I cannot stay full!!

Do you accurately log what you do eat? It's highly likely you're not eating as much as you think. I'm guessing you are trying to maintain or gain weight - have you put your stats in to MFP to get a calorie goal for what you're trying to achieve?

If you are losing weight and don't want to then eat or drink more calories. Track what you are consuming.
If you only eat small amounts then consume more calorie dense foods/drinks.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods/p1
Drink whole milk with your meals.

Are you drinking plenty of water?

See a doc and have some lab work done to rule out a physical problem. "Eating like a horse" and continuing to lose weight isn't normal.

emilyyoung4506721 wrote: »

Ive been struggling with this for a while im 5 4 an 112 pounds an im a female. Im constantly starving the longest i feel like i can go without a meal is 2 hours i eat small meals but there high in protein with a healthy amount of fat an carbs but i cannot stay full i work out once a day but nothing extreme i eat like a horse an all i do is continue to lose weight! Please help any suggestions

I'm exactly the same!!! My friend works at Supedrug and she always brings me the lighterlife fast shakes, they're super filling. She can't bring them to you haha but they are on offer at Superdrug at the moment x

Eat fewer bigger meals with lots of vegetables. Look up volumetrics recipes. You are already at a very low weight for your height. The lower you go, the harder it is to cut calories.

How much protein are you eating?

emilyyoung4506721 wrote: »

candjmunoz wrote: »

I have been morbidly obese for over half my life. For the longest time I wouldn't tell anyone that even though I overate I was still hungry. It wasn't logical to me that I was chronically hungry and 100+ pounds overweight. About 7 years ago I went on a diet with a super high vegetable content. It was unsustainable for my lifestyle, but it taught me that being hungry was a very real thing. I ate about 600 calories a day on that diet (quite by accident ... I would never have gone that low on purpose), but for the first time in my life I wasn't hungry. How could this be possible? How could I eat less calories and still be completely satisfied for the first time in my life? I believe it was because most of my nutritional needs were met. Obviously not all of them. I was sorely lacking protein and calories to begin with, but I was getting a huge amount of vegetables. Never in my life had I even come close to eating that many vegetables in a day.

That's where I would start. Increase your vegetable content by a lot. If you are still losing weight right now, then I agree that you are not eating enough, but starting with vegetables will add calories slowly and help you find a good balance while providing nutrients your body probably craves.

Im a vegaterian vegatbles an fruits make about 75 percent of My diet the rest is fruits grains an healthy fats

Are you weighing what you eat?

FIBER! I saw nothing with fiber in your post. Also drink enough water.I drink 8 -8oz glasses(or4 16 oz bottles)of water. I dont snack when I do this. As for fiber-beans,vegies,crusiferous vegies. Plain mini-wheat like cereal

RavenLibra wrote: »

See a doctor

This.

"Full"? What is this "full" feeling of which you speak?

Ravenous AF < Still hungry but I know I'll be okay for a couple of hours < Not full < Full < Halp! bursting, can't move

The first one is the only one I'd worry about. Defined by dizziness, lightheadedness, limb weakness, shakes. "Still hungry" and "not full" are standard states (in my case accompanied by abdominal hunger "pangs" that go away on their own in 20 minutes) at least occasionally if you're running a calorie deficit.

I used to weigh >300 lbs and back then I ate around your calorie levels (I still do at 170 lbs and active, maintaining fairly successfully). If you weigh 112 lbs at 5' 4" then I wouldn't worry about annoying but moderate hunger pangs at 1800 cals / day ... providing that you're measuring your portions for real and not eyeballing. If you're measuring w/ your eyeballs maybe take a reality check on that.

Also, maybe re-consider your feeding schedule. Small meals every 2 hours might work for some people, but that really doesn't work for everyone. Hunger is very subjective. Personally, I can work out fasted, but then I need a really big breakfast or I'll feel gross all day. But after that I can fast for 10 hours if necessary. Generally I myself do best with a big late breakfast, a pretty tiny lunch, a moderate dinner, and a substantial after dinner treat meal of fruit and yogurt and cocoa and maybe a cookie. Your needs may be different, but don't get brainwashed into thinking that "small meals every 2 hours" is the ONLY way to go. Your needs are your needs.

Do worry about weakness, the shakes, dizziness. That shizz is more serious. Hunger "pangs" are often just stomach acid going "Isn't there supposed to be food in here? I got work to do."

Wait. You're 5'4" 112 pounds, can eat and eat and you're not gaining weight? That's a good problem. But I'm betting your not eating a lot of calories. "Healthy" usually meant higher volume of food with lower calories for many people on the "health" kick.
Eat foods that are more calorie dense. Like pizza. Sounds dumb, but if you're trying to GAIN weight, excess calories is what you need.

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