Eating VERY clean and tons of protein but still hungry

Forget everything else said. Go read the linked sexy pants thread, follow it to a tee, you will bet set up perfectly.

Maybe try mixing up your menu. You could try a different breakfast other than protein powder (I am assuming you make a shake?). Perhaps you could try oatmeal with a scoop of natural peanut butter and cut up bananas, or 2 pieces of toast with natural peanut butter and banana, or 2 pieces of toast and 2 hard boiled eggs (or whatever you want to put on the toast). I know I am personally never full off a protein shake and I would eventually be rummaging through the fridge/cupboards by the end of the day.

Maybe don't set your goal so aggressively, so you have more calories, until you get use to your new lifestyle. This or earn more through exercise. It takes a bit for your body to get adjusted.

Protein doesn't fill me up. It sucks, but when I eat a protein heavy meal I tend to still be hungry when I'm done. You may need to experiment with foods until you find some that make you feel full.

I had that same question for my nutritionist some time ago. She said to increase my fiber. That will help immensely!!!! It really helped me a lot!!!

allison1983weber wrote: »

I am 257lbs 31yr old female. I started MFP last Monday and have lost 8lbs in 9 days. I eat VERY clean, no crap. I am starving!!!! What can I do?

Hi Allison!
It took me awhile to suss out MFP with the calorie thing and figuring stuff out so I wasn't hungry too.
Just keep in mind that this is new. If you're hungry, don't be afraid to eat, just make good choices.
For me, I'm 42 and 320 lbs, and I have a lot of booty to shed! I found by switching to 6 meals-ish a day (I'm lazy about tracking right now, as I'm dealing with the flu, but farther back, you can see it in my snacks, though you can set it to log multiple meals a day instead of the standard 3), my hunger left.
I'm not talking meat & potatoes here for meals either. I have fruit for breakfast, a whole grain type granola somethingorother for a little bulk around 10ish, for lunch, I keep it lighter, I have a snack shortly before leaving work (usually grapes - they're a huge fave, especially in summer when they're not $9 a bag like now!), and then eat a decent supper.

It really helps to break things down during the day (and might be easier for a busy mom too!) and doesn't put so much pressure on suddenly 'having' to cram 1000 calories in to a meal, which means typically bad ideas.

It's okay to experiment. Plot your recipes, plan your meals a few days ahead (a week if you can!) and you'll find you'll figure it out.

And yeah -- the hemp hearts comments - HUGE for me in the morning. I throw a bunch in to my morning fruit smoothies. The earthy taste is different, but it's really hearty.

OH! Something else too! (sorry - I'm long winded!) I found that by switching to whole foods (trust me - I'm the farthest away from being a nutritionist in the universe!), which meant wearing a hole through Google and sorting through websites, I learned that they fill me up MILES better.
I eat NOTHING from a box, and very little from a can unless it's whole itself (like canned tomatoes, kidney beans - no salt added, btw). No more white rice, but brown rice is miles more filling. I love a good rice stir fry (I typically do not mix my starches and protiens though, for no medical reason other than it's easier to digest and easier on my system, in my uneducated opinion).

So don't be afraid to stop calling what you're doing a diet. Diets to me ring of a lot of 'can't eat that!' garbage.
Lifestyle choices let you eat whatever you want - with smart choices.
Also - keep your sugar (crap sugar, like white sugar) as low as possible. No pop, candy, etc because it just makes you hungry.

And: If you're not hungry enough to eat something you're not all that a fan of (for me, it's an apple), then you're just bored. Go for a glass of water instead!

Throw me a friend request if you like - extra support, ideas and recipes are always a good addition

allison1983weber wrote: »

The only thing that truly makes me feel full is carbs. But I do know I have become an overeater, hence my weight. I will try adding in some almonds I am just going to keep trucking with this increase in calories and see how it goes. I know losing weight fast isn't healthy but I am doing it the healthy way so hopefully it all evens out.

When you are very heavy, you will lose weight quickly in the beginning. Most of it is water weight. So don't worry about losing more than 2 pounds a week. At your weight, it would be perfectly fine for you to lose 3-4 pounds a week. I am not recommending that, just pointing it out that it's not unhealthy or unsafe as long as you are properly fueling your body.

I have a friend who recently lost 100 pounds in 4.5 months. He was losing 7-8 pounds a week in the beginning… all while eating 2000+ calories. His weight loss has slowed down to 2-3 pounds a week now.

Mr_Knight wrote: »

hill8570 wrote: »

...the fact that you're losing nearly a pound a day is a waving, glowing red flag that you're not eating enough.

No, no, no, no, no, no....

The OP could be eating ZERO and it still wouldn't be a large enough deficit to support a pound a day of actual weight loss.

Therefore the OP is not in fact losing a pound/day of actual weight.

Therefore any statement about under-eating is premature, at best.

Point taken. Post in haste, repent at leisure. While I think there are other red flags indicating undereating, I agree that the water weight loss is masking the OP's true weight loss for now.