Constantly STARVING need filling meals

I sometimes load soups, stews, chili..,etc with spinach. That tends to help me feel food and it doesn't change the flavor of my meal that much.) And of course drinking a huge glass of water before your meal helps. (Some people eat an apple before having their meals). Best wishes:flowerforyou:

This may be a radical idea but perhaps you should eat more?

I'm eating this for lunch today since I've been having the same problem. I know that this is fills me up like crazy and no snacks needed. I can even go to a late dinner if I eat this at lunch!

http://www.preventionrd.com/2013/05/slow-cooker-beer-pulled-pork-stuffed-sweet-potatoes/

Try this recipe: It is for Potato, Mushroom and Leek Croquettes. If you serve it with a big bunch of greens, and a soft fried egg broken on top it is filling, healthy, non-meat and really GOOD! Also, you can substitute cooking spray for the olive oil and cut that extra little bit out as well. You come in with a whole meal for about 350 or so.

If you like it let me know. I can throw some other recipes at you!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/potato-mushroom-leek-croquette-50400000119674/

I haven't looked at your food diary but the first thing I would suggest is that you are NOT supposed be eating LESS than 1200 calories per day. You need a minimum of 1200. That being said, I've been at 1200 and it is harder to get filled up at that level. I do eat meat, but not a lot of it (can't afford it) so I eat LOTS of beans and eggs for protein in addition to nuts, Greek yogurt, and peanut butter. Although some folks say that bread/carbs are evil, I do find that eating my whole wheat bread with added fiber makes me fill fuller. I also eat 6 times per day--not full meals, but schedule a heavy snack three times per day in addition to meals. When I was at 1200 calories, I also ate back almost all of my exercise calories because I was just flat hungry! Now that I've lost to my first goal and have a lesser amount to lose, I've backed off to 1 lb per week and 1430 calories seems like I'm eating all the time!

Eat your exercise calories. You are saying you lost 4.2 pounds in a week, right? That sounds like you are being too restrictive. You'll do better long-term if you lose slowly and keep your calories in a place where you aren't hungry.

egg whites (scrambled - or whatever) are high in protein and low in calories and can really fill you up.

I make a delicious breakfast burrito using egg whites, ham, pepper-jack cheese, and a flat-bread. Look at my Saturday 1/11/14 breakfast. Adjust the proportions to fit your macros.

Sometimes i will add a little hash browns to it as well (zero calorie spray in the skillet and some onion).

Since Sunday I have been struggling to keep under my 1200 calorie goal and not eat all my exercise calories back

And you just posted in another thread about eating maybe 50 of your exercise cals because you often feel weak and shaky. These are not good signs! They are warning signs that your body is not getting enough fuel!

You need to understand that your daily calorie goal has you at a deficit already (especially at 1200, which is the bare minimum) - this means you could eat all 1200 calories every day, do zero exercise, and you'll lose weight. Burning more cals through exercise creates an even LARGER deficit, which is not good, and cause you all sorts of problems over time - slowed metabolism, hair loss, stalled weight loss, exhaustion, etc. Not fun. And not the results you are going for, I'm sure!

MFP adds those exercise cals back into your goal to bring your NET cals back up, and to keep that deficit reasonable. You are supposed to eat them back.

The plan works and it works well, but of course it's only as good as the info you give it. I'm willing to bet that unless you are a very very tiny person, 1200 cals is less than your BMR - less than what you'd get if you were in a coma in the hospital. And you're eating less than that, and then burning more off through exercise. And feeling weak and shaky - your body wants more fuel!

Set up your goals realistically in MFP - if you don't have 75-100 lbs to lose, don't set your goal to lose 2lbs a week - that's not realistic. Set it for 1/2 or 1 lb a week. Log your food as accurately as possible - use measuring cups and a food scale. Log your exercise as accurately as possible as well - invest in a good heart rate monitor or a Fitbit or some other gadget that will give you a better idea of what you're actually burning. And then make sure you are fueling your body - don't sell it short by pushing through exercise and then barely eating anything.

Besides eating the proper amount of calories, you can also help keep yourself feeling full longer by eating good amounts of protein and healthy fats.

Good luck.

Just yesterday you had reply after reply suggesting you NOT limit yourself to 1200 calories.

Start there.

You're setting yourself up for FAILURE. I hate to say.