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    Always hungry

    Posts: 51 Member
    edited November 2024 in Recipes
    I need nutritious snacks. I feel like I am always munching on pretzels/chips or fruit. Clearly not the best.

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    • Posts: 78 Member
      Meee toooo
    • Posts: 1,897 Member
      String cheese
      Lunch meat
      Nuts
      Fruit with nuts or nut butters
      Pretzels with hummus
      Pretzels with salsa
      Rice cakes with lunch meat
      Rice cakes with cheese
      Rice cakes with nut butter
      Tuna with crackers
      Beef or turkey jerky
    • Posts: 13 Member
      i find protein keeps me fuller longer than carbs. I use egg whites for an egg white omelette with a green side salad. canned tuna with some wafer thin cucumber. soup is also good i make a batch of minestrone but use very little pasta. Or other low cal soups tinned is fine. I also use this and other recipes from skinny taste. This recipe very filling and healthy (i just omit the avocado). Its great served with prawns/shrimp and hot or cold chicken. I use this recipe a lot. http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/06/southwestern-black-bean-salad.html
    • Posts: 1,872 Member
      so hunger bro
    • Posts: 52 Member
      I ate lunch today and felt like I hadn't eaten anything. I had 3.5 ounces of chicken breast, a plum and a cup of broccoli and cauliflower. I ended up heating up a bowl of chili to get me to dinner. I played 80 minutes of soccer last night so I am hoping that was why I was needing a little extra today.
    • Posts: 13 Member
      Same thing with me. I'm hungry all the time. I ate 6 times today, and still felt hungry. Hope my exercises in the pool would help to burn all of that. I'm trying to eat healthy, but you know...
    • Posts: 1,872 Member
      if you're in a deficit, trying to lose weight, you'll probably feel hungry. if you're eating at maintenance or in a surplus then you shouldn't. just make sure you're using MFP correctly by either stats/goal or calculating your TDEE on your own and going from there. blah blah weigh/log accurately blah blah etc.
    • Posts: 406 Member
      pretzels and hummus
    • Posts: 143 Member
      In addition to great advice above, especially from @draznyth, do also be sure that you're drinking enough fluids as we really can often misinterpret or misdirect thirst and hunger. An extra glass of water or cup of tea before (or along with) a good snack might help you manage your "always hungry" feeling.
    • Posts: 7 Member
      tlharin wrote: »
      In addition to great advice above, especially from @draznyth, do also be sure that you're drinking enough fluids as we really can often misinterpret or misdirect thirst and hunger. An extra glass of water or cup of tea before (or along with) a good snack might help you manage your "always hungry" feeling.

      What she said. :smile: I find when I am craving salty foods, a tall glass of ice water or lightly sweetened tea really helps satiate me. However, when I'm craving sugary foods, I try to stick to a Chobani 100 calorie greek yogurt (raspberry lemon is my favorite!).
    • Posts: 143 Member
      Make sure your eating the right foods. Processed foods are not the way to go!! Some foods can help you feel full longer. Perhaps your not drinking enough water? I drink lots and lots of water and I get through the day just fine :) helps you feel full longer!
    • Posts: 1,872 Member
      lol "processed carrrrrrrrbs are evilllllllllllllllllllllll"
    • Posts: 664 Member
      draznyth wrote: »
      lol "processed carrrrrrrrbs are evilllllllllllllllllllllll"

      Of course they're not evil, but they're not very satiating. I, like many others who posted above, usually try to get some protein in with my snack. It helps. Greek yogurt, fruit with nut butter, some almonds, whatever. More filling than pretzels. Ooh, dip your pretzels in peanut butter! Heck yeah.
    • Posts: 1,872 Member
      DirrtyH wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Of course they're not evil, but they're not very satiating. I, like many others who posted above, usually try to get some protein in with my snack. It helps. Greek yogurt, fruit with nut butter, some almonds, whatever. More filling than pretzels. Ooh, dip your pretzels in peanut butter! Heck yeah.

      yes; however, explaining that processed carbs are less satiating than protein and instructing someone not to eat them are two different things.
    • Posts: 11,751 Member
      Try eating bigger meals with plenty of protein and fat. I used to feel like I was constantly hungry when I ate 6 smallish meals a day (rarely with processed carbs). I could have eaten an extra arm and leg.

      Switched to bigger meals, and felt less hungry. Dont think about how many milliseconds til my next meal... And my energy is more even.
    • Posts: 125 Member
      *adds pretzels to the Very Bad Things list*
    • Posts: 1,457 Member
      We all have those days where we eat and eat and just don't seem to get full! I find that drinking a glass of water before and after my meals really helps.
    • Posts: 1,872 Member
      mistikal13 wrote: »
      We all have those days where we eat and eat and just don't seem to get full! I find that drinking a glass of water before and after my meals really helps.

      and of course don't forget that the point of eating is not to feel full...
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I feel your pain darling. Normally, whenever I am craving something to snack on I do the following: a handful of almonds or a greek yogurt with flax or hemp seeds or an apple with some peanut butter or I am in love with the Kashi bars; which are very filling. I also drink lots of water to help me feel full before and after all of my meals. I tend to surpass my expectation of 8 cups of water per day just to avoid over snacking.
    • Posts: 221 Member
      Fruit is in season right now. I found that a surprisingly large amount of watermelon is a surprisingly small number of calories. For lunch just now I had 6 oz of chicken breast and 6 oz of watermelon. Yummy and filling.
    • Posts: 6 Member
      Love this:

      and of course don't forget that the point of eating is not to feel full...[/quote]

    • Posts: 4 Member
      I'm also always hungry. Cucumber, mint, lemon, stevia, blended in water. I like to have this type of "juice" to combat my hunger and feel like I'm having something tasty. It can be any type of leafy green or a small amount of fruit or seeds, with something zingy like ginger, blended in water. Soups are also great for the same reason. Lots of broth with a few other tasty ingredients make me feel happy and full.
    • Posts: 2,817 Member
      edited May 2015
      Never really hungry lol
      But i make a lot of "volume food"

      Dinner tonight 238 calories and a full plate with meat, veggies, quinoa etc
      Its also about what you eat and plan your meals

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    • Posts: 2 Member
      draznyth wrote: »
      if you're in a deficit, trying to lose weight, you'll probably feel hungry. if you're eating at maintenance or in a surplus then you shouldn't. just make sure you're using MFP correctly by either stats/goal or calculating your TDEE on your own and going from there. blah blah weigh/log accurately blah blah etc.

    • Posts: 2 Member
      I am new and don't know what a lot of what you just said means.. I could use some tips and suggestions on how to use properly.. So far I've just been lodging in my food.
    • Posts: 1,872 Member
      Just set your stats correctly in MFP and set the goal to lose 0.5 lb per week. Get a food scale and make sure you not only log everything but also weigh it. And you'll be good to go!
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