Wt loss set at .5 lbs, still hungry

not sure what your meals look like but maybe increase protein intake to stay satiated longer. Depending on your water intake - increasing that may also help

drinking something warm helps me more than plain water in between meals. i like chai tea with one 10 cal half & half. Also low cal snacks that have lots of bites....an apple very very thinly sliced with a light and fit yogurt to dip it in or a whole cucumber very thinly sliced with a Tbsp of lite ranch....both are lower than 100-150 cals and have lots of bites so that helps me as I tend to snack due to boredom and habit so the most bites for the least calories is a must for my snacks;) I've just gotten back on the wagon and I can definitely tell I feel hungrier at the beginning of lowering calories than after I've been at it for a week or so:)

Low calorie proteins I mean- that way you can fit more into your day. Cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, turkey, chicken breast, shrimp, fish, etc.

Go easy on calorie dense stuff and fattier proteins since you don't have the calories to fit in a lot.

I try to have protein at every meal. I feel less hungry and better overall than if I had cocoa pebbles for breakfast and a plain salad for lunch. You have to really focus on how nutrient dense your allotted calories are going towards. Also, tea and lots of water. I second the post about finding the most bites for your calories. I like to feel like I'm eating a lot so I eat a lot of veggies or take much smaller bites to make treats last longer.

I'm making lots of soups loaded with veggies and low fat protein like chicken and turkey. I find it keeps me full for about 4 hours. Plus I drink sparkling water with lemon, helps curb the appetite

One thing which helped me was keeping a big container of salad top shelf front in the refrigerator. No dressing, just tons of veggies. Make yourself dive into that when you get hungry between meals.

Open your diary, there may be some suggestions to help based on what you're eating now. I like baked or grilled veggies a lot as a side, very low calories. A plain russet potato microwaved or baked works as a side as well and is lower in calories depending on what you put on it. I will generally put a low fat ranch on mine. Also, as far as proteins go lean to lessen calories. I eat a lot of boneless skinless chicken thighs and breasts, turkey as well, both ground and in cutlets or whole breasts. Very high protein, very low calories if you watch the condiments. Today I put 5oz of baked turkey breast (plain, baked with a little salt and pepper the day before) sliced thin on a sandwich for lunch of multigrain bread (toasted) with some spicy low cal mayo (I add a little tobasco), baby spinach, tomato, and a slice of pepper jack cheese. The whole thing was 383 calories, 26 carbs, 38 protein and 15g fat. It was very filling. Something like that should fit in your daily plan, so it's sometimes what you eat more so than the amount of calories you have. I found that using plain condiments like regular dressings, mayo, etc. was slamming my calories and the easy solution was to switch to the lite or fat free versions. Some suck, some don't so it takes some trial and error.

Another approach (if you can fit it in) would be to increase your NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis; fancy term for moving around outside of "working out") to increase your calorie burn and allow you to eat a little bit more. Increasing NEAT doesn't tend to make you hungrier in the same way that working out does (for some people).