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Are you sure you weren’t just thirsty?
I’ve never woken up in the night because I’m hungry.
Woken up in the morning famished though.I’d say one of the big challenges in the first week or two of being on a restricted calorie diet is recognising, and managing hunger.
You are in a calorie deficit. If you’re not hungry a fair amount of the time, you’re probably not in a calorie deficit.I’d suggest for a lot of people to fast/starve for a full 24-48 hours and see what that feels like. You’ll be hungry and very grumpy, but you’re not going to die of hunger. You’re not going to suddenly atrophy all your muscles, or die of exhaustion. You’ll know what real hunger feels like, compared to the ‘I’m peckish for a snack’ feeling though.
If you always get a snack when you’re hungry, that’s a habit that’s likely to derail your progress.
Control what you can, if you must snack, make it something planned and specific (pre cut carrot sticks, an apple) rather than whatever can be raided from your fridge. You’re unlikely to be that bothered with updating MyFitnessPal at 3am while holding a magnum.
Acliff-
Could be - but I woke up feeling terrible and with an overwhelming hunger! Had a slice of brown bread then felt fine and went back to bed. I have never done that before.
On each of the 1st and 2nd I think I had a 1,200 to 1,500 calorie deficit, which I've realised is too much for me. I don't mind going a bit slower and I need it to be sustainable.
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If you’re not hungry a fair amount of the time, you’re probably not in a calorie deficit.
I would dispute this. It’s fairly easy to be in a calorie deficit and not feel hungry - you just have to eat the right foods. Eating foods with a low calorie density will help you to feel full without eating a ton of calories.
for example (and not something I would recommend doing irl) eating half a kilo of carrots would only be 200ish calories, but you wouldn’t feel hungry again for a long time.
If you focus on cutting out calorie dense foods (nuts, for instance: very nutritious but bullshit if you want to lose weight) then you can help yourself feel less hungry and dieting seems a lot less like a chore / feels more sustainable.
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Eejit
Woke up in the night and had to get a snack. Think I need to revise down my daily calorie deficit!