I am constantly starving! Any advice?

You should be eating back some of your exercise calories.

Oh, and you should be logging your 30 minute workouts, you'll gain calories from that.

Hi @bethanywink
Make sure they are quality calories. Make sure you are eating the right proportions of food groups. Get your proper amounts of protein and "good carbs". ie brown rice, tuna, chicken etc.
If you are just starting out your body will start to make the adjustments and you will eventually start to get hungry around meal times. Having said that, I think its OK to add in an extra 100 cals for a protein shake on high intensity workout day, especially if your body is screaming hungry.

If you were losing weight and happy at 1440, that's where I would stay unless the workouts make you hungry (then add back exercise calories). If you are eating at 1440 and not losing, then I would tweak down until I hit a number I lose at.

I could NEVER eat only 1200 unless I were sick or something!! I would be miserable; everyone around me would end up miserable too!

The calorie intake the site gives you is before doing ANY exercise. Log every workout. Any exercise adds to the calories you can still eat - see the bottom of the food diary page before and after logging a gym workout. You get to eat more! This is how I use the site for planning. E.g., I know I want to have a dinner with higher calories, so I can do some more gardening, or go for a walk or bike ride. Try it and see.

annoying advice, sorry - but just make sure you're seeing WHERE your calories are coming from. you could eat 6 chocolate bars and eat up your 1200 cals but of course you would be hungry! so for example i have:

Breakfast -- egg white and spinach omelette
OR two weatabix mixed with 30g of branflakes and almond milk

Snacks -- strawberries, melon, blueberries, rasberries (or other low sugar fruits)
OR popcorn
or rice cakes with philly
or a mix of veggies

lunch -- rye bread with avocado, and and some cold veggies
or sweet potato mash and veggies

Another snack

Dinner -- meat like chicken or pork, or fish like salmon or makeral and veggies

thenw henever you're hungry in between have some precooked broccoli or kale (or whatever your fave veggies are) ready to snack on.

then personally i treat myself to some cake or chocolate once a week :-) xx

These are my really general tips for hunger:

1. Make sure that your calorie goals are actually set appropriately. DON'T SKIP THIS STEP. A lot of people set goals that are too aggressive and then wonder why they're having a hard time. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

2. Look for foods higher in protein, fat, and fiber. These help us stay full and more satisfied longer. If you're using MFP's default settings, try to consider protein, fat, and fiber as minimums to reach every day rather than maximums to stay below.

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 be hungry for a little bit while that happens.

I have been working out at the gym for almost a month now. I found that trying to eat a snack between meals or around every two hours helps even if i am eating carrots. Healthy options are always a positive and I drink water whenever I am not eating. It has helped me so perhaps you can find a routine for yourself that works wonderfully. Good luck!

intermittent fasting is great