Anyone else hungry all the time?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Generally, if you are always hungry, then you might not be getting enough calories. Also, your diet seems all over the place from your logs. You wouldn't happen to know your BF% would you? If you do, then you can calculate your BMR using the Katch-McArdle formula which has really help me. It allows you to understand how many calories your body burns doing nothing and then you can adjust from there.
  • wildon883r
    wildon883r Posts: 429 Member
    It may sound contradictive but fat satisfies hunger. Protein, fruits and veggies alone won't cut it. We NEED a good amount of fat in our diet namely healthy fats. 20-30 years ago where very few folks were obese in the U.S. our diet consisted of 45% fat. I copy and pasted this from mayoclinic.com

    Recommendation: Limit total fat to 20 to 35 percent of your daily calories. Fat has 9 calories a gram. Based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, this amounts to about 400 to 700 calories a day, or about 44 to 78 grams of total fat. Make sure its healthy fats like olive oil, fish oils, nuts like pistachio's. One serving about 1/4cup unshelled is 170 calories and is more satisfying then a jumbo salad is (just veggies) no dressing. I eat a serving of pistachio's EVERY day before bed. Yes make sure you get enough fat in your diet.
  • brndygrl98
    brndygrl98 Posts: 196 Member
    Eat about 120 or so calories of nuts and I pretty much guarantee that you won't feel hungry for hours!
  • SLaw4215
    SLaw4215 Posts: 596 Member
    You have to eat REAL food!!!! I am starting to finally get the hang of this! Today for lunch I ate 1 baked Yam (no salt, no butter, no nothing but the vegetable) and 1 apple. They were sweet, crunchy, and filling. I brought other things ... a 5 calorie jello, hummus singles, and cracker chips but I didn't want for them. Make a list of things you believe were healthy choices before you started MFP like baked potato, legumes, etc and then think about how you made them..baked, fried, smothered in some oily or sugary condiment.... strip it back and make a healthier version. You get what you crave and naturally gravitate toward so you will feel more satisfied than a TLC bar or frozen meal with 7 tiny pieces of broccoli and square shaped meat pieces.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I go through phases where I have days like this. I found changing when I worked out helped as well as eating more of my calories midday.
  • silvereyes01
    silvereyes01 Posts: 49 Member
    I usually do pretty good eating 3 larger meals and having a little snack. I do tend to excercise more so I don't feel guilty if I want to eat more. It was also working for me to chug a bunch of water until my stomach hurt, (strange, I know) then I wouldn't feel so hungry, but even that's not helping anymore. I have been so hungry for the last week, and wanting to eat everything I see. 80% mental, 20% physical. Good luck to you on your weight loss journey
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