Hunger, calories and feeling very deflated

[Girlintheframe]

I see there is a similar post running but didn't want to hijack it.

Ive been trying to loose body fat but also maybe gain some muscle. I've been on 1500 cals but recently upped them to 1650. I walk on average 18k steps a day and workout 4 days a week using heavy (for me!) weights and progressive overload.

The thing is I can stick to my cals for a few days at a time but the hunger creeps up and up until im starving then end up eating copious amounts of toast totally blowing any and all calorie deficit for the week! I definitely end up over eating in these situations.

Im getting so fed up and deflated by this. My hunger has really ramped up since really pushing myself with the weights but I know calorie wise it burns next to nothing.

Im having 120g-150g protein. Lots of big volume meals but still im hungry.

I feel like I'm never going to get where I want to be as can't control my hunger levels.

Any one got any tips/experience of this and what may help?

Also bags of popcorn only 48 calories or the bags of rice crackers 85 calories

the idea of a boiled sugar free sweet is a great one

Honestly, sugar free sweets are fine if you're sedentary and trying to just lose weight by eating a very low calorie diet.

It's not likely to be a good way of eating if you're lifting heavy. Lifting heavy means eating more.

If people eat diet food like they're in weight watchers while trying to train like a powerlifter it's just going to result in hunger, sadness, and screwing up your metabolism.

Honestly, sugar free sweets are fine if you're sedentary and trying to just lose weight by eating a very low calorie diet

I eat two a day to stop me pigging out on sweet or carby foods as I want my meals to be packed with protein and nutritional dense food.