I'm hunrgy

Bellca84
Bellca84 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
OK day two in my lifestyle change. For breakfast I had 2 eggs, broccoli and chicken sausage (311 cal). I normally eat a whole lot more. I'M SO HUNGRY! Anyone else have this issue when they started?

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  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    You probably aren't hungry, you just think you are because you are used to eating more. Feedback when you have a few weeks of consistent diet in the bag.
  • Misssynth
    Misssynth Posts: 179 Member
    Sounds like a good breakfast to me. If you're still hungry mid morning have a healthy snack before lunch `
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    edited November 2016
    Drink a lot of water.

    When I was new at this I programmed my whole day of food/meals/snacks into myfitnesspal diary. This helped me adjust throughout my day and know that food was coming and I'd be ok. I could also eat something in my diary sooner then I'd planned to get rid of a pang. Like the other morning I unexpectedly ran out the door at 7:30 AM, and grabbed the string cheese stick that I usually slice onto my lunch salad as I didn't have time to make my morning smoothie. That and my coffee kept me going until I got back home an hour and a half later. I made the salad later for lunch without the string cheese.

    Personally I need to have grain carbs in my breakfast to feel satisfied. My morning smoothie is pretty high calories, 406 for my 1200 calorie day, but it lasts a long time in my system, and sometimes it can be a long time to lunch. It consists of homemade kefir, frozen fruit, banana, liquid egg white for more protein, and importantly for me, 1/4 cup dry oatmeal. I could not survive without the oatmeal. The smoothie is huge, 24 ounces at least. I skip the high carbs at lunch, and pick them up again at dinner or in a snack. It keeps my blood sugar level and I'm less hungry.

    If I wind up too far between breakfast and lunch, I carry a protein bar with me for emergencies. And I'll nibble on half, with lots and lots of water.

    Get through this phase and you won't feel so hungry as your body adjusts.

  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    How many daily calories are you on? And how much fat, protein and fiber are you getting?
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Try eating more calories for breakfast eat 3 or four eggs. If I don't eat enough protein or eggs I'll be hungry shortly. Eating more calories in the morning is helpful to longer lasting fullness. Like 600 calories, and eat less calories for other meals.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    edited November 2016
    Agree with good suggestions to give it some time to adjust and to plan snacks strategically. In addition, having an appropriate calorie goal (deficit not too aggressive) has a cumulative and big impact on hunger. You set yourself up to fail with an inappropriate calorie goal. 2 lb/week loss (deficit 1000 cal/day) is just way to aggressive for a lot of people. 1 lb/week if you have >25 pounds to lose and 0.5 lb/wk for <25lb to lose is the general rule of thumb for losing fat & sparing muscle.

    ETA: Some people need breakfast. Some people feel hungry all day when they eat breakfast but they do much better for the whole day if they drink coffee or tea until lunch, saving their calories for later in the day. Meal timing is very individual. You have to experiment (and give the experiment time to yield valid results) to determine what suits you.
  • MyWeigh58
    MyWeigh58 Posts: 22 Member
    You don't say how many calories you're working with per day, or how much weight you want to lose, but I find your calories may be a little low for breakfast. If you're still hungry immediately after breakfast then perhaps you could add something to it? More protein keeps me going... greek yogurt or cottage cheese.
    This is only my personal opinion. I need a bigger protein packed breakfast to keep me going, so just a suggestion for you. :)
  • Bellca84
    Bellca84 Posts: 4 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    How many daily calories are you on? And how much fat, protein and fiber are you getting?

    2000 call a day... still working on how much fat, protein and fiber I need..
  • butterbuns123
    butterbuns123 Posts: 150 Member
    edited November 2016
    When I was cutting, water helped alot. When I got hungry I would slam like a liter of water. Also orange tic tacs curbed my hunger for some reason. And black coffee it suppresses hunger quite well.
  • butterbuns123
    butterbuns123 Posts: 150 Member
    Also experiment with when you eat the bulk of your calories. If you want just eat half at breakfast.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    I am super hungry for like 2 weeks when i start dieting. Stick it out and your hunger levels will adjust accordingly.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Bellca84 wrote: »
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    How many daily calories are you on? And how much fat, protein and fiber are you getting?

    2000 call a day... still working on how much fat, protein and fiber I need..

    I wonder if your goal is too low. I know everyone's different, but as a female around 145-150 pounds I maintain on 2100 calories. Just a thought..
  • callyhockey
    callyhockey Posts: 22 Member
    Im assuming your previous definition of "full" was when your stomach hurt from all the food. Thats how it was for me. After a while youll learn that youre body is satisfied way before this point
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