always hungry

irishgal4
irishgal4 Posts: 3 Member
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Has anyone else noticed that they are always hungry?

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  • tlmeyn
    tlmeyn Posts: 369 Member
    always... either you are eating too little or you are an emotional eater.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    How long have you been doing this on MFP? It says you have 10 pounds to loose..

    And what does always hungry mean? Please clarify how long you have been eating at deficit? How many calories you consume a day? Are you weighing and logging food accurately? Do you do an insane amount of exercise? etc. etc. etc.
  • BootCampC
    BootCampC Posts: 689 Member
    could be a few things , too little food , too many sugars will make you hungry , too large meals can also do it ,stretches the stomach and then when its going back to normal you can feel hungry.
    feeling hungry can be a really good thing , i hope i get hungry before my next meal so i know my body is ready for the meal.
  • ladykate26
    ladykate26 Posts: 1,134 Member
    edited May 2015
    try having a big glass of water then brushing your teeth - wait 15 mins and you'll prob find you're actually not hungry
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    I lost most of my goal weight without feeling hungry very often - but as I have upped my calories, I sometimes have weeks that I am constantly hungry. Can't explain it right now.
  • JPSmith250
    JPSmith250 Posts: 1 Member
    I found that by eating more of my calories in the morning and at lunch, plus an afternoon snack, I was less hungry and that helped with my desire to snack in the evening.
  • Rachelinthecity
    Rachelinthecity Posts: 4 Member
    Yes. I almost always feel hungry and it's super annoying! Are your daily calorie goals on the lower side? Mine are, and it's exhausting to constantly have to think and plan and worry about food. I hate how one little slip can blow the whole day.

    My cal target is around 1200-1400 a day right now because I have a lot of weight to lose and I have a slow metabolism (I had it checked at a doctor's office recently), and the idea of possibly feeling constantly hungry for the next however many months, or maybe forever, is frustrating. I'm going back to the doctor in a week for bloodwork and to come up with some kind of plan, and I'm hoping that at least knowing I'm on the right track rather than arbitrarily picking a diet I think will be good will help me get through feeling hungry.

    What kind of plan are you on right now?
  • meghanttu08
    meghanttu08 Posts: 158 Member
    Im hungry all the time...but I also run and hit the gym. Try having 5 small meals in a day. Also water does fill you up!!
  • Originalgrung
    Originalgrung Posts: 10 Member
    meghanttu08 wrote: »
    Im hungry all the time...but I also run and hit the gym. Try having 5 small meals in a day. Also water does fill you up!!

    Remember "Small" is very relative. Try to find a nice balance of calorie intake with the most coming from breakfast and going down from there. I never feel hungry but I drink about 150 fluid oz of water daily.
  • irishgal4
    irishgal4 Posts: 3 Member
    Great ideas - thanks for the support - more water and 5 small meals for me this week.
  • randam718
    randam718 Posts: 1 Member
    Until I cut sugar and white flour out of my diet I used to feel hungry all the time. The simple step of not including sugar in my morning coffee made such a huge difference in my morning hunger pangs.

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