I am starving!

Firstly, stop thinking of it as a diet and think of it as a life style change.

You can have all the foods you like and want but in moderation. No binging, no overeating.

You probably aren't actually hungry, you're dehydrated. Before every meal drink a large glass of water this will stop you over eating.

If you feel hungry between meals, drink a large glass of water wait half an hour and see if you are still hungry.

When you feel hungry between meals, distract yourself. Go for a walk, talk to friends, go shopping, play with dog/cat/kids, get a hobby, enjoy sport, socialise, make a phone call.

Good luck

First, make sure you have your net calorie goals set correctly and not too low. Assuming that's good...

As mentioned before, drink LOTS of water. *Always* have water within reach, constantly sip on it all day long.

Re-calibrate your hunger feelings to differentiate between "not full" and "need fuel now!"

Always have healthy snacks at hand. I eat all day long, but I eat small healthy snacks between my main meals. It's OK to feel "not full", but try to keep from getting to the "need fuel now!" stage. Once you get too hungry, the risk of binging or making unhealthy choices goes way up.

Hi, I really don't have any tips for you that you wouldn't have thought of yourself, drink more water, top up your protein. The honest answer is you are going to be feeling hungry because your on a diet! You are eating reduced calories to burn off your excess fat, so you can't really think of it as a lifestyle change. If you were to eat reduced calories your whole life it would be really really bad for you and you'd probably eventually get sick. That's called an eating disorder. Persistance and willpower is what you need and only you can give yourself that, best of luck.

Eat a big breakfast. Like around 500 calories. What a difference that makes.

Fabulous advice here!!

Firstly, stop thinking of it as a diet and think of it as a life style change.

You can have all the foods you like and want but in moderation. No binging, no overeating.

You probably aren't actually hungry, you're dehydrated. Before every meal drink a large glass of water this will stop you over eating.

If you feel hungry between meals, drink a large glass of water wait half an hour and see if you are still hungry.

When you feel hungry between meals, distract yourself. Go for a walk, talk to friends, go shopping, play with dog/cat/kids, get a hobby, enjoy sport, socialise, make a phone call.

Good luck

Great advice! Gonna do this myself!

I just started about a week ago. I will say that I am hungry during certain times of the day. But, I have also found that I can deal with it. I used to eat something every time.. and I don't need to. I am finding that I can wait an hour.. or so.. until my next meal/snack. I do think this is a life change for me.. not to eat every single time : ) Also, I love the tip about getting on the phone with someone-- and if I keep busy , the time will pass and the hunger seems to be "forgotten" for awhile GOOD LUCK! have and AWESOME day!

When you do eat a meal use the smallest plate you can get away with. Its looks like you have a mountain of food then and your brain instantly thinks your eating more than you actually are.

Only have a small amount of the fattening stuff but pile on the veg. My old roast dinners I used to have 4roast spuds and about 100g of veg, now I have one spud and about 300g of veg. I still feel as though i've eaten well but not pile on the pounds in the process

As you eat, eat slowly...dont put the next mouthful on the fork until you've emptied your mouth. It can take 20mintues (or thereabouts, dont quote me on that lol) for your brain to register that you've eaten and had enough, if you eat slower by the time your brain says your full you're probably only way through a meal. I've served myself the smallest meals I've ever had in my life by doing this, yet once I'm half way through them I'm full up, its quite strange. Good though

I've also found for me that by getting up as soon as i've finished and doing the dishes my mind doesn't start thinking about a desert or "whats for afters"

LIKE!!!!!!!

I had that too - just all the time! I started to see a nutritionist and she told me that it s a combination of fiber and protein that removes the sense of hunger. I started to have an apple with plain Greek yogurt (you can squirt on some lemon, lime or add some cinnamon) instead of just an apple. I had peanut butter with a banana, almonds and a peach. That worked well for me. I also grille some 3oz chicken breasts and added some sort of microwaveable precooked veggie. These made great snacks. A lot of folks are shooting for 100 cal snack, but you can adjust you daily intake to stay satisfied.

Like one of the other commenters, I eat all day long. My big meals are morning snack (500 cals), and dinner (600-700 cals). My wife has a big breakfast, and dinner, skipping lunch and snacking a little during the afternoon. We are all different.

What is important is to identify the time in which you are most likely to fail, and plan for it. I try to pick dinner in the morning and add it to my log. Then I know what I need to do during the day.

If you just want to eat, there are a few veggies that take more calories to digest then you ingest. Celery, onions, mushrooms, and cucumbers to name a few. The nutritionist said I could pretty much eat this stuff until it came out my ears. Then find some spices, or flavors that make them more tasty. Dill pickles are 0 cals if sodium is not a problem for you!

I don't do any of the low-cal snack foods, I just use a measuring cup.

Friend me if you want to look at my food diary.

Good luck.

A few years ago, I went on a WW diet, ate the lowest number of points allowed, lost 40lbs at a good clip and reached my target weight. Then I felt famished! Really, really, uncontrollably hungry. I ate my way all the way back up, and more at the rate of 2.5 lbs per month..

This time I am losing at a much slower pace on purpose. I do everything to avoid the hungries. If I am over, I exercise them back. I don't want that yo-yo dieting response to kick in again. And I am finding mfp to be a great help because it gives me real calories and nutrition indicators and enables me to plan what I eat much better than WW ever did.

Firstly, stop thinking of it as a diet and think of it as a life style change.

You can have all the foods you like and want but in moderation. No binging, no overeating.

You probably aren't actually hungry, you're dehydrated. Before every meal drink a large glass of water this will stop you over eating.

If you feel hungry between meals, drink a large glass of water wait half an hour and see if you are still hungry.

When you feel hungry between meals, distract yourself. Go for a walk, talk to friends, go shopping, play with dog/cat/kids, get a hobby, enjoy sport, socialise, make a phone call.

Good luck

i agree with you.

You shoudn't think that you're on diet, it's the worst,

If you're starving, you're doing it wrong.

Without even being able to look at your diary, I know it will be full of sugar and carbs, low in vegetables and protein

I try to never be rude or assume on this site, its not helpful. But Its the first thing that ran through my mind also. The point of this journey is to learn to adapt, incorporate better healthier food choices, exercise and gain knowledge of what our body needs as oppose to what we want. If you're hungry all the time like you say, evaluate what you are eating, try new/other better options and see if you can maintain that feeling of fullness longer.
I'm personally hardly every feel hunger pains, I've learned how to avoid them by making better choices! Good luck to you!

I drink lots of green tea with fresh lemon. It helps me refrain from snacking and revs up the mmetabolism too! Good luck!:drinker:

If you're starving, you're doing it wrong.

Without even being able to look at your diary, I know it will be full of sugar and carbs, low in vegetables and protein

I try to never be rude or assume on this site, its not helpful. But Its the first thing that ran through my mind also.

I thought the same thing. I was eating what I thought was a filling, fiber-filled breakfast of oatmeal and soymilk every morning and I would be SO HUNGRY just two or three hours later. I switched to eating whole eggs (sometimes with bacon or some other meat, but sometimes just with a bunch of veggies) and I am amazed by how I am barely hungry until lunch.

Besides vegetables and protein, I would also look at fat. Fat keeps me full, carbs (even "healthy whole grains") make me 1) crave more and 2) hungry just a couple hours later. (I'm not trying to get into a debate about carbs, just stating what I have observed for myself).