No, especially if you are switching from eating lots of high-calorie foods that don't provide much fullness.

But it is also the case that sometimes people confuse anxiety, boredom, and environmental cues for hunger.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, you should be a little hungry at first. And then you'll adjust. But don't go skipping lots of meals. You should be intentional about when and what you're eating.

I do IF like a lot of other posters here, so I skip breakfast. But then I eat a good lunch and dinner. I'm pretty hungry when it gets to be lunch time. I genuinely don't believe humans are never supposed to be hungry. Starving, definitely not. But being hungry when it's time to eat is a good thing.

Agree. The 1990s diet plan of many small meals so you never feel hungry was a total flop.

Honestly, you should be a little hungry at first. And then you'll adjust. But don't go skipping lots of meals. You should be intentional about when and what you're eating.

I do IF like a lot of other posters here, so I skip breakfast. But then I eat a good lunch and dinner. I'm pretty hungry when it gets to be lunch time. I genuinely don't believe humans are never supposed to be hungry. Starving, definitely not. But being hungry when it's time to eat is a good thing.

Anonymous wrote:Yes. But your body gets used to it and stops demanding so many extra calories.

This. You will be hungry initially but your stomach gets used to smaller portions or more satisfying food, and you will feel full faster. However, you need to learn to stop eating when your stomach is starting to feel full, and not because you would like some more tasty things. So I think you have to distinguish for yourself whether you're feeling stomach hunger (your stomach is growling and needs to be sated) or whether you're hungry in the sense that you just want something to munch on or are craving something. I crave things all the time but I'm surprised at how little I need to satisfy that craving. My kids are notorious for whining and complaining that they are starving or craving certain foods. I still feed them the same portions or let them indulge in limited treats, and then when I offer seconds, they almost always say they're full.

Anonymous wrote:I eat a lot of vegetables and am still so.hungry

Try cooking them in healthy fat.

Yes. But your body gets used to it and stops demanding so many extra calories.

I eat a lot of vegetables and am still so.hungry

How many vegetables are you eating? I eat 1100-1400 calories a day and I'm literally never hungry. I have hot coffee with half & half for breakfast, a big serving of cooked vegetables (today a big bowl of zucchini chili), some fruit (today cherries and a plum), and some protein (today cheese and greek yogurt in my chili) for lunch, and a big serving of cooked vegetables (today probably braised bok choy and mushrooms), some fruit, and some protein for dinner, then with some more fruit after dinner.

Skipping meals isn't the answer. All that does is make you overeat when you actually allow yourself to eat.

Do you drink water? Like a LOT of water? Your urine should basically be clear (not light yellow and certainly not darker than light yellow). Your weight (in pounds) / 2 = # ounces of water you should be drinking per day, as a baseline. So a 200 pound person should be getting 100 ounces.

When I start adding pounds, I check my water intake (usually too low), and start adding carrots as my snack. It sucks, but it's effective.

Yes a little bit, but your body adjust. You should never be starving though.

Yes.

I do.

No. Hunger is hormonally based. You need to figure out how to fix that issue or you'll battle with your weight forever.

You don't exercise? Ir even add a few mini workouts throughout the day?

I think I might. I don’t eat breakfast and skipped lunch today - I’m afraid this might be the only way to lose weight. Harrumph.