Does the stomach really shrink with weight loss?

I have found myself wanting to eat less, so I believe it.

my appetite hasnt lessened in the slightest .... when I let myself go I'll easily eat thousands of calories in a single meal .. and enjoy it

What I have found though is all that time spent eating nutritious foods I no longer crave cake, candy, crips etc all the time ... I sit here thinking I want food, I want food I want food .... and i can be easily satisfied by a 100kcal greek yogurt or an apple, rather than 300kcal of packet junk out of the vending machine.

so in many ways it does get easier

This is interesting question as I thought it did. I stand corrected. I certainly don't need as much food to fill myself as I used to or it could be that after portion control I've got used to eating a certain amount and stopping. I very rarely eat so much I feel stuffed anymore (due to portion control) just comfortably satisfied.

If you're continuing to be hungry, first try to be sure that's what it is . . . i.e., not habit, boredom, stress, lack of adequate sleep, under-hydration, etc. (Any of those things need to be altered at the source, which isn't truly food.)

Beyond that, use your food diary to look at when you feel more and less hungry. Look for patterns in what you ate (or didn't eat) earlier that day, or even the previous day, or in what else happened to you (exercise or its lack, sleep, stress, etc. again).

Experiment with different eating patterns to see if a different routine is more satiating: More protein or more fat, more carbs or fewer carbs, high volume foods (like lots of low-cal veggies) or not, etc. . . . or, different timing: Eating a big breakfast, skipping breakfast, different number of meals and/or snacks, variation in which meals or snacks are bigger calorically or in particular macronutrients, etc.

Different people are better satiated by different things, so it's tough to give you specific advice, other than "experiment".

Nope. I wish. Maintenance is difficult because I could easily eat over maintenance calories, even when picking voluminous, lower calorie options.

kommodevaran wrote: »

greyhoundwalker wrote: »

It may not actually shrink but your perception of fullness can change, I found after getting used to smaller portions it takes less volume to make me feel uncomfortably full than it used to.

I haven't had this experience. For me, the perception is the same, but the interpretation is different. It's more that I more readily accept not being so full. I can eat the same amounts as before, I just choose not to, usually.

I have experienced this. In fact I feel nauseated if I overeat now.

I find my hunger adapts to my intake fairly easily. To a point. If I get really lean my hunger can become very strong. When I am gaining and bodyfat is higher, my hunger starts to drop significantly.