Do you feel hungry when dieting?

Try upping your protein intake with healthy lean protein or nuts - I almost never feel hungry unless I have been eating more (refined) sugar which sets off cravings - keep your blood sugar levels even with low GI carbs and fruit and you should be fine

I felt more hungry all the time when I was eating in my old ways. I would be hungry every two hours because of the spikes in my blood sugar.

Now that I am trying to make my eating more compatible with a healthy and slender life I don't get as hungry. I still can be very hungry at times. Just not in the same way.

When I am hungry now I find myself in a quandary. Do I eat my meal now and not have enough calories for when I am hungry later in the day? Or do I push thru this hunger so I can eat later in the day which will satisfy me until dinner? Decisions, decisions!!!

I know a hungry person does not make a slender person. My weight loss coach tells me you have to eat to lose weight. The key is eating the right thing. Most often that is protein.

I hate being hungry. I lose focus and control. When I am hungry is when I make terrible, sabotaging choices. Trying to stay satisfied with foods that fit into my calorie allowance will be a challenge for the rest of my life. I am not alone in this challenge, most slender and fit people deal with this everyday too.

I bought some shirataki noodles today. I am going to dry-fry them. I hear that is the way to cook them. I am hoping these noodles can be part of my arsenal to avoid hunger yet stay satisfied.

I usually feel like I am starving even though I can physically feel that I am full, and then would break down and eat something anything (chips, chocolate, soda, cookies, etc) that would make the starving feeling go away so I could continue my day without feeling awful. I had to change it, so this is what I do most days and I don't get that bad "starving although I am full" feeling:

Start right from the time that you wake up:
-Smoothie (I usually have a green smoothie, something with leafy vegetables w/fruit and yogurt) (250-350 cal)
-Do my workout for the day
-grab raw veggies and fruits put on a platter/bowel, with some raw almonds, couple slices of turkey/chicken/ham and a bottle of water (I keep the veggies and fruits in portioned out baggies in the fridge to help keep them more convenient to grab, especially if I got to go) (about 350-500 cal)
-put them where I am going to be walking by the a million times a day or if I am not moving around a lot the I put them in arms reach of where I am sitting and munch out all afternoon(10am to an hour or so before supper)
-have a normal meal for supper (if I make it then it is usually around 350 – 500 cal, if my husband makes it then it is load with salt)
-go for a walk for 15min to an hour
-get ready for bed
-go to sleep

I feel full all day because I am eating all day; if I finish my platter then I just go and grab more veggies. Also I never feel like eating a full plate of food at supper, just enough for the rest of the night. If I want dessert then in my freezer I have fat free yogurt pops.

I don’t usually eat an all of my exercise calories; I usually leave them as a buffer, so that I am never over. I am never usually too much under.

I eat like 6 times a day, I am full all day long.

I don't diet. The minute I start thinking "diet," I panic. I am hungry and miserable ALL DAY. It definitely is a mind game. Really though, don't think of it as a diet. I still eat unhealthy foods from time to time, but it is in MODERATION. I eat a lot less than I once did and work out 5-6x a week. If I went organic or restricted myself from certain foods I would not continue to lose. For me, that causes binging.

If you're feeling hungry, maybe your weight loss per week goal is too ambitious right now. More protein and water will help!

I have never been hungry and not eaten - I couldn't do this if I was. I'd just go back to eating all of the junk I used to, so if I'm hungry I eat, usually fruit, or something low calorie that I like. I've eaten some more of what I call junk this last week too lol but within my goals so am good with it.

Usually only around the transition points. When I transitioned from a surplus to a deficit, I felt hungry for the first several days. Even the opposite is true: when transitioning from a deficit to a surplus, the first few days where like, "whoaaa! how am i supposed to eat all these calories!"

With a little practice you can come up with a menu that meets your needs and is satiating. This often means plenty of protein and fiber. If you take most of your calories from fast food and starbucks drinks, of course you'll be more hungry than if you were eating lean meats and lots of veggies....

Why do we always get so caught up on the verbiage? This person is looking for help and it never fails that people will always pick a part the word diet! If you are hungry it maybe because you are having withdrawals from certain foods! Your body has to get use to eating health foods and once it does it will be satisfied with them and it wont crave the quick fix of poor food choices! Or not I just made that up off the top of my head!!!!

This is true! When I first started to eat healthier my body wasnt used to it but after a while I didn't crave the foods I used to at and wasn't hungry as often...... But its hard for me to get back on track.

Why do we always get so caught up on the verbiage? This person is looking for help and it never fails that people will always pick a part the word diet!

Because this:

Think its more psychological than physic.

indicates that the OP believes it's a mental thing, rather than actual physical hunger. Perhaps, by shifting from the "diet means I am starving myself" mentality, to the "diet just means all of the foods that make up my nutritional intake, and this is a permanent change towards better health" one, something will click in the OP's head - psychologically, you see - therefore eliminating the problem.

I think some of it is learning that not being full doesn't mean you feel hungry. If it's between meals eat a handful of almonds to get some protein in you and you should be good. It may be different for you, but I've found that I think clearer and my mood is better when I'm a little hungry, and so I've learned to like that feeling to an extent.

The goals are realistic, but just the idea of eating things i dont like, like fruit and vegetables and grilled meat, just makes me depressed

I've lost 23 pounds eating things I love. I simply eat them in moderation now instead of eating half a pizza at a time. There's no reason to torture yourself. Right now? A huge chili bread bowl that fits neatly into my calories for the day. I'm very rarely hungry.

The goals are realistic, but just the idea of eating things i dont like, like fruit and vegetables and grilled meat, just makes me depressed

Sounds like a punishment. I've always found that eating in moderation, and making small changes work better than going all out and making huge changes that I hate and wouldn't want to abide by in the long run.

try eating more fiber. It keeps you feeling fuller, longer.