I worked out for an hour and a half tonight, after eating a substantial dinner. When I came home I meant to eat a light snack. You know, get some lean protein and complex carbs to replenish my body. Well, I ate about 2000 calories in that one "light snack". So now I feel as though all of my hard work was in vain. Haha. And I'm hungry again. But honestly, I'm so angry with myself because I know better than to eat like this!

My biggest concern is that I am RAVENOUS all the time no matter what or how much I eat. I'm assuming that it is all mental. Does anyone else experience this? How do you cope?

ARGH! I'm just so frustrated. I will never lose weight if I keep gorging myself like this!

I was (am) absolutely ravenous today, and though I didn't go far over my plan, I am still disappointed in myself today. I not honestly hungry but I feel so mentally hungry, I just can't stand it. Normally I shoot for 1600 calories but ended the day slightly over 1800, the highest I've gone in over a month. I am frustrated because nothing particular is wrong or out of the ordinary, I just seem to really want to eat all day today. I understand what you are going through, so at least know you aren't the only one. Perhaps our bodies need a little more right now but the balance will soon be restored?

Exactly what are you eating? Maybe your WOE is just not right for you.

asharksrevenge - that's exactly how i feel. it's nice to know that i'm not crazy and that other people are going through the same thing. Is there anything specific you are doing to combat the hunger?

fcmonroe - Pardon my ignorance, but what is "WOE"? (I'm going to guess "way of eating"?) But I can tell you what I ate. Yesterday, the day started off great. My breakfast consisted of two eggs and a slice of whole grain toast. My snack after that was an apple and a piece of low-fat string cheese. For lunch, I had a baby spinach salad with chicken, strawberries, cucumbers, and red onion. I dressed it with a little bit of o & v. My snack after that meal were some veggies from a veggie tray and a handful of peanuts (in shells, unsalted). For dinner, I ate a piece of salmon and had some broccoli. I think I was pretty careful throughout the day, but my after workout binge started as a banana and lowfat string cheese... then turned into a huge bowl of white rice and spicy thai curry (eggplant, green peppers, chicken, onion, and mushrooms), then a single serving size bag of potato chips, and a pint of ice cream. Yeah, I'm disgusted with myself. And I was still hungry after ALL of that food. I was hungry the whole day. I know my serving sizes aren't too small. I don't know what to do!

I've noticed you used the word ravenous and that fits it perfectly. I get this strange hunger after I eat where I have to eat more, more, more. And this hunger doesn't stop. My stomach could be stuffed with food and I'm so hungry. I guess it's psychological, but it feels physical. The only way I can stop this hunger is to stop eating and get the eff away from the food. The hunger does subside after about 15 minutes.

As for hunger during the day, it comes and goes and usually I forget about it.

Emus, after reading what you ate, I'd be starving too!!! That's really not much at all, especially if you worked out for 1 1/2 hours!! Some days, admittedly, you will be hungrier than others. But if you're working out, your body responds to a higher metabolism with a bigger appetite. Maybe try drinking more water if you absolutely can't stand to eat more. There's nothing wrong, at least imho, with what you're eating. Good luck!

I've been feeling exactly like you guys. For a while, I was totally happy with my 1500, but lately I've been feeling, well, ravenous!

And asharksrevenge, I'm with you on the "mentally hungry."

I know how you feel because I have been there. I never eat immediately after a workout for the reason that I know I will eat more than I need to. I always wait an hour after I exercise to eat. It's helped me so far. Maybe it can help you too. Good luck.

Dhani