Do you feel hungry on your diet?

kimkimchi
kimkimchi Posts: 58
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
Do you guys feel hungry while dieting? I've noticed that when I set my daily calories to 1600/day which is the lowest I can go without feeling famished all day I am ok throughout the day, but by bedtime I'm really hungry. I just tend to sleep feeling kinda hungry and my weight is going down 0.2lbs per day without fail.

If I don't feel hungry at any point during the day I know that my scale will not budge.

Is that just me or is anyone else similar?

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  • Rangikuchan
    Rangikuchan Posts: 1
    I notice that too, i dont normally check the scale that often because i get scared to but i work until 11:30 at night and usually by the time i get off im starved but i ate all my calories for the day by then :(
  • chunkymonkeylass
    chunkymonkeylass Posts: 37
    I am FAMISHED. but I am told it is because I am not eating the right things.
  • elsohypes
    elsohypes Posts: 30
    This was happening the same to me, but 1 good tip to stop feeling hungry... drink water. I barely drank any water before and have recently started and I dont feel hungry anymore. It's great. I did put on a bit of weight for a while, but that I'm assuming thats just water weight but all good now :)

    So yeah drink lots of water. It'll really help
    Good luck
  • tambink
    tambink Posts: 349
    Sometimes i do but then I drink water:smile:6797209.png
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  • helenium
    helenium Posts: 546 Member
    Yes - at the beginning. As I get used to the diet my stomach shrinks and I rarely get hungry now. When I'm hungry it is usually time to eat anyway. The hunger won't last forever in most people.
  • kimkimchi
    kimkimchi Posts: 58
    I'll try drinking more water + waiting for my tummy to shrink! I just hate knowing that if I'm going to bed feeling satiated that the scale isn't going to budge. (>__<); Ugh!
  • dbcja
    dbcja Posts: 54
    Some days I am - it depends on what I eat.
    If I actually eat healthily, like I did yesterday I am fine - but I get lots of calories to eat beacsue I have looooots to lose.
    But if I do eat crap I get hungry really quiickly after.

    They say it is all about eating lots of fresh food. grainy bread, pasta, fruit and veges etc.

    Isnt that hungry feeling awful?
  • melissa0001
    melissa0001 Posts: 313 Member
    for the first 2 weeks or so as i was learning what foods are lower calories and upping my water intake. Water does help a lot!
  • Sezmo83
    Sezmo83 Posts: 331 Member
    I don't find I'm hungry unless it's close to a meal time. What time do you have your last meal of the day? I know that if I have dinner at 5ish which is when my husband likes it then I'm going to be hungry again later in the evening so I make sure to leave enough calories for supper.
  • Nomomush
    Nomomush Posts: 582 Member
    I have not felt hungry if I stay on my schedule of eating. I eat every 2-3 hours. Some days, I feel like I am constantly eating and just sick of it. I lose anywhere from 1.5-2.6 lbs per week.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Try eating more protein & fiber at your last meal or leaving a couple hundred calories before bed and eat some protein & fiber right before.
  • stefraab
    stefraab Posts: 402 Member
    I only ever feel hungry about 15-20 minutes before a meal. Sometimes it's worse than others.

    Or sometimes about an hr before dinner - in that case I have a snack (something healthy).
  • TerraGirl17
    TerraGirl17 Posts: 275 Member
    I was having the same problem and asked my personal trainer about it yesterday and he said that was a good thing. That I wasn't actually hungry, it just meant that my metabolism was getting better. He advised me to keep my calorie intake at 1800/day whether I was exercising that day or not, and when I did exercise to consider it a benefit.
  • chic_mama_25
    chic_mama_25 Posts: 90
    yep starving. but it got better as I got used to eating less. although I had a bad coupla weeks recently so now I am being good again I am starving especially in the evening.

