appetite control help

Honesty I find water very helpful. Also foods that are low in cals but filling help. I try to eat 5 or so smaller meals during the day as opposed to 3 larger ones and that seems to help a great deal

I can't see your diary, so it's hard to say. At a guess, you're probably not eating something your body needs, and your nutrient balance is off, so your body is really hungry for something and you're feeding it something else.

When I started out, I was hungry a lot and snacked my way to zero-calorie conditions for supper. Constantly. It turned out I was eating too many carbohydrates for my energy, and not enough fats and proteins. My seemingly-healthy fruit snacks would boost my glycogen rapidly, and I'd be satisfied, but an hour later I'd be hungry again. I took out some fruit and added some lean meat (I actually had NO quality protein sources in my lunch AT ALL), and now I sometimes struggle to eat all of my food. Same calories, different balance. Plus my energy levels are much higher and I can sustain workouts that would have astonished me three months ago.

Start tracking fats, carbs, and protein. Try to eat to your goal of each as much as possible. See if that helps.

Also, workouts earn you more food. Log them and eat the calories, and if you're not working out, start now. Exercise calories taste the BEST!

If none of this helps, you may have your calories set too low. You're only trying to lose ten pounds according to your profile. How aggressively do you have your goal set? Because you aren't going to lose two pounds a week with ten left, I'm afraid, or at least it's highly unlikely. Trying will just lead to hunger and a lower metabolism.

i find that the days i don't eat a lot of protein in the morning i feel like snacking all day. good breakfast choices are smoothies made w/ protein powder, whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter, greek yogurt with fruit, hard boiled eggs (yolk included).

How do you make your diary public?

Thank you everyone for all the advice...Keep the suggestions coming!

"MY HOME" tab / Settings / Diary Settings / toward bottom there are options to select

I split my calories total into six, so I can eat six times a day. The first two days were rough but now I have trouble eating g all my calories. U can add me and look at my diary if u want.

I find what helps me is to plan ahead.
My normal routine is I take to work on Monday's enough fruit to last me for a week. I keep them in a basket at my desk. (Apples, Bananas, low maintenance type of fruit)
I prepare for lunch for the week, on Sunday. (If i cook,I cook enough for the week) I have no problems eating the same thing every day. Some people do. If i get hungry, I will eat whatever is in front of me.
I try to carry health snakes with me.
I don't buy " Junk food" . that is my portions control....If they are around I eat them, If I have t go out to get junk food, it kills the urge.

Yes, I fall off the wagon like everyone else. Today my fruit had all gone bad and I ran out....So junk food machine here I come.

Hope that helps.
Margaret

go tot the very top of the page to this "settings". there is a button there for "diary setting". close to the bottom is a button on the profile.

How do you control your appetite? Please help me. I am constantly hungry during the day, and so I eat when I am hungry which is quite often. I already drink a ton of water... Everyday, I reach my calorie goal before dinner. What is wrong with me?

I heard that nuts can help. I find that strawberries really fill me up too...good luck, I'm in the same boat too, esp PMS time.:explode:

I'm been going through something similar where I just hungry all the time. Have tried water, fiber, protein, etc. Then when I exercise, it's worse. :-( Frustrating. I used to use Livestrong.com and that gave me more calories to eat. Beginning to think MFP calorie goal way too low?

drink more water. eat more fiber. eat more protein (especially in the morning).

and drink more water.

seriously many times you mistake hunger pangs for thirst pangs. eating a protein packed breakfast will help curb hunger throughout the day as well. there really isnt any "miracle" supplement to control hunger.

sounds good give me an example for a protein breakfast i eat carbs for breakfast and lunch also! and that needs to stop

Every time I tried to diet before, I dropped to 1200 calories instantly, I was always hungry then cranky then I would quit after a few weeks. When I started researching mostly from finding threads like this on the boards, I realized that I was eating too little. I changed my settings on here to eat just above my BMR. I also ate back most of my exercise calories if I was hungry, if I wasn't, then I didn't eat them. I have lost 1 or more pounds a week since I start in mid Feb, I am to the point now that I am almost to my goal so I am slowly upping my calories until I am at my goal and on maintence, I am not saying this will work for you but you can give it a try.

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ to figure out your BMR and TDEE.

I have my settings at 40% carbs, 30 protein and 30 fat. I agree that higher protein and fiber help me stay fuller.

Good luck!