, or have a protein shake.

i always have found that when i have days like this and am craving something particular i give in just for a bit not over indulge but if i want it i have it. its my body telling me i need to have it and i respect my body. for me this is a lifestyle change so i know i will be doing this for a long time to come.

i also drink alot of hot herbal tea and water throughout the day and keep sugar free gum on hand if i have problems