Normal to feel hungry during cut?

[Francis584]

This is my third day now of low calories and cardio almost everyday, and I feel like my stomach never seems to be full. I mean I'm not starving, but I could definitely eat more. Is this normal? I am anticipating my next meal! Lol

 

[thajeepster]

of course, its a cut... I even feel that way on my bulk.

 

[Stu]

of course, its a cut... I even feel that way on my bulk.

if you're getting hungry on a bulk you need to eat more

 

[Stu]

This is my third day now of low calories and cardio almost everyday, and I feel like my stomach never seems to be full. I mean I'm not starving, but I could definitely eat more. Is this normal? I am anticipating my next meal! Lol

it will get easier as your stomach shrinks

 

[Francis584]

So it's mostly my fat that's being used up right? I mean I am not going to lose too much muscle on this diet? I am taking lots of protein/carbs hoping to save up as much muscle as possible, also doing my regular workout, just lower overall calories and lots of running.

 

[JLB001]

So it's mostly my fat that's being used up right? I mean I am not going to lose too much muscle on this diet? I am taking lots of protein/carbs hoping to save up as much muscle as possible, also doing my regular workout, just lower overall calories and lots of running.

That would depend on how low your calories are.

 

[Francis584]

Well pretty low. Around 1900 a day.

 

[njdevil13]

if you're getting hungry on a bulk you need to eat more

aye, but some people are just neverending pits, that can devour food on end without being full for a long time. i can do that,its such a curse..lol.

 

[Emma-Leigh]

Well pretty low. Around 1900 a day.

It also depends on your weight, lean mass, activity level (cardio, weights, daily activities), what type of food you are eating (fibre, protein, fats, carbs), how much water you are drinking, your hormone levels etc etc...

For most people (who are not GROSSLY obese and have A LOT of fat too lose) then, if you are only JUST starting to diet, your calories should not be too low (and you should not be doing too much cardio) just yet. You need to slowly decrease calories and increase cardio so you don't:
a. completely screw up your metabolism and
b. so you have some tools to use to help prevent diet stalls later...

 

[Francis584]

My general theory at this point is simply to clean up my food and basically eat only healthy stuff. Calories I really don't count because I don't have the time for that. On top of that I am not fat at all and have a decent metabolism that can burn off fat reasonably well.

Why not do cardio every day? I personally see nothing wrong with cardio, absolutely nothing. What is the point of being built like a race horse, yet you can't run 50 meters because you'll run out of breath? In my opinion, eating healthy, lifting weights and doing cardio/swimming are the ideal combination.

For me this cutting is only to get a decent stomach. I don't feel fat overall, but I do notice an unacceptable amount of fat on my stomach which I can't stand to look at anymore.

 

[P-funk]

you need to do some serious reading. you are terribly miss informed. Keep eating really low cals without an idea of were it is going and doing a ton of cardio and you are on your way to a skiny fat stomach.

 

[Francis584]

Hopefully not!

All I know is that I have fat on my stomach, I can't get any muscles there to show. I'm perfectly happy with the rest of my body, in fact I would likely be bulking still only if I didn't decide that this stomach deal has to get fixed. Now I am pretty much eating normal, a little cleaner, only I run every day. As opposed to before, when I never ran. I figure the running will burn off the stomach. I do fat burn not hours of cardio...