How do you deal with hunger pangs?

How many calories are you eating? I have PCOS which poses similar challenges to weight loss and I eat 1600-1800 calories a day and rarely am I hungry enough to be uncomfortable and I still lose weight. You may simply not be eating enough, you can still lose weight and not be starving. If you are eating at least 1500 calories a day and are still pretty hungry, Id take a look at what youre eating. I find that lentil soup, fruit, eggs, organic beans, raw vegetables, and brown rice are foods that make me feel pretty satisfied throughout the day. If you stick to clean, high fiber foods you may notice that you feel fuller longer. If you eat highly processed foods like white bread, white pasta, corn flakes, etc. those foods wont make you feel full for long even in large quantities. What has helped me also is eating small meals throughout the day. It takes less food than you think to make you feel satisified so if you have a bowl of lentil soup for lunch and some carrots, have a snack about 2 or 3 hours later like whole grain crackers, cheese, and some grapes. Keep eating healthy foods like that every 3 hours or so and it may help.

Another situation to consider is emotional hunger, for a long time I had a hard time recognizing what emotional hunger was to actual hunger. Emotional hunger can feel exactly like real hunger if you have emotional associations with food. It can take some time to distinguish, but emotional hunger is a craving. You want a certain kind of food. Real hunger is the feeling you would eat anything, you just need some food.

^^^This is great advice! I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid as well. Atomicpunk1974 is right, the hunger pangs are uncomfortable but push on through those days and it will get better. In addition to hot tea, etc., I drink a cup of Almond Breeze almond milk (original unsweetened) and add a packet of Stevia or 1 T. of Ovaltine Malt plus Stevia. It seems to take the edge off for me and it tastes good hot or cold. I've also found that a cheese stick helps me as well.

Good luck on your journey!

Are you trying to eat healthier too? Like...did you give up something also, like fast food maybe? The first week I used this site I went to bed hungry every single night and I was painfully starving between meals. I don't experience that anymore and honestly have not gone to bed hungry since. I say it is because it is new. Give it a little time and don't cheat. Also, if I am slightly hungry before exercise, I forget about it and earn a ton of yummy calories and end up with a much more satisfying meal sometime later. So that is another idea that might work for you.

I eat if I am hungry...I even eat when I am not hungry. But some days I am STARVING...so I feel that for some reason my body needs more calories, so I eat.

You said you are hypothyroid, Google Virgin Coconut Oil. I am also hypo and eat coconut oil. It has many benefits and one of them is thyroid function. I need to add that I have not had any blood work done since I have been eating it (5 months now) but I am excited to see if anything has changed. I am on Synthroid right now.

Lots of good advice here! Look for foods to fill your day that will "fill you up".. Ones with fiber (white rice...whole grains, oatmeal). Then you won't be so hungry. Listen to your body, just don't overdo it. Zero foods such as veggies will also fill you up when you are hungry and don't want something that will add calories or fat. Nothing wrong with some green beans or broccoli as a snack!