Ravenous nearly constantly since starting working out

Title basically says it all; I started working out a couple weeks ago after a whole lifetime of being very sedentary and overweight. This week, especially on days I’ve worked out, I get sooo hungry every few hours whereas before I’d usually go 5~ hours between eating. Is this normal or am I just imagining it? I’ve been eating good protein for once in my life but I still get so hungry so quick.

When does the hunger go away? One of my goals with working out is to lose weight lol and this seems.. counterproductive