Help, constantly hungry

One thing that jumps out: replenishing electrolytes.

Happens coconut water is really good for that.

If the protein powder turns out to be an issue, how about beans instead? Delicious and you can make them from scratch. Cheap, too, which ought to make up for the extra cost of coconut water.

Honestly I know you said you don't eat a lot of protein but trading some of your carb macros for protein would keep you feeling fuller long.

Your diary looks okay to me. On your next physical, you may want to tell your doctor about being always hungry, and have him/her run a thyroid hormone panel.

best of luck

Your breakfasts are very high carb. I notice if I have more than 50g of carbs early in the day it sets me up to be hungry all day. I think it spikes my blood glucose, which causes an insulin spike that leaves my blood glucose too low a few hours later. This subsequent blood glucose dip makes me ravenous and induces renewed carb cravings.

My appetitie is definitely easier to manage if I limit carbs to around 50g per sitting especially early in the day.

I would try experimenting with a breakfast that is more protein based. My typical breakfast of 300-400 kcal is low fat yoghurt with just a little cereal stirred in for crunch and flavour, with an egg and some vegetable sticks dipped in hummous and maybe some fruit.

Looking at your diary, I don't think you're eating enough.

Usually MFP + exercise comes out fairly close to TDEE - 20%, but not in your case on the days I saw. It's coming close only on the days you exercise, and then you're usually under target.

Using Scooby's calculator (http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/), picking 3-5 hrs of exercise per wk, you should be averaging somewhere around 2081 cals per day for TDEE - 20%.

This. I lost weight on 2400/day using this calculator. However, using this method, you would not eat back your exercise calories and you would eat the same amount each day regardless of whether you exercised or not. (As long as your exercise remained constant throughout the week.) This would also give you more room for protein and fats in your diet which would keep you feeling full longer. A good place to start with macros are 40% carbs and 30% each for fats and protein.

I tried the 1200 thing for a while and I was starving, too. MFP is a great site and fabulous for recording your food, etc., but the best part is the community of people who have used it to find out what works for them as an individual and are willing to share that knowledge. The almost automatic 1200 calories it gives everyone isn't suitable for every single person. It will take some trial and error, but it's worth the effort to figure out what's best for your body. Best of luck!!

Edit: Unless you have a medical condition that would require you to limit a particular macro, you don't need to reduce carbs (or fat either, like a lot of fad diets will have you do). I get over 225 g of carbs a day (about 1000 calories of yummy carbs), and it hasn't stalled my weight loss. Just make sure you're getting plenty of protein and fats as well.

your calories seem very low, are you trying to lose more than 1 pound per week?

Yeah, if I was eat that stuff I'd be freaking hungry all the time too.

Any chance you can sub in some fats and protein instead of all of those pre-processed carbs? Eggs, sausage (Hillshire Farms makes a killer smoked turkey sausage), greek yogurt, chicken thighs, steak, avocados, salmon patties (Skinny Taste has an excellent recipe that I use for a snack). All of those will stick with you a lot longer than what you're eating.