Always hungry 2 hours after eating

Your meal plans sound healthy. Do you alternate meals throughout the week/ or only meal prep for the week. I notice sometimes when I eat fruits, it makes me hungrier. I recommend after working out, having a protein drink: a scoop of protein powder, banana, and almond milk/milk. This is filling for me, and holds me off til the next meal. Also recommended, snacking throughout the day/midday. Snacks can be fruits, raisins, etc.

Eat more food! I'm 5'9", 180 pounds, and I'm losing on 1960 calories per day. I'd be starving on 1200-1500!

How many calories do you burn? 1200-1500 sounds low for 5'8" if that's gross (opposed to net) calories.

1. Make sure that your calorie goals are actually set appropriately. Don't skip this step. A lot of people set goals that are too aggressive and then wonder why they're having a hard time. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/819055/setting-your-calorie-and-macro-targets

2. Look for foods higher in protein, fat, and fiber. These help us stay full and more satisfied longer. If you're using MFP's default settings, try to consider protein, fat, and fiber as minimums to reach every day rather than maximums to stay below.

3. Drink plenty of fluids. Some people really do confuse thirst and hunger.

4. Get plenty of rest. This includes sleeping enough and taking rest days from the exercise. Sometimes our bodies look for food when they're exhausted.

5. Play around with your meal timings. Some people do really well on 5-6 small meals a day and others feel like they want to gnaw their own arm off eating like that. Skipping breakfast, eating breakfast, 16:8 fasting, 6 small meals, 3 larger meals, snacks, no snacks, meal timing won't make a big difference to your weight loss, but it may help your hunger levels, mood, concentration, gym performance, etc. throughout the day. Don't be afraid to try a different way and see if it helps.

6. Wait it out. If you know you're eating enough and the other steps above aren't helping, you may just have to wait it out. Our bodies send out hunger signals partially out of habit. If you eat at a certain time every day your body will start to get hungry at that time. The good news is that these signals can be retrained to stop telling you to be hungry all the time. The bad news is that you may just have to be hungry for a little bit while that happens.

7. I also think it's important to remember that there's a habitual component to hunger. This goes along with point #6, but if you eat because you're bored or you're used to eating in front of the TV or in the car or whatever it is, then you can replace those habits with others that are better for you. Things like keeping water on hand to sip instead of snacking or picking up hobbies that keep your hands busy or that get you out of the house more can help out a little while you're retraining your hunger cues. You might need to pay attention to why you're eating/hungry or what you're feeling when you eat and try to replace food with other things, but it can be really beneficial over time.

fmcanfield1 wrote: »

Hey guys! I've been on a strick diet and exercise routine for about a month now. Before I was on and off but mostly on. I've lost 23lbs. I was 173 and am now 150. I'm a 5'8'' 25 yo female. I'm wanting to lose and also start building at the same time. I workout 7 days a week. Everyday consists of 20 min of cardio and about an hour and a half of heavy lifting. I eat 3 eggs 2 pieces of turkey and dairy free cheese for breakfast, baked chicken, veg and brown rice for lunch and dinner and a banana with peanut butter for a after workout snack. Totalling anywhere about 1200-1500 calories a day. I'm becoming more and more hungry after meals. I want to still lose weight but start cutting at the same time. Please help

Do you mean building muscle? If so, building muscle is hard to do at a deficit.

If the goal is to lose more fat, then keep at a deficit (maybe not a lose 2 lbs/week deficit if you have less than 30lbs to lose), and continue lifting.

Are you a beginner to lifting? Then maybe look into a beginner's compound lifting program rather than isolation exercises. That way, it's more bang for your buck and you would spend a lot less time in the gym.

Stronglifts 5x5 is my preferred program, but there's also Starting Strength, Ice Cream Fitness, Strong Curves, or All-Star Pro.

If you use a progressive weight lifting program, along with a reasonable deficit, you will lose the fat and the shape underneath will have the chance to show. Plus side, you get stronger and that kicks *kitten*!

As others stated, it is important to eat enough to fuel your body. You're also taller, so you definitely need more than 1200 calories.

fmcanfield1 wrote: »

samanthaluangphixay wrote: »

fmcanfield1 wrote: »

Hey guys! I've been on a strick diet and exercise routine for about a month now. Before I was on and off but mostly on. I've lost 23lbs. I was 173 and am now 150. I'm a 5'8'' 25 yo female. I'm wanting to lose and also start building at the same time. I workout 7 days a week. Everyday consists of 20 min of cardio and about an hour and a half of heavy lifting. I eat 3 eggs 2 pieces of turkey and dairy free cheese for breakfast, baked chicken, veg and brown rice for lunch and dinner and a banana with peanut butter for a after workout snack. Totalling anywhere about 1200-1500 calories a day. I'm becoming more and more hungry after meals. I want to still lose weight but start cutting at the same time. Please help

Do you mean building muscle? If so, building muscle is hard to do at a deficit.

If the goal is to lose more fat, then keep at a deficit (maybe not a lose 2 lbs/week deficit if you have less than 30lbs to lose), and continue lifting.

Are you a beginner to lifting? Then maybe look into a beginner's compound lifting program rather than isolation exercises. That way, it's more bang for your buck and you would spend a lot less time in the gym.

Stronglifts 5x5 is my preferred program, but there's also Starting Strength, Ice Cream Fitness, Strong Curves, or All-Star Pro.

If you use a progressive weight lifting program, along with a reasonable deficit, you will lose the fat and the shape underneath will have the chance to show. Plus side, you get stronger and that kicks *kitten*!

As others stated, it is important to eat enough to fuel your body. You're also taller, so you definitely need more than 1200 calories.

If you read previous posts, you will see what I eat, and workout on a typical day. Please let me know what you think.

I read through the previous posts, and I definitely agree with the others that you are eating too little for all the activity you do. I feel like your body is burning through it, and that is why you are getting hungry two hours later.

Let's put this into perspective. I am 5'3", so shorter than you. We are about the same weight. If I can eat 1600 calories a day and still lose fat, then you should definitely be able to do it with more calories.

You don't need to do almost two hours of exercise seven days a week. It's about working smarter, not longer. That's why I suggested the programs above.

Lifting is great. But isolation exercises like the ones you have posted are not going to be as effective as compound movements which use multiple muscle groups, therefore there's no need to isolate just your pecs or your triceps.

I would add some fiber - cereal, bread - to the high-protein breakfast.