I AM SOOOO HUNGRY :(

It definitely helps to have protein as part of every meal, snacks included. Fiber and fat help with satiety also. When you are in a deficit, you will be hungry....boo, I know Something that helps me when I'm hungry is cottage cheese and/or diet soda. There's nothing wrong with snacking more frequently if you feel need to.

You could also consider upping your calories to something more comfortable for you...if you have MFP set to lose 2lbs per week, try changing it to 1 or 1/2 lb a week. You will still lose weight, and you may have an easier time sticking to the plan if you're not so hungry. :flowerforyou:

hey, this happens to me all the time! i don't really know why, but i find that staying really well hydrated helps. i drink green tea or herbal teas to keep my hands/mouth occupied and it helps with hydration (i usually just make a small pot and drink a few cups over about an hour). also, if i have sugar and/or carbs, it really messes with my hunger levels. but as you say, you had a healthy breakfast - sometimes the body works in myseterious ways!!

i've never tried shakes...the idea of them freaks me out!

I do two snacks a day. I usually have oatmeal and coffee for breakfast around 7:30, banana for a snack at 10, then lunch at 12:30, then Greek yogurt for a snack at 2:30, then dinner around 5:30. I work out in the evenings and then have a post-workout protein snack. I find that eating smaller portions more often helps keep me full throughout the day.

I just started and I'm totally hungry all the time too! I'm even eating more than I used too! (although far less carbs and fat) I'm trying to snag a small snack twice a day... it seems to help.

If you are hungry, eat! I always have a snack in between breakfast and lunch. Just make it a healthy one and make sure you are drinking water, too!

I definitely have a mid-morning snack and a mid-afternoon snack.

I know exactly what your going through! I have found that snacking twice and eating a breakfast that fills me up works great for me. Also instead of slim fast shakes I make smoothies which have fewer calories and fill me up longer. Friend request me if you need recipes.

I have it planned in my diary to have breakfast, 10am snack, lunch, 3 pm snack, dinner and then an evening snack. That seems to help but I still have those odd days when I am starving. Yesterday was one of them.
After dinner and snack I was still starving so I brushed my teeth and folded laundry to keep myself busy. That seemed to work and than I went to bed. Good luck on your journey.

I snack on fresh fruit or veggies any time during the day. I think the healthy fresh foods are fine anytime. That works for me. To feel satisfied at meals and after, I need a carb. I eat a lot of brown rice with meals. It keeps me feeling full. I know a lot of people say protein is what you need to feel full but i need the carb. That is just how my body works. Maybe try keeping fresh fruit or carrots around to snack on when you feel starving, even if you have had your one snack for the day.

I have 2 snacks per day. I eat mostly fruits or cottage cheese and coffee!!!
I have a very good breakfast, the one third of my daily calories, with milk, fruits and oats and I try eating less in the night (such a small amount of remaining food from lunch).
Try getting more protein, it will help you. (eggs, cottage cheese, meat, skimmed milk/cheese etc)

I have three meals and two snacks. Depends on what your weight loss settings are. As was already said, if your weight loss setting is at 2 pounds per week, try lowering it to 1 or 1/2 lb per week. Slow and steady! Make sustainable changes. If I get too hungry and don't have my healthy snacks available, I tend binge junk food like crazy.

Also ...make sure you are drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. A study has shown that our first instinct is to think that we are hungry when 90% of the time we are thirsty!! I agree with the 2 snacks....eat celery..its mostly water...but try drinking 8 to 10 oz of water at first when you get the urge, wait 10 min..and if you are still hungry after..grab your snack then.

This may not be true for you as an individual: research has shown that snacking between breakfast and lunch makes it more likely that you'll generally eat more over the course of the day.

That's what happened to me. I've found that if I avoid the morning snack, and each my lunch at 11 instead of noon, I get through the day better and can eat less in general.

What also seems to have worked best for me is to not let more than 4 hours elapse between meals. So, I eat at about 7 am, 11 am, 3 pm, and 7 pm, and that helps me make it through. Occasionally my schedule makes that harder to do, but if that's the case, I might have just a piece of fruit to make sure I don't go longer than 4 hours without eating something. And the fiber in the fruit helps keep me full a little longer, so I don't continue to obsess about eating more.

Finally, I make sure I get either a good, satisfying but healthy fat in each meal (chocolate, avocado, nuts, peanut butter), or I make sure I get a good amount of fiber. Then I make sure I'm drinking plenty of tea or water between meals, to keep myself hydrated.

So far, that's what seems to have worked best for me.

ETA: Of course, I also have to make sure I get enough calories with each meal. I'm on about 1480 now, with only about 10 pounds left to lose, so I eat approximately 350 calories per meal. When I was at 1200, I was doing 300 calories per meal, and that's a little harder, but it worked.

I think you need to consume more calories, you shouldn't be so hungry, eat small meals frequently, drink loads of water, and eat more protien, e.g, nuts, chicken, eggs, etc and see if you feel better. If not then increase your calories or cut back a bit on the exercise. Most important to keep hydrated