Hungry all the time!

Wow that's a huge amount of carbs a day sugars and undereating of calories. I'd be ravenous if I ate what you do. Do you realise the more sugar and processed foods you eat the more your body craves? Do you eat any fresh vegetables?

I would love to see studies that prove this, since i don't believe it at all.

If you haven't seen the studies, then why don't you believe it?

Here you go: http://authoritynutrition.com/23-studies-on-low-carb-and-low-fat-diets/

I see some results and conclusions there but no studies!

Who were the studies conducted on, what did each person eat? too many variable for me to buy that article.

I don't find I have a higher craving for more sugar or processed foods, that would be why i don't believe it!

Hit your calorie goals.

Also, increasing my protein intake has eliminated most of my hunger rumblings. I feel satiated longer than I do with carbs.

Give up the "light" foods and eat the normal/natural alternatives.They may add a few extra cals but with a slightly higher fat content (but often lower sugar content), you will feel more sated after eating for much longer.

Oh my gosh this back to school transition is so hard and with a baby, I can remember those days! I feel for you. Weekend: take a couple of hours with the baby strapped on your back or in a little swing, get some music going and prep. You will be so glad you did it. Here are some ideas or questions that have helped me:
Can you do some overnight oats with greek yogurt and berries and chia seeds and make up several at a time in jars for on the go, zero thought:drinker: breakfasts?
Can you make up a big batch of stew on the weekends for weekday dinners: crock pot of easiness no complicated recipe? Salad on the side can be as simple as a bag of pre washed salad mix and some cherry tomatoes.
Can you over the weekend make up five sandwiches and wrap 'em up to go, with a side of whatever pre-chopped veggies, etc that you want? Bananas, oranges, apples on the side?
Best wishes, being hungry is not good.

Make yourself some smoothies. Frozen fruit, greek yogurt, a little milk and ice and you've got protein, vitamins, fruit and they're pretty filling. Snack on some almonds throughout the day, also grapes, celery and carrots travel pretty well and you could snack on those items while cruising off to the football field. If time is an issue grab the precut stuff at the grocery store.

Someone else said this earlier and it's a big time saver, if you're running the grill to say cook a steak toss on some chicken breast, keilbasa, fresh veggies and grill up a bunch of extra stuff for the week and immediately package it in single serve containers. Also the crock pot is your friend during the summer too, toss stuff in there and let it cook, pulled pork is super easy and I love it on a baked sweet potato. Toss the pork in the crockpot with a little seasoning and touch of water, wrap a couple sweet potatoes in aluminum foil and let it cook down. You can even through corn on the cob right on top of that just keep it in the husk so it doesn't turn to mush. After 6-8 hours you've got a great meal and more than enough food for a couple containers of leftovers for the rest of the week.

If you're running 15-20 miles a week then yes you definitely want to eat back some of those calories, I tend to be hungry the day after my runs so on those days I eat extra so balance it out over the week instead of the day, that might help a bit with your hungry feeling. I only eat back generally half my calorie burn.

Listen to your body. Make sure you are not hungry out of bordem. Eat more foods rich in protein and in good fats. Some of my favorites are lunch meat, cheese, avocados and nuts.

eat part of your exercise calories back.

if you're that busy, buy canned protein shakes and you can drink one on your way somewhere in the car or whenever you get hungry. if you have a few minutes more, have a greek yogurt when you get hungry. either of these are fast and will give your body much more protein.

Can you make up a big batch of stew on the weekends for weekday dinners: crock pot of easiness no complicated recipe? Salad on the side can be as simple as a bag of pre washed salad mix and some cherry tomatoes.
Can you over the weekend make up five sandwiches and wrap 'em up to go, with a side of whatever pre-chopped veggies, etc that you want? Bananas, oranges, apples on the side.

I Make at least 1 huge batch of soup every week. Bottle it up in quart mason jars and stash in fridge. Use lots of vegetables ... maybe pasta or almost any grain and a good amount of protein. Just a bit of oil to saute onions & garlic so soup is low fat usually 100 calories or so / cup. Good after work snack when you come home ravenous.

Took me a lifetime to eliminate sugar ... use xylitol when I want sugar substitute. Low cal healthy sugar substitute.

Favorite snack is almond butter with Apple slices. Leave a jar in your desk. It's calorie dense ... but satisfying. Baby will love it when he's a bit older.

