Does hunger get better after dieting for a few weeks?

Taleatia wrote: »

drewchiu1 wrote: »

You are 40 lbs lighter than previous and if you have been exercising, that also means you have increased your lean muscle mass. In order to give some options, you will need to look at you current BF, your activity level and your nutrition intake.

This is a great point! I've been doing 2-3 days per week of heavy lifting for the past 8 months and have wondered if some of the extra weight could be muscle? I'm oddly stronger and fitter than I've ever been despite the extra few pounds. I'm more solid but my clothes are tight. It's all very confusing.

I body fat test with calipers and haven't seen any significant difference but I also don't know if I'm good enough at working the calipers yet for to trust my results. I did use a calculator that took lean mass and activity level into account.

These are all really helpful responses. I think at first I'll try shifting some calories into meals and out of snacks (closer to the 3 squares per day idea). If that doesn't help maybe I'll give IF a go for a week or two.

Some of the extra weight could definitely be muscle. Keep in mind that muscle is denser than fat, so a pound of fat will take up more space than a pound of muscle.

It definitely went away for me .

It also really helped to observe and work around the times of day I most need to eat. I played with meal size as well.

Eating 1500-1700 most days, this is what works for me on a typical work day (working 7-3:30):

- breakfast 6:30am (1 slice of toast with Laughing Cow cheese and cucumber slices, and a banana. And coffee #1)

- snack 9-10am (granola bar approx 160 cals)

- coffee #2

- lunch anywhere between 12:30 and 2 (typically a sandwich with lean meat, or a homemade tuna wrap. With a greek yogurt cup, 100 or more calories of fruit, and a string cheese)

- dinner 6ish (TONS of roasted veg, a lean meat, and salad. Sometimes 100g cooked rice)

- small snack before bed (Oreos, or an ice cream bar maybe)

This is the most effective formula to keep my hunger at bay and my energy up. It took a lot of experimenting to nail down though.

galgenstrick wrote: »

I do an intermittent fasting type diet: skip breakfast and eat between 12pm and 9pm. Only reason is I'm super hungry at night if I eat breakfast and run low on calories.

This is what I do as well. It's a lot easier to not eat in the morning than feeling like I'm hungry while trying to go to sleep. Also, I feel like I can tell more when I am actually hungry vs when it is a craving.