Having trouble..

Try eating more vegetables such as mixed greens. They are very low in calories, and will fill you up.

Try increasing ypur protein consumption and don't avoid essential fats. This should help with your satiety and feeling less hungry.

I will guess that you're eating lots of carbs (Bread, pasta, rice, chips, etc.). Carbs can tend to make you feel hungrier, faster. Start eating more meats and vegetables, cut back on the carb-y stuff. Also don't drink soda or other sugary things, which also make you hungrier.

Lastly, don't keep "snack foods" in your house. If you have a bag of Doritos in the pantry, you're going to be tempted to go eat them. If they're not there, you can't eat them.

sheebsta123 wrote: »

So... I'm about two weeks into trying to eat less as well as eat healthier options. I have also started working out. I'm having a hard time because I eat a meal and immediately feel like I'm starving. My stomach feels so empty... I guess from eating less than usual. I'm having tons of cravings and I need advice. Someone please tell me this gets better. I have a terrible relationship with food and am trying to change my mindset.

I looked at your diary and you seem to be eating between 700 - 1,100 calories a day with MFP setting your goal around 1,600. I recommend you increase your calories so you can eat more satisfying foods and plan on losing at a slower pace. It isn't a race.

DearestWinter wrote: »

sheebsta123 wrote: »

So... I'm about two weeks into trying to eat less as well as eat healthier options. I have also started working out. I'm having a hard time because I eat a meal and immediately feel like I'm starving. My stomach feels so empty... I guess from eating less than usual. I'm having tons of cravings and I need advice. Someone please tell me this gets better. I have a terrible relationship with food and am trying to change my mindset.

I looked at your diary and you seem to be eating between 700 - 1,100 calories a day with MFP setting your goal around 1,600. I recommend you increase your calories so you can eat more satisfying foods and plan on losing at a slower pace. It isn't a race.

^^This! No wonder you're always hungry, I would be too. I've lost 134 lbs eating about 1700/day. I work out and walk a lot, but otherwise am fairly sedentary.

I looked at the past ten days of your diary and assuming it is accurate I have some suggestions:

1. As others have mentioned you're not eating enough. You should certainly not be below 1200 calories per day, and if you're active you should be eating more than that

2. I don't see very many veggies or fruit. They may not taste like cheeseburgers but watery veggies can go a long way toward filling you up without adding much to the calorie count of your meal. You don't need to eat salad to lose weight but you really do need to up your fresh food intake

3. Tangentially to #2, a lot of your meals seemed to be processed/pre-packaged. I'm not the kind of person who shuns deli meat or the occasional granola bar, and I understand that cooking the majority of your meals from scratch can be daunting, but it really doesn't have to be that hard. Throw some chicken in a pan till it's not pink, microwave some broccoli, and heat up a frozen multigrain roll in the oven while your chicken is cooking. BAM balanced 400 calorie dinner with room to spare for fruit/dessert. When you cook for yourself you can manage what goes in to your meal and usually eat more. For example, I had a Lean Cuisine kicking around in my freezer that I finally took for lunch one day and I was appalled at the volume vs. calorie value. It was mostly pasta and sauce, with probably two ounces of chicken and a few tiny diced tomatoes for a little over 300 calories. I was still hungry when I finished it and regretted all day that I didn't just throw it out and take two seconds to make myself a sandwich and veggies like I normally do, which would have satisfied me till dinner and been 50 calories less. Trust me, start cooking more for yourself, pay attention to nutritional info, and weigh/measure everything. You'll figure out what fills you up without breaking the calorie bank.