Hungry all day today, getting worried?

Do you eat the same things day in day out? Maybe it IS time for a bit of a break, change your foods up, do a different activity for exercise. Your body's telling you something, maybe 'I'm bored with this diet, I want something new!' You can switch foods around without upping your calories much. Might be just what your body needs to restart it's engines. Good luck!!

I say this a lot but, do you weigh everything that goes in your mouth on a food scale?

This is a bit of a curve ball........a stomach ulcer can feel like hunger pangs.

I had one, felt like I was starving after I had eaten.

It's probably not an ulcer, but if your eating a good sized meal & then feeling hungry it might be worth checking.

Alternatively protein & fat helps you feel full, you could add some nuts, or olive oil, or cheese you your meals.

Good luck!!🤗

OAS5 wrote: »

nighthawk584 wrote: »

I say this a lot but, do you weigh everything that goes in your mouth on a food scale?

No, but I did your morning. I had Oatmeal and I measured the milk.

The closer you get to a healthy weight, the more on point your calorie counting may need to be. Especially aa you've been struggling to lose your last 10lb to 15lb for 6 months.

I agree taking a diet break as already explained, will really help. Then continue with your efforts to lose the rest of weight needed. (Presuming your aiming for a healthy bmi).

But suggest you get/use a food scale and be meticulous with logging. Checking for correct data base entries. Then I'm certain you'll see results.

Check out the diet break thread as suggested, this really helped me in my final push.

There is another thread worth looking at about the importance of using a food scale. Hoping someone can step in and provide link for you.

Off the wall question..... but you can confirm that in the past 18 months you've had your normal low days and a few higher days either eating out or holidays, or what have you, which were at the very least at a maintenance calorie level, right?

You haven't been at the exact same/similar diet intake the whole time without an occasional maintenance level day... right?

My only other comment then would be that IF a quick self check confirms that your hunger signals are not coming from sources that should not be listened to in order for you to lose weight successfully (I am thinking bored/happy/grumpy/similar or tastes too good not to eat more or some such), then an occasional maintenance day (or even two) if you're getting such signals may not be a terrible idea.

On the subject, I saw that you changed what you're eating a bit. As you know, it is the total calories that count, yada, yada. Within that, I personally found over the past few years that, for me, YES, occasionally changing up makes things appear more filling when re-introduced. So oatmeal and cream of wheat were more filling the second time around. Not eating my tub of yogurt/cereal combo for the better part of a month made it more filling when I re-introduced it. and what have you...