Eating more calories is making me more hungry
awolfamonglilacs
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The last 2 weeks I had been eating around 1250 cals but this week I upped that to 1350 and now I'm having a very hard time not going over. I feel like I'm craving food all the time. What is going on?
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What's your current height, weight & activity level?
Perhaps both goals are too low/aggressive for you, and it's finally (after 2+ weeks) starting to catch up.
Or perhaps you're just having a 'hungry' day...it happens to all of us.0 -
5'1 162lbs and Im currently not doing any kind of exercise.0
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What are your calories comprised of in terms of macro nutrients? Carbs can often result in the feeling of hunger returning sooner. Fat and protein will satiate you for longer, feeling more full. If 1250 was working better for you why did you increase to 1350? Why not go back to 1250?0
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Is ToM coming up by chance? I tend to eat more leading up to her arrival...0
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Eat more fats and oils: cheese, nuts, sunflower seeds, bacon,0
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Monitor when you get these cravings to eat. Perhaps you are stressed or overtired or even bored. Don't deprive yourself or you'll just eat everything in sight! I know during that time of the month I don't count my calories because I know I am going to eat everything in sight but once those three days pass, I get back on the wagon. Don't overthink it, you'll get there. Good Luck
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Did you just start out? If you did, it is a wee bit hard to get used to eating less than you were. It does taper off as your body adjusts to getting fewer calories.
If this is not the problem, I would double check to make sure your weight loss amount you choose to loose weight is not to aggressive. You can change it from say 2 pounds per week to 1 or 1.5 to allow more calories.
Just food for thought (and I do exercise daily so this is the major culprit) that once I start eating for the day, the hungrier I am through the day. Sometimes if I had not started eating I really don't feel a lot until about 2:00, it is weird for me. I still do start eating anyways, I just have a battle of the mind and body at this point...LOL
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That's an easy one - Too many carbs! Cut your carbs, cut your hunger! Unfortunately the reverse is also true!!
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What are your calories comprised of in terms of macro nutrients? Carbs can often result in the feeling of hunger returning sooner. Fat and protein will satiate you for longer, feeling more full. If 1250 was working better for you why did you increase to 1350? Why not go back to 1250?
I'm doing 40c/25p/35f. I increased because I was worried that 1250 was not enough and in the long term was more harmful to my metabolism!0 -
Suzanne106 wrote: »Monitor when you get these cravings to eat. Perhaps you are stressed or overtired or even bored. Don't deprive yourself or you'll just eat everything in sight! I know during that time of the month I don't count my calories because I know I am going to eat everything in sight but once those three days pass, I get back on the wagon. Don't overthink it, you'll get there. Good Luck
I actually just ended my period over the weekend! I decided not to track at all the first 2 days but tried to stay conscious of what I was eating as to not overdue it!Did you just start out? If you did, it is a wee bit hard to get used to eating less than you were. It does taper off as your body adjusts to getting fewer calories.
If this is not the problem, I would double check to make sure your weight loss amount you choose to loose weight is not to aggressive. You can change it from say 2 pounds per week to 1 or 1.5 to allow more calories.
Just food for thought (and I do exercise daily so this is the major culprit) that once I start eating for the day, the hungrier I am through the day. Sometimes if I had not started eating I really don't feel a lot until about 2:00, it is weird for me. I still do start eating anyways, I just have a battle of the mind and body at this point...LOL
I have just started! My biggest issue is that I'm a late night Binger. Since I started tracking I've been able to keep that under control but today (3 weeks in) was very hard.
I ended up caving and although I didn't "binge" I did eat way over than what I should have (I ended up ordering in).0 -
awolfamonglilacs wrote: »What are your calories comprised of in terms of macro nutrients? Carbs can often result in the feeling of hunger returning sooner. Fat and protein will satiate you for longer, feeling more full. If 1250 was working better for you why did you increase to 1350? Why not go back to 1250?
