Why am I ALWAYS hungry?!

[janky]

Doing keto for about 4 days now.. love it.. but I'm ALWAYS hungry. Isn't it supposed to be the opposite? I eat 7-8 meals a day and could eat more. I have to stay busy to stop thinking about eating. if I sit still ill literally get hungry every 10 minutes.
any ideas?
supplements??
fish oil caps?

[morgansd12]

Doing keto for about 4 days now.. love it.. but I'm ALWAYS hungry. Isn't it supposed to be the opposite? I eat 7-8 meals a day and could eat more. I have to stay busy to stop thinking about eating. if I sit still ill literally get hungry every 10 minutes.
any ideas?
supplements??
fish oil caps?

Try eating more fewer times per day.

[janky]

good call. pretty much common sense eh? haha

[Knux]

It's because you're thinking about food too much. That's what helped me get enough calories on my keto bulk.

Think less about all of the delicious keto foods you're going to eat and more about other things. It's all in your head; you're not really hungry.

[Starky1177]

You've only been doing it for 4 days, you havent become fat adapted yet, it still pretty damn new to your body

[janky]

You've only been doing it for 4 days, you havent become fat adapted yet, it still pretty damn new to your body

so you think it'll fade out in time?
I just tough it out now and drink TONS of water.

Also, good call on not thinking about it.. if I stay busy I wont get hungry, but when things slow down im like maaan I want pb or cheese lol

I'm mostly excited about eating cheese again. I F'ing LOVE cheese. haha

[r3pnIt]

its all in your head

[Starky1177]

Yes the hunger will slowly go away, 2 weeks till your 1st carb up (given you work out alot) it takes a few weeks to 2 months for you body to become fully fat adapted

[dueco98]

How much are you eating?
Drink more water.

[Starky1177]

Or if you know anyone who has ********, you can pop one of those and it'll kill your hunger

[deadfingers]

7-8 meals? That's overkill if you ask me. Hell the most I'd go is 5, although I do intermittent fasting and eat twice a day. Eat more, less often. I'd say eat 3 decent meals, rather than a bunch of small ones. If you eat that much, too little, too often, you're just starving yourself over a period of time. It's better to eat plenty with less meals. Also if that doesn't work, up your fats, and keep your protein at it's optimal level for your body.

[deadfingers]

Sorry for the double post, but I will agree it is all in your head. I've been doing intermittent fasting for a little over a month now, and I definitely had hunger pangs. Hell I've done 36 hour fasts and I've had them pretty bad, but honestly it's all in your head. If you don't give into it, your body realizes that, and just gives up and you go back to feeling normal. I won't go in here going on about fasting, but if you're hungry often, then you need to eat more in less meals.

[KineticWall]

will powa!!!!!!!!!

also for some reason im not nearly as thirsty anymore as i was when i started..

[Tiny Tim]

so you think it'll fade out in time?
I just tough it out now and drink TONS of water.

Also, good call on not thinking about it.. if I stay busy I wont get hungry, but when things slow down im like maaan I want pb or cheese lol

I'm mostly excited about eating cheese again. I F'ing LOVE cheese. haha

Yes, a lot of it is in your head. It normally takes about a week or so for keto to really kick in.

I suggest Eating 6 meals a day, anymore than that and you'll be getting so little food at once that it won't seem like eating.

Once you get the hang of keto, trust me, there will be days where you have to force yourself to eat.
Appetite? What's that? LOL

I know many might view this as unhealthy, but there are some days when i do keto that I literally live on Protein Shakes and Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, because I simply don't feel like eating, and alternating the shakes with EVOO just seems to work out for me.

Today, I lost 3 lbs. Keep in mind that last night I weighed 292 (down from 420lbs) and tonight I weighed 289. The point is - if **I** can totally gain control over an out-of-control eating problem - we're talking about a guy who could down 4 Big Macs and 2 large fries like it's nothing - then you'll definitely be able to do it - just give yourself the time to really get into it, and study everything that you can about keto. There are some great articles here on bodybuilding.com about it.




Tim

[RU4A69]

I eat 7-8 meals a day ?

THAT is why you're always hungry. Drop down to 2-3 meals a day.

[druluv]

Can you post your meal and your ratios, ie fat/pro/carb ratios?

[janky]

196lbs 13% BF.
Goal 180ish, 7-9% BF

Maintenance calories = 2925
Diet Calories = 2400-2500 ideally

Ideal template for daily meals:
Fat 200g, Protein 175g, carb 20g

Usually something like

2 eggs, 3 slices bacon or sausage

2 tbsp peanut butter, 2 slices cheese

4-6 oz chicken or beef, 1 slice cheese

salad w 1 tbsp feta, 1 tbsp blue cheese dressing or ranch

4 oz chicken, 1 cup broccoli

but ill snack on like a spoonful of pb or feta probably 2-3 times in between or like 10-15 almonds

[Starky1177]

Dude, your alot higher than 13% BF....Probably 20ish

[janky]

lol I was 25% when I started!!! that was years ago.
Pretty sure I had my BF % taken with calipers by a trainer at the gym a couple weeks ago and it was 13.3%
If you want I can take a picture of the sheet from the gym that has it written on it and post that when I get home lol

Trust me, I was surprised too. But 20% is a little overboard. The only real fat I have left is the gut and a tiny bit on my inner thighs.

[152_pilot]

I kind of wish I was a little hungrier on mine...


going on my second day of the Palumbo diet, and eating has become a chore; I have to force the food down.


I have already dropped 2 pounds, though, and I've been drinking a **** load of water

[janky]

I think I'm gunna look into the palumbo diet and kinda tweak mine a little.
Any recommendations? Does my diet look on point or what??

[-=Rowdy=-]

I highly recommend the Palumbo Diet and one of the first things I would have you do is lower your fat intake to .5g per lb of body weight. I think you are consuming too much fat.

[green_tea]

if you hungry just eat...
eat till u fill full
but ur carb must still very low.....add fat in ur meal,coz fat stay longer than others....