how much of a problem is this....

YES!!!!!!!!!

If your eating right to start, you shouldn't feel hungry. And you can feel full longer naturally.

Non processed foods are the worst. If your eating whole grains, fruits, veggies, probiotic natural yogurts, oatmeal.... the list goes on. You will feel full. While giving your body the nutrients it needs, the cals your body needs to function and lose weight right.

And of course exercise.

I cannot stress how important it is. Your body has a natural hormone balance it wants to be in, and when its not it leads to a ballad of probs seemingly unrelated. You feel healthy, full of energy, no depression and have a sense of well being unmatched. AND YOU CAN lose weight this way. Do I have times when it's hard to hit my cals? YES. Everyone at one point or another does. But know that you are doing this for you. For your body, for health. Not just to lose weight.

Hello Zainabdice-

Congrats on controlling your appetite - I know that is something that proves very difficult for a lot of people, me included. As far consuming calories is concerned, you MUST consume a minimum of 1200 per day to avoid metabolism stagnation and your body going into "starvation mode". When this happens your body panics and stores ALL your calories, there fore you end up gaining weight instead of losing. Try mapping our your daily food ahead of time then, whether you are hungry or not, just consume small portions throughout the day. See if this works. If not, perhaps higher calorie meals (healthy calories of course!) so that you do not have to eat as often. Try different things and find what works for you. Just be sure to intake the 1200 calorie minimum. Good luck!

*NOTE: I totally agree with iKristine....you NEED EXERCISE to balance it all out!!*

I would be interested to read this tip too!

At MINIMUM you should get 1200. There are times I find myself super hungry and have problems staying under, but other days I am barely hungry and have trouble reaching 1200. If the second situation is you, find high calorie foods that are good for you...almonds, natural peanut butter, fruits, etc. I hope that helps!

Yes, I agree with sc1572 , I just bought a trail mix that has No preservatives, no added salt and no sulphites and it has raisins, pistachios, cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and dried cherries. 240 cal. for 1/3 Cup. I'm from Canada so not sure you can buy it where you live however it is called Open Nature, Rocky Mountain Trail Mix....sure you can find something like that where you live ohhhhhhhh and walnuts are really good for you too.