I'm doing 40c/25p/35f. I increased because I was worried that 1250 was not enough and in the long term was more harmful to my metabolism!
The 40% carbs could be your problem. Bear in mind I'm a tad bias, only because once I reduced my carbs and upped my protein firstly, and fat my constant hunger and cravings pretty much disappeared. Your mileage may vary, but this is what worked for me.
You could also give it a bit more time and power through the hunger and see if your body eventually settles.0 -
mangamadayan wrote: »1250 is like path to anorexia.
What? Based on what?
The recommended minimum for women is 1200 calories... that's hardly the path to anorexia.0 -
Honestly, it's probably 99% psychological. 100 Calories isn't going to suddenly spiral your hunger out of control. If I overeat/binge I know the next day I'll feel really hungry, as a mix of dehydration & my body signalling for me to keep eating and to store fat/stop dieting, but 100 calories in practice, after guessing and varying food product weights, probably doesn't even end up being 100 calories.0
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mangamadayan wrote: »1250 is like path to anorexia.
No.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »awolfamonglilacs wrote: »What are your calories comprised of in terms of macro nutrients? Carbs can often result in the feeling of hunger returning sooner. Fat and protein will satiate you for longer, feeling more full. If 1250 was working better for you why did you increase to 1350? Why not go back to 1250?
I'm doing 40c/25p/35f. I increased because I was worried that 1250 was not enough and in the long term was more harmful to my metabolism!
The 40% carbs could be your problem. Bear in mind I'm a tad bias, only because once I reduced my carbs and upped my protein firstly, and fat my constant hunger and cravings pretty much disappeared. Your mileage may vary, but this is what worked for me.
You could also give it a bit more time and power through the hunger and see if your body eventually settles.
Biased, not bias. Sorry. Drives me crazy.
But yes, OP, maybe play with your macros.0 -
mangamadayan wrote: »1250 is like path to anorexia.
Not necessarily. For some, its actually an appropriate calorie goal.
For example, if a female was short and older and not very heavy , this might be an appropriate deficit.
It comes down to the individual.
For me, I eat double that amount daily.0 -
ClosetBayesian wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »awolfamonglilacs wrote: »What are your calories comprised of in terms of macro nutrients? Carbs can often result in the feeling of hunger returning sooner. Fat and protein will satiate you for longer, feeling more full. If 1250 was working better for you why did you increase to 1350? Why not go back to 1250?
I'm doing 40c/25p/35f. I increased because I was worried that 1250 was not enough and in the long term was more harmful to my metabolism!
The 40% carbs could be your problem. Bear in mind I'm a tad bias, only because once I reduced my carbs and upped my protein firstly, and fat my constant hunger and cravings pretty much disappeared. Your mileage may vary, but this is what worked for me.
You could also give it a bit more time and power through the hunger and see if your body eventually settles.
Biased, not bias. Sorry. Drives me crazy.
But yes, OP, maybe play with your macros.
Opps sorry @ClosetBayesian . Totally understand your frustration
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mangamadayan wrote: »1250 is like path to anorexia.
What? Based on what?
The recommended minimum for women is 1200 calories... that's hardly the path to anorexia.
LOL ikr? path to anorexia- if only that were true my life would be so much easier since that is what MFP set my daily intake at..
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100 calories isn't really enough difference to throw anything out of whack.
Are you eating differently in terms of the foods you're actually eating? Some foods are just better at keeping you feeling full and satisfied than others and on a low calorie diet you're going to have to make sure you're eating mostly those types of foods (lean protein, healthy fats, veggies).
Another thing if could be is that 1250-1350 calories is just too low for you generally to stick to long term and you're just noticing now. An aggressive deficit is easy to stick to short term but harder the longer you go.
Has anything else changed like activity level, hydration?
As a final thought - some days/weeks I just find myself getting hungrier than others and have to either push through or eat a little more0
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