hungry every few hours

I've recently upped my calories to just under 2000 from around 1500 and now find myself getting hungry quite often- does this mean my body is using what I'm giving it for repair and my metabolism is actually working?

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So hungry throughout the day after exercise - recommendations?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to lose 6lb and am running to help me do that.  I usually run about 6km in about 35 mins, trying for 4 days per week.  The most convenient time for me to exercise is in the morning. 

My problem is that then I'm so hungry throughout the rest of the day that I can't concentrate.  I end up eating back about 200 calories just so that I can concentrate on my work, which unfortunately is at a desk so I'm also sedentary for most of the day.  I usually snack on fruit, plain yogurt, or nuts.

Any tips on how to beat the hunger and maintain my concentration without piling back on all the calories I just burnt off?

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not hungry

I'm trying to lose weight and I have lost 18.7 pounds since May 3rd. But, my appetite is very little. My CC says if I want to lose weight, I need to eat 1200 calories. But, I'm way under. Some days I can have a net cal of -1000 and on binge days, net cal of -40. But today, I just have zero appetite. I am forcing myself to eat lunch, at dinner I had to force myself to eat 2 bites of baked chicken. I need to eat more bc I don't want my body to go into starvation mode. I am quite healthy with food choices but indulge 3x a week on 2 alcoholic drinks (6 glasses a week in total). Yes, alcohol is calories but I rather be nervous putting that empty calorie into my log than be happy that I'm hitting near my caloric intake! Does anyone know why I am just not hungry?

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Huge binge, feeling so ashamed and still hungry today :(

Hi guys, I don't know what came over me yesterday. It's like when I started eating, my body just wanted more, more, more and I could not stop :( I ate just over 3000 calories yesterday, when CC calculators reckon my maintenance is about 1750.

I knew I would probably overeat a little yesterday, it was a friend's birthday party with a bbq and drinks and all that. But I eat healthy before I went, and told myself to be sensible. I ended up having 2 chicken wings, 1 roll, 1 rib, 1 chicken drumstick, 2 sausages, then countless pieces of cake and chocolate - it's always the sweet stuff that really gets me :(

The weird thing is I didn't even get that overly full feeling until just before I went to bed (after eating another cookie..). And I am actually hungry again now - I've drank a big glass of water to make sure I'm hydrated.

I'm in a real dilemma now. I was planning on upping my calories a little during the week with the aim of not feeling the urge to binge at weekends, and eating back my exercise calories. I am not in a position to do loads of exercise - I've been really pushing myself lately (only had a few days off exercise in the past 3-4 weeks) and now my CFS and other life stuff (got alot of bad family stuff going on right now, plus I am having to start some work so I will have less time and energy to exercise) means I am feeling quite exhausted.

I wish I was able to purge it all. I wish I had the willpower to stop myself in the first place. I am trying to maintain around 114lbs at 5'4, 22, lightly to moderately active, and this amount of food is just too much! I feel like I shouldn't eat atall today, but I'm hungry :(

If I ate more in the week, I worry that I would just gain and still lack the willpower not to binge at the weekends. I have such a sweet tooth... help me guys :(

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