Why am I always hungry?!?!?!?!

It depends on what you call a good size meal. How many calories are you eating? Are you eating enought protein. It may not be enough to fuel your workouts and daily activities.

Thats just it, I am eating at least my 1200 calories and I always seem to go over my protein limit. I try to eat a health breakfast so I don't get hungry before lunch but all I want to do is eat. I have found that if I exercise first thing in the morning (before work) and than eat breakfast it will almost hold me over until lunch. However I don't get my best workout first thing in the morning because I feel like I am so low on fuel. Interstingly enough I exercise best and have the most energy around 3pm to 6pm. Anytime after that I just want to sit in my recliner and do nothing.

What foods are you eating?

Are you eating your exercise calories? It doesn't appear that you're eating enough calories to me.

Well for me.

Raisin bran makes me hungry after an hour however I can go on 1/2 cup of oatmeal for 3-4 hours

Subway I'm still starving after a foot long. But if you eat it try to take an apple/orange/banana and eat that instead of the cheetos. Unless you just want them.

Add some more protein to your dinner skip the filo dough opt for sweet potato, brown rice or beans (fiber) instead.

Apples make me hungry; however ,citris fruits keep me full for at least an hour.

The protein allotment of MFP is low. To figure the amount of protein you need divide you body weight my 2.2 then multiply by 0.8 that would be the minimum grams of protein you need.

When I get hungry I eat 1 tablespoon of peanut butter on 1/4 of a piece of nature's own bread and that holds me for awhile.

Well for instance yesterday I at
Breakfast: A serving of Total Cranberry Cereal with a cup of skim milk, a cup of coffee with splenda and non fat creamer
Lunch: Subway turkey wrap with sweet onion sauce, unsweet iced tea and cheetos (bad choice)
Dinner: Fresh mixed vegitables wrapped in fillo dough
Snack: Fresh baked apple with splenda brown sugar and 1/2 tsp butter.
5 glasses of water

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 8 years ago and take medication daily to maintain my thyroid levels however my metabolism seems to remain fairly slow. Recently I seem to be hungry all the time and can't seem to get enough to eat. Even after eating a good size meal that seems to feel me up within the hour I want something else to eat. I have been running more but I can't believe my metabolism has increased that much and I'm not losing weight. Why am I all of the sudden so hungry?

That it way too few calories! And where are the veggies? Where is the AM snack? And the PM snack? It's no wonder you're hungry.

Actually I probably have about 5 or six servings of fruits and vegitables in that meal (if one serving equals 1/2 cup). However you're right, when you look at what I ate throughout the day it doesn't seem like very many calories even though MFP put me at 1800 calories for the day. must have been those darn cheetos that I love so much

Have you tried the baked version? I think I might like those better actually.

Yeah, limit the cheetoes to allow for more whole foods. And start eating every two to three hours (add an AM snack and a PM snack).

You might want to get your thyroid levels checked again. Even if you're slightly off, it can cause your metabolism to change. You might still be a little hypothyroid, even though you're on medication.

I have been on thyroid meds for nine years now. It took three Endocrinologists to get me on the right amount to where I felt normal again. I remember feeling hungry all the time, and I was starting to gain weight too.

Your doctor should test for Free T3 and Free T4, along with tsh. If he/she isn't watching the T3, then your metabolism will probably suffer. I hate how so many doctors miss this and women suffer.

Also-Look up the symptoms for Hypothyroid and see if you have other symptoms besides hunger. That will probably tell you if it's your thyroid.

Good luck and hope I was helpful!

Try adding more protein to your meals/snacks. That will help, stays in your stomach longer. I'd be hungry all the time too if I ate what you listed.