Constantly hungry

shaelovesmatt

I'm 17w1d and cannot stop feeling hungry. I can eat a full meal and be hungry an hour or two later. I don't feel satisfied at all and try to keep healthy snacks on deck for when the hunger pangs hit. How do you curb your cravings? 

GraysonsMama

From what I have been told you should be eating smaller meals every hour or two preferably with some sort of protein. As for specific cravings it's fine to indulge as long as you don't go overboard on unhealthy things. For me I'm happy if I can keep it down, I don't care what it is.

Wicked4589

What are your cravings? I have been craving meat like crazy. So I try to have lean meat cooked up and ready to go for snacks. Grilled 1 ounce chicken strips or turkey strips. Also opting for lower carb snacks. I find the carby ones make me hungry sooner. I was feeling bad about all my snacking but I figured as long as I am snacking healthy foods, who cares. As long as it's not cookies and ice cream, it's no biggie to me.

roo1oo

Totally normal! Healthy snacks with a decent amount of protein are the best cure for hunger, but most likely you just need to eat every 2 hours or so. Make your meals small. For sugary cravings try eating fruit rather than candy. For savory cravings try a small serving of cheese and crackers, or hummus and veggies.

eastdurian

Drink a glass of cold water first if you think that you're not "really hungry." Sometimes I'm just bored and think I want to eat and if I drink cold water first it just goes away.

Otherwise peanut butter, a handful of nuts, cheese, piece of fruit. Reminding yourself that pregnant women only really need ~300 extra calories a day can sometimes be helpful too, at least it sometimes helps me put it into perspective of if I'm "hungry" or just "craving" something.

malaki1418

I'm struggling with this too! It's also causing me to gain excess weight. The struggle is real. I had a meeting with my midwife yesterday to talk diet because I want to make sure to get it in check now. She suggested I increase high protein snacks and eliminate things like cereal, breads, dried fruit -- these were some of my go-to snacks the last few months. I loaded up on almonds, extra sharp cheddar, greek yogurt and have made some healthy snacks to have on hand at home (hummus and cut up veggies, protein bars made with chickpeas, almond butter, honey and flax...) I am also making sure to drink a BIG glass of water after each meal. I had been feeling hungry after a serving and going back for seconds when really I think if I had gulped some water it'd help. Good luck and please share any good healthy snacking ideas you come across...I'm all ears