Contest Diet Hunger

[Pinnacle]

Just wondering how hungry some of you guys get on your contest diets? This contest diet has been driving me nuts with hunger the past 6 weeks or so. Food is always on my mind it seems. The only time I am happy is when I am eating my chicken and oatmeal. I go to bed early because I can't wait to get up and eat egg whites!

[scoobysnacks]

Just wondering how hungry some of you guys get on your contest diets? This contest diet has been driving me nuts with hunger the past 6 weeks or so. Food is always on my mind it seems. The only time I am happy is when I am eating my chicken and oatmeal. I go to bed early because I can't wait to get up and eat egg whites!

Not to bad until about 4 weeks out. But food is always on my mind that is a constant.

[Pinnacle]

Not to bad until about 4 weeks out. But food is always on my mind that is a constant.

I'm still learning how to get in awesome contest shape, and get better every time I compete but I have never been this hungry. Granted I am in better shape than ever before and my show is Saturday. You are a great bodybuilder so if you go through many of these cravings than I guess I may be on track. I just feel that these last few weeks my fat loss has slowed down compared to the firt 12-15 weeks of the diet. Seems like I may not be eating enough to me, since I did reduce calories about the time my hunger got started. Metabolism may be slowing.

[scoobysnacks]

I'm still learning how to get in awesome contest shape, and get better every time I compete but I have never been this hungry. Granted I am in better shape than ever before and my show is Saturday. You are a great bodybuilder so if you go through many of these cravings than I guess I may be on track. I just feel that these last few weeks my fat loss has slowed down compared to the firt 12-15 weeks of the diet. Seems like I may not be eating enough to me, since I did reduce calories about the time my hunger got started. Metabolism may be slowing.

Thanks but Im always learning myself, and you will be too, if you want to be good.

Next time if you are already lean and just fine tuning things play around with refeeds, they keep the metabolism moving, and during my refeeds were the only time Id feel my fat burner again, meaning the other days my metabolism was crawling but as soon as I got the carbs I was zooming.

[JRob23]

How hungry am I? lol words cant explain

Cant wait to hit up RU next sat night for some GreaseTrucks

[lilGiant]

I get extremely hungry during contest prep. I think its mainly a mental thing because i get cravings off season too. Off season i eat pretty much all contest food just a shit ton of it! After a while i neeeeeeeddd TACO BELL!!!! haha
5 weeks out is when I really start hating life. I just think of myself on stage and invision what I want to look like and it occurs to me that that is more important than fixing my craving.

[robert c]

i am on my first contest prep and i am 2 weeks in but this is also the cleanest i have ever eaten so i feel your pain well at least for the next 14 weeks hahaha hang in there the prize is worth the pain

[tylerg]

I just kept myself full by drinking sugar free drink mixes in water. Gives ur brain that sweet taste it's craving and doesn't effect your diet. Worked for me. Cuz for sure my food cravings were nuts. It's worth it though

[bigmikecox]

I had 2 weeks between my 1st and 2nd show and I have NEVER been so miserable in my life!!! It was the longest 14 days of my life!!!!!!!!!! I eat my fair share of junk in the off season (i'm a sugar freak) so I have to gradually ease into my contest diet.

[fusion194]

I am currently on a very strict diet for the spring competing season. I feel like I am hungry all of the time!! I, like you go to bed as early as possible because I drive myself nuts thinking of all the different foods that I want to be eating hahaaha. I constantly have to find stupid little things to do to occupy my mind (such as going to check the mail, when I know it doesnt come for another 2hrs LOL).. best of luck!!!

[hulk7280]

diet soda and i like to watch the food network.. LOL

[tylerg]

food network! that only makes it worse for me! lol

[bigmikecox]

diet soda and i like to watch the food network.. LOL

All I did pre contest was watch the Food Network. Man vs Food was my favorite

[hulk7280]

All I did pre contest was watch the Food Network. Man vs Food was my favorite

Diners, Dives and Drive ins baby! I used to write down places I wanted to go when I visited those towns..lol

[bigguy86]

I had 2 weeks between my 1st and 2nd show and I have NEVER been so miserable in my life!!! It was the longest 14 days of my life!!!!!!!!!! I eat my fair share of junk in the off season (i'm a sugar freak) so I have to gradually ease into my contest diet.

wow i didnt need to hear that... im 5 weeks out from my first show, then im doing another 5 weeks after that...

im pretty sure its going to be the hardest/longest 5 weeks of my life...