Need advice!

Bettina82
Bettina82 Posts: 30 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! I need some advice because I seem to stay hungry! I have been doing MFP for 10 days. I try to get 100-130g protein a day and keep carbs under 200g (per MFP guidelines) Has anyone dealt with this and what did you do? I just worry I will get off track... It is 6am and I've already had a full meal

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  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    edited March 2016
    How many calories are you eating

    What type food are you eating

    What's your
    Age
    Sex
    height
    Activity level

    :)
  • Duchy82
    Duchy82 Posts: 560 Member
    There are different things you can do, have a play around with your macros and see what ratio makes you feel fuller, for some that is high fibre, others it is protein or fat.

    The second option it reduce your goal to something less agressive i.e. if set to 2 lbs loss a week reduce it to 1lb a week so you get to eat more.

    Third, increase exercise so you can eat more just eat back50-75% of exercise cals earned.

    Also try and drink more sometimes people mistake thirst for hunger, you want very light straw coloured urine.

    Hot drinks do also help take the edge off that hungry feeling (for me it does anyways).

    If you like volume, you get more food for you cals from fruit and veg.
  • Bettina82
    Bettina82 Posts: 30 Member
    I'm 34 yo female 5'7 and my cal are 1820 a day. I wanted to lose 40lbs after I had my daughter and I'm on the last 15.
    I wasn't seeing anything from "watching" what I ate, so I started doing MFP.
    I eat toast w/pb for breakfast, salads with chicken or salmon for lunch and lean protein w/veggies for dinner. In between I eat hummus, yogurt, granola, fruits... Snacks like that. I haven't been eating back exercise cal burned And I know my water intake is low. Thanks for the tips!
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    How much do you weigh ?
  • Bettina82
    Bettina82 Posts: 30 Member
    Between 157-160.
  • Rick_Nelson81
    Rick_Nelson81 Posts: 205 Member
    Bettina82 wrote: »
    Hi! I need some advice because I seem to stay hungry! I have been doing MFP for 10 days. I try to get 100-130g protein a day and keep carbs under 200g (per MFP guidelines) Has anyone dealt with this and what did you do? I just worry I will get off track... It is 6am and I've already had a full meal

    If you are feeling hungry, but don't want to eat more, try eating smaller meals more often and maintain the daily calories. This is what I do, and while it won't change your weight loss, it may help curb your appetite and help you feel fuller so you aren't compelled or tempted to overeat.
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    Your eating too many calories I worked it out as lightly active your stats it's 1388 calories
    Weigh measure everything up exercise & eat as healthy as possible
  • ClosetBayesian
    ClosetBayesian Posts: 836 Member
    Bettina82 wrote: »
    Hi! I need some advice because I seem to stay hungry! I have been doing MFP for 10 days. I try to get 100-130g protein a day and keep carbs under 200g (per MFP guidelines) Has anyone dealt with this and what did you do? I just worry I will get off track... It is 6am and I've already had a full meal

    Eat more fats, and back off in the carbs proportionally to the increase in fat. There is nothing wrong with carbs however additional fat might help keep you feeling more full.
  • Bettina82
    Bettina82 Posts: 30 Member
    size102b wrote: »
    Your eating too many calories I worked it out as lightly active your stats it's 1388 calories
    Weigh measure everything up exercise & eat as healthy as possible

    When my day is done I am no where near 1800. I used the setting active. I don't eat back the calories burned from work/exercise so it should be pretty close to 1388 if not under. I will change up the setting and see if that helps. Thanks!

  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Above 30 years old it too old to be consuming that high amount of carbs. Keep them below 100/day. :)
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    It's hard to get it right I weigh measure everything I eat 1200-1400 everyday but this week gained 2.5lbs last week no loss I think being a women it's hard as water retention
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Stop thinking about food....
  • subakwa
    subakwa Posts: 347 Member
    Water, lemon & ginger tea, bouillon/miso hot drinks (watch the salt in them) - these all help with me. Sometimes I want to eat and feel hungry from that, rather than actually being hungry. In those cases I eat something, but make sure it is low calorie and gets logged within my allowance. So, something like celery sticks, seafood sticks, rice cakes etc. Make them strong tasting with a little spice (I buy paprika rice cakes). Just satisfy that craving slowly, tastily and cheaply within the calorie budget.

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