Diet and being hungry

[JonVermilion]

I have been doing my diet spot on always keeping with in macros but I am always hungry, I just want to keep eating. I did start Intermitant fasting along with keto, but why am i always hungry. I just think about food almost all day.

any suggestions?

[ananf72]

What's your current bf%?

[Blackjack68]

It's a bit unusual for a lot of hunger on keto. It always does the opposite for me, and when I've done IF with it, I just don't get hungry at all.

Noting a difference here between "thinking about food all the time" and actually "being hungry".

How long have you been in keto? Fully adjusted yet?

[Bonkies]

drink coffee and green tea, suppressed my appetite.

[JonVermilion]

What's your current bf%?

Idk exact numbers but Im pretty lean. Muscle separation on delts and chest, obliques, serratis, and full ab definition (lower abs around belly button a bit undefined but i was 270 at one time so im still working on that "trouble spot". And vascularity like crazy on arms, legs, hip region, lower stomach, obliques, and even shoulders. I dont really go by numbers. Lower than 10% thats for sure. I had it tested at la fitness once (what a joke) their hand held crap said i was 10.3 but the dude i know there laughed and scoffed and said "yeah dude, these suck your way damn lower than that, id take 3-4 points from that and then it would be close. that was like 4 months ago and ive gotten leaner than i was then and more muscle.

I have just noticed ive been doing about 2200 kcal a day maybe a bit under or slightly higher, perfect keto ratios for a long time. Often drop cals to 1500-1800. lift 6 days a week (set up a great plan to do this with) and cardio about 5-6 days a week ranging from HIIT to LISS usually about 25-60 mins in length, sometimes pre and post. I think i just havnt been eating enough for my activity level so my appetite is like a damn lion. If i say f*ck it one day and just eat what ever i can easily pack in close to 3300 calories in an hour and a half, im full as hell but the appetite is still strong.

talk about sky rocketing the metabolism. Theres a little bit more of a run down. If i do take in food and carbs like that at night or a random day i do see it helping me often, cause ill drop back into keto pretty quick as i have been fat adapted for a while. Been doing keto for almost a year with random carb fun. they make me feel like crap but they taste so good. haha

I guess i can look at it as a mini bulk....

[ananf72]

Judging by your avi, the hunger is stemming from your leanness. You are a pretty knowledgeable poster so I'm going to assume you are aware of the hormones that are regulating hunger/appetite. Maybe some tips from this article will help?
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat...on-a-diet.html