Ever have days where you stay hungry?

If I'm hungry I eat.

These are my general tips for hunger:

1. Make sure your calorie goals are actually set appropriately. Don't skip this step. 1200 calories is fairly low and it's possible that you could be eating more and still lose weight. If you're exercising and using MFP's setup for calories, this means you can/should be eating back at least a portion of your exercise calories.

2. Look for foods higher in protein, fat, and fiber. These help us stay full and more satisfied longer. Consider swapping out the nutrigrain bar and raisin bran for something with more protein, especially.

3. Drink plenty of fluids. Some people really do confuse thirst and hunger.

4. Get plenty of rest. This includes sleeping enough and taking rest days from the exercise. Sometimes our bodies look for food when they're exhausted.

5. Play around with your meal timings. Some people do really well on 5-6 small meals a day and others feel like they want to gnaw their own arm off eating like that. Skipping breakfast, eating breakfast, 16:8 fasting, 6 small meals, 3 larger meals, snacks, no snacks, meal timing won't make a big difference to your weight loss, but it may help your hunger levels, mood, concentration, gym performance, etc. throughout the day. Don't be afraid to try a different way and see if it helps.

6. Wait it out. If you know you're eating enough and the other steps above aren't helping, you may just have to wait it out. Our bodies send out hunger signals partially out of habit. If you eat at a certain time every day your body will start to get hungry at that time. The good news is that these signals can be retrained to stop telling you to be hungry all the time. The bad news is that you may just have to wait it out and be hungry for a little bit while that happens.

Kind of ... I wouldn't exactly classify it as 'hungry.' More like 'snacky.' I don't believe in self-deprivation even when I was losing. I portion out whatever and log it all.

What helps me is that I know what my kryptonite is so I don't even buy temptations like Doritos or Oreo cookies. Same reason why I do not carry loose change to work (vending machines).

If it's not readily available I can't indulge and is forced to go with the healthier options.

Good luck!

You're likely hungry because you're eating a quite low goal. I'd be ravenous on a 1200 calorie plan, too. Being at an already reasonable lower weight, with a small goal, a 0.5 lb/week goal is more reasonable. Change your settings; I bet you'll get a much "nicer" calorie goal to eat. And if you're using the MFP method correctly, additionally you should eat back your exercise calories earned. That will make a huge difference in satiety.

Cereal never fills me up. In fact, it always leaves me hungrier. Try different foods. The key to feeling full is getting plenty of protein, fiber, fat, and the vitamins and minerals your body needs. Think yogurt, cottage cheese, lean meats, fruits, veggies, peanut butter (pb2), etc.

I've found that I can feel satisfied, pretty easily, on 1,200 calories. I don't feel full, but satified is the key.

Yep this is me today. Breakfast, lunch and 3 snacks and I'm still hungry. I'm just over here almost chewing on my arm until dinner time, in between chugging water.

MFP is quite notorious for setting calorie goals FAR too low, regardless of height and weight. For example, it told me to eat 1200, and my BMR (the bare amount of calories I need to LIVE) is 1280. And I am extremely tiny, only 5 feet. So unless you are smaller than me, or bedridden, it is almost a CERTAINTY that you are eating too little. (This can result in lean muscle loss, chronic fatigue, metabolism damage, and bingeing due to over-restriction.)

Go to

http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

and enter your height/weight/activity level.

Subtract 10-20% from the number it calculates for you, and that is the number of calories you should be eating a day in order to lose weight. With this method you do not eat back your exercise calories, as they are already figured into your daily goal.

I eat more than that and I'm hungry every three hours. It feels like I need to cram food down my mouth constantly. I find it very annoying.

If I get that way, I log it before I eat it. Like today. When I see the stats at the bottom of the screen, it makes me think twice. I promptly delete it. It seems that if I don't count it first, it doesn't seem real or doesn't count until it is entered/counted which is to late to change my mind.