Anyone else have days when they feel absolutely starving and miserable?

christinasoonmrsnewton wrote: »

I have had a couple of these days this week and I'm as miserable as sin!

I'm on 1590 calls so I shouldn't moan!

Anyone else have days like this? I'm so hungry and actually feel weak!

What's your weekly weight loss goal? With less than 50 pounds to lose, consider cutting it down to 1 # per week if you haven't already.

I get 1500 calories before exercise, but I have to exercise in order to get enough extra calories to not be hungry.

However, premenstrually, my appetite goes up and I eat at maintenance for a few days.

Do you focus on satiating foods?

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Even at 2100 I have days like that. I make sure I am making choices that are filling and allow myself a bit more to eat (200 calories is often enough, but I'll add up to maintenance).

I get those days randomly - like I'll be doing fine with my intake and then all the sudden it's not enough. However - I noticed right after that I get "the whoosh" - a sudden drop of like 2-3 pounds. I started thinking of those days as my body having a last ditch effort to hold on to the weight.
This is different than pms though - I agree with above, sometimes a day or two of eating at maintenance at that time can make a world of difference!

I wish those days were on occasion for me, but I almost always feel that way. I combat it by eating a lot of low calorie, high-volume food such as grapes, apples or carrots but even then, it never truly goes away. Remember to drink tons of water.

usmcmp wrote: »

EKoehler1 wrote: »

I wish those days were on occasion for me, but I almost always feel that way. I combat it by eating a lot of low calorie, high-volume food such as grapes, apples or carrots but even then, it never truly goes away. Remember to drink tons of water.

There's a chance your goal is too low if you feel like that every day. I had about the same number of pounds to lose as you do when I first started. I set mine up to lose 2 pounds per week and that was just way too low to sustain. I switched to one pound per week and it made a huge difference.

Ditto.

The first couple days but, now it's like "i'm kinda hungry but it can wait an hour until my scheduled lunchtime" then the scheduled lunch time rolls around and I completely forget I was hungry in the first place.

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Ishii19 wrote: »

I get those days randomly - like I'll be doing fine with my intake and then all the sudden it's not enough. However - I noticed right after that I get "the whoosh" - a sudden drop of like 2-3 pounds. I started thinking of those days as my body having a last ditch effort to hold on to the weight.
This is different than pms though - I agree with above, sometimes a day or two of eating at maintenance at that time can make a world of difference!

s is me exactly, and it is almost always about 2-3 days before my period, I want ALL THE FOOD. My period happens, thankfully mine usually only lasts about 2-3 days, and then without fail I have a 2lb whoosh about the day after my period. So basically while I feel like that whole week is shot, so far regardless of what I feel like is crazy eating I still lose and go back to my normal eating. I shoot for between 1400-and 1600 calories, which should give me a 1 to 1.5lb loss.

I was like that almost every day and I couldn't stand it. So I lowered my weekly goal and I feel a lot better. I still have those days and I let myself eat whatever I want. Last week after about 4 days I just couldn't deal with "healthy" eating and had a bacon cheeseburger, fries, and a Dr. Pepper. Sometimes I think it's more about adjusting to healthier foods. For me, that is. I still watched my calories, but just having something so satisfying helped me get through it.

I only have those days the day after I have to carb cycle. I'll be glad when my doc stops requiring me to do that.

If I were hungry and weak, I'd eat something. That's not how healthy people should feel.

I eat a lot of fruits and veggies, so hunger is almost never an issue. Weakness, when I have had that, is always related to some kind of illness.

When I get this feeling, I have this internal discussion:
Me: I don't know what's wrong with me, I am constantly hungry today.
Other me: Maybe you are thirsty, you know what everyone says.
Me: I am a grown woman, I think I know the difference between hunger and thirst.
Other me: But why not have a big cup of tea first?
Me: Okay, can't hurt, but only to prove that I'm actually hungry.
...boil water, steep tea, drink tea.
Other me: Told you.

That's me today

Anyone else have days when they feel absolutely starving and miserable?

Yes ... often on Mondays, and usually because I've done a lot of exercise on the weekend, and probably haven't eaten quite enough to compensate for it. So I tend to eat a little bit more on Mondays, and try to get a reasonable amount of protein in.

bri170lb wrote: »

I find that I am hungry on days after I eat too much sugar or have alcoholic drinks.

This is me too. The alcohol and sugar flip a switch in me. I have been quite good at minimizing sugar and not drinking during the week. Still working on the weekend drinks though.