Someone Want to Tell Me Why I'm Still Hungry?

Hi! Everyone keeps telling me to up my protein intake and cut down on the sugar and I will not be as hungry..... I admit I have not been too good at following this myself. I am like you, I could eat 24/7!!! Also, the eating small amount 4-5 times a day is supposed to help. I hope this may help you some! :flowerforyou:

Eat more. If you're truly hungry, your body is trying to tell you something. I'm 5'5" (weigh leas than tou) and I'm eating 2400-2700 cals of healthy food daily. Try adding 100 -200 cals every week and see how you do. The scale might go up a little while your body adjusts, but when you get to the right point, you'll start to drop again. Try setting your goal to 1 lb (or even a half lb) a week instead of 2.

I think your intake is reasonable. 1500 is about right for a 500 cal deficit for an "average" woman who works out. I just started leangains which is intermittent fasting, so you eat all your calories between some set hours. It lets you eat a lot and feel full during that window, eating normal meals. My eating window is late so I go to bed a few hours after I'm done eating, feeling satiated and not tempted to snack, then wake up and I'm sometimes a little hungry but usually I go to work and get busy so I don't even think about food until lunch. Might work for you.

Other than that, protein and fiber are a girl's best friend. They will keep you full. Try eating 2 servings of green at every meal and see how much food that ends up being. It always amazes me just how much food per calorie you can get with veggies

Honestly? You probably need to eat more.

I'm 5'4" (okay, slightly under that, but close enough),145-150lbs and I can easily lose weight in the 2100-2200 NET calorie range. I can easily maintain in the 2300-2500 NET calorie range. The constant hunger is your body's way of telling you it isn't getting enough nutrition.

It may sound strange but I was always hungry when I stuck to everything low/no fat and I wasn't losing either. I started adding fat back in (in small quanities through the day) and I feel much more sated. Your body does need some fat, just use good sources of it. Nuts, evo a little whole dairy here and there. It also heped me to start losing weight again. But the main problem may be that you are not consuming enough calories for the level of activity you do every day.

So I changed my settings to 1 lb loss per week rather than 2 lbs.. still 1290 caloric intake? Even with 6 days a week exercise.. Should I be changing it myself.. or should I just be in the negatives/red everday to eat more in a day?

You're my height/weight twin! Well, you are where I was a few months ago. Currently I am at 141 lbs and trying to eat about 1400 calories a day or so, and I am losing. 1290 may be a little bit low ... Maybe go in and manually adjust the calorie allotment (that's what I had to do ... I didn't want to eat 1300 calories a day)? It's weird, some days I am satisfied with 1200 (net) calories, some days I'm not.

As far as the "hungry every 2 hours" ... I get up at 5AM for work, eat breakfast (typically between 200-300 calories), then head in. I snack once at 9 or 10 AM (a banana, or a yogurt cup, or a protein shake -- I try to make it between 100 and 200 calories) and this keeps me more or less satisfied until lunchtime (11:30 or 12 PM), where I eat between 250-350 calories. Snack again at around 2 or 3 PM, again 100-200 calories, and then this keeps me satisfied until I am home at about 4:30 or 5 PM. Exercise, dinner. Dinner can vary ... between 300-500 calories is best for me, I've found.

I do try to eat at least once every 2 or 3 hours, because I do get miserable and hungry if I'm not, but if you add up my numbers there, the low estimate is 950 and the high estimate is 1500. I typically have a snack before bed (I don't sit in the camp with the individuals who don't eat before bedtime. Doesn't work for me) to get me to my calorie limit for the day, especially if I have exercised. Sometimes this is a satisfying thing, like ice cream, sometimes it is fruit or something salty.

But there's nothing wrong with "grazing". I personally believe it is better to not ever feel "stuffed" and instead be satisfied throughout the entire day, because this makes me feel better!

EDIT to add: I have a desk job, and do not know your situation, but I presume if you have anything more active you have let MFP take that into account ... ?

Move more so you can eat more.

Take a walk, eat a turkey croissant.

Take a jog, eat a cheeseburger.

Run a marathon, eat a large pan meatlovers pizza.

when I keep my sugar down, carbs so so and protein level throughout the day...my hunger is zilch. increase that sugar n id be craving n searching the cupboards lol

Here is an Awesome site to give you your numbers to go by - MFP calculates a little differently (lower than average):

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

TDEE = The most calories you should eat and stay at the same weight (maintain)

BMR = Least amount of calories that you should ever eat b/c these are the calories you need just to breathe and function

-15% = Cut = The equation that you should most likely use to get your number of calories to eat per day (You eat this amount of calories...Don't eat extra calories from exercise unless you NET under your BMR.

NET = Calories eaten - Calories burned (You can see this number on your News Feed page)

Confusing I know but you will remember it all once you get the hang of it....

I hope this helps you out!!

ETA: I did your numbers on the scooby site with Moderate activity level - Here are the numbers I got for you:

BMR: 1506

TDEE: 2334

CUT (-15%): 1984

You should be eating 1984 calories per day - Do NOT eat back your exercise calories with this...
**Unless you burn MORE THAN 478 calories with all exercise for the day!!**

You may not be eating enough. 1200 calories isn't enough for most people.

I'm 2 inches shorter than you, and I eat 1500-1600 per day + exercise calories.

That said, eat more.
Protein shakes, protein bars, nuts, avocados = all awesome sources of more calories, good fats, and a way to up your protein macro.

I am doing 1600 ish with nearly 400 excercise. I am teetering on hunger but it goes away when I have a cup of tea or water. I also have been told to wait 20mins after eating and if you still feel hungry, eat something.

Thanks for this tip. I think I have to eat a little more and excercise a little more.

when I keep my sugar down, carbs so so and protein level throughout the day...my hunger is zilch. increase that sugar n id be craving n searching the cupboards lol

The sugar so early in the day will give you an insulin spike that will then make you feel hungry for the rest of the day.

Try a day with low GI foods poridge or oats NO added suger first thing and see how you feel.

Then try a day with manufactured cereals first thing see how you feel. then read the lables for the suger content.