Always Hungry!

I drink the Special K protein shakes, they seem to help curb my appetite. And the chocolate ones taste really good! You could give them a try and see if they work for you. I also drink lots of water and that helps too.... Maybe you are just eating meals that are fulfilling, try peanut butter, yogurt, tuna fish....those things usually seem to fill me up.

Hi there,

You could open your diary up for us to have a look at and we could whether we could help with what you are already eating & what you could add in??

Emma
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ps. I was always hungry before I got to grips with this. I mean always hungry. Dont get me wrong, I still cannot think about anything other than food, but I dont think Im anywhere near as hungry any more.

High fiber I believe helps as well. And if you eat small meals through out the day can help too. I used to eat like 6 times a day.
I would usually have a light breakfast, a protien bar or almonds for the next meal, a salad or pita with hummus for lunch, then another protien bar or fruit or something for the next one and then a light dinner.
It did help a lot. And it is supposed to boost your metabolism. I heard your body goes to starvation mode like 3 hours after you eat so this helps. You are basically eating every 3 hours.
I lost a lot of weight doing that last summer. I just have not had the money to buy the protien bars lately or the almonds.
I swear eating healthy is so expensive.

Small meals with lots of snacking seems to work best for me. A 200-300 cal meal with 200 cals of snacking seems to work out. Lots of high fiber meals too (ex. oatmeal for breakfast).

It's amazing how much you can eat of veggies. A cup of a vegetable really is about 50 cals.

not all belly rumble sounds are from hunger. i use to think every time my belly rumbled i was hungry. google stomach growling when not hungry. if you are like me, i never knew what true hunger felt like because i never allowed myself to be hungry always eating/snacking. I try to plan my day out in advance, which really helps keep me stay on track.

I highly reccomend either high fiber snack bars or Fiber One muffins. They do what naturally does but they make me feel full longer to where I am eating an appropriate amount of calories each day and not feeling all grumbly inside. hope my suggestion helps!

How often are you eating? I think that having snacks in between each meal helps. It has helped me. I have cottage cheese with pineapples, a handful of almonds, low fat string cheese. I some times even have my dinner salad in the afternoon if I'm really hungry and I'm afraid that I'm going to blow it.

how strange, i find the more i exercise the less i eat too! fi x x

Go with 5-6 smaller meals in a day. I do that and drink lots of water in between. I eat a lean protein, and a carb at every meal, and add a vegetable or fruit at my big meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) I'm never hungry.

High protein needs to be balanced with fiber. Spinach is good as are other leafy greens. You may also want to eat smaller and more frequent meals to satiate you throughout the day. For some its hard but ha handful of Almonds may be all you need.

As a single mom I know that eating healthy can be expensive, but I try to find good sales. I have cut out the processed food and stopped all diet soda drinking. I have NO hunger issues (in fact sometimes have to force myself to eat) however I noticed in your food diary you are eating a lot of bread (white) and a lot of processed foods. Whole grains, beans, fruit, and veggies will fill you up so much more and be much more satisfying. If you are having trouble coming up with ideas (I did) check out sparkpeople.com they have a great recipe section and my daughter and I are having a great time fixing new things but also trying to make them even healthier. Hope this helps....best of luck!

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to curb my appetite. I eat things with protein and things that are suppose to keep you full longer but nothing works. I am belly grumbling all the time. I drink lots of water as well. Would protein shakes help? I have heard they are good for you and I have heard they are bad. I don't know what to do to stop being hungry. Please, any information would be appreciated. :happy:

First, I would ditch the Wonderbread. Even the "whole wheat white" would be better if you aren't used to whole wheat bread. It's just fluffy and while it has a lot of calories it isn't very satisfying, long term.

One of my favorite breakfasts are the Quaker Oats "high fiber" instant oatmeal packets. They are only 180 calories or so, but will keep me full for hours.

Snacking on raw veggies (even with some fat-free ranch to dip it in) can be an easy low-calorie snack.

Also, you have to look at what you're spending your calories on. 300 calories for two slices of texas toast could go towards a LOT more food - a wedge of Laughing Cow Cheese on 7 Triscuits would only be 155 calories. About 16 baby carrots with two tablespoons of fat free ranch would only be 60-70 calories. Your body is going to burn through that toast quickly, but if you ate a couple of sticks of string cheese that would only be 120 calories.

I hope this was helpful!