do you get hungry!?

Work on self control. It has to be learned and you can do it.

Sometimes I do. Sometimes I'm too good at being hungry in that I'll be hungry and will hesitate to eat. This usually happens around this time of day. For me, problems start not from physical hunger but from the effects of hunger on my emotional state. When I let that slip up, I tend to want ALL the sugar/pasta.

Regardless--to keep this mess in check, I preplan my day and make sure I hit my protein and fat macros. My diary is open, so you can see what those are. Some people swear by fiber, although I haven't really experimented with that yet.

A common problem is that people set their deficits too aggressively and are trying to stay within an unreasonable limit, although to be sure of staying within such a limit you have to be logging/weighing accurately. Also, dropping calories drastically from previous intake will definitely result in hunger almost regardless of what foods you eat. You can either make the decrease more gradual or just deal with it for a couple of weeks until you get used to it.

I still fight it. I've had to up my exercise to keep up with my eating, but I'm slowly lowering both exercise and eating to more sustainable levels.

It takes practice, patience and a little self-forgiveness when you slip.

Of course I get hungry. So, I work out to eat more if I want more food.

I won't lie. It is tough. I have to get myself into the right mindset or I can easily put away 4-5k calories per day.

One thing that helps me is to satisfy my cravings early on before they snowball into a ravenous urge. Earlier today I craved chocolate. If I ignored it, then this evening, when I am at my weakest, I would have went and binged. But instead, I found a gas station and bought a pack of Rolos and ate five of them. It satisfied the craving and I am within my calorie goal.

it isn't so much how much you are eating but what you are eating. I like to add lots of vegies to my foods/meals and beans and lean meats. I go for basis whole foods and stay away from those empty calores that are not filling and expensive to buy. I drink lots water and eat slower so that my brain can catch up to my stomach. I enjoy each bite I take. I don't make too much. if I do, I put it in a container immediately and freeze it. I allow myself to eat six times a day but smaller meals. I go for things with fiber in it and protein. I cut out pop. I do get hungry a lot. but I make sure this problem is solved in the grocery store: meaning I only buy things that are good for us to eat. I keep cut up vegies and fruits in the fridge. I have snacks like popcorn or quick oats or kasha cereal, etc to grab. I keep wheat bread only in the house. I buy almond milk for my cereal. I do a lot of tacos or stir frys. You can never go wrong with that and its filling. I watch out for an limit my trigger foods like pasta or pizza. I brush my teeth right after eating. I go for a walk after eating lunch and dinner. Those are some things I do. I also preplan my dinners first thing in the morning. Pre planning is key to combatting the raging hungries.

Appetite and hunger are two different things. I've had to cut down on my food to actually feel hunger again. I could eat half a turkey, but I made myself realize that I am not actually hungry anymore after just the first helping. For a treat I may eat a bit more, but as a general rule, I don't.
I know I ought to start logging again, just to see where I am at calorie wise, but the hunger thing seems to be working fine for now...
It also helps that I hate being dehydrated before I run, so I am drinking extra water all the time now...

I've been working on distinguishing actual hunger from a desire to taste things I like and from eating because I'm bored. Some people eat because of emotions in addition to or instead of boredom. It takes practice, and patience.

My own experience was this - I am older and shorter, so the 1200 cals MFP recommended for me to get the weight off at 0.4kg a week seemed like starvation rations and I knew I would be hungry and find it difficult to sustain, so I tried to exercise as many days as possible - cycling or running mostly, sometimes just a 30 min run, and ate most of those exercise calories back. I felt like I had adequate food and mostly didn't feel hungry, but still lost weight. I also think if you cut fat to too low a level hunger is more likely, so think about including healthy fats, and for me more protein and less carbs seems to work. And drink plenty of water. All the best...

One more thing, They say if you are calorie limited that you should chew more slowly. Don't just gulp down your food. I think Weight Wishers says to actually put your fork down between bites.

Ive done that. And I quit doing that because it just seemed like I was sacrificing so much to be lean.

I started it again because I am on a 1200 calorie diet. I have knee issues so I'm not exercising on a regular basis as yet.

I won't lie. It is tough. I have to get myself into the right mindset or I can easily put away 4-5k calories per day.

One thing that helps me is to satisfy my cravings early on before they snowball into a ravenous urge. Earlier today I craved chocolate. If I ignored it, then this evening, when I am at my weakest, I would have went and binged. But instead, I found a gas station and bought a pack of Rolos and ate five of them. It satisfied the craving and I am within my calorie goal.

I'm totally different than this. I wanna be like you when I grow up!!!! I'm allergic to sugar but I craaaavve it. If I eat one, I'm like a heroine addict. I have to have more.

My biggest problem is I have a HUGE appetite, I could eat three servings at dinner if I allowed myself to and have a snack an hour later. I get hungry a lot and eat a lot, I honestly eat similar portion sizes to my boyfriend, if not more. Considering the amount I eat I am not really that over weight at all.

How did you all combat this when you first started using the MFP system and having to obey calorie limits?

I have tried so hard to eat within my calorie limits in the past and just felt so hungry. Any advice would be appreciated!

Eat a meal with me and you'll learn what a true appetite is. I legitimately can eat anything put in front of me in any quantity Eating less more often doesn't work. Eating more veggies (bleh) just makes me miserable. Fortunately I play a lot of basketball and workout as much as I can. I like to think of myself like The Hulk. "That's my secret, I'm always hungry." So really, you just have to tell yourself no and stick to it.

Something that helps me when it comes to hunger is to do something that keeps me busy that also isn't conducive to eating. In my case, playing music is one of those things- it occupies both of my hands AND I don't want to be eating because I don't want to be blowing stuff through my instruments. But after a while, the feelings of hunger don't feel as intense and you learn to control yourself.