EQ hunger at 1g is making it impossible to eat clean, how are you guys managing it?

[Mick AU]

Running 1g EQ with 500mg test and the hunger is genuinely out of control. Trying to run a clean lean bulk but I am eating everything in sight by 3pm. Anyone got strategies for managing it? High fiber foods, meal timing, anything. Week 6 now so it is fully kicked in. Not complaining about the pumps but the appetite is a problem.

[NYCgains]

High fiber vegetables before the main meal helps blunt the spike. Also spreading meals to 6-7 a day rather than 4 makes each one more manageable. The metallic taste in the mouth is real on EQ - when I get that I know it is fully active. Past week 8 it does settle slightly for most people.

[Beantown Rick]

Protein shakes with psyllium husk added is how I managed it. Cuts the hunger response without adding many calories. Also helps if you time your biggest meals around training. The 1g EQ hunger is something else though - I dropped to 600mg after 8 weeks specifically because of it.

[BERLINER]

I had this problem at 800mg EQ. I think at 1g it must be very difficult. For me the metallic taste you mention came around week 5 and the hunger peaked at week 7-8. I had to plan every meal in advance to avoid eating badly. The gains were good though, I cannot deny this.