Hate being hungry! How do you cope?

I was hungry for the first few weeks of doing this. I put my weight loss goal down to half a pound a week so that my body could adjust slowly and that seemed to work. I think my stomach has shrunk now and is satisfied with less food.

Other tips are to eat low calorie bulk. Veggies are great for this and have lo-cal snacks regularly.

You do also need to check whether you are truly hungry or just tired (my favourite!), angry, upset or even just thirsty.

I was/am also a sugar rush addict. Especially when tired. Like all addictions it will be tough going without your fix for a while but you can do it.

My fiance is the same way (he just started eating healthier 2 days ago) he has to eat every couple hours, including the middle of the night (he stays up til 4 am usually) and he is slowly trying to just make sure he is just eating things that are better for him or a lesser amount than he used to eat. (Fruit, low calorie/fat desserts, things like that) Hope that helps a little, just remember your not alone! ~

Drink your water. 64 oz a day.

This is a must for me too!!!! I have found that a lot of the time I am just thirsty and can usaully stave off the hunger pangs with a cold glass of water.

I second the veggies. Buy a vegetable tray from a local grocer and snack on baby carrots and celery when you get a snack attack. Get rid of all or most of the sweets so they are not around when you have your craving, and drink water, constantly. Drinking a good bit of water, like till you feel somewhat full, when you feel a craving, really takes the edge off, and a few fresh veggies will finish it off. Celery has negative calories! It takes more energy to digest and eat it than is provided by it. ) Try dipping it in some strawberry yogurt (whatever you like) for a sweet healthy treat. And take it slow, like said before, let your body get used to eating less. Don't know anything about appetite suppressants, but my initial thoughts are, avoid them if you can. We get enough chemicals from everything else we put in our bodies. Exercise is actually an appetite suppressant, did you know that? Go take a walk when you feel a hunger pang. )

Good Luck!

I allow myself *some* chocolate because I know I'll just end up binging without it. However, I try a glass of chocolate skim milk to satisy that craving. Another yummy treat is cool whip on graham crackers and then frozen- it's like an ice cream sandwhich. I try not to let sweets account for more than 200-300 calories a day- the important thing is to log them.
Count them and then when you look back and see how much of your caloric intake was "wasted" with sweets it can really make you think twice the next time.
Also- keep sugar free gum around at all times. I don't have trouble with hunger, rather just eating when I'm bored or stressed. Having gum to chew really helps.

I hate hate dieting because I can't stand being hungry. It makes me extremely short tempered and irritable- low tolerance, I know. So what tips do you have other than raiding the cupboard? Please help, I am addicted to sugar rushes!!

I know this sounds silly, and it is in a way, but I decided to embrace hunger... Hunger is my friend... when I feel 'hunger tickles'.. I don't say hunger pain, I know that's fat packing it's bag and leaving town... I don't starve at all, I eat regular meals and low calorie snacks, but when my friend hunger tickles me, I say, "hello old buddy... kicking some fat out the door I see..."

So the whole point is, don't panic when you feel a little hungry.

Someone else just posted a good point about keeping your mind occupied to avoid crazy hunger and boredom eating. Reading does it for me!

i get like this when i restart the effort to lose some weight.
when i feel a grumble in my stomach or a craving coming on i try to snack on something with some crunch (air popped popcorn or veggies). drink some water, and I also remind myself of my goals.

I drink tea. I also take fiber pills that fight cravings.. So far so good!