Starving

more water, more protein, less fat, less carb. That should be more filling.

more water, more protein, less fat, less carb. That should be more filling.

Carbs and fats fill you up! A lot actually. Eat fiber. Fiber is a proven filler actually.

protein does keep you full longest apparently according to studies

Some of the easiest sources of fiber are anything plant based, really. If you eat enough fruits and veggies, maybe some whole grains, you should be set on fiber. Fiber One bars are good too.

Why is your calorie goal so low? How tall are you?

If you don't mind eating brand food and not, made in a blender or whatever from scratch at your house food:

Nature Valley Protein Bars
Quaker Oat Bars

They're filling (especially if you eat them while drinking water) and taste nice.

If you're okay with diary:

Greek yogurt
Cheeses

I also like raw almonds, seaweed peanuts (heck, seaweed anything, I love seaweed), energy squares from nuts.com, and stuff like that.

You can try filling up on more vegetables with your meals. They're low cal, and I'll often put a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese (Maybe 10 or 15 grams) or a serving of shredded cheddar cheese (28 grams) on a couple servings of green vegetables. ^_^ So, it's a little more fat and protein with the vegetables, and they're not too boring. But, the cheese is optional if you don't mind them just plain.

The only thing is cheese and nuts have to be measured carefully because they're calorie dense foods.

you shouldnt be starving yourself, you can go a little over the calorie goal, this is healthy, try and fit a little workout into your day. I know its hard but it is doable. I workout every night for 40 minutes every night doing insanity, if i want to eat more i know i need to do my workout. there is also T25 that i heard about and it is only 25 mins a day.

Eat more

When I started eating better, I was hungry a lot, but I've been doing this since July and now, it's all I can do to get enough food in to cover my calorie allotment! I'm a poor college student, too. Consider Healthy Choice Steamers. Walmart has had a long-running sale on these recently, too, for $2 each. Some of those have 21 grams of protein in them! Moreover, they have veggies too. I also happen to like the taste. I'm also a big canned tuna fan, but you have to watch how much you eat of that because of mercury! I also pick up a box of ThinkThin Brownie Bars, 20 grams of protein each. These are usually about $1.39 each, or $5.97 to $6.97 for a box of five. These taste pretty good, too, and I eat one for breakfast with some fruit each day. It seems the more protein I eat for breakfast, the better off I am on managing hunger all day.

If you have to snack, consider vegetables. I moderately like carrots, but if you buy a bunch of them, eating them is a chore. I chew them so much that by the time I have a carrot, I'm tired of eating.

Why 30 pounds? Why the 1500 calorie goal? Why not make time to work out? Why not set reasonable goals?

ETA: How do you know how many calories you are truly eating each day if you do not log accurately?

Stay out of McDonalds for one... ????

You don't have to stay out of McDonalds.
But I do realize if a person goes there they risk you calling them a McFatty. :sick:

I just a lettuce wrap. 200 calories for both wraps total. Lettuce, sliced ham, sprinkle parmesan cheese, 1 tsp of cesar dressing. Delish. I work a sedentary office job as well. Im always hungry. I would normaly have eaten the donuts in the break room when feeling as hungry as i just was but i am so proud and pretty satisfied with my lettuce wraps. Just get creative. you can do it.

my height is 5'5. I want to lose one pound per week and that's what mfp gave me

I'd change it to .5 a week to give yourself more calories to work with.

I'd also eat a real breakfast instead of protein powder if you aren't working out. Eggs and Bacon IMO are really filling. I make up a huge batch ( with veggies cooked in the eggs ) and that gets me a super filling breakfast for 400ish calories daily.

EAT!!!

Stay away from popcorn while you are getting used to a calorie reduction, it's a trap! Very low calorie but it will fill up your stomach preventing it from shrinking as you eat less. (A smaller stomach will reduce some of those hunger pangs.) Also, bananas, popcorn, oatmeal and granola bars are all examples of carbohydrate-rich snacks, not protein. (They are also fine to eat if they fit in your macros, but you said you wanted more protein) Green veggies will give you fiber without so many carbs.

Try:

green beans, snow peas, cucumbers, broccoli, salads etc for fiber
cottage cheese, tuna, turkey, chicken breast, hard boiled eggs for protein (I'm trying to think about snack friendly items but any form of meat will work)

BUT: I agree with the general sentiment that you have probably cut your calories too low. Haven't read the whole thread yet, but depending on how tall you are and how much you weigh, 1500 calories sounds itty bitty for a 21 year old male. I am a 40 year old 5 foot tall female and I'm losing weight on 1390-1800 calories a day depending on exercise.

any food examples i can get for fiber and protein?
I did some research for snack foods and i got these
banana
3 c air popped corn
quacker instant oat meal
activia vanilla
granola bar