Fast food s barely food ... filled with fat, sugar, processed nutrient deficient ingredients pumped up with additives & chemicals for that oh so good flavor. Enough said. With a weight loss as impressive as yours make it a very rare treat.

I too am hungry a lot. I try to eat 5 or 6 small meals a day. Some days my diary tells me I'm not eating enough. Love those days when I can splurge.

I Would Recommend Drinking Two Pints of Water It Will Greatly Suppress Your Appetite

A big bowl of lentil veggie soup does it for me.

What they said about eating healthy foods, so you can eat more & feel full longer.
Plus yes, increase protein & fiber intake.

should I be eating back exercise calories? I use a fitbit and routinely overachieve my steps by a good deal (17,000) steps per day and I run about 15-20 miles a week. I have my calories set on lightly active as well, if that helps. Also, could lack of quality sleep have an impact on my feeling hungry every day?

Yes, lack of sleep can affect weight (increase it). In fact, your question influenced me to do a blog post! See my next post in this thread.

From your description, you are not "lightly active".
If you want to lose weight you should not eat back exercise calories. (This is what my doctor & dietician told me.) First, most people underestimate what they eat. Second, most people & machines overestimate calories burned from exercise.
If you're really hungry at the end of the day, eat 1/3 to 1/2 of your exercise calories, once in a while.

I want to weigh 195

To get there, eat 1950 cal per day (total, ignore "net" or exercise). Again, this is what my doctor & dietician told me - 10x your healthy goal weight = calories to eat to get there.
For maintenance, slowly increase your calories until you're at about 15/lb. That's what Harvard Medical School says is needed to maintain weight if you're active about 30 min a day.
http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/HB_web/calorie-counting-made-easy.htm
If you're gaining, cut back a bit. If you're losing, add a bit.

Here's where you can search for published research about medical issues.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

I took a look at your food diary. You seem to be pretty consistently way under your calorie goal. Assuming you have your calories set correctly for maintenance, I would say you need to eat more! I suggest you try to meet your protein and fat goals each day. This will help greatly with hunger.

This Recommendation works for me. Good Fat (not trans fats in bread) and good quality Protein will help to keep you full longer. Stay away from sugar and high glycemic carbs and if your like me the cravings will decrease in 1 to 2 weeks. Good Luck!

Do you realise the more sugar and processed foods you eat the more your body craves?

I would love to see studies that prove this, since i don't believe it at all.

Here's where you can search for published medical research on any topic:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

These seem to suggest that eating more carbs could be a good thing.

"the combination of a high-[carbohydrate] meal and aerobic exercise may effectively improve appetite control and body weight management."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22300359

"Evidence suggests that nutrient metabolism is (directly or indirectly) related to postingestive satiety. Protein is the most satiating macronutrient and has the greatest detectable effect on qualitative intake. Carbohydrates (CHOs) exert potent effects on satiety ... fat is the least readily metabolized macronutrient, and therefore, joule for joule, is less satiating than CHO or protein."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10422099


But this says the opposite - fat kills hunger better than simple sugars.
"higher satiating efficiency from high-fat preloads than from simple CHO preloads"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10444538
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/content/277/2/R337.long


Not finding anything about processed foods, one way or the other.

Prior to this schedule I was eating fresh fruits and vegetables non-stop, but I don't really know how to incorporate them into this schedule. Any sort of advice is greatly appreciated.

Buy fruits, put them in your lunchbox, snack on them.
Buy veggies that can be snacks - celery, carrots, cucumber, summer squash. Any can be dipped in hummus for more protein & fat.
Raisins.
Nuts.
Dried soybeans.

For good, easy, tasty recipes: http://www.tasteofhome.com/
The popup menu under "recipes" (just hover over it) includes slow cooker, healthy, and if you click on "cooking styles" there's also "easy", "make ahead", "quick", "quick dinner".
Most of their recipes have nutritional information.

Taste of Home is also a magazine. They have several spinoffs, including Simple & Delicious, which regularly includes 30-minute meals.
http://www.tasteofhome.com/magazines

There's nothing wrong with the amount of carbs you're eating unless you have a medical reason to avoid or limit carbs. My personal suggestion would be to eat more fat, and make sure you meet your target calories every day. Good luck!