Is anyone else starving all the time?

You are not eating enough. Eat back your exercise calories as MFP suggests.

I agree, eat back your exercise cals. Also, have you set it as losing 1 lb or 2 lbs a week? I would set to 1 lb per week...you might be surprised and lose more anyway despite the "math"! You may want to lose weight fast but if you're hungry all the time, you're never going to be able to sustain this and you'll give up before you get to your goal! Slow and steady wins the race :-)

Also, I would recommend using your exercise cals to add protein to your snacks. Fruit alone can give you a bit of a sugar burst but then you're feeling hungry again. Try apples and peanut butter or something like that.

Stick with it, you'll find your niche and it will get easier.

I have an issue with hunger at times. I've been drinking 10-14 oz of water before eating, that helps me feel a bit more fuller. Then drink more water afterwards.

Yup, I was starving all the time too until I upped my calories a bit (smaller deficit) and on really hungry days, definitely eating those exercise calories back.

Eat back your exercise calories. Fill up on vegetables. Drink lots of water (thirst and hunger can often be confused). Avoid sugarry foods like biscuits etc (because it can spike your appetite) and try and get lots of protein.

The way I overcome hunger is that I don't eat sometimes. I skip a meal. Actually I skip two meals. I go without food twice a week for 24 hours at a time.The first time I did that I was hungry for a while. The second time I was hungry a bit less. Now I rarely get hungry.

I also don't replace the calories I work off. I used to feel hungry quite often but found that if I eat a good sized low calorie breakfast and add a small clementine or small 100 calorie fruit or veggie,it gets me through til lunch. It takes a few days till your stomach gets used to smaller portions but its worth it. Example for breakfast would be a 1/2 cup dry oatmeal (ends up being 1 cup cooked) with a sprinkle of cinnamon/sugar, or even a Thomas' high fiber honey wheat english muffin with two thin slices of ham and 1 egg over easy- either of these are good lower calorie but filling meals. I try to keep with a good food pyramid balance as well- not too much fruit as the sugar goes through me too fast versus veggies-- hope this helps. I lost 9.5 lbs my first month of dieting, but i also keep very busy and workout 5 days a week 1- 1.5 hrs a day.

I am a 5 foot 10 inch woman who is 40 years old. I weigh 250 lbs and I want to lose 70 or 80 lbs. MFP tells me to eat 1410 calories per day. I have been walking 2 miles a day and I am not eating back those calories. The problem is I am starving all the time. I eat whole wheat toast with peanut butter for breakfast. Greek yogurt and hard boiled egg for lunch and then I eat some meat and veggies for supper. For snacks I will eat fruit. Any ideas of what I should change up. I am so hungry.

Tammy

Would you be able to write down exactly what the calorie intake of each meal is? Unless you are not listing everything you eat, I don't think your meals shouldn't add up to 1410.

Bfast: toast with pb should be about 200 calories,

lunch should be about 220 calories (given that greek yogurt is 150 and egg is 70).

Dinner: I don't know exactly what meat you eat and what kind of oil/butter/sauce you use but say you eat a serving of chicken breast cooked in 1 tsp butter - that's 120 calories. Add about 100 calories for your vegetables - total of 220. Even if you add a sauce or something it would total 300 maybe.

So, so far you have about 720 calories. Add in a fruit or two and you're up to maybe 950.

I also eat about 1400-1600 calories (1200 calories + my exercise calories) and just looking at my journal, I eat WAYYY more than you. And, I measure every single thing I put in my mouth so I know that I'm accurate. My day looks something like this:

8 am: two egg omelet with feta, spinach, and mushrooms + tea + toast

12 pm: salad (romaine, cucumbers, red onion, bell peppers) with chicken breast and hummus

4 pm: ricotta cheese w/ stevia

8 pm: frozen meal or veggies w/ rice and yogurt

10 pm: tea + 2 cookies

My diet is in NO WAY perfect, but for the most part, I'm not going over my calories and am getting all my healthy fats and vegetables. I think that you're maybe underestimating your calories or maybe choosing calorie-dense foods (sugary yogurt, sauce on your meat, too much pb, etc).