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Famished at night/all the time!?

minit54
minit54 Posts: 27
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
So I started insanity this week....has anyone found themselves famished during the night? SInce I've started I wake up every night starving! ANd I'm eating the right amount of calories (MFP cals set to 0.5lbs/week + Insanity exercise calories per hrm). But Im seriously CONSTANTLY hungry since I started Insanity. I do it as soon as I wake up, then eat breakfast within 30 mins, and like an hour and a half later i'm starving again. Anyone else? Thoughts?

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  • erinsnyder357
    erinsnyder357 Posts: 43
    Week one wasn't so bad but week two (Mon-today) I have been hungry ALL the time. I will eat a 250ish meal and be hungry within a hour to hour and a half. This week we did switch our workout to am so I wondered if it was just my body adjusting to that. I had also hoped maybe it means my metabo is up and I can start the melting process! : )

    My mfp is currently set at 1200 + workout (which I am guessing at being between 350-390 because I dont have a hrm). If I dont see a loss this week or still feel hungry I may up my cals a bit.
  • MaryinBflo
    MaryinBflo Posts: 437 Member
    I'm ususally hungry when I get up so I eat a banana before my workout.
  • MJ7910
    MJ7910 Posts: 1,280 Member
    i'm pretty hungry now i've noticed. i am eating about 1650-1700 most days. i may up it if i remain hungry. those are some big calorie burns so it's ok and probably better to eat more in order to not sacrifice muscle which is what will get burned up if you're not eating enough. honestly, their nutrition guide provides some nice guidelines. it says for me i shoudl get 1650-1900 and i think i'll stick with the 1650 now and month 2 i may be up to the higher amount.
  • erinsnyder357
    erinsnyder357 Posts: 43
    i'm pretty hungry now i've noticed. i am eating about 1650-1700 most days. i may up it if i remain hungry. those are some big calorie burns so it's ok and probably better to eat more in order to not sacrifice muscle which is what will get burned up if you're not eating enough. honestly, their nutrition guide provides some nice guidelines. it says for me i shoudl get 1650-1900 and i think i'll stick with the 1650 now and month 2 i may be up to the higher amount.

    Is that 1650 + your workout cals or 1650 total? I am eating 1550 total right now...1200 +350 workout.
  • MJ7910
    MJ7910 Posts: 1,280 Member
    1650 total... yesterday i got up to 1800... i am Netting about 1300-1400 calories, i estimate
  • tbellamy1
    tbellamy1 Posts: 353
    Yes Ive noticed that I get hungry more often. I do it when I first wake up and eat a good 600 calories breakfast and a protein shake a few hours later. I also eat a half of a sandwich round with either peanut butter or almond butter on it before the workout. That way Im not running on empty doing the workout.
  • FitMama2013
    FitMama2013 Posts: 913 Member
    I've been starving too - been eating at least 2,400 calories every day and up to 3,100 when I'm really hungry and I STILL find myself hungry sometimes. I'm honoring my body and eating when it tells me :)
  • MissSpuggz
    MissSpuggz Posts: 155 Member
    I think that's why the meal plan has you eating 5 meals a day so you'll be eating another small meal by the time you reach that hunger stage again.

    I have a protein shake with instant oats in the morning, another shake after my workout and one before bed and I'm going fine so far.

    Protein is supposed to make you feel fuller for longer so make sure you're eating enough of that throughout the day. I snack on fruit and sometimes add a bit of peanut butter or nutella to add some taste and protein when I'm hungry and it's not near the times I'd due to eat a meal.
  • MJ7910
    MJ7910 Posts: 1,280 Member
    what do you all aim for in terms of protein. i try to get 80 grams or more, sometimes i can get over 100 but it's hard to do that.
  • minit54
    minit54 Posts: 27
    in the nutrition guide he suggested 40:40:20 protein:carb:fats. that lands me at a goal of like 173 with exercise cals factored in
  • minit54
    minit54 Posts: 27
    I think that's why the meal plan has you eating 5 meals a day so you'll be eating another small meal by the time you reach that hunger stage again.

    I have a protein shake with instant oats in the morning, another shake after my workout and one before bed and I'm going fine so far.

    Protein is supposed to make you feel fuller for longer so make sure you're eating enough of that throughout the day. I snack on fruit and sometimes add a bit of peanut butter or nutella to add some taste and protein when I'm hungry and it's not near the times I'd due to eat a meal.


    i do eat the 5 meals. but i'm hungry before the 2.5-3 hours passes and i'm eating whats in the nutrition guide too
  • erinsnyder357
    erinsnyder357 Posts: 43
    in the nutrition guide he suggested 40:40:20 protein:carb:fats. that lands me at a goal of like 173 with exercise cals factored in

    Thanks for the tip- I just checked and mine should be 40/30/30 and mfp had my protein low and my fat high... so I am gonna switch it and see if it helps....
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