    I just try and remember that once I get to my goal, I will be allowed maintenance calories which will be quite a bit more. there is no way I am gonna be hungry for the rest of my life!
  • Ridestolive6969
    Ridestolive6969 Posts: 56
    I usually feel hungry when it is time to eat. I do have days when I feel less hungry, but I am on a pretty regular eating routine. During my TOM or if I have a particularly intense workout, I may just feel hungry all day!!!
  • eeeekie
    eeeekie Posts: 1,011 Member
    up your protein and drink more water
  • KrysHil
    KrysHil Posts: 7
    It is not just you, I feel like I stay hungry. I drink more water and take a multivitamin on the days I am not sure I ate the right foods. It will work out. As your stomach shrinks that feeling goes away some.
  • ChristineM1953
    ChristineM1953 Posts: 135 Member
    I gotta tell you I am almost never hungry. I eat about 6 times a day ini order to eat the amount of calories needed for me. I exercise daily and burn a lot that way. My calories are set at 1200, but with the exercise, I eat 1700 - 2000 calories per day. I have sf pudding almost every night around 9 PM. I have lost 1.5 - 2.5# per week steadily for the past 3 months. There is just no reason for you to be hungry - you just have to exercise so you can eat.
  • LiL_MisS_C
    LiL_MisS_C Posts: 332 Member
    I would suggest drinking 1 glass of water before and after a meal and when eating, eat slowly. Research shows that it takes at least 20 minutes for your brain to register that your stomach is full. :)
  • ChristineM1953
    ChristineM1953 Posts: 135 Member
    up your protein and drink more water

    Oh, and I agree with this. Protein always keeps me full longer. My quick go-to lunch is a protein bar and a piece of fruit. And I drink about 12L per day in water.
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I'm not on a diet. I made lifestyle changes and I know when and how much to eat. If you pack your meals with fiber, you should never be hungry and actually have to tell yourself to eat at the allotted time.

    When you first learn you must eat less, you have to give your stomach time to shrink as it is used to holding more food. If you stay good with the smaller portions, soon you'll be full faster and it will take longer to become hungry.
  • alianf
    alianf Posts: 41 Member
    I'm kinda hungry too. Not starving but not quite satisfied.But I'm only 6 days into this. Does anyone have any suggestions of filling foods that are not too high in calories? I love veggies but I can't eat them all day, every day. They fill me up but then I get hungry again quickly.
  • JulieF11
    JulieF11 Posts: 387 Member
    Try different snacks, more water, and more fiber. I stay at 1200 calories each day, and would be going crazy if I hadn't found that I can eat a ton of vegetables for barely any calories. I add veggies to almost everything. Here are some of my favorite snacks:

    1) Shrimp (I just microwave a handful of frozen ones)
    2) Roasted sweet peppers (they get really sweet and yummy)
    3) Spaghetti Squash, dressed up with sauce
    4) Roasted radishes, don't knock em till you try em... roasting them takes the bite out of them.
    5) Celery or cucumber slices with hummus
    6) Raw Spinach with Wishbone Salad spritzer
    7) Wasa light rye cracker with tuna salad
    8 Quaker rice snacks (sweet chili)
    9) I add shredded lettuce to almost everything I can
    10) low-fat cheese sticks
    11) low-cal jello snack cups (love the mousse kind)

    Drink Hot tea (lots of flavors), and/or water with Mio flavor enhancers if you are still hungry. I also eat a "snack" instead of a meal every couple hours or so... whenever I start to get hungry. Keeps my metabolism up... Just some hints.
  • JulieF11
    JulieF11 Posts: 387 Member
    ..
  • ravenlunatic76
    ravenlunatic76 Posts: 69 Member
    I am FAMISHED. but I am told it is because I am not eating the right things.

    Are you eating enough Fiber and Protein rich foods?
  • cupotee
    cupotee Posts: 181 Member
    I've actually NEVER felt hungry b4, even on a 1200 diet, which makes me worry about underestimating my caloric intake
  • cupotee
    cupotee Posts: 181 Member
    Double POST <3
  • caitlinclock
    caitlinclock Posts: 528 Member
    Some days when I exercise way more than usual and don't get enough protein.
    Most days I feel great. I haven't felt more satisfied and healthy in my entire life.
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    Days I don't workout, yes I am starving, I don't have those extra exercise calories to eat. I have to keep myself very busy, so that I dont think about food! PMS also makes me crave foods all the time, lasts about a week
  • Cristy_AZ
    Cristy_AZ Posts: 986
    up your protein and drink more water

    Oh, and I agree with this. Protein always keeps me full longer. My quick go-to lunch is a protein bar and a piece of fruit. And I drink about 12L per day in water.

    Agree witht his, I just ate a turkey burger for lunch. I had greek yogurt and fruit for breakfast and 34 oz of water in between. I'd never be able to do this if I was hungry all the time, when I'm hungry I eat. Fiber also fills you up, apples for instance.

    And, not to nit-pick, but I never say or think that I'm on a diet... I changed my lifestyle, and that lifestyle does not include feeling overly hungry!! :flowerforyou:
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