Also, until you are adapted, if you are truly hungry, you should eat. Your body burns extra calories converting the system from a carb engine to a fat engine. I find that if I eat to hunger, some days I'll eat 1500 calories and some days I'll eat 2500 calories, but it levels out each 7 or so day period to a weekly deficit of calories to lose a pound or so a week... So if your calories fluctuate up and down, it is really okay. Usually I'll have it in groups - a couple higher days, a few lower days, then a higher day, then a couple lower, etc. It's not a cycle exactly - just that listening solely to hunger, it will balance out if you don't have any specific underlying issues. And again, restricting during adaption is frustrating.

As for BPC - I do BPT, but I always need something salty (electrolyte balance) within an hour or two on either side of it to feel really sated by it. I don't know why exactly, but I'm not doing salty tea! LOL Sometimes, if I am not hungry or thirsty enough for broth or a snack, I'll just dash some salt in my palm, toss it in my mouth, and chase with water. It does the trick...

I'm having the same problem. I feel hungry almost all the time again. Before easter I was great! Ketostix were always dark purple. Now... meh. Never purple but usually showing something.

The last week or so I found the only thing that will finally shut off the hunger signal is a meal of veggies. So like a big (I mean BIG) bowl of lettuce or spinach with chicken on it and oil and vinegar, or like 200g of broccoli! I've been just, "going with it" because otherwise, I would go crazy. I figure I'm better at listening to my body and if it's veggies it wants.... dunno.

maybe give it a try? It probably wants something it's not getting. ??

I've been having same problem, so today I had supper(chili/cheese/1/2avacodo) for breakfast. Then 1 cheese stick @ noon and BPC at 3:00. Was good til supper at 7:00. Usually I'm starving all day, but this seemed to work. I had enough energy to work out in yard (raking, pruning trees) all day. So, going to try again tomorrow. Maybe switching breakfast & supper is the way to go? This is only my second week in tho, if that makes any difference.

geraldinemyoung17 wrote: »

And make certain you are drinking enough water. 1/2 to 1 oz of water per lb of weight. Sometimes what we think is hunger is thirst. (or boredom)

I've discovered that this is the trick for me. I would swear on a pile of Bibles that I'm starving then have a glass of water. Then I feel stuffed as though I actually ate a full meal.