Starving today!

SweetSammie
SweetSammie Posts: 391 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have eaten a normal breakfast (oatmeal, strawberries, dollop of yogurt, butter, sugar). Hot coffee.

A normal lunch --1 slice Ezekial Bread, Egg salad (eggs, mayo, greek yogurt) and mixed greens

A snack - A kiwi, 4 Blue Diamond Hazelnut thins and 1/2 tbsp of nutella....

STARVING. I'm headed to work out now. I have several calories left, but I usually have a small snack after working out AND we are going out to dinner tonight, and I like to allow calories for that because even healthy restaurant meals are high-cal.

I've been drinking water non stop.

Any help? I don't want to go over but this is the worse day I've had yet.

When I work out I usually eat 1/2 of my workout calories.
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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,222 Member
    It's ok to feel hungry once in a while. :smile:
  • anorton45
    anorton45 Posts: 62
    try half a cup of low fat cottage cheese. or celery and peanut butter.
  • SCUBAMomofTwo
    SCUBAMomofTwo Posts: 189
    I don't believe it's a good idea to go into a workout starving. Have a small snack on your way to the gym.
  • jcriscuolo
    jcriscuolo Posts: 319 Member
    That seems like a low amount of calories for a day. And remember it's OK to go over once in a while.
    Enjoy the dinner tonight and start again tomorrow.
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
    When I am hungry for no good reason, I chew sugarfree gum. It really helps.
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    .....just eat somethin', dangit!

    A person should never feel starved.................diet or no diet, plan or no plan. If you're hungry, then eat!

    There's 364 days to make it up!

    :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • browntracy72
    browntracy72 Posts: 24 Member
    That is so funny you post this, I have been starving today and so has some of my friends, maybe our metabolism has woke from the dead.
  • cvpis4me
    cvpis4me Posts: 50
    Just cave and have an extra snack. I find myself experiencing this every 4 or 5 days. I call it my Starving Day. In fact, I'm having one today! Where it seems like the normal food you usually eat just isn't enough. So I have an extra snack or a piece of chocolate or something to just make the hunger go away. I don't feel bad about going over on my calories that day because clearly my body needs it. And I still lose weight in the long run.
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Try eating back all of your exercise calories?
  • MdmAcolyte
    MdmAcolyte Posts: 382 Member
    I felt like I was starving yesterday... so I had a small snack or two. Please eat something and don't get grumpy like I do =)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    How about just planning on eating ALL of your exercise calories today?
  • maddyg1989
    maddyg1989 Posts: 108 Member
    Protein shake. Find a yummy low carb one. I LOVE Amplify! They keep you filled up and full of energy. Perfect for a pre workout or morning smoothie (Chocolate is the best, especially with bananas!!!)
  • szczepj
    szczepj Posts: 422
    Honestly, this is going to happen every once in awhile and it sucks! However, I strongly believe if theres a day where you are just hungry all the time you should try eating a little bit more that day. One day isn't going to kill your weight loss-actually it may help. It could be your body crying out for more food for a reason. Just try sticking to as many healthy snacks as possible and lots of proteins!
  • Shelbert79
    Shelbert79 Posts: 510 Member
    I'm right there with you, I've been snacking like crazy for the last 2 days (I think its because its that t.o.m. for me, but still!)
  • lizzzylou
    lizzzylou Posts: 325
    When I am hungry for no good reason, I chew sugarfree gum. It really helps.

    ^^^ this ... AND when i'm craving sweets!
  • megs2003
    megs2003 Posts: 90
    I would suggest starting to eat back your exercise calories. And if your goal is only 1200 calories, this may be your body telling you it's not enough. If you are actually hungry then you should listen to your body, it will tell you what it needs.
  • momma924
    momma924 Posts: 26
    The weekend and first couple days of this week I was netting around 1200 calories; drinking my water, eating good. Felt Satisfied.

    These last 2 days, even after getting my 1200 calories, I felt like I could eat an entire buffet! (I didn't lol)

    But I did eat a little more and did go over my calories because I was just hungry!

    So eat if you are hungry!

