what to do about the 'hungries'

ChristetteC
ChristetteC Posts: 5 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone,

I am new to this board and started my plan last Thursday. One thing that I am finding is that I am really, really hungry in between meals and after supper.

I don't want to add calories to my daily journal and not be able to lose weight. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips that they found worked for them?

Thank you!

Christette

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  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Three words: Protein, Fiber, Water.

    Protein for breakfast - will help you feel fuller through the day
    Fiber with each meal, or just put some soluble fiber in your water (metamucil, benefiber etc.)
    Water - pretty obvious really.

    There is a fourth thing that may also help... cutting refined carbs and sugars. They generally increase cravings rather than provide satiety.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    1) Sugar makes me hungrier in between. Protein, fat, and complex carbs keep me fuller longer.

    2) Not sure how much of a deficit you put in. If you've been overeating drastically (I was!) and are trying to jump down to 1200 or something, it may be a giant shock for your body.

    3) I exercise and eat back some of the calories. I find it's difficult to stay under my goal without that, but I'm much happier exercising off about 500 (I write everything down low just in case to help stay under my real goal) and then eating 1900 cal than I am just eating 1450 (my goal) in the first place.
  • the_time_master
    the_time_master Posts: 1
    When the hungries hit, hit The red Barn.
  • jenlarz
    jenlarz Posts: 813 Member
    Are you just eating the 3 main meals or snacking? Dividing your day into smaller meals may help
  • madeinforks
    madeinforks Posts: 50 Member
    6 small meals are much better than 3 meals...it keeps your bodys sugar on a more level basis and will keep you from binging! I do that and I am losing! so it works...
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    how many calories are you eating? I eat a mid morning and sometimes an afternoon snack - always a post work out snack/shake, and often an evening snack. It is recommended that you eat 5-6meals a day (3 big meals and then snacks in between) -- I am ALWAYS under my calorie goal. Between exercising and diet, I typically eat 1600-2000 calories a day.

    sw 303.4 (1/1/11)
    cw 198.4 -- lost 105lbs so far
    5'6'', 29 y/o female
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    watch what you eat for breakfast most of all, I feel like eating something unhealthy at the beginning of the day sometimes lends itself to the attitude of 'well i already effed it up today- who cares if I eat this and this and this and this and this'... plus it also seems like- if you have grease or sugar for breakfst... you crave it all day long- more and more.

    I try to have a sexy breakfast and it keeps me from getting the hungries. If that doesnt work-i choose a snack that i have to work for- like shelling peanuts, pecans, sunflower seeds or pistachios..... or I needlepoint on my jeans... cause well... you dont want to eat while doing that- smh - def do not.
  • ChristetteC
    ChristetteC Posts: 5 Member
    Thanks everyone for all of your support and suggestions. I think my body is going through the shock of not eating at night and then ending up very hungry in the morning.

    I will eat every 2 hours and see if that helps!

    Christette :flowerforyou:

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