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Hunger

flyandsleek
flyandsleek Posts: 10 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am more hungry on certain days than others. I decided to eat my exercise calories today to help curve the hunger because I dont want to get off track. How do you all deal with the days that you seem more hungry?

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,476 Member
    Well, first of all I always eat the exercise calories. That is the way this site is set up to be used. It starts you at a little lower than other plans which use a TDEE minus some percentage as your daily goal.

    So. I eat the exercise calories. Always have, all the way through my weight loss and now many years into maintenance.

    With that said, some days I am hungrier than others, usually it's due to not enough fiber or protein. If I keep my macros and my fiber in line, I find I don't have much hunger. But then, I'm in maintenance. When I was losing, some days I just had to be okay with eating over my goal.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    If your calorie goal is coming from MFP, they're *intending* for you to eat the exercise calories. I help minimize hunger by not undereating and that includes eating my exercise calories. They are there for a reason!
  • flyandsleek
    flyandsleek Posts: 10 Member
    Im 6 feet. I get 1700 right now
  • AriyahIsrael
    AriyahIsrael Posts: 50 Member
    I find that if I push breakfast back as late as possible (usually about 9:30 or 10:00), I am less hungry throughout the day than if I eat early.

    I have about 2 days during PMS when I am ravenous. I eat to maintenance on those days.

    I've also learned I cannot survive on 1200 calories per day. I'm 5'9", 179 lbs, and can lose slowly and steadily on 2000 calories per day.

    I agree with quiksyvler completely. I’m the same height as well but put in much more weight and working it back off. I rarely eat all my exercise calories, regardless if it’s intended by MFP or not. My body is comfortable around 1800-2000 per day except when I’m PMS’n then I can get anywhere to 2500 (blushes). I work out 5 days a week and burn roughly 400-800 calories per workout. Eating later in the morning helps me eat about 1800 calories per day and I feel fine by dinner. No crazy cravings :)
  • flyandsleek
    flyandsleek Posts: 10 Member
    Thanks everyone!!!
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