HUNGRY day :(

melissalatzel1
melissalatzel1 Posts: 7
edited January 16 in Health and Weight Loss
im having one of those days, ive been STARVING this past week, heres my cals i took in:
26th- 900
27th- 1200
28th- 1200
1st- 1900
2nd- 1700

today is the 3rd and im so hungry im ravenous even though i had plenty cals the past 2 days... (i even went up by 0.4kgs)
do you guys have this sometimes too, and do you suffer through the day or what do you do?? i feel like i cant make it through the day unless i eat a whole box of cereal :)

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  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    When you have 900 and 1200 calorie days this is what happens IMO. Why not try eating a steady 1500 or 1600 instead?
  • johnnylufc
    johnnylufc Posts: 39 Member
    why did you only have have 900 on the 26th
    and 1200 on the 27th
    same on the 28th
    then jump upto 1900 on the 1st

    why not have the same each day
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    did you exercise some of those days?
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    When you have 900 and 1200 calorie days this is what happens IMO. Why not try eating a steady 1500 or 1600 instead?

    Very true.
  • Groovyca2022
    Groovyca2022 Posts: 21,378 Member
    I would be starving too if that is all the cals i ate...

    I have 2 rules...
    1) If i want it bad enough...have it (learning to live this life)
    2) NEVER go to bed hungry.
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Eat...more...food :p
  • lalaa02
    lalaa02 Posts: 2
    well dont starve your self, just do what i did eat healthy work out A LOT and in your diet cut out all the bad stuff. Like candy, pop, all fruit juices and everything thats high in calories. u think the fruit juices are healthy but they are not, people take out the protien and leave the suger.instead of candy eat fruits and instead of pop drink water. Do this everyday and u will loose a few pounds.i promise :flowerforyou: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :smile: :smile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • lalaa02
    lalaa02 Posts: 2
    well dont starve your self, just do what i did eat healthy work out A LOT and in your diet cut out all the bad stuff. Like candy, pop, all fruit juices and everything thats high in calories. u think the fruit juices are healthy but they are not, people take out the protien and leave the suger.instead of candy eat fruits and instead of pop drink water. Do this everyday and u will loose a few pounds.i promise
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    My guess is that you're adjusting back to normal intake after those low cal days earlier in the week.
  • melissalatzel1
    melissalatzel1 Posts: 7
    i was travelling on the 900 cal day,
    1200 days were my goal so i stuck to under 1300
    and the last 2 days i was just really hungry so i listened to my body and ate....
  • S_U_M_M_E_R
    S_U_M_M_E_R Posts: 220 Member
    im having one of those days, ive been STARVING this past week, heres my cals i took in:
    26th- 900
    27th- 1200
    28th- 1200
    1st- 1900
    2nd- 1700

    today is the 3rd and im so hungry im ravenous even though i had plenty cals the past 2 days... (i even went up by 0.4kgs)
    do you guys have this sometimes too, and do you suffer through the day or what do you do?? i feel like i cant make it through the day unless i eat a whole box of cereal :)
    It's called HORMONES. Women usually get extremely hungry on certain days of the month. For example 11 days or so after the first day of your period you will have cravings bc that is when you ovulate. Your body is preparing for a possible pregnancy. Also, before your period your metabolism goes up and you can safely eat an extra 500 calories. I am PMSing right now and starving for the past two days. I could eat the paint chips off the wall if I could figure out how to get them off, lol. Go with it, take it easy and hit the diet hard again in a few days when you feel more yourself.
  • melissalatzel1
    melissalatzel1 Posts: 7
    i only drink water, i eat my calories from fruit (lots), veggies, coconut oil, bread if im hungry (wholegrain and 1 or 2 slices)
    butternut soup, milk in my coffee etc..... egg whites, yoghurts...i eat healthy and prefer to snack on it through the day whenever im feeling hungry....
    im just feeling overly ravenous and trying to control it

    so posted this to see if it happens to anyone else out there or if its just me lol
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Most likely 1300 goal is too low, by a few hundred per day. Hunger is the expected response.
    Read this, and consider setting a calorie target manually.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819055-setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets
  • S_U_M_M_E_R
    S_U_M_M_E_R Posts: 220 Member
    why did you only have have 900 on the 26th
    and 1200 on the 27th
    same on the 28th
    then jump upto 1900 on the 1st

    why not have the same each day
    She could be rotating on calories which is actually recommended by many weight loss experts. I am not saying I agree or disagree with it, but when I read the articles on it, it made sense vs eating just a steady "1500" a day, every day.
  • melissalatzel1
    melissalatzel1 Posts: 7
    omg 11 days is spot on!!! maybe thats why then....
    AND during my period i was eating like a pig while on holiday... i came back thinking i gained over 1 kilo but i actually LOTS 0.6 kilos!! so that was amazing..... must be true what you say ;)
  • melissalatzel1
    melissalatzel1 Posts: 7
    i do eat what want, if i want , but i hate going to bed full, i go to bed hungry and wake p with an appetite for breakfast ;)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    lol
  • grabenson7
    grabenson7 Posts: 88
    i find that two some time have a day were i feel a bit more hungry than others so i just have a litte something, the only thing i find odd is that if you have a day were your not has hungry, should you eat just to keep your cals the same.
  • S_U_M_M_E_R
    S_U_M_M_E_R Posts: 220 Member
    i do eat what want, if i want , but i hate going to bed full, i go to bed hungry and wake p with an appetite for breakfast ;)
    If I don't give into my cravings when I PMS I can usually lose a couple of pounds. I read the book, "Hormonal Timing" by Buff Mother (lol) aka Michele Burger. It makes soo much sense. You can Google her and the book is only like 12 dollars or something like that.

    I also don't worry if my calories are low. If I am not hungry, I am not going to eat. Last week I had three days at around 800 calories. I just wasn't hungry. But this week, I am PMSing and starving so I guess I am making up for it. You have to listen to your body and not to what other people "tell you that you should be doing". Your body does a good job at telling you what it needs.
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