hungry all the time

i know exaclty how you feel, i posted on the same thing over in food and nutrition, i just can't stop like i always need to be eating something. and i work next to coldstone creamery (don't know if you ever have been there) its not a good thing

Sometimes if I am trying to avoid the food that I am really craving, I end up eating way more calories of other foods trying to satisfy my craving than if I would have just had my craving!! I will have my craving sometimes, but I try to eat it just before I am leaving for someplace or going outside to do mowing, etc. so I don't binge and have 10 instead of 1 or 2. It will satisfy my craving, and I get busy doing whatever I was off to do and then I forget about having more. Small things like a herschey kiss or a peanut M&M work well so you don't overdo it. You could try sorting them out into sealed envelopes and can have an envelope for your craving on days when you just can't think of anything else!!

Sorry to hear that. I'm hungry all the time too. Sometimes I cannot even think until I have had something to eat. This can't be normal - and I am eating plenty of calories. Sometimes I think we are "pre-conditioned at the factory" to gain weight. Why else would so many of us need to lose it???? I

i tend to let myself eat whatever i want now and just count the calories and avoid going over. I'm always hungry too, or desiring food all day at least, so i ask myself if it's worth a 2nd workout to have whatever. Sometimes it is....

I find it helpful to make sure I get enough protein and fat. Now that I'm counting calories, I have to make sure to get enough of the right stuff pretty much every time I eat anything.

I try to make sure that both my meals and snacks have a good balance of protein, fiber, fat and carbs, just to keep from splurging on any one of them.

I find that when I eat lean protein ( like chicken breast or light yogurt) and whole grain I'm not hungry all the time. Also two snacks a day keep me from getting starved when I have a longer period of time between meals. I do eat chocolate or ice cream when I feel like it, just the low fat and sugar version and I make sure I still have the calories left to endulge.
The more refined the carb is the quicker you will have a crash and burn experience, the whole grain ones don't spike your insuline and take longer to digest, therefore making you feel fuller longer. There was an article not too long on keeping your metabolism on a steady burn by evening out your sugar levels in your bloodstream, but I don't remember if it was web md or one of the other mails I get.
Hope that helps

Yep, you are my sister, JessicaT2007. I, too, think of each calorie I am ingesting or planning to ingest and how much I should work out to compensate. I am sooo thrilled when I have just 3 calories left at the end of the day. I'm trying not to worry my poor husband with my obsession. ha ha

mmmm chocolate....
Gave it up. :laugh:
Apple is a good nutrition, chocolate - just bad fat and sugar. everything else is processed out of it inspite of what the food industry wud want us to think.

you say you exercise a lot - you may not be eating enough, though. What kind of exercise are you doing?
It is funny, but eating too little can subotage your weight loss progress, besideshaving cravings will eventually win over you and you binge on junk. I've been there, I know

A lot of people remove hard carbs - bleached breads, white rice, sugary drinks - but don't replace that will good carbs - leafy green veggies, brown rice, multi-grain bread or pasta, and a fruit or two. Make sure you are adding those on regular basis and see if it helps your cravings!

Good luck!

Love,
Jenny