So Hungry!

Hi!

I find that drinking water before and during your meals helps.
Maybe try and eat healthy snacks in between

Hope this helps

I think a lot of diets recommend drinking a glass of water about 15 minutes before a meal. It wouldn't hurt to try. Also, you should get into the habit of eating as slowly as possible - putting your cutlery down in between each mouthful and chewing slowly. Finally, try and have something to do after eating to distract you from the thoughts of feeling like you haven't eaten enough. Tell yourself that you must finish the washing up/tidy the kitchen before you really consider whether or not you are still feeling hungry. You need to give plenty of time for your body to digest the food and know that it is satisfied.

My only other suggestion is to do something that physically interferes with eating, such as painting your nails or brushing your teeth.

BTW, it has been scientifically proven that soup is more filling than solid food, so you could always put your meal in the blender with a glass of water - but you might find that a little extreme!!!!!

id go with the water thing and try going with zero or low cal fizzy drinks I go through a lot and keeps me from getting hungry and its weird tactic but when you have eaten put your fork down befor taking another bite or try adding more veg to your meals makes u fuller longer hope it helps

I am reaally struggling with feeling hungry almost immediately after eating, not sure why and it's making it hard to stay motivated. Anyone know any tips to stay fuller for longer? thanks

I used to experience this but it had nothing to do with how much or what I was eating. It took me a while to figure out but I realized that I had a fear of being hungry and often my mind just told me I was hungry (right after eating) and I would end up overeating. Obviously just after you've eaten you can't really be hungry so maybe there's something similar going on with you. About a year ago I juice fasted for 5 days to allow my body to be hungry and to overcome that fear. Once I understood what real hunger felt like for me and also realized that being hungry wasn't a bad thing, I was able to better identify when it was real hunger versus my mind.

Water does nothing for me.

What does work is protein and fat, preferably a combination of the two. Your protein goal is low. Think of it as a bare minimum.

Also you seem to be undershooting your calorie goal a lot. It's a goal because you're meant to reach it, and you'd be surprised what a couple hundred calories can do in terms of keeping you full.

raw veggies help fill you up more than cooked too! :bigsmile:

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Hang in there it's just your flesh wanting you to fail.
You are re-setting it-so be patient!