Always Hungry

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  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    Try more protein and/or fat. Both help keep you fuller for longer.
  • whatfatjeans
    whatfatjeans Posts: 12 Member
    Thank you all for your help! Could I also be burning too much and not eating enough? I've already burnt 500 calories today at the gym and I'm about 2/3 done with my workout
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Thank you all for your help! Could I also be burning too much and not eating enough? I've already burnt 500 calories today at the gym and I'm about 2/3 done with my workout

    How are you calculating that? fitness tracker?
  • whatfatjeans
    whatfatjeans Posts: 12 Member
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Thank you all for your help! Could I also be burning too much and not eating enough? I've already burnt 500 calories today at the gym and I'm about 2/3 done with my workout

    How are you calculating that? fitness tracker?

    Yes that's what MFP says.
  • LeslieB042812
    LeslieB042812 Posts: 1,799 Member
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Thank you all for your help! Could I also be burning too much and not eating enough? I've already burnt 500 calories today at the gym and I'm about 2/3 done with my workout

    How are you calculating that? fitness tracker?

    Yes that's what MFP says.

    That's not the same as a fitness tracker that measures your heart rate. MFP is notorious for over estimating calorie burns. You're likely burning less than half what MFP tells you you are. Just eat back half your MFP calories.

    I didn't look at your diary, but someone else mentioned that you have a lot sweets. Try focusing on whole foods (meat, eggs, veggies, whole grains, etc) for a few days and see how you feel. I think you'll find them more filling. There's nothing wrong with treats (I eat them most days), but it can help to try eating whole foods for a set number of days to see how that affects your hunger.

    Good luck!
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Thank you all for your help! Could I also be burning too much and not eating enough? I've already burnt 500 calories today at the gym and I'm about 2/3 done with my workout

    How are you calculating that? fitness tracker?

    Yes that's what MFP says.

    I meant through a Fitbit, or just inputting exercises from the database? if it is the latter, that's very inaccurate.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    whatfatjeans wrote: »
    Thank you all for your help! Could I also be burning too much and not eating enough? I've already burnt 500 calories today at the gym and I'm about 2/3 done with my workout

    How are you calculating that? fitness tracker?

    Yes that's what MFP says.

    Many posters suggest you halve the exercise calories given directly by MFP as these burns are considered to be inflated.

    This is not the same thing as the calories a FitBit sends to MFP.
  • wortn
    wortn Posts: 17 Member
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    Try more protein and/or fat. Both help keep you fuller for longer.

    I agree with this. I was constantly hungry and unable to loose weight. I had to switch to low carb and up the fat to 70% . While I have not weighted myself, my clothes feel looser. Plus, the hunger is somewhat under control. If I'm too hungry and have an opportunity for a nap, I definitely use it.
  • whatfatjeans
    whatfatjeans Posts: 12 Member
    Hi guys!

    Thank you all for your input. I added protein to my breakfast to help keep me full and more veggies at lunch. Today I didn't wake up super hungry & I also drank all the water I wanted to yesterday so I think that's for sure correlated.

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