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I'm on my fourth day of watching my calorie intake and exercising.  So far I've kept my intake to a little below 1500 a day, and I'm starting to feel more and more hungry yesterday and today.  I keep drinking plenty of water and all too so I'm just kinda faltering right now cause I want to just go grab a bag of something and start eating :(  Today I've already had almost 500 calories but I haven't had that much ._.  Any suggestions?

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Choose your foods really carefully so that you get the most 'bang for your buck' out of those 1500 cals.....  You can eat huge quantities of vegetables, for example, for very few calories.  So if you're hungry, try eating some raw vegetables with a low-fat dip rather than relying on water to fill you up (which it doesn't).  Fruit is also low calorie so use it as snacks.  At main meals, choose high fibre wholegrains rather than refined/processed foods.... they're more filling for the same calories.

And, if you're genuinely hungry, eat!   1500 may be too low if you're exercising.  If you have 1600 or 1700 chances are you'd still lose weight.  Check how much you need with the CC allowance tool

What are your stats?  You may not be eating enough.  Are you drinking enough water?

I agree, you may not be eating enough.  Also agree - eat lots of fruit and veggies.  I love eating oranges when I'm hungry.  I drink hot tea as well- lots of different flavors and gets my mind off my hunger pangs...

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