how to deal with hunger

snow2

snow2

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So, I have a problem with eating too much. I know that to lose weight I should only eat 1300-1500 cals a day, but I just don't feel full when I eat that amount, and am always hungary. It is very difficult for me to stop eating a dinner I have prepared when I am still hungary. I know a lot of people on here eat low calorie diets, and I was wondering how you do it? Aren't you hungary all the time?
 
I try to eat small amounts regularly, and fill up on low calorie food such as salads and fruits like melon. Drinking plenty of water around meal time helps for me as well as it gives the impression that I am fuller than I actually am.
 
It will take time for your body to adjust. I have a problem with snacking so I try to keep veggies or fruit available. :)
 
Something that helps me, is I like to chew sugar free gum, sometimes just the chewing makes me feel less hungry.
 
I'm a registered 'gum chewer' and I have probably single-handedly kept 'Orbitz' stock up for the past month. :)

I also think that with a 1300 calorie diet that you have about 100 calories that you could use as a snack. Try some veggies that will help you burn calories, so you're eating but you're also helping to burn off more calories. Cucumbers!! Yum!
 
1300 calories is the base number for someone (short female, anyway) who does not exercise though, right? If you do then you should eat more?

Thanks for all your tips, I will be sure to try them out. They are great ideas.
 
I exercise and I'm eating between 1100-1250 a day. I'm also 5 foot 2. Guess it depends on your body and how you feel.
 
Well, I'll relate a little experience I had with extremely low cal. diets. It is widely known that you need to cut calories in order to lose weight but BE CAREFUL in your cutting.

When I first began losing the vile cancer-weight, I cut my calories from a normal 2600 or so, to 1300, and a few weeks later I was up 10 lbs but excersizing like a mad man. I felt sick, weak, and terrible all around. I couldn't figure it out. So I went to the doctor (who was also a nutritionist) and she shouted saying, "Whoa! You can't dramatically cut calories like that! Not to mention males should not dip under 1800, especially if they are active. Females not below 2000 to 2100 if they are active."

When the body is all of the sudden depraved of calories it "prepares for the winter" as it were, and stores damn near all you eat as fat. Which is why the constant hunger and lack of energy never seems to subside. See what people don't realize is that thier "normal diet" -or what they think is normal to all people- is probably 3,000+ calories. Then when they start counting they drop it radically not realizing what they were eating before. Not to mention the "crash diets" where you shatter your intake completely rather than stepping down, or just going to the normal 2,000 or so level with excersize, has a VERY high percentage rate of falling off the wagon.

Also take into account WHAT you eat. Eating a big salad with strips of grilled chicken, will REALLY fill you up, but be next to nothing on calories, meaning you can eat more through out the day.

Long story short: When I watched better WHAT I ate, and ate more calories, the weight melted off. Now if only I could brake that damn plateau I am at now.
 
I've said this before and I'll say it again, you have to acknowledge about 50% of your cravings. Using catabolic foods for satisfying your eating habit is a safe haven for eaters who under-eat their primary meals and leave themselves hungry from lack of intake volume.

There is some good advice in this thread especially omegaz28's post. If Kaitie has the Orbit market cornered, I have the Dentyne Fire market covered. Just remember even mad abuse of sugarless gum has a calorie price attached to it, I can exceed 200 cals a day on gum alone :eek:
 
Here's a useful daily calorie calculator:

Type in your height, weight, age, and exercise level--and it will give you a minimum amount to lose weight (without starving yourself).

Here's a good food calorie calculator (it even lists fast food):

If you are starting out, you *will* feel hungry at first--especially if you immediately reduce your calories all the way. I found it helped me most to gradually reduce the calories over a few weeks instead of all at once. It helped the body and the mind adjust to eating less without feeling like starving.

It also helps to break meals up into 5 small ones a day (eat about once every 3-4 hours), and--as everyone has been already saying--drink lots of water. Sometimes dehydration makes you feel hungrier than you really are. If you rely on soda or juices you adding unnecessary calories. Diet sodas aren't very good, either, as the nutrasweet and caffiene is a diuretic and just adds to the dehydration.
 
I've been drinking lots of water already, but I tried drinking a glass before a meal and it worked! I didn't overeat. I often don't realize when I'm full until I've eaten too much, so that is a great solution.
Thanks for all your info on proper calorie intake. I looked at the calorie calculator. It said 1830 calories is the max I can eat and still lose weight when I'm exercising. That makes me feel so much better. I really can't handle eating only 1300 calories.

Another question: People always tell me that my bladder will adjust when I start drinking more water. I have been drinking a lot of water for at least a year, but my bladder has never adjusted. I just have to go to the bathroom a lot. Does this happen to anyone else, or did your bladder adjust to hold more fluid?
I've heard that nutrasweet was bad for you, but I didn't realize it dehydrates you. I'm be sure not to eat that now!
It's too bad that I don't like gum:)
 
I rarely felt hungry. I ate small and often - and in the early days especially, punched in lots of high fibre whilst drinking more water. Maybe I was lucky.
 
Hmm..I already try to avoid soda, coffee, and alcohol. I am at least doing something right. Yay!
 
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snow said:
Another question: People always tell me that my bladder will adjust when I start drinking more water. I have been drinking a lot of water for at least a year, but my bladder has never adjusted. I just have to go to the bathroom a lot. Does this happen to anyone else, or did your bladder adjust to hold more fluid?
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Well, to some people they will have a slight adjustment, but the body's physiology doesn't fully allow for the bladder to adjust much... So, uhm, look at it this way; If you are taking a ton of trips to the bathroom, just think of it as, "HEY! I'm being healthy!" ;)
 
Your body needs more than 1200 calories to survive day to day, if you want to actually lose wait, you should work out everyday or atleast 3 times a week, and then eat tons of protein and small amounts of carbohydrates. You should feel full by the end of every day.
 
At 1500 calories, Im never hungry and I have plenty of energy to work-out. I eat severals meal throughout the day, and ensure that I eat plenty prot and carbs. Staying hydrated is important, but no need to drink excessive amounts of water. I feel good when I drink about 2.5 liter water per day.
 
hello Snow .. you chose great name .. that's mean that's you're great too
u asked . Aren't you hungary all the time?
i'm sure if i think to eat all day i will eat like you or more
hey take it easy .. stop thinging about this problem
and do this
1.when u feel hungary eat but just a lettle amount and think like you eat a lot and tell to urself OMG what i did thid very big amont .. for stop eating
2.feel that you're strange
 
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