    And today I am going to Olive Garden, and there's no way I even WANT to count calories with that...
    One bread stick is like 150 calories.. and I can't go there and only eat one ... ha ha ha....
  • Mocab76
    Mocab76 Posts: 1
    What I like to do is have healthy snack ready for me just in case i feel that way, which is usually everyday and even more now that i am running. I prepare small fruit snack on sunday and put them in small bowls or sandwich bags like grapes, strawberries or i even eat a banana or apple before working out. If that doesn't work try getting some varieties of Laughing Cow cheese and a couple of wheat tortilla chips. That always curves my appetite. I like to get the Chipotle Laughing Cow cheese (add 1) and probably about 1/2 cup of picante sauce with 10-14 Tostitos wheat scoop chips as a snack.
    Sometimes it is just a taste you need to curve that hungry feeling.
    Hope this helps!
  • jfl613
    jfl613 Posts: 71
    We all have those days. It has been my experience to listen to my body and have a little something extra in moderation. Don't go crazy with the portion size of that little extra something but do indulge. The key is moderation. Enjoy!
  • Taylerr88
    Taylerr88 Posts: 320 Member
    eat some vegetables... they will fill you up ... and if you still get that urge to eat something... brush your teeth or chew gum
  • sburde2
    sburde2 Posts: 178 Member
    If you're only eating back 1/2 of your workout calories and you're really hungry you should eat most or all of them back.
  • Abigaillee15
    Abigaillee15 Posts: 100
    I was literally just thinking this!

    I have been eating my normal meals and snacks today and it seems like it isn't enough! I've been hungry since I woke up and I'm afraid at any moment I could binge! My cravings are really strong today, too! I scheduled a cadbury egg for my dessert tonight and hopefully I'll have enough self control to just limit myself to one!

    I plan on exercising this afternoon so I'm not too over calories. Hoping to stick around 1400 today.

    I'm interested to see what everyone else has to say!
  • carriem73
    carriem73 Posts: 333 Member
    same here today! Can't fill up on water becasue I have a meeting in an hour which I won't be able to leave for a potty break! I get these days every once in a while, but today seems especially bad. I just had a single mini twix- maybe that will do it for a while! :noway:

    Good luck to you!
  • DK30096
    DK30096 Posts: 59 Member
    When I get hungry but don't want to eat yet I drink some black coffee and it tends to fill me up for a while. No calories AND an energy boost
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    HUNGRY=EAT :huh: what's the confusion missy? pick a healthy snack and eat. :flowerforyou:
  • SweetSammie
    SweetSammie Posts: 391 Member
    Cup of tea helped. I'm contemplating apple and peanut butter...then maybe a nap (I'm on a vacation, after all). Then workout, then dinner.
    It's just so WEIRD. Could be the approach of T.O.M.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I really wouldn't work out starving. I keep peanuts in my car and if I feel hungry before Aikido I eat some.
  • TKHappy
    TKHappy Posts: 659 Member
    When I am hungry for no good reason, I chew sugarfree gum. It really helps.

    I do the same and if Im still hungry after a half hour of gum chewing and water....I know I really am hungry and I eat. :) try popcorn, or a handful of nuts! :)
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 866 Member
    You say that you do not want to go over...but would you really be going over or are you going over the calories that MFP says to eat to lose 1-2lbs/week?

    I actually set my MFP to maintenance. So, now I am allowed 1680 calories. I workout (usually burn around 500) BUT, let's say that the days that I am starving (it just happens) and I eat 1900 calories (1680+500 workout=2180) By me eating 1900 calories, I am still under 280 calories!

    If I had it set to lose 1lb/week Then I would have to eat 1180 + 500 for working out=1680. Well, I ate 1900, so that means that I am over 220!

    I figure on some days, I will be under 500 and other days I will only be under 200. I can not stand being hungry all of the time.

    Not sure if my example made any sense. My point is that if you have MFP set to lose 1lbs/week and you eat 200 over calories...you are not really over...you are still 300 down from what you would eat if you were not trying to lose weight.
  • michellegr88
    michellegr88 Posts: 39
    The best thing you can do is incorporate high fiber fruits and vegetables. Some such as celery you can eat non stop....and also I disagree that you should feel hungry. This is simply not true....also if you eat less meat proteins and more vegetable proteins, it will help cravings and feeling satisfied a lot longer. I also drink herbal teas....they are so yummy and tricks my body into thinking its getting calories when its not.

    I would also becareful of things you dont need such as butter and extra condiments....I have found them to really mess with my calories for the day. Also if you go over your calories but its becasue you have too many apples....dont beat yourself up. :)

    Hope this helps :) Good Luck

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